Joshua ReyWe LOVE dinner cruises. There’s just something about looking at Vancouver’s skyline from the deck of a dinner cruise as the city lights up that makes the experience truly magical.
Yeah, that’s our kind of love. Truth be told, we might be Vancouver’s biggest dinner cruise enthusiast and we have a crew of friends who are just as obsessed.
Still, we know Vancouver’s dinner cruises inside out – the best, the hidden gems, and the ones that are often overlooked. Today, we’ll share the top dinner cruises that locals treasure… because we want them to keep sailing and delighting guests.
Types of Dinner Cruises
- Sunset Dinner Cruises: this type of dinner cruise offers a romantic setting as you enjoy a delicious meal while watching the sun set over the water. Some sunset dinner cruises may also include live music or entertainment.
- Live Music Dinner Cruises: live music dinner cruises provide a lively atmosphere with musicians performing throughout the evening.
- Special Occasion Cruises: whether it’s an anniversary, birthday, or graduation celebration, special occasion cruises often include special decorations, personalized menus, and other touches.
- Private Charters: ideal for intimate gathering or corporate events, private charters allow you to customize every aspect of your dinner cruise experience, from selecting the menu to choosing the route.
The Best Dinner Cruises in Vancouver
Harbour Cruises
Type of Dinner Cruise: Live Music Dinner Cruise
Availability: All-year round
Address: 501 Denman St, Vancouver, BC V6G 2W9, Canada
Phone: 604-688-7246
Pricing: $100 to $169
Cuisine: Pacific Northwest, Buffet Style Dinner
Harbour Cruises’ dinner cruise highlights the beauty of Vancouver, as the city is known for its natural beauty and unique cuisine.
This cruise showcases the views of the city—Stanley Park, the downtown skyline, the North Shore Mountains, and many more. Here, you’ll get to indulge in Pacific Northwest cuisine, buffet style.
The dinner menu is very Canadian. We had BC salmon with maple syrup glaze, roasted seafood and vegetables, and salads. The cruise can also accommodate dietary restrictions.
Harbour Cruises 2.5-hour dinner cruise also lets you enjoy cocktails on their open air upper deck, where there’s live music!
Spirit Cruises
Type of Dinner Cruise: Private Charters
Availability: By appointment
Address: 450 Denman St, Vancouver, BC V6G 3H1, Canada
Phone: +1 604-687-5533
Pricing: make an appointment
Cuisine: Pacific Northwest and BC
Known for their private boat charters, Spirit Cruises offers two dinner cruises in Vancouver: Full Vancouver and BC Salmon Buffet.
While both of these cruises offer spectacular views of the city, they’re very much different when it comes to the variety of their menu.
The Full Vancouver Dinner Cruise is all about celebrating Canada’s specialties, such as fresh salmon, seafood, salads, and AAA Baron Beef.
While the BC Salmon Buffet, is more specific to, yes, you guessed it: Fresh Salmon. This extensive buffet features baked and slow roasted salmon, alongside pasta, vegetables, and rice pilaf.
Yoho Cruises
Type of Dinner Cruise: Private Charters
Availability: By appointment
Address: 1699 Johnston St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3S4, Canada
Phone: +1 604-688-6625
Pricing: $$
Cuisine: Multiple types of cuisine
Yoho Cruises, launched in 2019, is the dinner cruise to book if you’re looking for a more customizable option. We’re serious; dinner cruises here are as flexible as you want them to be.
You’ll have the option to go for a charcuterie type spread, a coastal buffet with Canadian classics like maple-glazed salmon, roast beef, and a variety of mixed salads, or a 4-course plated menu.
After your meal, you can also consider looking at their passed canape menu for mingling and socializing with other guests. Additionally, Yoho Cruises offers a selection of beer, premium wines and cocktails.
The company has two elegant, all-white yachts for private events: MV Carousel II (90 passenger yacht) and MV Eloquent (60 passenger yacht). Both of which have open decks, you can easily appreciate the views around you while you dine.
The in-house executive chef of Yoho, Chef David Li, can work with you to curate your dinner menu. What’s more, they have a planning team to help you set up your dinner cruise!
Burrard Queen
Type of Dinner Cruise: Private Charters
Availability: By appointment
Address: 760 Pacific Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6B 5E7, Canada
Phone: +1 604-779-2258
Pricing: get a quote
Cuisine: Multiple types of cuisine
The Burrard Queen is all about giving guests a panoramic view of the city skyline and the water. Boat rentals here offer a range of amenities: private chefs, live entertainment, a full-service bar, and buffets.
With a total of six charters, it won’t be hard to find a private yacht to have a dinner cruise in.
The Burrard Queen’s menu is quite extensive. You’ll see the usual starters like salads, soups, and sandwiches, but they also offer special entrees such as pigs in a blanket and roast beef.
You’ll also have endless options for mains, including pasta, beef, seafood, chicken, pork, and vegetarian dishes. Additionally, the dessert menu is just as diverse, featuring decadent options like mango tapioca, gulab jamun, and fruit custard cups.
Pacific Yacht Charters
Type of Dinner Cruise: Special Occasion Cruises:
Availability: By appointment
Address: 1601 Bayshore Dr., Vancouver, BC V6G 2V4, Canada
Phone: +1 604-689-1227
Pricing: $4,995 to $6,595
Cuisine: West Coast
The Pacific Yacht offers an elegant dinner cruise with a dining salon, lounge, full-service bars, and a Sky Deck with a 360-degree view of the Vancouver skyline.
Executive Chef Mardy Ra’s exceptional culinary program focuses on locally sourced, seasonal West Coast cuisine, perfectly complementing the stunning setting.
Pacific Yacht has its own catering services, with a menu that changes annually. Whether your event happens at the brink of dawn or under the stars, they have a menu for it. Breakfast buffets, sandwich platters, noodle bowls—you name it.
They’ve also included Canadian touches in their cheese boards, with village cheese Canadian maple cheddar, Benedition Blue from Quebec, and MT Moriarty from British Columbia.
Pacific Yacht’s planning team also has a knack for planning and organizing luxury events, and they can host up to 250 guests for cocktails or 100 for a plated dinner.
