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St. Johns River Cruise: Elegant Dining Experience
4.3
29 Ratings
Sanford
Embark on a scenic St. Johns River cruise with gourmet dining and live entertainment. Perfect for romantic evenings or group celebrations.
Embark on a scenic St. Johns River cruise with gourmet dining and live entertainment. Perfect for romantic evenings or group celebrations.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Saint Johns River - Enjoy a delightful cruise along the St Johns River. The journey begins from Lake Monroe in Sanford, FL.
- Saint Johns River - Enjoy a delightful cruise along the St Johns River. The journey begins from Lake Monroe in Sanford, FL.
What's Included
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Lunch
- Dinner
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic beverages
- Carbonated beverages
- Alcoholic beverages
- Carbonated beverages
Additional Information
Embark on a journey along the St. Johns River aboard the sophisticated Sternwheeler Barbara-Lee for an enchanting 3-hour dining adventure. Relish a three-course meal at your own private table, offering a selection of tempting entrées and decadent desserts. The ambiance is elevated with live entertainment, making it ideal for romantic evenings or special…
Embark on a journey along the St. Johns River aboard the sophisticated Sternwheeler Barbara-Lee for an enchanting 3-hour dining adventure. Relish a three-course meal at your own private table, offering a selection of tempting entrées and decadent desserts. The ambiance is elevated with live entertainment, making it ideal for romantic evenings or special occasions. With a capacity to host up to 176 guests, this cruise provides a distinctive getaway for individuals, couples, and groups alike.
- Picturesque 3-hour lunch and dinner cruises available on select days
- Savor a delectable 3-course meal with attentive full-table service
- Live entertainment on board to enhance your experience
- Full-service bar available for purchase
- Restrooms are not wheelchair accessible. There is a raised threshold you will have to step over to enter the Restrooms. All levels except the main deck require navigation of stairs. If you are not able to navigate stairs, please reach out to our staff prior to the day of the cruise so we can seat you on the Main Deck of the vessel.
Location
433 N Palmetto Ave
North Palmetto Avenue
Go to the ticket station with the red awning to pick up your physical boarding passes.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(29 Ratings)
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Scottv841
Mar 17, 2026
Good lunch cruise - Great time and lunch. Food was freshly prepared and hot when served. Tasty and flavorful. Staff was fantastic. Served multiple courses, perfect timing. Shark was our server and was great! Thanks for a fun afternoon checking out the river. Gators, birds and even a couple eagles.
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Joan
Mar 12, 2026
Nice ride! - Wonderful cruise on Lake Monroe & St. John’s River. Excellent hot lunch (actually dinner!) and exceptional wait staff.
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Tommra
Mar 10, 2026
Wonderful dinner cruise - We had a wonderful time on our dinner cruise. The service was exceptional, the singer was really good, and the sunset cruise was beautiful. Highly recommend!
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Viki_c
Feb 22, 2026
Awesome river cruise with great food and service - The food service was timed out so that you could enjoy the deck go down and have one course go back up and enjoy the deck go down for the next course. The day was beautiful. The ride was great. The people were very courteous and helpful. I would gladly recommend this to anyone to enjoy their day. The price was comfortable two things that provide much less experience. Looking forward to doing
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H1050sebarbarag
Feb 9, 2026
Super Fun 3 hr. trip - We went on a cold day . Had a blast!!!! Music bingo, super meals, wonderful wait staff, answered our questions about the area. The 4 of us would love to go back some day. Yummy sticky buns on arrival Beautiful vessel. 10 out of 10
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Ron_h
Feb 4, 2026
Captain Ron - The boat is very nice with a lot of great viewing on all decks. The menu had many great choices and the ones we picked were very good. The optional drinks were very good with many to choose from. We would take this cruise again.
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Pamela_d
Mar 27, 2026
Lunch Cruise - I loved the cruise! Everyone was friendly and went out of their way to please their guests. The food was delicious, similar to eating in a fine restaurant. It was a beautiful day and they pointed out areas of interest as we passed by. The only thing I didn’t like was the music. There was a vocalist on the cruise and she took requests. There were many people on the boat who were elderly and the songs they requested were probably from the 1940’s - 1970’s. I’m in my sixties and I like a variety of music, but this music was almost unbearable, and there was no place on the boat to get away from it!
Please stop taking requests and play a variety of music that’s not too hard, not too soft and not too old, just the middle of the road would be nice! Some relaxing beachy or coastal music would be nice to hear on a cruise.
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Mary_c
Mar 2, 2026
Nice ride - The boat was great - live real close , so being able to see river from boat we could never see was cool
Food not so good - too much looked / taste too prepared
Staff was real nice
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Travelbug41563
Feb 19, 2026
Pirate comedy Thursdays never again!!! - Our group goes once a year on the Barbara Lee for the lunch tour. We thought this Pirate comedy would be fun & different. NOT!!! If you have small children, they will enjoy it. It’s extremely loud & not well played out. Yelling is all we got out of it!!! There was one staff person, he had an English ascent & was thin. He was good in his pirate role & was awesome with the young children.
Now, we understand the company has changed hands & there is a new menu. I thought the food was good. Sweet rolls & salads are still served but more family style. Plates of salmon, chicken, & veggie lasagna were all good. Staff serving us were very excellent!! They received our tip to share with the other servers but no tip for the theater group. It was awful..What saved the day was the weather was fantastic & the service from the waiters.
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Elin
Feb 22, 2026
Weather didn’t cooperate - We were advised when we arrived to collect our boarding pass the Trip cancelled due to weather. We were disappointed. ….
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