Riverboat Cruises!

Have you ever wished you could take a boat ride down the Des Moines River to relax, have some cocktails or a meal and take in the sights.  Well you can!  The Jon Anderson White Riverboat offers lunch cruises, cocktail cruises and even murder mystery cruises!  The riverboat docks just north of the Robert D. Ray Drive Asian garden at 799 Robert D. Ray drive.  Just park and walk through the pagoda to board the cruise.

The schedule and more info can be found here.  And tickets can be purchased online through Midwest Tix on the Riverboat website.

Lunch cruises include sandwiches on south union bread, fruit, cookies, tea and lemonade and more with a cash bar available.   Cocktail cruises offer cocktails, beer and wine for purchase and a lovely spread of heavy appetizers like meatballs, chicken salad, cheese & crackers, and more.

Cruises are educational and fun.  The knowledgeable tour guide gives bits of history about Des Moines and the riverboat throughout the cruises and you are able to see sights that are accessible only from the river.

Plan a date-night or get a group of friends together to take a cruise.  Or plan a family outting for a weekend afternoon.  Lunch and cocktail cruises run $22 for lunch and $25 for cocktail cruises per person while you can take the lunch cruise without the meal for $14.  They have special diner cruises as well that run about $50 per person including full meals. We enjoy taking riverboat cruises and we hope you will too!

You can even rent the boat for private parties and special events! You can find them on Facebook here.