2-hour Champagne Brunch Cruise on Willamette River

Badge of ExcellencePortland, USA

2 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Start your day off right with a 2-hour brunch cruise along the Willamette River. Board the boat in the late morning and soak in the scenery of northern Oregon as your boat glides away from Portland. When you’re ready, help yourself to a buffet brunch accompanied by sparkling wine or apple cider. You can walk around the deck or sit near the cabin windows to view the stunning landscape.

Brunch and dessert buffet provided
Includes sparkling wine and apple cider, and orange juice
See more with a cruise on the Willamette River
Ideal activity for the whole family

What's Included

Delicious buffet brunch, including assorted miniature desserts
Champagne, mimosas, sparkling cider, tea and coffee
Live piano music
Private reserved table (Window table not guaranteed)
Historical narration available on outer decks (or bring headphones for your cell phone)

Appetizers (available for purchase)
Other beverages such as soda, beer, wine and cocktails (available for purchase)
Service gratuity
Souvenir photo

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

1010 SW Naito Pkwy, Portland, OR 97204, USA
This is the standard pickup location. Please call to ensure this is your pickup location.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Hawthorne Bridge (Pass By)

Marquam Bridge (Pass By)

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (Pass By)

Ross Island Bridge (Pass By)

Oaks Amusement Park (Pass By)

Sellwood Riverfront Park (Pass By)

Sellwood Bridge (Pass By)

Tilikum Crossing (Pass By)

Waverley Country Club (Pass By)

Elk Rock Island (Pass By)

Burnside Bridge (Pass By)

Steel Bridge (Pass By)

Tom McCall Waterfront Park (Pass By)

Portland Oregon Sign (Pass By)

Morrison Bridge (Pass By)

Mill Ends Park (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
Gluten Free options available
Vegan Options available
This is a NON Smoking Vessel
Wheelchairs are able to come aboard the enclosed lower deck — please notify us when booking. Stairs are required to venture to the upper decks.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 280 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Featured review

Sharon_S

Outstanding service personnel on the boat; generous brunch w/way better than average quality & selection of buffet food; loved the linen table cloths & napkins plus high quality glasswear. It was a delightful stress free outing on a beautiful St. Patrick's day.

Reviews

4.5

54 reviews

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Good times and good food.

Thomas_D, Apr 2024

Seeing the river and all the bridges. The food was great. The service was also very good with friendly staff.

A great day in Portland

Jeni_H, Mar 2024

Food was surprisingly very good. The staff was amazing and accommodating. From Manger Jeff to our waitress Lacey and of course the captain. And the views made the day. Also loved the piano player.

Exceeded all expectations

Sharon_S, Mar 2024

Would do again

Morgan_A, Feb 2024

Beautiful boat, crew was exceptionally welcoming, attentive and friendly throughout. Brunch itself was meh - food temps not great - almost cold by the time we even got upstairs. A plate warmer downstairs would be a nice touch imo. A great number of guests seemed to be concerned with slippage while going up and down the ramp to board/return to the lot. It is quite steep. It was raining so that didn’t help and perhaps this is nitpicking but it was a genuine concern of falling - both ways. I also had expected at least some narration about the area while on board and perhaps that was us expecting more than what it was supposed to be. But it would have been a nice touch. Overall, I would do it again, as it is comfy, beautiful and enjoyable. As far as value? I don’t know that I can say it has great value at $100 a person, and the drink prices are tough ($14,) but again, it was a nice afternoon all in all.

Second time - highly recommend!

Marcia_J, Feb 2024

This was actually my second time on the Champagne Brunch Cruise on the Wlliamette River! In December 2023, I took my baby sis for her birthday and in February 2024, I had a close friend in town so I came back for more! The February day was very sunny; we both took advantage of the three levels the cruise provides. It was lovely to go up top and take pictures, and also to hear the narration about specific sites on the tour, detailing history on either side of the river. We were seated 1/2 hour before taking off, and the buffet was already up and running, the live piano player was playing (he took requests). The food is tasty and constantly replenished. Mimosas and coffee come with your ticket, along with the buffet. Definitely recommend this experience for the food, atmosphere, the narration and definitely the views!

Being with family and...

Shelly_B, Dec 2023

Being with family and seeing Portland from the water. Wish we had been given an option to have a seat by the window.

Portland spirit cruise

Seth_S, Dec 2023

My fiance and I had an amazing time we really enjoyed the food, service, and the ride itself. It was very affordable and we will do it again

Fantastic

Rita_V, Nov 2023

Fantastic great. Even the kids liked it as did the four adults that I brought. Food was good, and the captain was kind to the children.

Delightful!

Paige_B, Nov 2023

Wonderful time! The service was great, the food was delicious and plentiful, and the champagne never stopped flowing! Lovely piano music while taking in the breath taking views from the river!

Well Worth the Price.

Larry_M, Sep 2023

Super food. Actually, the bubbly and the food would have been worth the price even without the trip on a very comfortable and beautiful ship.

Had a great time

Charlotte_R, Aug 2023

Food was great. It was my birthday . Our waiter was fabulous. The views were good and it was very relaxing

Portland Spirit is worth it

Marie_F, Aug 2023

All seven of us loved the brunch, and the tour. The staff was friendly. We were pleased to have a pianist play for us while we ate. We were celebrating my husband's birthday and it pleased him a lot to have such a great time with the family.

Great experience

James_T, Aug 2023

Lovely experience. Food was great, service impeccable. Overall, great experience will do again soon.

Best brunch river-cruise 🛳

Brian_A, Aug 2023

Great way to see the city from the water. Food was good, much better than a normal "Sunday buffet" and the endless Mimosas 😋 👌 our server Ellis was great 👍

Disappointed

Mark_K, Jul 2023

We had a Family Emergency come up 2 hours before our cruise. I called to try and reschedule was told No

Bad info/ customer service

Michael_G, Jun 2023

Bad directions, bad info, showed up 30 min early to address given & was abandoned building on google maps, after calling with correct parking garage location and directions to cruise area, we missed our cruise by 10 mins

Parents birthday

Dari_M, Jun 2023

We brought our parents for their birthdays, 93 and 89. We all enjoyed our time very much, and everyone worked very hard to make our experience enjoyable and memorable. Our waitress, Charlie, was really wonderful, we felt spoiled. Thank you for a lovely afternoon.

Great experience

Jesus_C, May 2023

Amazing amazing experience was visiting Portland and decided to take the cruise and was not disappointed was great. Everything from the food, the service, the mimosas, the experience was excellent definitely recommend and I’m open to do it again!

Anniversary

Steve_V, May 2023

We did our anniversary for the tour. Very nice time. The waitress was very friendly and pleasant. She told us this was her first day on the job. She explained everything she was doing. She was able to answer all of our questions

A Nice Feast

william_d, Apr 2023

The food was very good , I even went for a second plate. The view from the cruise ship were beautiful. Looking at the water and houses in the background were amazing. I would recommend this brunch cruise for anyone wanting to eat and be on the water. It's a must do.