Our boat draws 3’ of water, beam is 17’ and hull length is 64’ 9”. With loading stage and paddlewheel overall length is 93’. The boat weighs approximately 120,000 #’s with out passengers. It was Re-licensed in 2008 by the USCG for a total capacity of 81 with crew. Slightly lower numbers are suggested for optimum cruising.
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Morning and Afternoon Boat Ride with Complimentary Soft Drink
-First hour and half $500 + tax each additional half hour $125 (non meal period charter)
Lunch Cruise 1.5 hours Charter (11-12:30 or 1:00-2:30) Charter fee of $500 with 25 person meal purchase:
-Our Bateaux Mouche French Picnic Basket – consisting of premium Iowa sliced meats and cheeses, vegetable salad, fresh fruit, baguette bread and double chocolate-espresso cookie. Beverage choice of Ice Tea, Lemonade or Coffee. $15 per person ++ Linen napkin and Stainless silverware accompany. Add glass of wine or beer for $4-5++**
Cocktail Cruise 1.5 hours Charter (4:00-5:30) $500 , 2 hours $600:
-Our most popular Wine & Cheese Cruise = Hosted LaValle brand red & white wine, Anchor Steam Beer and Capt. Boones Dragoon Rum drink and unlimited soft drinks. With bar snaks, best of Iowa cheese mirror & wafers, summer vegetable platter, chips and salsa. $25 per person ++ with 25 person minimum.
Bar charge only for this signature cocktail, wine and beer cruise, $15 first 1.5 hours, +$5 each half hour after that plus 15% service and 6% tax.
Premium Wine & Cheese Tasting Cruise Same as above but with our Premium Wine Cellar Selections $5 ++ additional per guest.
Friday & Saturday Dinner Charter 2.0 hours
$700 includes banjo 6:30-8:30 or $600 for Sunset 9:00-11:00pm. Weeknights $550:
Our Sit down Dinner’s start at $20++ per guest for BBQ & Brat, Chicken Picnic and Salmon alfresco menus with a 25 person minimum. Soft drinks -Ice Tea, Lemonade and Coffee, $3 ++ per guest if no bar package purchased.
Dinner Deluxe
- 2 Passed Appeteasers, Smoked trout topped Caesar salad, South Union Bread, Dual entrée main course off our charcoal grille (shrimp skewer, Pork or Beef tenderloin medallion, Chicken Breast, Salmon) single larger portion of Tenderloin add $2. Chef’s stuffed fingerling potatoes and summer vegetable.
Desserts - Apple Pie with cinnamon creme, Panna cotta with berries, Dark Chocolate Mousse with cookie and Coffee/ Iced Tea $35.00++
Cape Cod Seafood Feast
- 2 Passed Appeteasers, Bucket of mussels and clams, whole boiled 1.75# Maine lobsters, apple/jicama cole slaw, saffron rice and South Union Sourdough bread, lemons and drawn butter.
Dessert- Lemon Tarte, Coffee and Iced Tea
Quoted pricing, please inquire.
Duet of 4 oz Iowa Beef Tenderloin Medallions or Pork Chop off our charcoal grille
- 2 Passed Appeteasers, Shrimp topped Caesar Salad, South Union Bread, 2 (4oz) Choice Beef Tenderloin filets or 12 oz Berkshire Pork Chop with twice baked fingerling potatoes and Summer fresh vegetables.
Dessert- Chocolate gateau with berries, mixed summer fruit tarte or strawberry ice cream sundae with nuts. Coffee and Iced Tea $36.95
Our lunch and dinner menus are extensive. These are only a sample.
Dinner Cruise Bar Packages -
-- Standard Cocktails, featured Capt. Boone’s Dragoon Rum drink, LaValle brand red and white wine, Anchor Steam beer for 2 hr. dinner cruise = $20 ++
--LaValle brand red and white wine, Anchor Steam Beer and Soft Drinks for 2 hr. dinner cruise = $15 ++
--Soft drinks -Ice Tea, Lemonade and Coffee, $3 ++ per guest if no bar package purchased.
** ++ denotes a 15% service charge and 6% sales tax charge on food and beverage purchases.