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Viator Exclusive: San Diego Luxury Dinner Cruise with Window Seating and Champagne
3 h
Dinner
Champagne
About this activity
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: San Diego Bay Walk, San Diego, CA
Walk along the bay to board your cruise at the San Diego Grape Street Pier in the evening. You’ll be welcomed aboard your luxury yacht with a glass of chilled Champagne or sparkling cider to set the mood for this luxurious 3-hour experience.
Make your way to the open deck to soak up views of the San Diego skyline.
Pass By: Coronado Bridge, State Route 75 South Embarcadero, San Diego, CA 92101
Spot the Coronado Bay Bridge
Pass By: USS Midway Museum, 910 N Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101-5811
the North Island Naval station, the USS Midway aircraft carrier
Pass By: Star of India, 1306 N Harbor Dr San Diego Maritime Museum, San Diego, CA 92101-3322
and the Maritime Museum of San Diego with its Star of India, the world's oldest active sailing ship.
Stop At: San Diego, San Diego, California
Inside, head to your own private table with guaranteed window seating and pop open a bottle of Champagne to share with your sweetheart. You’ll be served a gourmet 3-course meal freshly prepared by onboard chefs using local, seasonal ingredients (see below for a sample menu).
After your lovely meal, hit the deck for a spin on the dance floor under the stars! Lively DJ entertainment will keep the party going all night long. As the sun sets and the city lights illuminate, you’ll get breathtaking views of San Diego’s most famous sights sparkling against the night sky. This magical evening is one you’ll never forget!
SAMPLE MENU
(Subject to change)
FIRST COURSE
Signature Salad
Farmer's Market Tender Greens, seasonal vegetables & artisanal cheese, dressed with house made vinaigrette.
All natural handmade artisan bread, baked fresh in Southern California by O’Brien’s Bakery & Sadie Rose Baking Company.
SECOND COURSE
Whiskey Braised Short Ribs
Fresh Brandt Beef short ribs braised in ginger infused sweet tea whiskey served with whipped potatoes & Chef’s seasonal vegetable.
(Brandt Family Farms, naturally raised in Brawley, California)
OR
Oven Roasted Scottish Salmon
Sesame crusted risotto cake, forest mushrooms, edamame, with a spicy gochujang glaze & Chef’s seasonal vegetable.
OR
Elmer’s Best Roasted Vegetable Timpano
Chef Elmer created this original recipe with seven layers of vegetarian delights served on wilted spinach with fennel, leeks, artichokes, bechamel and five cheeses topped with a slow-simmered pomodoro sauce.
* Vegan option available upon request
DESSERT
New York Style Cheesecake
Creamy vanilla cheesecake topped with Chantilly cream and a chocolate drizzle.
Duration: 3 hours
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: San Diego Bay Walk, San Diego, CA
Walk along the bay to board your cruise at the San Diego Grape Street Pier in the evening. You’ll be welcomed aboard your luxury yacht with a glass of chilled Champagne or sparkling cider to set the mood for this luxurious 3-hour experience.
Make your way to the open deck to soak up views of the San Diego skyline.
Pass By: Coronado Bridge, State Route 75 South Embarcadero, San Diego, CA 92101
Spot the Coronado Bay Bridge
Pass By: USS Midway Museum, 910 N Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101-5811
the North Island Naval station, the USS Midway aircraft carrier
Pass By: Star of India, 1306 N Harbor Dr San Diego Maritime Museum, San Diego, CA 92101-3322
and the Maritime Museum of San Diego with its Star of India, the world's oldest active sailing ship.
Stop At: San Diego, San Diego, California
Inside, head to your own private table with guaranteed window seating and pop open a bottle of Champagne to share with your sweetheart. You’ll be served a gourmet 3-course meal freshly prepared by onboard chefs using local, seasonal ingredients (see below for a sample menu).
After your lovely meal, hit the deck for a spin on the dance floor under the stars! Lively DJ entertainment will keep the party going all night long. As the sun sets and the city lights illuminate, you’ll get breathtaking views of San Diego’s most famous sights sparkling against the night sky. This magical evening is one you’ll never forget!
SAMPLE MENU
(Subject to change)
FIRST COURSE
Signature Salad
Farmer's Market Tender Greens, seasonal vegetables & artisanal cheese, dressed with house made vinaigrette.
All natural handmade artisan bread, baked fresh in Southern California by O’Brien’s Bakery & Sadie Rose Baking Company.
SECOND COURSE
Whiskey Braised Short Ribs
Fresh Brandt Beef short ribs braised in ginger infused sweet tea whiskey served with whipped potatoes & Chef’s seasonal vegetable.
(Brandt Family Farms, naturally raised in Brawley, California)
OR
Oven Roasted Scottish Salmon
Sesame crusted risotto cake, forest mushrooms, edamame, with a spicy gochujang glaze & Chef’s seasonal vegetable.
OR
Elmer’s Best Roasted Vegetable Timpano
Chef Elmer created this original recipe with seven layers of vegetarian delights served on wilted spinach with fennel, leeks, artichokes, bechamel and five cheeses topped with a slow-simmered pomodoro sauce.
* Vegan option available upon request
DESSERT
New York Style Cheesecake
Creamy vanilla cheesecake topped with Chantilly cream and a chocolate drizzle.
Duration: 3 hours
Included
- Guaranteed window seating
- Bottle of Champagne per 2 adults
- Dinner - 3-course dinner
- Port fees and taxes
- All service fees
Not included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Additional and alcoholic beverages (available to purchase)
- Menu enhancements (available to purchase)
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- The dress code is an upscale casual to business casual. No jeans
- All enclosed areas on board are non-smoking; smoking is only permitted outside on the outer decks
- Wheelchair accessible; please advise at time of booking if wheelchair assistance is required
- Menu enhancements may be purchased on day of departure
- Must be 21 years or older to consume alcohol. Please bring valid photo ID
- Tables are assigned in advance. If there are additional parties you would like to be seated with, please make note in the 'Special Requirements' field at time of booking and confirm with the operator no less than 72 hours in advance
Features
Food
85%
Tourism
60%
Nightlife
60%
Aquatic
20%
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The Captain gave us a warm greeting as well as the crew and our server. Once we were seated she went rite into the menu explanation as far as whats included and whats not. Food was served hot and the Salmon was FRESH!!! My girl had the short rib and couldn't finish it. So I had the pleasure of enjoying that too, TASTY!! Views of the Bay, Naval port and homes were breath taking as we were out on a clear night. Dessert was a delicious cheesecake. After a few dances and drinks the guests loosened up and had lots of fun. Will be doing this again and again!!
My wife and I really enjoyed the dinner cruise. This was our second cruise, both times the service was excellent and the staff was very friendly. We will definitely be enjoying another cruise in the future!
*Edit to add* looking at the description again, they say each couple gets “a bottle of champagne”. This is not the case. You each get a GLASS of champagne. Each additional is an extra cost. We opted for a glass of water and a glass of apple cider. Again, they charge extra for the extra glass of apple cider. I gave mine to my date. We did the “luxury dinner cruise”. Go ahead and ignore that dress code they list. While I was dressed up and my date was, a lot of people were wearing casual clothes. Sweatshirts, shorts, flip flops. The good: The captain seemed very friendly and the DJ was very nice. The gentleman at the bar was pleasant. The ride was smooth and the views were amazing. The bad: When we sat down to the table and after boarding was complete, Annie, our waitress came over and explained the menu. She made a note to let us know that we should order upgrades early to ensure they have the food available. When she came back for our dinner order she told us she’s only taking main course orders for now. We wanted to order an appetizer but we waited because she seemed in a rush. She asked us about drinks but neither of us were drinking alcohol. I requested more water. While waiting for water, I watched alcoholic drinks come to everyone who ordered it. I ended up getting up and getting my own water and water for my date. By now we are so hungry. We ate our salad and still waited for someone to take our order for dessert and appetizers. No one ever came so we finally flagged her down. I ordered the artichoke and spinach gratin that was described on the menu as coming with baguettes. Instead what came was cold spinach dip with crackers. I would not have paid an extra $9 had I known they had no more bread. I was pretty upset since we already paid over $200 for this. Dinner was decent. I had ordered the upgraded strawberries and cream dessert. This was described as strawberries and cream with Grand Marnier. What I got was a martini glass with a couple of strawberries, tons of raspberries and blueberries and a bit of whipped cream. I went back and read the menu and it certainly didn’t mention that the “strawberries and cream” was actually “mixed berries and cream”. No one let us know how to get our photos that were taken on our way in. We had to ask another guest. I wasn't going to cough up another $20 after the whole "water crackers with $9 luke warm app" thing.
Check in easy. All of staff super friendly and kind. Food was very good and well prepared. Route taken to and around Shelter Island was enjoyable as well as going under Coronado Bridge. Would have liked it to have been a no smoking trip as it was hard to enjoy being outside. Overall experience was wonderful and relaxing.
My beautiful wife and I, recently married, had a wonderful experience on the Horne Blower experience. It was a beautiful and precious evening as we had a delicious meal and excellent service provided.
This was fantastic! We loved our guide, Teama sp?. He spoke very good English, and was very entertaining! He even serenaded us with his ukulele! He was a fantastic guide and we were very glad to had had him. The views were amazing! Highly recommend!
The food wasn't all that good.
Im giving this four stars only because I thought there would be sunset, but the ship started well after dark. Living on the East Coast with an early sunset, I mistakenly thought San Diego would be later. Thus, we took a cruise completely in the dark with the pretty lights. In terms of the cruise line, no complaints whatsoever. The food was excellent, as was the service. We each,ordered the short ribs as a main course and it was as good as any place Ive ever had it. A good size portion and very tender. Service was wonderful, DJ was present, and the company around us was good. And this particular night only 28 seats out of a potential 500 were sold. The crew and our treatment was five star.
This was a nice tour although more of a booze cruise and we only got champagne. I'd probably book again just through the vendor.
This was amazing! Great food and champagne and the views were spectacular. The service was wonderful, especially the DJ - can't remember her name - but she was the best part of the evening.