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Everything published here sits on one page. The site covers 21 bookable tours across 7 categories, from one-hour harbor loops off Pier 55 to a full-day whale and Deception Pass run, and every listing links straight to the live booking page.
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Tour Styles
- Harbor Cruises: 2 tours, from $43 per person.
- Ballard Locks Cruises: 2 tours, from $56 per person.
- Sunset & Happy Hour Cruises: 4 tours, from $57.32 per person.
- Sailing Trips: 5 tours, from $50 per person, or $360 per group.
- Whale Watching: 3 tours, from $150 per person.
- Private Charters: 4 tours, from $85 per person, or $289 per group.
- Dinner Cruises: 1 tour, from $143 per person.
Tours
The tour pages carry the numbers that matter: from $43 per person for an hour on the water up to $827.63 for a private tiki boat on Lake Union. Harbor cruises, locks transits, sunset sails, whale watching and charters each get their own breakdown, with per-group prices flagged so a private booking never reads as a seat fare.
- Original Harbor Cruise, 1 Hour, from $45.70 , 1 hour, rated 4.7 across 2,252 reviews.
- Local Guide, 1-Hour Harbor Cruise, from $43 per person, 1 hour, rated 4.8 across 729 reviews.
- One-Way Locks Cruise, 2 Hours, from $63.28 , 2 hours (approx.), rated 4.8 across 452 reviews.
- Local Guide, 2-Hour Locks Cruise, from $56 per person, 2 hours, rated 4.8 across 94 reviews.
- Tall Ship Sunset Sail, Drink Included, from $65 , 2 hours, rated 4.8 across 723 reviews.
- Tall Sailboat Sunset Harbor Cruise, from $80 per person, rated 4.8 across 255 reviews.
- BYOB Downtown Sunset Sail, 2 Hours, from $71 per person, 2 hours, rated 4.8 across 167 reviews.
- Happy Hour Cruise, Drink Included, from $57.32 , 1 hour 30 minutes, rated 4.2 across 45 reviews.
- 70ft Boat Sunset Sail, BYOB, from $71 per person, 2 hours (approx.), rated 4.9 across 232 reviews.
- 70ft Boat Northwest Sail, BYOB, from $60 per person, 2 hours (approx.), rated 4.9 across 215 reviews.
- 1.5-Hour Downtown Scenic Sail, from $50 per person, 1.5 hours, rated 4.9 across 136 reviews.
- Private Bainbridge Sail, Drink Included, from $360 per group, 2 hours, rated 5.0 across 85 reviews.
- Classic Sailboat Charter, Up To 6, from $445 per group, up to 6, 2 hours, rated 5.0 across 5 reviews.
- Clipper Vacations Whale Watch, from $150 per person, 3 to 5 hours, rated 4.5 across 653 reviews.
- FRS Clipper Half-Day Whale Watch, from $154.97 , 3 to 5 hours, rated 4.3 across 390 reviews.
- Whale Watch Plus Hike, Lunch Included (Sheraton Grand Seattle), from $368 per person, 10 hours 30 minutes, rated 4.8 across 22 reviews.
- Private Floating Homes Cruise, BYOB, from $605.27 per group, up to 6, 2 hours (approx.), rated 4.9 across 118 reviews.
- 1-Hour Private Cruise, BYOB, from $289 per group, 1 hour (approx.), rated 5.0 across 68 reviews.
- Lake Union To Lake Washington, BYOB, from $85 per person, 2 hours (approx.), rated 5.0 across 4 reviews.
- Tiki Boat Charter, Up To 15, from $827.63 per group, up to 15, 1.5 - 2 hours, rated 5.0 across 3 reviews.
- Dinner Cruise, 2.5 Hours, from $143 per person, 2.5 hours, rated 3.8 across 58 reviews.
Guides
Guides sit alongside the tours for a reason. A cruise is only as good as the pier it leaves from, so the articles cover the downtown waterfront piers, Bell Harbor Marina and the Lake Union docks in plain terms: what each departure point offers, which operators run from there, and how a saltwater sailing trip differs from a freshwater one.
- Before Your Alaska Cruise
- Ballard Locks Tours
- Ballard Locks Guide
- Best Neighborhoods
- Best Time By Season
- Free Waterfront Guide
- Is Seattle Worth It
- Lake Union Cruises
- Private Charters
- Private Vs Shared
- Ferry Vs Tour Boat
- Tour Departure Points
- Dinner Cruises
- Harbor Cruises
- Seaplane Or Boat Cruise
- Sunset Cruises
- Seattle Waterfront Piers
- Weather By Month
- Whale Watching Tours
Answers
Before anyone books a boat in Seattle, a few questions come up again and again. How long is the locks cruise, and what does the elevation change feel like going through? Which sunset sails let you bring your own drinks? Is cancellation actually free on every listing? The answers pages here work from the same roster as the tour comparisons, so any price, duration or rating quoted matches the live booking page.
- Dinner Cruise Dining
- Ballard Locks Value
- Whales In Puget Sound
- Sunset Cruise Q&A
- Food On Board
- Walking The Locks
- Ballard Locks Costs
- Tour Lengths Compared
- Tour Prices
- Harbor Cruise Value
- Is Ballard Nice?
- Ballard Locks Parking
- Waterfront Worth It?
- Summer In Seattle
- Dinner Cruise In Seattle
- Whale Watching Worth It
- Seattle Hidden Gems
- Top 5 Things To Do
- Seattle Ferry Trips
- Seattle Waterfront
- Best Boat Tour
- San Juan Islands
- Ballard Locks Activities
- Best Whale Watching Month
- What To Wear
Site Contents
- About and method
- FAQ: short answers to what readers ask most, covering departure piers, what a private charter costs per group, BYOB policies and how free cancellation works.
- Contact.
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