Prague Boats · Dvořákovo nábřeží, Čech Bridge
Prague Boats' three-hour evening cruise on a large heated boat, with an unlimited hot and cold buffet, a welcome drink and a musician playing while you eat. Pick it if dinner and the lit city are the point of your evening, and the music is there to set the mood.
You board at the Prague Boats piers on Dvořákovo nábřeží by Čech Bridge (the listing gives Dvořákovo nábř. 901), about 10 minutes on foot from Old Town Square. Departures are in the evening, daily at 7 p.m. on Prague Boats' own timetable, with no regular dinner cruise on 24 and 31 December; your voucher has the time and the pier. The latest boarding is 15 minutes before departure, and Prague Boats suggests coming 30 to 40 minutes early if you need to check in at the ticket office. The cruise lasts three hours. Lock traffic on the Vltava can change the route, but not the length.
The buffet is all you can eat and open the whole evening: cold starters such as duck pâté, Czech cheeses and Greek salad, chicken broth, beef goulash, schnitzels, ham carved off the bone, paella, dumplings and rice, then cheesecake, tiramisu and gingerbread. Vegetarian and gluten-free dishes are always on it, with at least one vegan dish. A welcome drink is included; every other drink is bought from the bar. The live music is background music: a musician or a small group plays sets with short breaks, so you can talk over dinner. It is not a jazz concert. If the band is the reason you are going, the Jazz Boat is the better fit.
Prague Boats sails its restaurant cruises on its larger boats, and the boat for your evening is assigned on the day according to how full each departure is. For this cruise that means Grand Bohemia, Bohemia Rhapsody, Agnes de Bohemia, Valencia or Cecílie, so a glass-sided boat is not guaranteed. The standard seat is in the middle of the saloon; a window seat is guaranteed only in the Exclusive category. Tables seat up to six, and a group can be split across tables. Prague Boats says there are toilets on all its large boats, and that Grand Bohemia, Bohemia Rhapsody and Agnes de Bohemia are fully wheelchair accessible, with an accessible toilet. The older boats on this route are not, so mention a wheelchair in your booking note. Pets and large bags are not allowed. The cruise sails in any weather: the main deck is covered, heated in winter and air-conditioned in summer. Only extreme weather or high water on the Vltava cancels a sailing, and Prague Boats then offers another date.
Walk down Pařížská street to Dvořákovo nábřeží. Your voucher shows the pier; the ticket office by the bridge can point you to it.
The latest boarding is 15 minutes before departure. Take your welcome drink to your table in the saloon.
The boat sails from Čech Bridge into the centre. Go back to the buffet as often as you like through the evening.
A musician plays in sets while the boat passes Charles Bridge, the Castle, the National Theatre and the Dancing House, and on some routes Vyšehrad.
Step outside for photos and fresh air, then back into the warm.
The boat returns to Čech Bridge. Pay any bar bill before you go ashore.
★★★★★We really enjoyed our cruise, a lovely way to spend our last night in Prague. The boat was beautiful, very well kept and plenty of space around you. Excellent service and drinks were reasonable prices. Lots of food choices and it was tasty too. All the staff were friendly and helpful. Nice views from up in the roof too. Would definitely recommend.
★★★★★We enjoyed the dinner cruise. There was plenty of food and the music was good in the background.
★★★★★really enjoyed the cruise, some of the sights along the river were really good. the buffet food was great, especially the goulash
★★★★★The cruise tour was very nice. Very friendly staff, very good live music and very good catering.
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Yes, but it is background music: a musician or a small group plays sets with short breaks so you can talk. It is not a jazz concert like the Jazz Boat.
The three-hour cruise, an unlimited hot and cold buffet with desserts, a welcome drink, live music, audio commentary, Wi-Fi and a printed guide. Further drinks are extra.
On Dvořákovo nábřeží by Čech Bridge, Prague 1, about 10 minutes on foot from Old Town Square. The pier is on your voucher; the latest boarding is 15 minutes before departure.
Yes. Prague Boats says all its large boats have toilets, and the three glass boats also have an accessible toilet.
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Three hours on the Vltava with a buffet dinner, a welcome drink and live background music.
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