Portland Cruises

Marine Park Sternwheeler Riverboat Sternwheeler Rose

Portland Spirit. Portland offers wonderful river cruises so you can explore the city from the Columbia and Willamette rivers. Board the Portland Spirit, a 75-foot yacht that offers romantic dinner cruises and seats 350 people on two decks. Lunch, brunch, and dinner cruises feature Northwest cuisine with views of the city skyline. On Saturday nights the Portland Spirit becomes a floating nightclub with live bands or a DJ, and there are also Friday afternoon cocktail cruises in the summer. Call 800/224-3901 or 503/224-3900)

Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge & Marine Park. Experience the history of the Columbia River Gorge and learn about the Lewis and Clark Expedition on a cruise aboard the Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler. You’ll board from Marine Park at Cascade Locks, in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Enjoy riverboat cruises on the authentic triple-deck paddle wheeler, providing breathtaking vistas of the Columbia River Gorge. Relax and picnic in Marine Park and Thunder Island. Travel the famous Bridge of the Gods between Cascade Locks, Oregon and Stevenson, Washington. Summer trips beneath the towering cliffs of Columbia Gorge are enchanting. Meal cruises and sightseeing excursions are available. Visit www.sternwheeler.com.  [Top]

Columbia River/Sternwheeler Riverboat. Cruise along the Columbia River, one of the major North American rivers draining into the Pacific Ocean. Originating in northern Idaho and southeastern British Columbia, it travels 2000 km to the Ocean. The river and its shores are an idyllic destination for hiking, mountain biking, windsurfing, camping, fishing, boating, rafting, rock climbing and an abundance of outdoor adventure. Learn the history of the Columbia River Gorge and the Lewis and Clark Expedition during a two-hour narrated riverboat cruise on a 147-foot sternwheeler patterned after a 19th-century steamboat.  [Top]

Sternwheeler Rose. A small sternwheeler, Sternwheeler Rose offers relaxing Portland harbor tours, as well as brunch and dinner cruises. Call 503/286-7673.

Willamette Jetboat Excursions. For high-speed tours up the Willamette River, try Willamette Jetboat Excursions. Jump on a high-powered open-air boats and blast your way from downtown Portland to the impressive Willamette Falls at Oregon City. The 2-hour tours starting from OMSI are offered May through October. Call 888-JETBOAT or 503-231-1532.  [Top]