Eagles Island 50 minute Narrated Boat Cruise
Description
Enjoy a relaxing ride on the river on our comfortable 46' catamaran as you learn more about Wilmington, NC from our friendly captain and crew. Gain a new perspective on our history and ecology as we share fun facts and historical anecdotes as we cruise along the Cape Fear River. We promise that no two cruises are alike! If you would like a private charter or one of our other cruises, please give us a call.
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Itinerary
If you book on the even hours we cruise north along the Historic Downtown and Eagles Island, where you see the past come alive. Capture unique views of the Battleship, learn about rice plantations, and view shipwrecks, flora, and fauna on this 50-minute adventure.
If you book on the odd hour, we head south under the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge to the State Ports and learn the history of a WWII Wilmington shipyard along with current facts while watching tug boats, container ships, and pleasure boats. Bring your camera along; there are photo ops in every direction!
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(300)
Very short, and packed with information. If I
Very nice experience and it’s great for kids
Expensive and doesn’t meet our expectations. Parking with additional fees. Water very dirty and smells very bad.
Captain and Crew were excellent. We had seven family members and all enjoyed greatly. One family member was in manual wheelchair and crew handled getting him on and off ship better than some crew ships have done. Tour was just about right amount of time informative and entertaining. Would recommend lots of fun.
What a great way to spend an hour! We left promptly and had a great ride up the rivers. The captain was knowledgeable and interesting. My companions were 6 and 9 years old and not interested in the history of the area. They loved the snack choices and looking at the battleship and the wildlife. We had a great time. They want you to know we did not see any pirates but they did receive some nice treasure chest booty from the staff.
The Captain was very friendly and knowledgeable. We enjoyed our cruise very much! The scenery was gorgeous!
Thus was a nice relaxing boat ride with some history involved
We had a great experience! Great value for the time spent on the boat and Patrick was awesome. Giving us a lot of history that I was aware of in Wilmington, North Carolina. The whole crew was excellent. The boat was very clean and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
Whenever we travel to a river city, if there is a boat cruise, we’re on it. We did this cruise and while I did read they alternate routes on the odd and even hours, I don’t know if the alternate route would be much better. While the narration was great the views were all industrial. Not exactly what we were looking for but relaxing none the less and you do see the eagles island while cruising.
The captain and first mate were great! Very friendly and likable. The first mates narrative was very interesting. I learned a lot about Wilmington. He was also a very good sport about having to double as a bartender since there was a last-minute call out. The fruit punch cocktail was excellent! I highly recommend!
