Chicago is a great city that offers plenty of sightseeing. As with all major cities, your best option would be to use the river transportation if you want to enjoy to the fullest. There are several companies that offer Chicago Dinner Cruise trips, but all of them have one thing is common that is elegant boats, fine dining and landmark buildings twinkling in lights.
Many cruises depart from the historic Navy Pier by Lake Michigan and most regular trips are through the summer months. One cruise incorporates a gourmet table served meal, cocktail service, musical revue and floor show with dance music from the 1940s to the present. There is a choice of dinner or lunch buffet, which includes entrees, salads, side dishes and dessert followed by tea or coffee.
The sights on this Chicago Dinner Cruise and other cruises include the Adler Planetarium, the lakefront Grant Park and Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears. You will also be taken past Sears Tower, the 110-story building, the tallest one in the world until 1996. There is also a version of this cruise that includes a firework display.
The Chicago Lakefront Escape Early Dinner Cruise has a light buffet meal with a DJ spinning dance records and a live blues band on the outer decks. There can not be a more appropriate place to enjoy holidays and special occasions than a Chicago Dinner Cruise. Romantically inclined have a choice of a Valentine's Day cruise that includes a champagne toast, luxury dinner buffet and live entertainment.
New Year's Eve is the perfect time to let your hair down and the Gala Cruise lasts for five hours and includes a deluxe buffet and open bar. There is a DJ, champagne at midnight and a fireworks show at the Navy Pier. The 4th of July Chicago Dinner Cruise also offers a vantage point for a fireworks display and a floor show.
During Christmas days you can choose the Christmas Holiday Cruise and a Santa Lunch Cruise where the special guest is, of course, Father Christmas. Other special occasion cruises include Father's Day, Mother's Day and St.Patrick's Day. An elegant yacht is the main attracting point of The Chicago Land and Lake Tour.
