Fresh Northwest cuisine, live entertainment and grand scenery - all the ingredients for a memorable evening.

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Boarding 6:30pm
Cruising 7:00pm-9:30pm

Cascade Locks: Nightly, May-October
Boarding 6:00pm


$68 Adults
$63 Seniors and Children

Two hours of fine dining, live entertainment and the beauty of the Portland skyline.

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Monday-Saturday Noon-2:00pm

$38 Adults
$33 Seniors
$19 Children

Our Brunch Buffet cruise includes complete Northwest buffet, selected beverages, and live entertainment on Portland Spirit Brunches.

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Portland: Sundays June-September:
10:00am-Noon & 2:00pm-4:00pm

Portland: Sundays October-May:
11:00am-1:00pm

Cascade Locks: Saturdays and Sundays May-October
10:00am-Noon

$48.00 Adults
$43.00 Seniors
$24 Children

The Portland Spirit celebrates this beloved holiday tradition with a special Cinnamon Bear Cruise each Christmas Holiday season.

You and your child will be guests of honor on this two-hour cruise. Enjoy holiday treats while a cast of fanciful characters entertain you with storytelling, music and magic. Have your picture taken with the Cinnamon Bear himself atop his magical throne. Make this a holiday your child will remember forever.

Join us on any Lunch, Brunch and select Dinner Cruises as a sightseeing passenger (no meal included). Beverages and snacks are available for additional purchase, and you may upgrade to a full meal cruise ticket if space is available. The Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler also offers daily narrated Sightseeing Excursion Cruises (non-meal cruise) May-October and during weekend Brunch cruises as a non-meal passenger.

Sightseeing on a Lunch or Brunch Cruise:
$28 adults
$18 children

Sightseeing on a Dinner Cruise (when available):
$35 per passenger

Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler Cascade Locks Excursion Cruises:
$28 per adult
$18 per child

May & October
Monday-Friday: Boarding at 12:30pm, cruising 1:00pm-3:00pm
Saturday, Sunday (May-October):
Boarding at 9:30am, cruising 10:00am-12:00pm (in conjunction with Brunch Cruise)
Boarding at 1:30pm, cruising 2:00pm-4:00pm

June & September
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: Boarding at 12:30pm, cruising 1:00pm-3:00pm
Saturday, Sunday:
Boarding at 9:00am, cruising 10:00am-12:00pm (in conjunction with Brunch Cruise)
Boarding at 1:30pm, cruising 2:00pm-4:00pm

July & August
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday:
Boarding at 10:30am, cruising 11:00am-1:00pm
Boarding at 1:30pm, cruising 2:00pm-4:00pm
Saturday, Sunday:
Boarding at 9:30am, cruising 10:00am-12:00pm (in conjunction with Brunch Cruise)
Boarding at 1:30pm, cruising 2:00pm-4:00pm

We cannot guarantee indoor seating on sightseeing cruises; outside food and beverages are not permitted on any Portland Spirit cruise.

Experience the true wonder of the Columbia Gorge as you cruise on the “Historic Columbia River Scenic Waterway” on the Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler. Glide past such natural and historic landmarks as Multnomah Falls, Beacon Rock, Bonneville Locks and Dam, and many others — all from the best view on the Columbia. Your day will be complete with our fresh Northwest cuisine.

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Wednesdays, June through September

Boarding in Casacade Locks at 9:30am, cruising 10:00am - 3:00pm

Adults: $84
Seniors: $64
Children 4-12: $64
Gratuity included

Featuring live bands, it’s the perfect way to kick off your weekend. A BBQ plate and a full bar are available for additional purchase.

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Fridays July-September
3:00pm-5:00pm.

$22 per person

The Northwest's largest waterfall (42 feet high and 1500 feet wide) is the destination of this three and one half hour historical cruise to Oregon City — the oldes incorporated city west of the Rockies. This portion of the Willamette River was orinially known as the "Willamt" to the hundreds of migrating Native Americans who came each year to fish for salmon at the Hyas Tye Tumwater, what we now call Willamette Falls. Enjoy a Pacific Northwest plated lunch — with dessert, coffee, tea and gratuity included — while listening to the historical narrative of this scenic cruise to yet another Pacific Northwest wonder.

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Thursdays, boarding at 9:30am cruising from 10:00am to 1:30pm
June through October

$48 Adults
$43 Seniors
$24 Children

Portland's skyline unfolds into the natural beauty of Multnomah Falls and the majestic Gorge. Experience the Locks at Bonneville dam, and then cruise to the "Heart of the Gorge," Cascade Locks. Enjoy a relaxing lunch at Marine Par and shop at the Visitor's Center Gift Shop before a relaxing return trip to Portland.

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June-September: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Boarding at 8:45am cruising from 9:00am to 4:00pm

$94 Adults
$84 Seniors
$84 Children
($10 voucher included for lunch at Locks Cafe)

Travel on Lewis and Clark's path to the Columbia's mouth at the Pacific Ocean. Spend four hours exploring the Victorian homes, restaurants, charming streets, galleries, and trolleys of Astoria, Oregon.

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June-September: Wednesday, Friday, Sunday

Boarding 8:30am, departing Portland at 8:45am, arriving in Astoria at Noon
Departing Astoria at 4:00pm, arriving in Portland at 7:00pm

Adults $94
Seniors $84
Kids (4-12) $84

Local historians will guide you on this river tour of Portland?s famous bridges. You?ll travel from the St. John?s to the Sellwood Bridge while enjoying the colorful history of Portland?s ten landmark crossings -- each spanning the beautiful Willamette River and a new chapter in bridge engineering and design.

June-September: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Boarding at 4:45pm, cruising 5:00pm-6:15pm

Adults $28
Seniors $28
Kids $23
Passengers must be 42" tall to ride the Outrageous.