Top New Orleans Dinner Cruises

New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option

Paddlewheeler Creole Queen Jazz Dinner Cruise in New Orleans

4.1

(7,936)

from $58

See the skyline of New Orleans from a whole new perspective.

2 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

4.1

(1,565)

from $60

Special Offer

New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise

Discover a different side of New Orleans—and admire a new perspective from the water's edge—on this steamboat tour down the Mississippi River. Board the historic riverboat—either the Steamboat Natchez or her sister vessel—for a morning or afternoon tour. Stroll the deck, admire the iconic paddlewheel, enjoy live music, and snap photos of the picturesque shoreline. This family‐friendly excursion offers an optional lunch (additional expense).

New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise

2 hoursFree Cancellation

Experience the charm of New Orleans on a two-hour Sunday jazz cruise along the Mississippi River. Enjoy live jazz music, stunning views from the top deck, and the option to savor a Louisiana-style buffet brunch featuring local favorites. This authentic paddle-wheel riverboat offers a perfect blend of history, ambiance, and relaxation for all ages. The legendary Steamboat NATCHEZ and her sister vessel Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS will sail interchangeably, depending on bookings and private events.

Jazz Brunch Cruise in New Orleans

2 hoursFree Cancellation

4.2

(925)

from $44

Likely to Sell Out

Jazz Dinner Cruise aboard the Riverboat City of New Orleans

Step aboard the Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS for a fun 2-hour Dinner Jazz Cruise on the Mississippi River! Enjoy live jazz music and signature cocktails as you cruise past iconic French Quarter landmarks, historic riverfront sites, and stunning city views. Savor a Creole-inspired dinner menu while enjoying beverages from one of the full-service bars onboard, including the City Skyline Bar on Deck 4, offering panoramic views of the river and downtown New Orleans. A snack bar is also available with popcorn, sodas, and other casual favorites. Perfect for couples, friends, groups, and special occasions, our Dinner Jazz Cruise delivers an unforgettable evening of New Orleans sights, cuisine, and music all in one experience!

Jazz Dinner Cruise aboard the Riverboat City of New Orleans

Create memories that will last a lifetime on the mighty Mississippi River and experience the royal treatment about the Steamboat Natchez. Your experience begins with a complimentary Champagne cocktail and front-row access to the night’s entertainment, the Dukes of Dixieland. For dinner, indulge in a buffet dinner as you listen to live jazz performance. Take the chance to tour the historic vessel after dinner.

5.0

(2)

from $58

VIP Jazz Dinner Cruise with Private Tour and Open Bar Option

New Orleans City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

4.8

(880)

from $191

Travelers enjoy views of iconic St.Louis Cathedral from the open top of a double-decker bus.

1 dayFree Cancellation

4.3

(5,134)

from $51

New Orleans Premier Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Walking Tour

Exploring New Orleans in the evening can seem like an intimidating quest on your own, but this ghost, voodoo, and vampire walking tour takes you to the city’s eeriest sights at night in the safety of a group led by a guide. Stop by top attractions such as the LaLaurie Mansion and New Orleans Pharmacy Museum while listening to your guide’s detailed stories of the paranormal and beyond.

New Orleans Premier Ghost, Voodoo and Vampire Walking Tour

1 hour 45 minutesFree Cancellation

4.5

(13,463)

from $36

Immerse yourself in the rich culture and natural splendor of New Orleans’ mystifying swamps and wetlands on a New Orleans swamp tour and wetlands adventure. Relax in the luxurious interior of a New Orleans swamp tour boat as you cruise past cultural highlights like a Cajun cemetery, an Indian burial mound and a traditional fishing village. Scour the scenery for fascinating flora and fauna like snakes, turtles and alligators while listening to interesting commentary from your professional guide.

New Orleans Swamp Tour Boat Adventure

1 hour 40 minutesFree Cancellation

4.9

(2,113)

from $35

Adults-Only New Orleans Ghost, Crime, Voodoo, and Vampire Tour

If you're looking for no-holds-barred frights in New Orleans, explore the city’s dark history on this adults-only tour. Set off after nightfall to discover a new perspective on the city, and steel yourself for gruesome tales and fearsome encounters: Your guide saves the most grisly true-crime stories, voodoo legends, and paranormal frights for this tour, and takes you past the French Quarter's most supposedly haunted locations.

Adults-Only New Orleans Ghost, Crime, Voodoo, and Vampire Tour

1 hour 45 minutesFree Cancellation

4.8

(6,959)

from $40

New Orleans Hands-On Cooking Class with Meal

Enhance your New Orleans experience with a hands-on, half-day cooking class that includes meals. Join a small group of up to 10 people and learn to craft authentic Louisiana dishes with guidance from a professional chef. After the lesson, enjoy your freshly made meal with complimentary wine or local beer. You'll also take home a souvenir apron and a recipe collection to recreate the flavors back home.

New Orleans Hands-On Cooking Class with Meal

A trip to New Orleans isn't complete without experiencing Louisiana's local wildlife. This group boat ride takes you to the swamps and bayous, where you learn about alligators, snakes, turtles, local birds, and more—while looking out for them. Your guide knows the best areas for spotting wildlife, improving your chances of seeing various species up close. Also learn about local Cajun culture through your guide’s stories.

4.9

(1,264)

from $162

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Local captains grew up in these wetlands.

New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Alligator Tour

1 hour 15 minutes to 4 hoursFree Cancellation

Lose yourself in the atmospheric depths of the New Orleans swamps and wetlands on an exhilarating 2-hour boat tour, led by a professional guide. Cruise past ancient wonders and listen to legends surrounding a 2000-year-old Indian burial mound and an atmospheric Cajun cemetery. Scour the Barataria Swamps for sightings of fascinating wildlife such as snakes, turtles and ferocious alligators, and learn about the area’s history and geology from your knowledgeable guide. Enjoy the convenience of round-trip transportation by luxury vehicle fro your New Orleans hotel.

New Orleans Swamp Tour Boat Adventure with Transportation

4 hoursFree Cancellation

4.8

(1,222)

from $60

Travelers cruise through a cypress swamp on a flat-bottomed airboat.

Experience New Orleans’ wild bayou country first-hand on an exciting, family‐friendly airboat ride. This boat tour winds through the mossy cypress swamp near Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, named for the 19th-century pirate and smuggler. While onboard, enjoy lively commentary from a local guide as you admire lush, forested shoreline and spot local wildlife. Gators appear most commonly in the summer months, so keep your eyes peeled.

2 to 4 hoursFree Cancellation

New Orleans Airboat Ride

4.7

(5,125)

from $59

Likely to Sell Out

New Orleans Self-Transport Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour

Discover one of Louisiana’s last preserved wetlands on a Honey Island Swamp boat tour. Make your own way to Slidell, then travel deep into the secluded swamp across Lake Pontchartrain to view native wildlife and discover a remote Cajun village only accessible by boat. Enjoy your expert guide's insights into Cajun culture and the lush swamps as you look out for alligators, wild boar, snakes, and native birds.

New Orleans Self-Transport Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour

2 hoursFree Cancellation

4.9

(3,017)

from $38

New Orleans’ French Quarter is known for its amazing food, and this Cajun and Creole cooking class centered in the French Quarter provides you with the tips you need to be able to make three dishes in your own kitchen. This intimate, small-group experience means you get quality time with your group as you make gumbo, etouffee, and bananas foster all from scratch. Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated.

Hands-on Cajun Roux Cooking Class in New Orleans

Price varies by group size

5.0

(387)

from $164

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Adults-Only New Orleans Ghost, Crime, Voodoo, and Vampire Tour

Christy_C, Jun 2026

Loved it

There will be walking, but wow, loads of great storytelling and our guide was massivley entertaining. Use the bathroom ahead of time. There is a pit stop, but assume nothing. The group has a time frame to keep to. Listen, observe, and enjoy the woven tapestry that is the New Orleans culture.

VIP Jazz Dinner Cruise with Private Tour and Open Bar Option

Jason_O, Jun 2026

VIP is the way!

Buy the VIP package You get a personal concierge and some behind the scenes tours of the boat. We had Marlon as our concierge. He was fantastic! Over and above on the service. He made sure we had everything we wanted and gave us some tips on the boat and how to avoid the mass exit madness! Thank you Marlon.

New Orleans Food Walking Tour of the French Quarter with Small-Group Option

Stephanie_H, Jun 2026

Do this first.

We had such a good time. A lot of walking, you get coupons at two stores, the tour guide was great and friendly! Tons of great spots n great food as well as some food history! I’d do this in the beginning of your trip and get recs for other great local spots!

Hands-on Cajun Roux Cooking Class in New Orleans

FRANK_G, Jun 2026

Just like your Best Friends Kitchen!

From the moment you walk in to the final spoon of Banana’s Foster this is an awesome experience. You feel like you are in your best friends kitchen, grab a drink, lean against the counter and talk like you have know on another for ever. After some good safety advice, we are using knives after all and fire too. The directions were easy to absorb for any cooking level, when to stir when not to stir, how to chop, how to mix, how to roux…it’s all there. The slow pace really makes you think easy to taste the creation, just like at home! The Gumbo, Ètoufèè, were just delicious, it’s all in the preparation, execution, and plating. We learned the Banana’s Foster at a distance, too much flambé for amateurs to the Craft. We have even tried the Gumbo Recipe just a few days later at home, brings back the memories.

New Orleans Swamp Tour Boat Adventure

Rueon_B, Jun 2026

Well worth the trip to see the gators

Captain Jason was awesome. Very knowledgeable about the Gators, very knowledgeable about the swamp areas and the history of the Louisiana made canal ways and how the landscape has changed over the past years. It was great to see Gators up close and live. Within 2 feet from the boat. The trip was very relaxing and chilled.

New Orleans Hands-On Cooking Class with Meal

Alisa_T, May 2026

Great Find!

We like to find cooking classes when we travel, but sometimes it's hit or miss. This time was definitely a hit! We had a great teacher, chef ricardo, and another couple. He was very informative and funny and made the cooking experience a treat! We made a three-course meal, traditional to New Orleans, and everything was delicious. It was a very fun time and I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to do something different while on vacation, or a date, or a friend's outing.

New Orleans Demonstration Cooking Class with Meal

Jim_S, May 2026

Fallin Back in Luv with Cookin !

We spent 6 days in New Orleans. This was the best 3 Hours of the entire trip, and part of that other time was celebrating my 80th Birthday. This was more like celebrating with friends. Easy and natural over really great food. Michael was entertaining while instructing. I used to love to cook (and Bake) now I will Get Back To It.......