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4 hours
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Join us for an entertaining and relaxing fully narrated cruise down the "Venice of America," Fort Lauderdale's historic New River.
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See Millionaire's Row with homes of the Rich and Famous, spectacular Mega Yachts, and sights beyond belief. The cruise takes you to our own tropical isle where you will feast on an all you can eat BBQ baby back ribs and chicken dinner with all the fixins' whilst enjoying Live entertainment. After dinner, you will be treated to an entertaining, exciting and laugh out loud variety show in our Amphitheater. Be sure to take a few minutes to tour our beautiful tropical isle with lush foliage, exotic animals, and yummy soft-serve ice cream at our gift shop. Don't forget to visit our gift shop before you leave. At the end of the evening, you will board the ship for a beautiful and serene ride back down the New River to the Bahia Mar Yachting Center.
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Maximum number of passengers is 385
All of the Jungle Queen boats are specially designed for sightseeing, pleasure, and have on-board rest room facilities.
Guests under 16 must be accompanied by an adult
Guests should arrive at the dock 45 minutes prior to sailing
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
The Jungle Queen departs the Bahia Mar Yachting Center and takes you on a fully narrated cruise down the "Venice of America," Fort Lauderdale's New River, sailing through Millionaire's Row with homes of the Rich and Famous, spectacular Mega Yachts, and sights beyond belief.
When you arrive at our tropical isle, you'll be treated to an All-You-Can-Eat Dinner featuring barbeque baby back ribs, barbeque chicken and all the fixing’s and to boot we offer live entertainment during dinner
Private transportation
Fully narrated cruise down the "Venice of America," Fort Lauderdale's New River
Restroom on board
America's Oldest Running Variety show
All you can eat BBQ baby back ribs and chicken with all the fixins'
Gratuities
Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks (available for purchase on board and on island)
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Parking Fee at the Bahia Mar Resort and Yachting center
DINNER AND SHOW CRUISE
1,189 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Lynn H,Mar 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
My husband being handicaped the parking couldn't be worse. The barbaque was a lot to be desired. No butter for rolls, ketchup for french fries. Will never recommend you. Can not believe you call that a muffet.
Ephraim A,Mar 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
Omg the food was nasty the show was nice we didn’t get good seats and people was holding seats for other people when we arrive saying they was taking and waiting on their friends to come that was running late. So the sight seeing was boring couldn’t see anything really
Robin B,Mar 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
The food is not worth the price. It is a cool island. But with all the screaming kids it made a long night!
charlene f,Mar 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
It was more than I expected. I am a person who suffers from motion sickness so I was a little worried. This was perfect for me. Slow steady river ride. It was beautiful and comfortable. The tour guide was great very informative and funny. The island is beautiful and the entertainment was great. I truly enjoyed the entire experience and would totally say book it!!! I’m so glad out trip planner suggested this. Thank you Dana Kent!
Brigitte L,Mar 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
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chatypayne,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
Great cruise with excellent communicator for cruise down new River. The food was good, especially the chicken and potato’s. The luau show was so fun and interactive. It was a good deal for a cruise down and back, dinner and a show.




Robert S,Mar 20, 2026
- Review from Viator
Well worth the money all the food chicken ribs cornbread coleslaw potatoes everything was excellent The show is great too
Jacqueline W,Mar 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
It was great you will have a lot of fun and also the food was amazing music dancing and enjoying the moment
Z5848ZHduaneb,Mar 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
Wow…where do I start? My experience was very mixed. If I rated the boat crew alone, it would honestly be a -5. The actual boat ride to the island was about a 3, and the wait staff and dinner service on the island easily earned a 5. My honest recommendation: save the $80 and take the Water Taxi instead. You’ll see the same sights along the waterway, and you can hop off at Las Olas Boulevard and enjoy dinner at one of the many excellent restaurants there. The problems started with boarding. When purchasing tickets, the instructions say to arrive one hour early. A follow-up email then recommends arriving 1.5 hours early if you want a good seat. We followed those instructions and arrived early, but when we attempted to board, a blonde female crew member couldn’t find our reservation on the manifest. I had the confirmation email with a QR code showing our reservation on my phone, but there was apparently no way for the crew to scan it. She kept scrolling through a large spreadsheet on her phone and still couldn’t find our booking. I was asked to step out of line and go back to the ticket office to resolve the issue. Ironically, during that time she eventually located our reservation. When I returned, she apologized, but another male crew member suggested that I should apologize to her for showing my ticket on my phone. The whole interaction felt unnecessarily confrontational and gave off a strong “crew culture” vibe where passengers were made to feel like they were the problem. Unfortunately, the same male crew member later served as the MC during the cruise, and that part of the trip was disappointing as well. The commentary focused almost entirely on pointing out the homes of millionaires, mixed with a series of weak jokes. It felt immature and unpolished. I had expected at least some interesting information about the history, ecology, or development of the Intracoastal Waterway, but none of that was provided. The experience improved significantly once we reached the island. The staff there were friendly, attentive, and welcoming, and the meal was excellent. The show was enjoyable as well, and that part of the evening was well done. Overall, while the island experience itself was very good, the difficult boarding process and unprofessional cruise commentary took away from the evening. Unfortunately, since this was the final night of what had been an otherwise wonderful week-long vacation, it ended on a disappointing note.
MarieEve F,Mar 16, 2026
- Review from Viator
We loved it . It was beautiful . Staff were very friendly . Food was amazing and fast . Beautiful homes in water and island .
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