Toronto Tall Ship Boat Cruise
Overview
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2 hours
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This is your chance to experience Toronto's only tall ship boat cruise! Sail aboard the 'Tall Ship Kajama,' a traditional 165-foot, 3-masted schooner boat, and sit back and relax with a cold drink from the bar or order from the restaurant. Cruise along Toronto Harbour and beautiful Lake Ontario. For more than 15 people, contact our office directly 416-260-6355
Please note: the supplier does not receive the cruise schedule until the end of March. Bookings received before the 1st of April cannot be guaranteed and may be canceled due to the cruise being unavailable
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately
Please note: the supplier does not receive the cruise schedule until the end of March. Bookings received before the 1st of April cannot be guaranteed and may be canceled due to the cruise being unavailable
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Fuel surcharge
Food and drinks (available for purchase)
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
What To Expect
Set sail on the Tall Ship Kajama from the heart of downtown Toronto. This is a 2-hour experience that includes 30 minutess at the start of the tour boarding the vessel. After setting sail, you can help your experienced crew raise the raise sails on the 3-masted 1930s schooner. If you don't wish to partake, no worries; just sit back and relax with an ice-cold beverage from the fully licensed bar. Sail either through the east or the west gap of Toronto's beautiful harbor. Take some pictures of the Toronto Islands and the downtown skyline, and take time to explore the historic sailing vessel. After the sails are up, your crew will sing a couple of sea shanties while coiling the ropes. Midway through the cruise, they'll fire off the ship's cannon, which is always a crowd pleaser! Once out of the gap you will be fully under sail. You can ask the crew questions about the vessel's history, the surrounding areas or just sit back and enjoy the background music that is played while you take in the views. You can also order some typical pub food from the onboard restaurant. After 1.5 hours on the boat, return to the dock, where you are able to purchase a souvenir photo of your excursion.
Options
Tall Ship Toronto Boat Cruises
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Tall Ship Toronto Boat Cruises
Reviews
651 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Worth every penny
Sue T,
Sep 2, 2025
- Viator
5.00The ship is wonderful with its sails unfurled. Crew was very helpful and entertaining. A beautiful time spent on Lake Ontario!
Para-Pirate for a day
Phil N,
Sep 2, 2025
- Viator
2.00They precede terms with "Para" meaning "not really" like Paramilitary, it's not really the military but 3rd party contractors. Para-medic. They're not really doctors but they help out until the drs can step in. Para-normal, not really normal, so I'm calling this Para-pirate. Its for pirate wannabes :D [ note: I would have called it para-sailing but that's already been taken lol ] the boat does not "sail". They pull up some old sails for show but it motors out to the eastern gap, turns around and comes back. They get passengers to hoist the two main sails. The package it as if you get to be part of the crew but really it's because it's hard! Your not only raising a heavy old sail but also the gaff rig at the top which is a heavy wooden boom. Plus the sail and the gaff rig attach to the mast with ropes that are supposed to slide up and down the mast. (can't imagine they last very long) they get caught on the way up and the way down. It's not a boat I'd be interested in buying let's put it that way. The crew lowers them at the end because that's easier lol. Imagine the crew, (there were only 4 on deck) having to raise these heavy sails several times a day, every day. I'd be outsourcing this to the passengers as well! I was under the impression they sail and that they would sail around the island. They didn't. A passenger asked a crew member if they actually sail. He said; "we ARE sailing. The motor is in neutral and that's the generator you are hearing." This was an insult to sailors. For you who actually sail, the foresail (staysail on a schooner) was always on the port side, backwinded. Even if they could sail, they never even bothered to sheet the sail to the right side. In the eastern gap, there was some wind, a westerly breeze of about 15knts. The mail sails were full. We were on port tack and yet they never bothered to sheet the staysail to the starboard side, thus backwinding. This drove me nuts. I wanted to change it myself but didn't want to "rock the boat" so to speak, knowing we'd be back in a few minutes. I guess I had higher expectations. I understand why they motor around, because they are on a schedule. This boat would require a LOT of wind to sail around the island and you'd always have to be on a beam reach which is impossible if you planned to circumnavigate Toronto island. I understand this but don't oversell it to people. It's not a sailing excursion. Might as well go on one of the party boats. Maybe they "drive" around the island? I dunno. Not directly related but it was; $35.00 to park the car, $25.00 for a lemonade and a smoothie, (off boat) $20.00 for a pretzel and bottled water (on the boat). (aside from the boarding costs, which were reasonable by themselves) (off boat) there are no "his/hers" washrooms at harbourfront so expect to use "one size fits all" washrooms. Male, female and all the other genders they dream up are all using the same facilities so just be prepared for that or forever hold your pees :D At the foot of harbourfront they fly the LGTBQRST flag. I did not see any representation for heterosexuals. Other than that, it was a nice sunny day. We got to see some jets from the airshow. Would I do it again personally? Not on your life! Toronto was cool up till about 1985. After that, I would pay extra to avoid Toronto. Would I recommend it to a friend? Depends what they want and what they expect.
beautiful cruise around...
William B,
Aug 31, 2025
- Viator
5.00beautiful cruise around the harbour. sunset cruise is the best so book early. The crew were fun & very professional. we liked the part where they tell us the history of the area plus would like to tour more around the islands.
Lousy organization;...
DavidElias R,
Aug 31, 2025
- Viator
2.00Lousy organization; few chairs to sit and watered by the deck, the program to set sail was at 19:30 left at 20:10 did not meet the schedule, gave instructions to put on the lifeguards but never mentioned where to find them in case of emergency; the old ship without maintenance and dirty; IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO TAKE A WALK ON THE LAKE IN TORONTO CANADA THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT BOAT COMPLETELY DISAPPOINTED
Super worthwhile especially at night
Julian T,
Aug 29, 2025
- Viator
4.00Absolutely worth seeing - I chose the last time at 7:30 pm for sunset. Seeing the illuminated skyline from the water in the dark was spectacular! However, the description should say that you can't take drinks on board - they took my Canadian beer away, which I didn't find so funny... Alcoholic beverages were sold on board at outrageous prices.
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