| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? [v] |
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The trip was canceled
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| Sat, Jul 28, 07 6:00 PM |
smaugustyn |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We thought it would go rain or shine but it got canceled due to the weather. |
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Beautiful scenery, excellent service & good food
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| Sat, Jun 30, 07 6:00 PM |
vestoddard |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| We thoroughly enjoyed our trip. We celebrated an 81st birthday and both parents had a great time. The food was very good, the service was excellent and the scenery was incredible. The captain has a great sense of humor and adds just enough to make it enjoyable, not too much to be overbearing! The music is a great touch and goes across any age group. This is probably our 3rd trip but we had not been in several years and it's been consistent on every trip. I'd highly recommend it to anyone. |
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A great way to experience Canyon Lake
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| Sat, Jun 30, 07 6:00 PM |
markmworkman |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| The meal was excellent! The crew was very friendly and courteous! It was a very warm day though and perhaps the ship should install some fans to provide some breeze when there is none natural....... |
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Fun with provisions
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| Sat, Jun 30, 07 6:00 PM |
garyward13 |
Male |
60-69 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| The evening was very enjoyable. It was my wife’s 60th birthday and it was the final event of four that I planned for her during the weekend. This was to be the ‘relaxing’ event after three rigorous experiences (horseback riding, Valley Verde Wine Train, and a Sedona Pink Jeep Tour).
The narration was enjoyable; the Captain demonstrated an experienced knowledge of the Canyon area and was entertaining as well. We actually saw three different animals during the trip and the scenery was marvelous.
The food was less than enjoyable and before you get worried; it was expected so there really was no surprise. My experiences with buffets is pretty much the same each time we encounter one so the quality of the meal was predictable…not very good. However the meal was not the focus of the evening so we still had a great time and will probably return again…but only with out-of-town guests. As your cruise is a ‘dinner’ cruise, it would not make sense for us to return for a not-so-good dinner…but we would certainly entertain the prospect of taking guests for the experience (after a polite warning about the food).
We’ve lived here for 18 years and have always talked about the cruise but until this special event have not carried it out. It WAS enjoyable and yes, we would do it again.
Thanks
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Very Pleasant Evening
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| Sat, Jun 23, 07 6:30 PM |
karitreadway |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| All in all the cruise was good. We very much enjoyed the astronomy lesson and views of the canyons. Sometimes it was difficult to hear the annoucer (we sat on the top deck almost in the open). The weather was quite warm before the sun went down, but the cold liquid refreshments and breezes from the cruise helped.
The dinner was okay, but nothing I can rave about: food choices were good, although the steaks were overcooked and somewhat tough, the chicken was nicely grilled, the salad could be jazzed up with additional lettuce varieties (something more than white looking iceburg from a bag), the pie was good as was the service by the staff.
With a little improvement on the meal quality and adjustment to the speakers, the experience would be monumentally improved.
Overall I would recommend the cruise to others as a pleasant evening and great look at Arizonas lakes and skies. |
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Great Dinner Cruise
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| Sat, Jun 16, 07 6:30 PM |
dmottler |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| We celebrated Father's Day on the Dolly Steam Boat. Had a Great time! the weather was a little hot, but very worth it. Dinner was very good as well!
Boat was nice, but could tell it is quite dated. Maybe you could pour a little more money in to it and make it a real classy ride. Bathrooms were kinda gross. |
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wonderful time, will be doing it again
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| Sat, Jun 2, 07 6:00 PM |
karenlloyd |
Female |
40-49 |
Combination |
Family Without Children |
| We enjoyed ourselves immensely. It was very relaxing and informative. The captain
was very pleasant and provided a great narrative on our surroundings and the history.
The food was plentiful, even for our biggest appetite and tasted great. I own my own
business and I am considering coming again as a staff Christmas party. This will
be a repeat trip for our family.
Our only bad experiences were:
We sat on the top, no cover and it was difficult to hear what was spoken on the speaker.
The second thing had nothing to do with the cruise line, it was a rude lady on our
trip. We had someone with us that had Parkinson's and he went first as announced
for the people that need extra time to get situated, the lady behind him told him to get
out her of the way, he was in the way of everyone. That made him sad and unhappy the
rest of our trip and it stayed on his mind the next week.
I do highly recommend this trip to everyone, I don't know if children would do very well on it though. |
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Outstanding - thouroughly enjoyed
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| Sat, Jun 2, 07 6:00 PM |
gchambers |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our trip would not have been complete without the Dolly Steamboat excursion. Captain Tom was terrific......knowledgable, fun, and personable. His crew was on equal ground....or should I say "water"! Our dinner was delicious - rivaling any that we have had during our visit to Arizona. Overall I would recommend this trip to anyone that wants to enjoy the glory and serenity of one of Arizona's treasures - Canyon Lake. |
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Pleasant cruise
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| Sat, Jun 2, 07 6:00 PM |
Davmacm |
Male |
70+ |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| We took my son and my daughter and her husband, on the dinner cruise last Saturday eve. My daughter lives in northern California and was totally enthralled with the experience. She never realized we had such a beautiful lake so close to Phoenix. The service and the food was wonderful. The captain's narration of the lake and canyon was very well done and very interesting. The ONLY small complaint I could make is I wished the cruise started at 5:00PM instead of 6:00PM because the last 45 minutes or so was in the dark and you couldnt see any of the features of the canyon. All in all, a very enjoyable time was had by all! We highly reccomend it! |
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A very relaxing and pleasant dinner cruise
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| Sat, May 26, 07 6:00 PM |
Mannyjg1 |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| The Dolly Steamboat Twilight Dinner Cruise was an enjoyable and relaxing way to spend an evening with friends. I would highly recommend this cruise if you wish to show your out of town guests some of the best kept secrets of Arizona or if you would like to spend a romantic evening with that special someone. Either way you will be mesmerized by the majestic vistas that surround Canyon Lake. The cuisine isnt half bad either!!
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