Fort Lauderdale Sightseeing Cruises

I live in Florida (from DC, in FL eight years now) and I had my Mother and her best friend in town. We all went (per a friend who has been on the cruise twice already and is a local) and had a blast. I have lived here eight years and learned new things and it was great for my out of town Mother. It is NOT touristy tacky at all and the staff is WONDERFUL!!!!

This was the second sighting seeing cruise my wife and I took while staying in beautiful Fort Lauderdale. The Carrie B was undergoing repairs so Carrie B Cruisies loaded us on the Lady Lucille. The Lady Lucille is a luxury dining charter yacht. It has three levels, two of which are enclosed and air conditioned. My wife and I were on a sightseeing tour so we opted to sit on the open third level. The enclosed levels are not recommended if you want to take good pictures. Tinted glass would mess up any shot. The enclosed levels are best suited for those who don't want to get wet or hot. Very informative tour when we could hear the speaker. Top deck only has a speaker towards the front of the boat, so sitting in the back is not the best place if you want to hear what the guide has to say. (If you have snot nosed little children please control them and shut them up or stay away from public places!) We received more information from this tour than the Duck Tours, but some of the information was conflicting or completely different. While on this tour we also saw the Duck Tours break down in the middle of the water. Would have to say the Carrie B operates a more reliable ship. Things we saw: Mansions of the rich, famous, and greedy. Lots of them. Yachts of the rich, famous, and greedy. Lots of them. The port and a giant cruise ship. All and all a good time. Great for couples and old folk. Keep the kids at home or take them on something more conducive for their enjoyment and the others around them.

Ride was on a substitute boat for the Carrie B, which did not have much shade outdoors so we spent most of the trip inside which wasn't the experience I was expecting. Overall, it was an enjoyable afternoon for 4 adults.

The cruise was a great look around at the homes of the super-rich and their fabulous yachts parked right outside their doors! The captain provided lots of background about the owners, and interesting history of the homes and the harbor area. For what we got, the price was a bargain!

Didn't go on the Carrie B but another boat owned by the same people. It was so much fun to see the mansions and hear some history about the owners and look at the yachts. Overall the perfect amount of time of an hour and half long enough to see it but not too long and inexpensive and a fun sightseeing experience.

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Very knowledgeable tour guide. Amazing homes.

The cruise is perfectly designed for the sophisticated traveler. It is more intimate than other intracoastal tours we have taken in the past. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the excursion.

There are two keys to this type of tour- one is obviously what you get to see. The second is the person providing the description. If he or she is good and provides interesting details etc. then the trip is much better. The person providing that talk and steering the boat was excellent.

It was interesting for us from Ohio to see all the beautiful homes on the waterfront