Seadog Cruises

Great tour and Teela was the best tour guide ever! Will go again next time in Chicago.

Disappointing. $ 84 for 2 adults and 1 child for an extremely boring and slow ride 1 mile up and down the shoreline. There is no point to this boat ride, it is neither fast nor informational

Went on may 26^th. Ride was great but the tour guide was absolutely awful. Female named Dianna. Worst tour guide ever. Then when we got to stop and view the skyline she didnt really know about the buildings. Although she did know which was Trump tower. She had nothing but derogatory things to say about it and pointed it out of the skyline saying «That one right there is Trump tower. You can tell by all the black clouds around it because its all evil». I dont care who you’re voting for, but I don’t want to hear your uneducated political comments on a tour with my family. The ride was great as long as she wasnt talking!

If I could rate this as a negative number I would as we drove over two hours only to find out that the Extreme Thrill Ride was closed for maintenance. I would think this is something that they would notify their customers by email or phone on when you have a reservation for such thing. Not only would I not recommend this to any of my friends or family but you couldn’t pay me to go near that thing

Reall fun tour! Diesel Dave was the tour guide and he was super knowledgeable about the city of Chicago and the architecture, he made it fun and it was a very enjoyable tour. Especially when they bark every time after they say the word seadog.
Can pick it up right off navy pier smack dab in the center of the touristy location! Will probably do the adventure tour at some point, but the architecture tour was definitely worth while and if you are new to Chicago make sure to check this out!

We took the 75 minute architectural tour. Charlie was our tour guide, he was very knowledgeable and funny. The speed part of the tour was my favorite, very relaxing, but the information about the city’s buildings was super cool too. I would recommend this tour boat company.

I’d highly recommend a architectural tour of Chicago, just maybe not this one. My husband took a tour earlier in the week and loved it so we decided to go together, but with a different company to see how it compared.
Seadog meets on Navy Pier, which is kind of a hassle, because it is a little ways away.
While we did learn many interesting facts, the biggest problem I had was the tour was miss sold.
We booked the 75-​minute lake and river architecture tour. I was expecting a solid hour on the river, since many of the other tours start and end on the river for tours of the same duration (and I knew we’d burn some time traveling to/​from the river from our spot on Navy Pier). We got a 110-​minute tour — 15 minutes on the lake doing a speed boat ride, 35 minutes waiting in the lake for the locks to fill and all the boats from the river to come out, 10 minutes in the locks, 35 minutes on the river, 10 minutes in the locks on the way out, and then 5 minutes getting back to the Pier.
Most people would be fine with a longer tour than they paid for, and normally, I would be, too. But we had something scheduled after the tour, and didn’t have that extra time the tour took built in as a buffer.
I will say our guide did a good job of filling the time — I’m guessing she wasn’t planning on sitting and waiting for the locks to fill for so long (she said it would be 10 minutes when we got there). But she gave us a lot of interesting information about the history of Chicago and the locks.
Going through the locks was interesting and fun to experience.
On the river, we headed west and then went on the South Branch to the Sears Tower and then turned around. It really wasn’t much of a river architecture tour (as a reference, my husband’s cruise started on the river, went to the split, up and down the north branch, and then south, way past the Sears Tower).
I’m guessing that Seadog doesn’t know/can’t control exactly how the tours will go, based on the lock cycle and how many boats need to pass. And I don’t think our waiting time was their fault. But I DO think that they could do a better job correctly advertising the tour and making it clear upfront that you aren’t really getting a 75-​min architecture river tour. You are getting a who knows how long, and whatever we pass we will talk about tour.

Changed the times for the tour and ruined my plans. Also got a different tour and not the one we wanted

They changed the time of my scheduled tour and no notification was given. They were at least accommodating enough to change the type of cruise.

Architecture boat tour (75 mins) was great. Andy was a fun guide and knowledgable. We went at 715 pm and it was excellent for pictures and sun was starting to set. Everything on the pier was pretty much closed when we got off the tour and the sun has set so just a heads up on what to expect when you get done.

My husband and I came to the Chicago area for a quick getaway. We have been to the area several times, but have always come during the winter season, and therefore have not gotten out to do much other than drive around and grab a bite to eat. Well, this time we decided to enjoy the beautiful weather and learn a little bit about Chicago in a fun way, and Seadog Cruises offered it! We learned about Seadog Cruises through Groupon, which was a great value for us.
We originally made a reservation for a 1:15 pm departure. We are staying about 1.5 hours from downtown and knew about 11:30 that we were not going to make it on time. I called the customer care line to change our reservation to the 3:15 time slot. Instead of changing it, the rep said there was plenty of space on the 3:15 and just to show up. Usually with prepaid prebooked reservations, you just go get in the boarding line. Since we have a change and our papers showed 1:15, I went to the kiosk. The manager who helped, I want to say his name was Steve, said that we missed our sailing. I explained that I called beforehand and was told just to show up. He went in to check availability and updated our reservations and printed up new tickets.
Our crew consisted of Billy (guide), Grant (1^st mate), and Captain John. Grant was very knowledgeable about the area. They gave us a great tour consisting of cruising the coastline, including a speed boat ride for about 5 — 10 mins, talking about the lighthouse from France, then taking us through the city river touring the city’s downtown architecture and providing history of the buildings and area. There is some beautiful detail and creative architecture in the area!
It can get a bit chilly during the speedboat cruising portion and I would recommend taking a jacket with you, even it if it’s 80°+ out. Also know that you may get a little wet, particularly if you sit on a seat right by the rail. I didn’t mind getting wet, other than it being cold! Parking is expensive in the area, $ 15 and up, so be prepared for that. It can also take a bit to find, so make sure you plan accordingly.
Hubby enjoyed the cruise just as much. It proved a great visit to the Pier! After our cruise, we grabbed a bit at DMK Burger Bar. There are various eatery choices and much more entertainment available in the area.

Architecture tour was awesome, Charlie was our guide and he was spot on with what he was saying. I’m from Chicago so I would know!!! Thanks Charlie!

Leaving from the Navy Pier on Lake Michigan this is just flat out FUN. My wife and I took the lake front speedboat tour where a jet propelled tour boat spends half an hour throwing itself around Lake Michigan like a jet ski on steroids. Cruising at about 35 knots with lots of great views of the Chicago waterline you’ll be hard pressed to find a better way to cool off on a hot day.
A week in Chicago and this was one of our favorite finds.

It was my roommates Bday weekend and he wanted a trip. So we headed up from STL for the weekend. He wanted to «ride a boat…» A quick Google search found us many options. We went with SeaDog Cruse because it was the right price and besides who doesn’t like going fast in a boat?! Seadog delivered. Great fun ride with a great view of the city. The guys on the boat are pros who know their stuff. The host was knowledgeable and had history on all the buildings. And was very entertaining.
I would recommend Seadog Cruses to any one, local or visitor. We took the red line down and enjoyed the walk to the Pier then took the free trolley back to the red line. Way cheaper than paying to park anywhere downtown.
I would give them 5 stars but there was a little hassle with our Groupon. And we almost missed our ride because they couldn’t find our reservation. All was well in the end and it was an awesome ride!

A spur of the moment thing that my friends and I decided to do while walking back down the Navy Pier and I have to say it was pretty enjoyable. Luda was a good guide who made the trip a lot of fun who even took time to take pictures for everyone who wanted one while heading across the lake. Cool Information. A few funny jokes. $ 22 and 30 minutes well spent.

I wanted to show off Chicago to a friend of mine who was visiting the
U. S. and opted to take her out onto Lake Michigan. But wait, I also wanted her to see the fantastic Chicago Architecture from the Chicago River. So, I called up Sea Dog and inquired if they had such a combination tour. Guess what, they do have such a tour.
It is called, somewhat misleadingly, «The Chicago River Architect tour»
I informed the Agent that I wanted the River AND the Lake tour.
He assured me that despite the misleading reference as a River tour, it was actually a combination River AND Lake excursion.
So, I took a chance and sure enough, it was in fact a combination River AND Lake excursion. We started out on the Lake and hit top speed as we went up and down the lake front. Wheeeee. Tour personnel volunteered to take photos of the patrons while using the patron’s cameras to do so.
That was kind of them as some of us are not very good at taking selfies.
After speeding up and down the Lake front we changed course and entered the Lock System to exit the lake and enter the river to tour the River front Architecture. As we slowly moved down the Chicago River we received an excellent history lesson by the tour guide on the sites and buildings being viewed. It was a 75 minute excursion for about $ 37.00
per person. Well worth the price for speeding up & down the lake front followed by an instructional tour of Chicago River Architecture.
Great Lake front and River front views combined with informative history lesson.

AWESOME EXPERIENCE!!! Kind of expensive though, $ 26 for a 30 minute extreme boat ride?! We got lucky and someone gave us a spare ticket so we only had to buy one ticket. You definitely need a poncho!!! They sell it for $ 5 at the ticket stand. They music they play during this is awesome, both trendy/​old school songs. I’m glad we didn’t eat before, but I felt my stomach getting a little upset by the end of the ride. They basically take you into the lake and spin and do fun things! They stop twice — once to tell us some history about Chicago and another time to take photos for the groups on the boat.

Went on an architectural tour and it was awesome! Great mix of speed out on the lake and fantastic views of the city from the river.
This is a must do activity when you visit the city.

Great experience, a must try, I am glad it was on a warmer day, since when the boats goes on open water, winds get really cold. It is pricy for what it is. But you are paying for experience. it’s hard to take pics of skyline, around 5 pm since the sun hides the buildings, making them black in pics. especially if you are using your phone, otherwise sit back and enjoy the chills :)

What fun!!! We went on a cruise with Grace as our tour guide, and Saleem as our captain (so sorry first mate, can’t remember your name…)
Grace was so funny! I loved the architectural tour of Chicago as we only were there for one day. It was nice to get in a little history and information about this cute city from the view of the river.
It was also a very comfortable boat. The seats were plush and seat belts were large enough for a pregnant lady!
It was a really great tour, you should absolutely come!