Seattle Ferry Service

Best kept Seattle secret! Great inexpensive way to get out on the lake and see some of the views and sights of the city. I recommend for every person having people visiting from out of town hands down.
Pick up is at Mohai dock and $ 12 per adult.

The ride was fine until there was an incident with a rowboat. The captain forgot that sailboats and rowboats should be given a little courtesy if not the right-​of-​way. Captain was very rude and ruined the outing.

The Ice Cream Cruise was a fun way to spend 45 minutes, see some interesting house boats and get a good view of gas works park. They are a little short on seating on the upper deck, but we were able to get seats when some other people went downstairs to seek out ice cream. The guide is interesting but nothing too exciting.
Make sure you get there early on a nice day. We arrived about 15 – 20 minutes early and were the last people allowed on the boat. A number of people in line behind me had to wait an hour for the next cruise. The line could have been more organized and we almost didn’t make it on the boat due to people holding spots and walking in from the sides.

Take your business elsewhere. The captain is rude, unreasonable, paranoid, completely out of touch, and ungrateful. He single handedly ruined our entire day. On top of that — the boat is old, outdated, and the bathrooms are disgusting. ¹⁄₅ would not recommend.

My friends and I rented this boat for an absurd amount of money for his 30^th birthday. It was on Seafair Saturday. It started out great, and then the captain became very sour and ruined a lot of our days. If anyone has ever enjoyed Seafair on Lake Washington, it is a very festive day, and all boats are very nice to one another. He would not let us swim off the boat except for 1 hour of the day, off one side, and we were strictly not allowed to swim more than 10 feet from the boat. If we swam more than 10 feet away from the boat, he yelled at us and called us Jack ass’s (seriously). Other boats then starting throwing water balloons and squirting us, in typical Seafair fashion. Once we threw one water balloon back, he threatened us with 1000 dollar fine from the federal government (uggh sir, it was a water balloon on Seafair, it is going to be OK, I think the feds MIGHT have something else to do, but probably not). We also were not allowed to have any other boats tie up or say hi, or any other friends swim over to the boat to hang out. This is not a good boat for Seafair, or if you want to get out on the lake and swim and have a good time. For how much money it cost, it was very disappointing.
Lastly, this is out of his control, but the boat is just not very nice for that much money either.
Overall, this companies customer service was just horrible, and I would never go back. If he had of been a fun guy, we would of had a great day, despite his other rules, but he was intent on no one having fun. All 30 of us on the boat were VERY disappointed.

Everytime I have friends coming from different parts of the country. This is always on my list on where to bring them. For $ 11 you can have a nice tour of the Lake and the surrounding areas. Compared to riding with the ducks which is so expensive. This one is the real deal. With ice cream and rootbeer float while enjoying the view and history, boy what a nice way to spend your day.
I love it and I will keep coming back!

We thought (naively) that ice cream was included in this cruise since the name of the cruise is ICE CREAM cruise. You can BUY ice cream. $ 4 for an orange float (scoop of vanilla in a paper cup with cheap orange soda poured on top-​yuk), or $ 2 for an ice cream sandwich or bar. The cruise was nice, about 45 minutes & the captain pointed out everything on Lake Union, he was very interesting & we enjoyed the talk. The only annoying thing was the music he had blaring when he wasn’t talking. I’m guessing it was music from when he was a youth, 60’s & 70’s music and was very tiresome. It seems to be the trend these days to always have music blaring, we couldn’t just converse with our out of town guests & listen to seagulls, we had to rock & roll with the old captain. All in all a good deal for a Lake cruise, $ 12 each not including ice cream.

WHY have I been paying so much money for cruises around Seattle all these years? I have no idea. One day, while hanging at the Fremont Sunday Market, I looked out on the water and saw a boat floating by — the Fremont Sunday Ice Cream Cruise. What the hell is that? I checked it out online and decided to go one day.
The boat docks right in front of MOHAI, which was very convenient for us. On a Sunday, street parking is free and Lake Union Park provides a place to chill. It was a beautiful day to be on the water and luckily, the line wasn’t too busy to get on the boat.
For 2 adults and 1 child, we paid $ 29. Great price for a 45 minute boat ride around Lake Union! There is seating available upstairs, outside, and inside. For awhile, we hung out inside with the windows open to enjoy the view. There are cute tables in there with boards painted on them so you can play checkers.
The captain gave a tour as we went around the lake pointing out everything from houseboats, to Gas Works Park, to Dale Chihuly’s studio. He offered little tidbits of information that I wouldn’t seek out but were cool to hear.
Let’s not forget why it’s called an «ice cream» cruise! Root beer floats are the thing! They’re nothing fancy but it’s a really nice treat. In addition to a few different kinds of floats, you can also get canned sodas and chips. I believe the captain said in the colder months, drinks like hot chocolate are available.
This was a great way for us to end the weekend. Very fun, very relaxing, and cheap.

‘Sunday Ice Cream Cruise’ — doesn’t get much better than that!

A super fun and quick way to see a whole lot of Seattle, complete with ice cream! It was a fabulous end to our girls trip! The captain was very friendly and had a great time entertaining all us chatty chicks :) Highly recommend!

Girls trip to Seattle ended on a sweet note with the ice cream cruise. Such a fun way to see the city and learn history & fun facts about Seattle. Great deal!

If you’re looking for a cheaper way to see Seattle from a boat, this is the way to do it. For $ 11 you get a 45 minute guided tour around Lake Union and the option to buy ice cream. They’re also dog friendly– hooray! The ice cream options are nothing special but they make a good root beer float with chocolate ice cream and you can’t go wrong with ice cream on a hot, summer day. Maybe up the price to $ 15 but have a better ice cream selection?

What a fantastic way to see Seattle on an incredible sunny day. The sky was blue, sun was shining on our backs, and a light breeze on our face as we leisurely guided through Lake Union. The captain provided a great guided tour, gave us some history, and served us ice cream. I would definitely go back. It was a great bargain at $ 11 a person for a 45min tour of the lake. Next time I’m bringing beer!

My sister was lured by the ice cream and I was lured by her invitation to cruise on a boat on a 90 degree day. This tour surpassed my expectations and ended up being a great time!
I have lived in Seattle long enough that I really shy away from anything touristy but our captain was very entertaining and charming. He told interesting narratives and tidbits about the different houseboats, ships and sights around Lake Union. The 45-​minute cruise flew by, I wish I could have been out there for another hour. I’d recommend this cruise to anyone, tourist or local.
The only negative thing is that the ticket price does not include ice cream! You have to pay for that separately on board. Ice cream options include packaged ice cream bars and cones and floats which you assemble yourself: they give you a cup of ice cream and a can of soda. I think they should try to fancy up the ice cream options for this to really be called an ice cream cruise.

Mellow alternative to the «duck ride.»

Okay so my group of friends, the 7uppers, and me decide we must go on this cruise while visiting Seattle just because it has the words ICE-​CREAM in the name and we love ICE-​CREAM (and brownies and donuts and cupcakes…) So we were trying to get there to make the 2:00 p.m. departure and we got there like at 2:00 p. m on the dot. It was 6 of us in the car so 3 of us ran to the boat while the other ones parked and the boat was about to take off but they waited for us!!! The captain and his helper were awesome! They waited for us to get on the boat and then off we went. It was a beautiful Seattle day and the captain narrated the trip. He was funny (or the tried to be funny most of the time :)) and we had a great time! We got to check out the house were Sleepless in Seattle was filmed and we go to see cool houseboats and even a bridge that was in the process of going up to let a boat go through. It lasted like 45 min. but it felt like 15 min. because we were having a GREAT time! One of my friends and I who speak Spanish noticed they had music in Spanish during the narration breaks which we thought was way cool. The prices was $ 11 dollars and did not include ice-​cream but they sold some on board! I would have given it 5 stars if it had had ice-​cream sundaes or banana splits or something more exciting than just ice-​cream sandwiches. Overall, it was a great experience and we would recommend it to all tourists!

This is one of the gems of the Seattle tourist scene. This intimate adventure is dog friendly, kid friendly and a lot of fun. It is like the bigger, more popular tours at a fraction of the price. The tour guide is fun and informative and the ice cream the tour refers to is the captain’s own ‘secret’ concoction of root beer floats made with chocolate ice cream. This is a great tour for locals and visitors.

Went on this cruise for Mother’s Day and despite the cloudy and cold weather, a good time was still had by all.
This 45 minute cruise starts from south Lake Union and heads up towards Gas Works Park and then heads back to land. The cost is $ 11.
The cruise provided some good views of houseboats (including the Sleepless in Seattle houseboat), Gas Works Park, and just the lake in general. The tour went at a relaxing pace so you didn’t feel like you couldn’t take the scenery in. This was a guided tour and the guy’s humor was a little on the corny side but he did have some interesting things to say and was «G» rated.
They set sail no matter what the weather so be plan ahead if you decide to go. You can either sit inside the covered gallery downstairs or hangout on top of the boat. Seeing how today was a cold day they did have some blankets that people could use to stay warm. Also, the other helper person was real nice and gave all the mothers little flowers that she had picked from her garden. A nice gesture.
Overall, if you want to get out on the water but don’t have a boat, this is a good way to go.