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Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay Cruise on M.S. Dixie II
Lake Tahoe, United States of America
Take a 2-hour sightseeing cruise on the M.S. Dixie II around magnificent Lake Tahoe to savor the wonders of this picturesque area. Discover breathtaking views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Emerald Bay, charming Fannette Island and Vikingsholm Castle.
This two-hour narrated Emerald Bay Sightseeing Cruise offers non-stop photo opportunities that will delight everyone in your family or group. As you cruise to, through and back from Emerald Bay, you will learn how it was formed and some of its fascinating history. Hear tales of Fenette Island (nicknamed "little rock island") within the bay, as well as the Vikingsholm Castle, the stone mansion on its shores.
You will even get a look below Lake Tahoe's surface, with a special video presentation of "Sunken Treasures of Lake Tahoe". This is a state-of-the-art video presentation showing what lies deep beneath the brilliant blue of Lake Tahoe's surface. Travel 500 feet below the waters of Glenbrook Bay to tour the Steamer Tahoe, the majestic vessel that cruised Lake Tahoe for 50 years before being sunk by her owners.
See underwater canyons and rocky bluffs that until now have never been seen by human eyes. Cruise through recently discovered ancient forests of petrified trees; forests that forced scientists to rethink theories of the lake's size and evolution. Roam the bottom of Emerald Bay and explore newly discovered sea mounds that are unlike any previously known underwater formation at Lake Tahoe.
Optional buffet lunch is available on the morning cruise during summer, which consists of a deli meats, cheeses, salads, soups, bread, chilli, cookies, soda, tea and water. Full bar service is also available (additional cost) for onboard M.S. Dixie II during the round-trip excursion from historic Zephyr Cove to Emerald Bay.
I believe this is the only boat tour on the lake. It was educational, and you could see the entire lake as we crossed it. A beautiful place. The boat was clean, the food and drinks were good as well.
Review by: Melissa B, September 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Nancy C, September 2017
The trip was wonderful The water was a little rough due to the weather and the trip back was smoother. Emerald Bay was lovely and the narration was great and so was the music. On the way back we were fortunate to see a beautiful rainbow on the south shore which seemed to be very vivid and then would fade away and come back again. It was my second time on there and the whole experience was lovely. My friend from Chicago and I I live in Sacramento thoroughly enjoyed it despite the weather.
Review by: Sharon S, September 2017
Was a beautiful day and enjoyed hearing the history of Lake Tahoe and Emerald Bay. Lunch was offered but we did not eat on the cruise so cannot comment on the food. It was relaxing and lasted about two hours. We would recommend this to anyone who wanted to see the lake by cruising on it.
Review by: Kent P, September 2017
The tour was ok and the scenery beautiful. I think we would have been better just to drive to Emerald Bay. The narration appears to be recorded. Not sorry that we did it but would not go again.
Review by: Venkata N, September 2017
It was amazing experience and restaurant was good, only problem is due to noise we couldn't hear what guide was explaining
Review by: Patricia B, September 2017
Everything went smooth. Enjoyed the lunch that we purchased, food was very good.
Review by: Judy A, September 2017
Good enough to see the lake, not exceptional, but relaxing
Review by: William T, September 2017
Good views. About what we expected. Worthwhile for first timers.
Review by: Carol K, August 2017
Great cruise around the lake. Our only complaint is that there were many unattended small children running wild on boat decks. Very unsafe behavior and as a result we were unable to hear narration. We should have gone midweek instead of weekend.... that was our mistake.
Review by: Melanie V, August 2017
A great thing to do if you are not physically fit enough for more active ways of getting to Emerald Bay. Would recommend driving to the bay and taking advantage of walks and kayaks
Review by: Elizabeth M, August 2017
Enjoyed Emerald Bay itself but would have enjoyed opportunity to spend time on land.
Review by: Daniel B, August 2017
Beautiful views, good narration, spacious, good bar, highly recommended, don't miss this if you're on vacation at Lake Tahoe
Review by: Mary B, August 2017
The cruise was nice if you were outside on the deck or on the roof. It was a warm day, so inside was uncomfortable. Packed like sardines inside. I recommend you arrive early in order to acquire a good place to sit or stand. Overall, it was a lovely cruise if you had a good spot.
Review by: Barbara D, August 2017
Extremely pleasant and informative trip...recommend highly. Great sightseeing and history of Lake Tahoe was quite interesting!
Review by: David M, August 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Patti J M, August 2017
Enjoyed the cruise on Lake Tahoe very much. It was a beautiful day and the views of the lake, mountains and Emerald Bay were fantastic.
Review by: Austin L V, August 2017
I enjoyed this tour with my 19 year-old son who uses a power wheelchair. Due to accessibility issues, we stayed on the first level of the boat, but had a great time. The lake is gorgeous, and the tour was informative. There is a wheelchair-accessible head (restroom) on the first level of the boat.
Review by: John H, August 2017
Spectacular scenery very pleasant ride
Review by: Jodi W, August 2017
We loved everything about the boat trip. Perfect weather, right amount of tour guide, great bartenders -- and scenery that is truly unbelievable. The only things I would do to improve is to lower drink costs 10 a little steep -- and have a golf cart or something on hand for people with disabilities. A poor woman on crutches had to walk that entire gangplank and we worried she wouldn't make it!
Review by: Reuben E, August 2017
Nice, relaxing, 2 hour cruise.
Review by: JoAnn G, August 2017
Very nice relaxing
Review by: Anna H, August 2017
The tour itself is awesome and the boat a lot of fun but it was overcrowded in my opinion making it hard to get near an outside rail to take pictures. Despite that, if you have never taken this or a similar tour of Lake Tahoe you are missing out. The one thing that sticks out in my mind is the inability to hear the canned tour guide talk about the lake. You simply cannot hear because of the constant chatter of other passengers. Don't know how the operators could fix that. The restrooms on board were clean and in good working order. The staff very efficient and hard working. You can also purchase small gifts, food and refreshments on board.
Review by: John B, July 2017
A great way to spend a few hours on the lake. Beautiful scenery, interesting local knowledge, relaxing as all get out. Only drawback is that it's just a little too long for the content.
Review by: jmarqdt, July 2017
The boat ride is awesome! I would recommend it. Bring sunblock, and it is a long ride, plan for three hours total for this excursion. The views are amazing and you can't get those views any other way.we even saw a waterfall!
Review by: Antonio R, July 2017
This tour was beautiful and nice to experience. Our tour was at 11am, We sat in the 3rd deck on the side view and I honestly think those were the best seats since you could see the back, side and front view of Tahoe.
Review by: visweswara rao l, April 2017
The service in the Ship was very good. Our waiter, Samuel is very personable and very efficient. Our food was very good, price was fair. He suggestion helped us to cut down unnecessary order, Very Beautiful scenic Lake with explanation and view through the glass Over all we need to go once for this kind of tour._br/_ .
Review by: Luciene B, February 2017
The Bay is fantastic!!! I got confused about the location and had a hard time for parking. Boat was full and I wish I had rented a small one and had stayed at the Bay for a swimming time. Other than that, it was amazing.
Review by: Patricia A, January 2017
beatiful lake tahoe views
Review by: Gopala krishna b, December 2016
It's awesome experience of exploring Tahoe lake. It is interesting and informative. The food they serveof course purchased is delicious and sufficient enough. It takes almost near to snow mountains..you can get the feel of aquarium..such a beautiful blue water..
Review by: David V, October 2016
This was a very relaxing and beautiful cruise on the Lake. Trip was about 2 1/2 hours and there is a place to buy lunch and sit to enjoy it
Review by: Therese J, October 2016
What a wonderful experience to see the beauty of nature so close up. The tour was just the right amount of time to enjoy the magic of Lake Tahoe. The color of the water is unbelievable. No picture can capture how really beautiful it is.
Review by: mrshuang, September 2016
Overpriced and boring. The first few minutes of the trip were enjoyable, with breathtaking views, but it just was too long 2 hours and not worth the 55 ticket price. Might be good for individuals who can't walk very much, but otherwise, you're better off just parking at the top of Vikingsholm, and walking the 1-mile hike down to the castle and the water. Same views but you're not stuck on a crowded boat for 2 hours and you'll have more money in your pocket at the end. Disappointing.
Review by: Debora S, September 2016
It was awesome we really enjoyed it and recommend for people to go on a cruise. The food was fantastic and the staff was very nice. The scenery is just beautiful we took a lot of pictures.
Review by: Miguel M, September 2016
It is worth doing, but be aware that the boat is extremely crowded. The boat officially holds 500 passengers and they pack that many on board. Unless you are there way early to line up you will not get a deck seat and you will be stuck inside where it is hard to see the picturesque beauty of the lake. They apparently used to have two boats, but one was in a fire. Maybe with two boats running, it would have been less crowded. I don't know if I would pay the price again since I wasn't able to get an outside deck spot, and we were there 45 minutes early!!! It wasn't early enough. Plan to be there at least an hour early to line up if you want a chance at the outside seating.
Review by: Dolores G, September 2016
Enjoyed the boat trip very much.
Review by: DL H, September 2016
We had a wonderful time. Lunch, we had the chowder bowls, was really good. The narrations were especially informative. Beautiful scenery and super weather.
Review by: clifford w, September 2016
Beautiful part of the world. Wonderful day and fantastic views!
Review by: Maria Lourdes M, September 2016
It is very good
Review by: Steve K, September 2016
A beautiful scenic trip to Emerald Bay and back. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. The only thing missing was ice cream! We would definitely take guests that come to visit on the cruise in the future. Thank you.
Review by: Rebecca T, September 2016
It was great!
Review by: Nancy G, September 2016
This was a beautiful boat ride to Emerald Bay. The scenery was breathtaking. Nice to have tickets purchased ahead of time because we avoided a long line. Would highly recommend this boat ride.
Review by: Janice C, September 2016
We thoroughly enjoyed our excursion on the M S Dixie II. It was a great boat ride and beautiful scenery. Emerald Bay is gorgeous. I highly recommend this excursion to anyone visiting the Tahoe area.
Review by: Elizabeth P, September 2016
The trip appeared to be wonderful, the only hitch was that the wheelchair that my mother was brought on board with was given away. She was told that she would have to wait until everyone was off the boat before the 2 wheelchairs could be taken up and unloaded before they could come back and get her. For a boat with over 200 people they only have 2 wheelchairs. WE WILL NOT RETURN!_br/_ She is 81 years old and not in good condition. A WASTE OF MONEY!
Review by: willumarryme, September 2016
It was everything and more
Review by: JANE S, September 2016
My husband and I had a few hours to kill, so we figured, why not. It was well worth it. Very enjoyable tour. The scenery was beautiful. the guide was very knowledgeable about the area and its history. I would recommend the tour very highly.
Review by: barbara c, September 2016
Worked out really good!
Review by: Lois C, September 2016
A very pleasant time through some beautiful scenery. Friendly staff and decent food/drinks available.
Review by: Keith T, September 2016
The tour of Lake Tahoe is beautiful. The ship is as expected, good seating, good views. the back window to see the paddlewheel was so dirty could not get a good photo
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