Relax on a Quebec City dinner cruise as enjoy a night of fine dining and dancing. Dine on a delectable 5-course dinner with wine to match as you cruise past enchanting Old Quebec. Dance the night away as the stars come out, with the city as your backdrop.
Cast off for fine dining aboard the AML Louis Jolliet, Quebec City's unique cruising restaurant. As the sun goes down, take in all the magic of Quebec by night. The fabulous view from the glass-enclosed decks sets the stage for a special evening.
The chef has prepared for you a meal worthy of the Captain's Table. Order from a set menu, with choices such as Atlantic salmon fillets, chicken supreme, fillet mignon and not to mention the captain's delight -- always a favorite for dessert! See sample menu below (subject to change). Your wine steward will offer wine suggestions to complement your gourmet meal.
No dinner cruise is complete without music! Leave your cares behind as you listen to lounge music or DJ entertainment, and dance under the stars with romantic Quebec City as your backdrop.
Sample Menu: Amuse-Bouche:
Chef’s choice
Appetizer:
Verrine of celeriac, prosciutto and radicchio with pastis dressing
Starter (choice of one):
Seafood panaché
Duck
Roasted pear salad with poppy seeds and honey
Main course (choice of one):
Chicken breast with grilled vegetables, goat cheese and roasted tomatoes in a demi-glace sauce
Atlantic salmon filet with a panko herb crust, white butter, saffron and chive sauce
Wonderful time. This trip makes for a great evening on the St. Lawrence River. Excellent dinner and entertainment in the spirit of Cirque du Soliel. I almost felt like I was on a cruise ship. The appetizers were a little exotic, but the salmon main course was great. Very attentive staff!
Review by: Linda S, August 2017
We chose the 5 course dinner cruise. Ticket booth at the pier was very professional and printed our tickets with the information from our vouchers. Boarding was prompt early! and each crew member was very welcoming and polite. We were immediately shown to our table by the window and greeted by our server within minutes, beginning with drink service. The table was ours for the entire evening. We could come and go between the courses._br/_ The food was very different Quebec style, tasty, and served at a rate that allowed your palate to clear to enjoy the next course. Entertainment on the main deck was to follow dessert, but teasers were performed in the dining room between courses. _br/_ The views during the cruise were lovely as the route went up and down the St. Lawrence River and then back to the dock, taking approximately 4 hours. Lots of photo ops late afternoon, dusk, and night all provided unique lighting. There was music and dancing in a club-like environment....a little loud for us and not our taste in music...but we took advantage of the seating along the side of the ship to watch the lights on the shore. With the music in the background, we were able to enjoy quiet conversation._br/_ The ship was very smooth. We had rain storms with some thunder and lightning the evening of our cruise, but they didn't dampen the experience except to eliminate strolling on deck._br/_ I would recommend this dinner cruise to adults couples, singles, friends of any age, but would discourage bringing children. _br/_ The only drawback for us was the lack of attention to our choice of beverage. We do not drink alcohol and felt our thirsts could have been better addressed as we had empty coffee cups and water quite often and had difficulty getting the attention of our server, who appeared to be serving her other tables often with their choice of alcoholic beverages. We did have to ask several times to have our cups refilled and even to the point of reminding her that we were still waiting.
Review by: tmboles72, June 2017
The food was good and the service excellent. A unique on-board entertainment experience featuring acrobatics was also provided. The tour guide/announcer, David, is outstanding and provides a wealth of facts about the area on the day cruise offered on the same ship.
Review by: Danielle L, August 2016
The tour was beautiful, on board performances extra ordinary and the food was divine!! We did wait a while for the main course but the rest of this night was absolutely wonderful. Although I wish it would of said on the site that we had to exchange our voucher for tickets once we got there...
Review by: Susan M, August 2016
This is one of the best things we have done. Food was Great, service was Great, entertainment and music was fun. I would do this again in a heart beat.
Review by: Amy B, August 2016
Super fun! Cirque to soleil level performers, incredible meal, amazing music and dancing. The crew was phenomenal and made the entire experience lively. Great for kids, parents, grandparents and everything in between.
Review by: Trina T, August 2016
Setting beautiful, service great. Food was good for amount of people served. Would recommend to those visiting Quebec
Review by: Joey, August 2016
This is one of the best things we have done. Food was Great, service was Great, entertainment and music was fun. I would do this again in a heart beat.
Review by: Judith M, July 2016
Good evening and nice food.
Review by: Suzanne G, July 2016
Meal...superb! Service...superb! Entertainment...superb! Well worth it!!
Review by: Teresa G, June 2016
The quality of the food they serve is not worth the price you paid for the cruise. I expected alot more from what they charge you. The entertainment was good overall, but still not worth the price. They even charge for a glass of soda, which was ridiculous to say the least.
Review by: Charmaine B, October 2015
The tour was amazing. We were celebrating my boyfriend's birthday and it was wonderful. The staff was terrific as well as the food. I would do it again in a heart beat.
Review by: Susan L, September 2015
We celebrated my husbands special birthday on this evening, and the evening could not have been nicer. This was very easy to book on line. I would book again with via tour. The boat was very clean and the staff were welcoming. The cruise itself offered great views as we toured the coast up and down. Both sides of the boat had their own magnicent scenes to share. _br/_ But the most incredible part of the evening was the spectacular meal we were graciously served. Our choices that evening made it hard to order, so we each ordered a different plate. No one was disappointed, and everybody walked away declaring they had ordered the best thing on the menu. We like to take a dinner cruise when ever we can on our travels, and up until that evening our favorite is in Paris. From a meal stand point, this dinner surpassed it by far. We actually went back on the last night of our trip do see if we could take the trip again. Not surprisingly the boat was booked solid. If you're a foodie, gotta go!
Review by: Linda R, September 2015
Four hours a little long. Food was delicious. Getting on and off boat is difficult at best and dangerous at worst. Short gangplank from boat - set of stairs at end of gangplank. Two foot difference between end of gangplank and top step. Difficult at best DANGEROUS at worst. NOT for handicapped people or people with range of motion difficulties.
Review by: william L, September 2015
Nice cruise but the city is small and not much after that. The food was OK but not for the money. Not much to do for older people. The only entertainment was a DJ on the upper deck. We been on other dinner cruise like Hawaii and there were good entertainment.
Review by: Carmen G, August 2015
our romantic dinner cruise, was awesome, the service, fantastic, the food delicious.....everthing was very good.
Review by: Debbie F, August 2015
Loved the food and views! The last 1.5 hrs was all about the disco down stairs...too long for those who didn't want to do that
Review by: Chris G, August 2015
Very nice and relaxing. A good way to slow down while on vacation - we tend to try and do 'everything' possible. Had fun at the martini class. Food wasn't the best, but we are still glad we took the cruise.
Review by: Karen H, August 2015
We enjoyed ourselves but were disappointed by this cruise. Food was good but service was slow and not attentive. There was no guide for the sites either verbally or written. The cruise was truly an hour too long but we were trapped! We cruised up the river, back down the river past our starting point, back up the river past our starting point, back down again past, sat in the river for about 20 minutes, and then finally docked. Everyone had finished dinner more than an hour before, watched dancers perform, and then still had another hour to just sit and wait. The views were beautiful but once by is enough!
Review by: Stuart Yael G, July 2015
Food was terrific on the five course menu. We were delighted to discover that there was dancing in the last hour-and-one-half. And the trip was smooth. Wonderful trip, wonderful value.
Review by: Angela G, June 2015
it was very nice and the staff was wonderful.Would sure do it again
Review by: Lisa G, April 2015
My husband and I enjoyed the evening cruise. We were seated by ourselves in a corner by the window. We were not sure if this was because we spoke English as everyone else was seated together in the other areas. In any event, it was like having a private dining area which we did not mind. The view from the river was beautiful. The meal was good although my husband is a finicky eater and the first two courses went untouched. It would have been good to have a second choice as not everyone likes fish and duck. For the price of the meal, there should have been two choices. If we went again, we would probably opt to eat before boarding and just enjoy the cruise.
Review by: Robert H, August 2014
The cruise itself was very nice. We got to see things from a completely different perspective being out on the water. Also were able to see things that might not be visible on land. Would do the cruise again. The dinner was another story, would not recommend it or do it again. The appetizer was a soggy cone of pureed smoked salmon, the Asian style duck confit salad was a bits of duck and noodles overwhelmed by arugula, The entrée was cold chicken breast, on top of a piled of over peppered mashed potatoes. Dessert was also mediocre. We did the train de Massif a few days earlier and it was fantastic so this was a big disappointment.
Review by: Ellen S B, August 2014
Had the 5 course meal - food was great, service good, dinner entertainment was nice. Was able to view the waterfall. Scenery was great of course._br/_
After dinner explored the rest of the ship, couple of areas where dance music was being played, we danced a bit would have been more fun if there were more people on the boat or we came with more friends. Can be made into a party event, or a romantic date.
Review by: Maria N, August 2014
We really enjoy the dinner cruise.
Review by: Vladimir K, August 2014
The dinner was amazing. The entertainment was fantastic. The crew is very nice. The only critic that I have to say is that 4 hours cruise is a little bit too long, but other than that, everything was wonderful. Highly recommended.
Review by: Melvin H, August 2014
The dinner cruise was really enjoyable but the food took way too long to come out.,.... like 3 hrs total. The smaller portions was enough but who wants to sit that long waiting for food.
Review by: Mark H, July 2014
Great trip and all on time. The food was good but the choices could have been better. We would definitely do it again.
Review by: Victor M, July 2014
Needs a little more pizazz. Not something I would do again. I would have preferred a river ride during the day when you could see the city from_br/_
The view of the river.
Review by: Mark S, July 2014
We did the dinner tour. We got to see the falls in daylight and the castle during daylight and when it was dark outside. The city lights and litle camp fires gave you a good feeling. Dinner was very good.
Review by: Jeannine P, December 2013
Very nice cruise. Would recommend. Well organized with a super friendly staff. They made sure to get cabs to the dock at the end of the cruise. Food was excellent. If they could cut the tour about 45 minutes it would have been just fine.
Review by: Monika S, August 2013
Before booking I had read reviews and had heard from friends, who had been on other similar cruises that it could go either way. Well, this was terrific. The dinning area reminded me of being at a wedding reception ,a very elegant setup . The food was delicious, the service excellent. The live entertainment, a vocalist and two accompanists, drum and guitar were a nice addition. If you chose, you could even get on the dance floor. After a week of off and on rain, the night was clear and cool. The evening views of the lit coastline were beautiful. I highly recommend adding this to your stay. We will definitely do this again. Thumbs up for Viator!
Review by: peter m, October 2012
very good trip the city took on a whole new outlook at night great meal,good service ,but need to get there early as could miss out on a seat by the window and end up towards the centre of the dining room
Review by: W C T, September 2012
Had a great time. Weather was not good but you could stay inside.
Review by: Rodger S, August 2012
The service and food were great. Did not enjoy the long line up to board. A bit slow in docking. We were looking forward to dancing after dinner but was not what we expected. Awful music and the only dancing was done by children which were not looking in whose path they got._br/_
The fireworks were good but a bit long, we were really ready to get off by midnight._br/_
Good rating is for the food and service and friendly staff not the whole cruise experience.
Review by: Judith P, August 2012
The views of the river were lovely. The food was superb. The staff was courteous. The music was nice to listen to, but for this older crowd, I think some slow dance tunes might have enticed people onto the dance floor.
Review by: Roméo P, July 2012
We truly enjoyed our dinner cruise. The meal was excellent, as was the view of Quebec city at night. We were very lucky that we were able to board the boat at Levis where we were staying for a couple of nights. We were the only two that were met in Levis, given our tickets there by a representative, and were given the opportunity to take the cruise from there. We appreciated that option very much.
Review by: Abe S, August 2011
Very good cruise. Buffet Dinner was good. However, we had made reservations for the 5 course dinner a month in advance and the day before I confirmed our reservations as required and were told the cruise was sold out and in fact AML had advised Viatour that our reservation was not available. Viatour never advised us of this. We were glad that AML was able to get us on board, but we could only get the buffet dinner, not the 5 course sit down dinner we had reserved. A better system of follow up should be implemented by Viatour.
Review by: Margaret M, May 2011
Trip was enjoyable. We would do it again.
Review by: Margaret M, November 2010
Trip was enjoyable. We would do it again.
Review by: Barry R, August 2010
The meal, cruise and entertainment and total experience was great. We had a wonderful time.
Review by: Jenna W, August 2010
The food was good as was the service.
Review by: DONNA H, United States of America, July 2010
Beautiful evening great service good food and drink.
Review by: Pamela T, July 2010
We arrived 30 minutes before the cruise, as recommended. When we arrived, the main dining room was completely full. I assume that large bus tours had been booked. We were seated at the back, beside a window that had some safety equipment blocking the view. The meal was satisfactory. The band was excellent.
Review by: Barry R, July 2010
The meal, cruise and entertainment and total experience was great. We had a wonderful time.
Review by: , February 2010
This tour was very enjoyable! For the price we paid we feel that both atmosphere in dining area and also the food could have been more elegant or special. All in all we enjoyed this dinner cruise. Would we be likely to do it again, probably not! Many other wonderful things to do in this beautiful city.
Review by: Natalya K, United States of America, September 2009
Highly recommend for those looking for romance! We were charmed by magnificent views, smooth music and good food. 4 hours flew away like 1 minute, but it was totally worth it!
Review by: Ken L, Canada, September 2009
This tour was very enjoyable! For the price we paid we feel that both atmosphere in dining area and also the food could have been more elegant or special. All in all we enjoyed this dinner cruise. Would we be likely to do it again, probably not! Many other wonderful things to do in this beautiful city.
Review by: Anonymous, September 2009
This tour was very enjoyable! For the price we paid we feel that both atmosphere in dining area and also the food could have been more elegant or special. All in all we enjoyed this dinner cruise. Would we be likely to do it again, probably not! Many other wonderful things to do in this beautiful city.
Review by: Anonymous, September 2009
Highly recommend for those looking for romance! We were charmed by magnificent views, smooth music and good food. 4 hours flew away like 1 minute, but it was totally worth it!
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