From our sponsors:
December 8-10, 12, 16-21, 2025
Dinner Cruises: 6:30pm | $135 | All Ages
Sleigh Rides: 6:45pm | $64-70 | All Ages
Purchase Tickets: Dinner Cruise | Sleigh Ride
Dinner Cruises Departure Location:
Salmon Springs Dock
1010 SW Naito Pkwy, Portland, OR 97204
Sleigh Rides Departure Location:
Caruthers Landing Dock:
110 SE Caruthers St, Portland, OR 97214
Enjoy the 21st annual Christmas Ship Parade aboard the Portland Spirit! This marks the 71st year of the Christmas Ship Parade in Portland, Oregon. The Christmas Ship Fleet offers a thrilling holiday parade unlike any other on the water! The Portland tradition started with one decorated boat and is now a volunteer organization that features dozens of boats each season. The privately owned vessels come from Portland, Vancouver, McMinnville, Salem and Hood River areas.
There are two ways to cruise this holiday season:
Dinner Cruises:
Join us for a dinner cruise during the 71st annual Christmas Ship Parade! You’ll enjoy a 2 ½ hour cruise on the Willamette River, a three-course dinner prepared fresh on board, live piano music and, of course, a great view of the Christmas Ships!
- 2 ½ hour cruise on the Willamette River
- Views of the Historic Milwaukie Waterfront and downtown Portland
- Freshly prepared three-course dinner
- Bread, salad, choice of entrée and house dessert
- Private candlelit table
- Live piano music
Sleigh Rides:
This one-and-a-half-hour cruise on the Explorer Jetboat runs during Portland’s Christmas Ship Parade and comes with hot chocolate, cookies and warm wool blankets. We’ll take you as close as it gets to the iconic ships, almost as if you’re in the parade!
- 1.5 hour cruise on the Explorer Jetboat during the Christmas Ship Parade
- Hot cocoa
- Cookies
- Wool blankets available
- Captain and guide