I recently went on a 1.5-hour celebration cruise ride at Ozark's and enjoyed my time. I genuinely enjoyed learning about the history of the lake, landmarks along with some fishing competitions stats from the fun narration! The boat was clean, very comfortable, the views were gorgeous and I definitely appreciated the lake and fell in love with it. I could see that there were pre-booked tables on the boat along with food but we did not choose that service and enjoyed the area near the deck along with some over priced drinks haha - I got Diet Coke for around $5-6. Overall, we had fun and I would highly recommend it as a fun and easy activity near the Ozarks. read more

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If you don't have a boat this is the way to see the Lake of the Ozarks. Reasonable cost for a family of 4. They have a bar and if you pre-order the meal you will be served a meal On the trip. Can recommend this if you don't have a personal boat. read more

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What nice way to spend a Saturday afternoon. The boat is nice and spacious. You have option of purchasing a meal. Everyone on board was very nice. read more

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We took the the boat ride and dinner, but we got on the small ship, the temperature outside was about 96 degrees. The air conditioning on the small ship was worthless, even with a couple of fans on the floor, we were sweating like crazy. I finally asked one of the servers for a towel to mop up the sweat. Dinner was served with a dose of fruit and fruit flies Everybody was in the same state, as soon as supper was done, most people went outside. Then the flies started biting! It was the dinner cruise from hell! Sorry I could not leave a review with no stars. read more

This was so fun! There was drinking & drinking games on board the boat. Great music! Great Captain & first mate. 10 out of 10 would recommend! It was a great boat ride! read more

Me and three of my friends were here for the weekend and booked the 6 hour bar hopper cruise and had a blast! Luke and CJ were amazing and made sure that we were all taken care of throughout the whole day. 10/10 best part of the trip. read more

Love being on the water. Best part about it. Seeing the lovely lake homes that line the water is even better. The food was subpar. Drinks were good. Very limited service. read more

Great way to explore the water if you don't have a boat. The narrated cruise, imparting tidbits of history, throughout the cruise was great. I didn't have the dinner but enjoyed drinks! Recommended! read more

Food was delicious, staff was very nice and attentive, and drinks were delicious. Highly recommend read more

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Such a fun experience. We did the lunch cruise. Food was good, bar was good, amazing views. Staff was all friendly. Was hot inside the boat but it was nearly 100 degrees outside so that's to be expected. I would definitely recommend! read more

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My wife and I took the evening cruise on Lake of the Ozarks. The cruise itself was very enjoyable. Nice scenery and views of many homes, condos and resorts along the lake. The crew was very friendly and helpful. We went in April, which is before the busy tourist season begins, so on our cruise, there were only about 20 passengers total, and we had full access to the boat. The narration over the intercom was OK. It gave some informative details about the lake and when it was created. As for the food, it wasn't gourmet, but it was a decent, enjoyable meal. All in all, it was a nice, enjoyable 90 minute cruise. read more

We went on the Christmas holiday cruise in December 22 and again this past Memorial Day 23 and brought friends visiting from California. Both cruises were awesome!! The food on these cruises were delicious and the crew members were very friendly and helpful. We will be back with more visitors. read more

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Fireworks were great but could be seen from Bagnell Dam for free. Drinks and snacks were too expensive and there isn't nearly enough seating outside to enjoy the lake views. Tickets were also too expensive. I wouldn't recommend this cruise. read more

We went on the sunset cruise with the fireworks. What a great way to end the day with a great leisure cruise and end it with a big city fireworks show. Would recommend this cruise for anyone. read more

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Very easy to set up. Options for dinner included in reservation process. Price is reasonable. Boarding was smooth and easy, but we were not initially directed to the dining area where our table was reserved. The cruise is pleasant, very nicely narrated and informative. The service was outstanding, and food was very good with reasonable portions. Food was hot when served and even the desert brownies were hot. Overall we highly recommend! read more

We've taken the crisis the past two years on our annual visit to Lake Ozark and we'll do it every year that's to come. Very relaxing, easy to book, and courteous staff. read more

Not worth the money. We thought the cruise would be a bit more scenic and entertaining. The main level smelled like a port-a-potty. Save your money. read more

It was such a nice experience but the food definitely could have been better! Corn was definitely from a can, Mac and cheese, and the chicken tenders were okay and the 'roll' it came with was hard as a rock. Definitely from the day before. But the views and experiences where definitely worth it! Just skip the lunch. read more

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cruise was enjoyable but not spectacular. Narration is a prerecorded general over view of the lake. it does not tell you anything about what you are seeing. cruise is only up the main chaNoel about 4 miles and back. Would not do this cruise again. Food, while no gourmet, was good and reasonably priced. The bar however was very overpriced read more

Nice, hot day on Lake of the Ozarks. Took the narrated cruise. Fun information but the best part outside the scenery was the drinks and pulled pork sliders. Best food bargain at the lake. Boats could use a good deep cleaning along with new flags. Sat on the bow most of the time and enjoyed seeing some of the homes from the water but there was smoking allowed and that totally ruined it. People can hold off smoking for a few hours. Please make it nonsmoking! read more

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We actually love being on the water - especially the evening sunset cruise. The boat is nice & the crew are nice. There is one thing however that will keep us from going back On The Celebration. The ship sports a Don't Tread On Me flag. I just feel this is totally unnecessary and personally don't want to support this philosophy read more

took the cruise with 5 other people on Saturday 7/5...... cruise was okay - the sound system was terrible - whenever a crew member made an announcement it was 10 times louder than it needed to be, and was very staticky.....upstairs room was hot and there was a wasp nest in the staircas. read more

Very relaxing and enjoyable cruise. Captain very informative and bartender was very pleasant. Wonderful staff. I would recommend this cruise

The actual boat and accommodations were good. The crew was excellent. The music fair. The appetizers were sub-par. I have done this cruise two other times in past years and would say that this time was not as good in the areas of entertainment and food. read more

Old boat, outdated, food is edible but I laughed when they served corn and Mac and cheese with the main protein lmao. Bathrooms just stunk. The dam is not a beautiful sight lmao it's way over priced for what it is. Staff was friendly and attentive read more

The cruise on Lake Ozark was very nice, nicely narrated as well. The staff was very attentive, very nice and accommodating. We did do the lunch portion of the cruise, however, the food was not the best I have had. I would not order the lunch again. I had the pulled pork, and it was so dry and very tough to chew. I could not eat it. The staff tried everything to make it better, but it was just overcooked from the catering department. read more

Never take children on this cruise. The organization dislikes children on their cruises. We took a family of 19 which was over half the capacity of the boat and the owner approached us because one of our grandchildren was crying and asked if we were going to be able to control the child. we thought he was joking. I asked if he ever had children or had ever been in a situation where a child was crying. We spent over $1100 on this cruise and was on edge the whole time. Without regard to the above mentioned issue, the cruise was worthless, and the food was horrible. I would never recommend this cruise to anyone let alone anyone with a family read more

Great and informative boat trip that we enjoyed with our two kids. We all had a fun time.

The Celebration is a beautiful, clean boat with a sweet staff. It was an interesting tour and we very much enjoyed our time.

we had a lovely time. the staff answered a lot of questions and we were about to experience how vast Lake of the Ozarks really is. You can never see this from land. read more

The tour was very nice and relaxing. Jessi the bartender was so much fun and the crew did a great job. we did the noon cruise and opted not to eat but we did have a snack on board. I thought for the price everything was really nice and we all had a great time. read more

Just okay... was a beautiful evening cruise. Staff are very pleasant but expected more narrating from the captain.

There were spiders everywhere so we spent the majority of the cruise on edge. They were EVERYWHERE. Hot on the inside. Little room on the outside to view read more

My wife and I went on the 6:00PM dinner criuse, but did not buy the meal package. As as soon as they found out we were non eating passengers, they sent us to the upper deck on the back of the boat. It was a hot sunny day, but they did'nt bother to put the upper deck canaopy out. Also, there was no mention of where the rest rooms are, which just happened to be in the lower deck air conditioned dining room. They also failed to mention to the non eating guest, that was an outdoor, water level viewing are on the front bow. The whole 1 hr 45 min cruise only covered the upper 5 miles of the lake. If there is a speed restriction on the lake, explain that up front in the trip description, so people can decide if its worth $40 & 2 hrs to see 5 miles of to a 95 mile lake. I would not recomend this trip to any one. read more

I'm disappointed to leave this as we've never had to post a negative review. Food was sub par and entertainment was limited to upstairs where there was no room. Merting the couple at our table was great. Perhaps a trip in the summer vs Christmas would have had a different outcome. Bottom line, it's disappointing to of used our gift certificate and hoping those who gifted don't ask us how it was to use 134.00 for 100.00 and it not an experience worthy of 100.00. Dana read more

The cruise was pleasant and the food was better than expected. I would like to see the company either replace the flags that are flown from the spreader or take them down as they are in a dilapidated condition and are disrespectful to the represented origins. read more

We chose the evening "sunset cruise" during our trip to Lake of the Ozarks and are really disappointed. We were under the impression that we were going to learn about the lake as we cruised, but that did not happen. Once on board, the only voice was that of the Captain who greeted us and then at the end, he came on and let us know we could depart. There was no narration whatsoever. It was just a very slow boat ride to nowhere and because we were not having dinner, our seating choices were minimal. We sat in a very hot bar area with dirty windows for looking out. A/C was minimal at best. Not enjoyable one bit. The final straw was that there was a older gentleman on the boat with a gun in his pocket. There is a sign prohibiting anyone from bringing a firearm aboard, but some people just don't like rules! He unholstered his gun and hid it in his back pocket. As he sat down, the gun rose way above the pocket and made us all VERY uneasy. As we departed the ship, we informed the captain that this man had a gun and his response to us was, "yeah, that's Lake of the Ozarks". He just didn't care! This was supposed to be a great excursion and it was anything but that. Never again. read more

we booked the shootout cruise being promised to be anchored by the finish line only to have the anchor lines break having to motor around missing the action at the finish..and having to go to a protected cove to pick up passengers from the shuttle boat causing us to miss even more of the racing..no refund but they gave us a coupon.. read more

Paid $45 each for an evening cruise with fireworks at the end. Times was supposed to be 8:30pm to 10pm. Didn't go far from dock at all. Was parked again by 9. Had short fireworks show. Was parked right under where they set fireworks so lots of embers/ashes falling on everyone. Was exiting boat at 9:15pm. Refused to give refunds for other half of time. Half the time advertised. Was not impressed at all. Don't waste your money. Watch the fireworks from the sidewalk. read more

We took off work and scheduled an all day trip to see the boat race at osage beach. While we didn't want to committ the entire day, we were not interested in a congested / slow drive to the area. With our tickits purchased in advance we went to the dock for the cruise and there was no boat, no personel and no phone service for two days!! Web search after web search revealed no further info on an alternate departure location. Others were at location with the same dilima We texted twice, called a couple dozen times, left three messages over the week to request assistance. While return calls were promised none was received. Upon chasing them down they were not willing to refund until we made it clear that fraud charges were being considered. Mistakes happen but refusal to return calls and give consideration is not OK read more