Huge thank you to Lauren with our Norfolk harbor cruise team today! We left over TWO HOURS early and still got caught in unbelievable traffic, construction, and a completely full parking lot. By the time we called, we truly thought we had missed the boat (literally and figuratively). Lauren went above and beyond to contact the crew and help us. She also helped us find a second parking lot when the designated lot was full. Because of her kindness and professionalism, they waited for us and we were able to experience an absolutely incredible cruise today. Customer service like that matters. Thank you for turning a stressful morning into wonderful family memories. . All this before we met the crew who patiently waited for us at the dock. They were gracious as they welcomed us aboard. The two hours were filled with so much detail on not only the ships we were looking at, but the buildings we were looking at and their history. The captain filled in with interesting bits of trivia about the harbor, the rivers that run into the Chesapeake Bay and facts of some piers and docks that had historical significance. The boat has an upper deck if you want to sit in the open. For those who prefer a little less adventure, you can sit inside the lower area that is fully enclosed. There is a small drink and snack bar where you can purchase drinks and packaged snacks. They have souvenir t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and other small items for purchase. Highly recommend this cruise. You will not be disappointed in the cruise or the customer service. read more

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Huge thank you to Lauren with our Norfolk harbor cruise team today! We left over TWO HOURS early and still got caught in unbelievable traffic, construction, and a completely full parking lot. By the time we called, we truly thought we had missed the boat (literally and figuratively). Lauren went above and beyond to contact the crew and help us. She also helped us find a second parking lot when the designated lot was full. Because of her kindness and professionalism, they waited for us and we were able to experience an absolutely incredible cruise today. Customer service like that matters. Thank you for turning a stressful morning into wonderful family memories. . All this before we met the crew who patiently waited for us at the dock. They were gracious as they welcomed us aboard. The two hours were filled with so much detail on not only the ships we were looking at, but the buildings we were looking at and their history. The captain filled in with interesting bits of trivia about the harbor, the rivers that run into the Chesapeake Bay and facts of some piers and docks that had historical significance. The boat has an upper deck if you want to sit in the open. For those who prefer a little less adventure, you can sit inside the lower area that is fully enclosed. There is a small drink and snack bar where you can purchase drinks and packaged snacks. They have souvenir t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and other small items for purchase. Highly recommend this cruise. You will not be disappointed in the cruise or the customer service. read more

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We ordered our tickets online. No where in the website mentioned that we would be parking away from the location in a garage down the street. Not on premises parking. Then I went up to the check in area and they said the boat is down the ramp it's the only white boat. Well when you go down said ramp there is no sign or indication where to go. To add to the confusion they had set up gates for the upcoming festival in the park so all that was there was an ungated path and one that was gated off. So stupidly we went the wrong path. This led us back to return to the ticket booth to be told to go around the building and it's at the dock. At this point we were two minutes before launch. Luckily a grounds keeper saw our panic on now knowing how to find the entrance to the gated area and moved the gate for us to sneak around.. all for the employees to be pissed off they had to put the ramp back up. The one employee proceeded to yell to people to run. We get on the boat for the same employee to get a call from headquarters that there is another group on their way. Now the employees were really mad. Here's the thing.. if you clearly had signs.. and had things clearly labeled maybe you wouldn't have this issue. Or maybe just maybe you should have a map online so people can print it out.. especially when you know events will be blocking paths to get to your boat. Side note to the annoyed employees.. no visitors no job. Try to suck it up you are two minutes late to start. The boat ride itself was smooth and nice. The man explaining the boats and operations was very informative but it did seem awfully long winded.. not many pauses so it's was hard to keep attention on the stories. The speakers weren't the greatest either.. so it felt like the teacher from snoopy at times. Overall it was ok. I wouldn't go again because honestly it was just a lot of technical things and explanation that really weren't my cup of tea. read more

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What a great way to get up close to the Navy's ships and learn about them as well as about commercial cargo ships and the area in the Norfolk harbor! We saw three aircraft carriers, a destroyer, supply ships, the hospital ship Comfort, amphibious assault ships, a submarine, and Ticonderoga cruisers. Plus several cargo ships. The captain narrated our tour, and he was excellent! I read a previous comment about nonstop talking. Not this captain. He was thorough and informative without being overly chatty. The boat ride was smooth. I often get seasick, but not on this boat. There are two seating areas: Top deck outside, but with a shade covering half the area, and the lower deck, which is enclosed with air conditioning and large windows. Even on a 90-degree day, we were comfortable up top under the shade with the breeze from sailing. The ship also at least one bathroom (very clean) and a snack bar, though you may bring on your own snacks too. We highly recommend this 2-hour tour. At $29, it's not inexpensive, but we found it more than worth the price--especially if you have an interest in the Navy and shipping. read more

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2 hour long cruise on the water to the naval base. Super informational about everything in the water and the different ships. They have a bathroom and a little shop with some drinks and snacks they have an upstairs part and downstairs is inside. Service was great and everyone on board was super nice and had all the info. I would recommend if you are Norfolk! read more

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Excellent customer service........ I recommend not only the experience of this tour but this business in general.... Some of the better 2 hours you'll ever spend read more

Great boat ride. Learned a lot about our navy. Crew was great. Answered all questions. read more

Victory Rover - Boating Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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Great way to know about our waterways, ships, buildings (Norfolk), bridges, history, where our taxpayers money goes to for defending our freedom - love the very informative cruise. For those who don't know there's so much happening in Hampton Roads area - ship building, Norfolk piers where ships are repaired, reconditioned,etc. The cruise guide was extremely knowledgeable of all the types of ships, statistics of ship names , use, type, etc. It was worth the tour. There are two decks where you can get excellent view. The upper reckons uncovered where you can enjoy the wind in your hair. The lower deck houses the snack bar, which includes alcoholic drinks.restrooms are also available, so convenient for the 2 hour cruise. Reservation of booking is even easy. You can get e-tickets in minutes. I highly recommend taking the cruise on a beautiful day. Great opportunity to keep your out of town guests enthused about Norfolk and the Hampton Roads area. read more

Victory Rover - Snack bar - Boating Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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Really enjoyed the boat tour. Snacks and bathrooms made it 10x better. Recommend packing warm layers because the wind on the water is cold read more

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A pleasant water tour of the US Navy fleet in Norfolk Harbor. A well narrated view, identification, size, capacities and capabilities of our nation's warships as well as supply ships and service vehicles (e.g. Oilers). In addition, civilian ancillary vessels. Impressive. Courteous, well trained and knowledgeable crew! read more

Nice ride with friendly staff. The captain was very knowledgeable. The price was reasonable.

Absolutely great tour! Much more than just a boat ride through the area but a very in-depth tour. Quality of the speakers were top notch making it easy to her from multiple parts of the upper and lower decks. read more

This was one of the best tours (2 hours) I have ever been on. Norfolk Airforce base is the largest in the world, and we just glided along the water with one of the most knowledgeable narrators that went on nonstop without barely a breath in between for a solid hour. The boat was comfortable, and offered snacks, beverages, and food for sale. There is also seating on the upper deck, but rather cold on the day we went. We saw plenty of battleships, destroyers, aircraft carriers, hospital ship, container ships, barges, coal ships, tug boats, as well as local attractions on the water. The Victory Rover was part of a 3 combo ticket that also included the Nauticus Museum and a self guided tour of the battleship USS Wisconsin right next to it, for $35, and we were entertained the entire day. I highly recommend. read more

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Boring. Too long. Seeing ships from a distance is not very impressive. Would recommend instead an actual on board tour of naval ships

Nice cruise but the captain speaks non-stop rapid fire narrating literally everything. It's very hard to tell when a sentence ends or begins and it just becomes white noise. I wanted to learn more about the Naval base but we're one hour into this cruise and it's been one run-on sentence the entire time. The tour would be much better if the cruise company would choose several highlights of the naval base and discuss those, inserting brief pauses. Right now it's so much information that it's impossible to keep up and I can barely tell what he's talking about anymore. read more

Totally worth it! I couldn't say enough good things. The crew was great, narrators were really interesting. I'd definitely do it again. Would be great for kids, older adults and anyone in between. read more

Great time boat crew was very nice we saw so many ships the large hospital and I saw submarines it was well worth the money read more

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Twenty dollars for two hours with a really informative tour. Even if you're from Norfolk/Portsmouth area you'll probably learn a few things you never knew. Service: Very polite, professional and helpful. While on the cruise one of the crew members saw we had some trash from our snacks and came by to dispose of it for us rather than our holding onto it or getting up ourselves. Snack Bar: Good choice of drinks (soda's and such), beer and wine for a quick bay tour. The Pretzel was good as was the choice of candy bars and other snacks. We didn't have the Nathan hotdogs but they looked good too. Comfort: This is a clean craft through and through with a comfortable bathroom (aka head for you seafarers) not some tiny tight space like you'd find in an aircraft. The upper deck is open and lower deck closed and air conditioned but either deck is comfortable. Overall: A great way to take visitors to the naval base and understand how much of an impact Hampton Roads has on the shipping industry. Well worth the money for a relaxing informative tour. read more

Victory Rover - Boating Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Amazing tour. I wonder how many foreign spies take it? I highly recommend this tour as a very unique way to see the shipyards. I was very impressed. Granted it was a while back, but one of the ships we saw was the USS Cole, in for repairs (from the bombing in Yemeni at the port of Aden http://www.public.navy.mil/surflant/ddg67/Pages/Memorial.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing ) Snack bar featuring adult beverages (beer, wine and mixed drinks). Yippee! Look for coupons, we found ours in the Go Williamsburg guide ( http://www.gowilliamsburg.com/vbook.php ). I was told a printed coupon (i.e. from the Internet) is OK. If you want to play it safe, pick up an actual guide. The coupon is good for $4 off each adult fare. Bottom line: It's a good idea to call ahead and make a reservation. Disclaimer: This review was sitting as a draft since 6/23/2013, and I'm trying to post my backlog of drafts. read more

Saw that they are planning a fireworks cruise tomorrow night. Went to the event page, tickets available. WRONG. Went to book, SOLD OUT. CALLED them, oh yea sorry it's sold out. Well your availability page said there were still tickets. Oh we'll have our IT guy check it out. THANKS FOR NOTHING, ROVER CRUISES. read more

I really enjoyed the sail and the view of the naval base. A couple negatives. First, the tarp roof on the top deck only covers half the seats so if you wanted to sit outside and weren't first up you had to bake or go inside (tho the inside seating was comfy and a/c). Second, they allowed a woman to bring her little dog on the 2-hr sail that then proceeded to repeated crawl on my daughter after the lady sat next to her. I like dogs, but they just aren't appropriate for everywhere. read more

Great way to spend a couple hours. Very informative. The Victory Rover is comfortable, and handicap accessible. Views were fantastic, and the crew was great. read more

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My husband and I have taken out of town guests on the Victory Rover. The cruise is a 2 hour tour of the Norfolk Harbor with particular emphasis on the Norfolk Naval Base. The tour is very informative and the captain is so knowledgeable about the ships that he does not speak from a script. We saw submarines and battleships as well as hospital ships and tankers. I don't know a whole lot about naval ships but this was so impressive! One more thing. I ordered my tickets on line and when we showed up minus one person, they immediately credited my account. What great service! I thought we would have to eat the cost of the extra ticket. Try this tour! You won't be disappointed. read more

Very educational and interesting tour. Bring a sweatshirt. Reasonably priced snacks and drinks. read more

Victory Rover - Boating Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Really enjoyed the cruise, toughest part was getting parked so give yourself an hour to get parked and walk over to the venue. The tour was very educational, packed so much into the two hours, just wish it was also on paper to take home! The staff was nice, the drinks and snacks reasonably priced, and nice souvenir options as well. Definitely recommend it!! read more

Considering it was rainy day and we only had a choice between nauticus and tour we decided to take the boat tour. Despite of the rain we thought of staying instead of returning back to the building since the ticket checker boy started scanning one elderly's ticket (navy veteran based on his cap) we hoped we all will get in the boat soon because of the rain. But by the time the elderly veteran's stroller entered the boat the boat captain returned him and started yelling at the ticket checker boy asking why he let people in the boat. The common sense says if people outside are waiting in rain and if the boat is available, you don't kick people out and ask them to wait till its 2PM (time to board). This was very disrespectful to the elderly and everyone waiting to board. In two hours tour boat captain kept giving messages people to keep kids quite and became annoying tour. Store lady even came and asked one couple near us to take the toddler outside the boat since she was feeding/crying. This is no way elderly or kid friendly tour and they should mention it at the ticket gate. Boat is very old and makes lot of noise. Spend your time at better place. read more

This was a wonderful experience for my family. The captain was extremely knowledgeable about all the sites we passed. The staff was very nice. The two hours passed by quickly. The boat ride was smooth and pleasant. Parking was no trouble at all. We parked in the parking garage directly across the street. The suggested arrival time of thirty minutes early was sufficient. We got on the boat with about 10 or so minutes to spare. We sat on the upper deck out in the open where there was a canopy to provide shade. It was most pleasant even though it was in the lower 90's because there was a nice breeze. read more

Could not have been a better experience! We enjoyed a 5:30 pm cruise. Beautiful weather, friendly, professional crew, incredibly clean boat, delicious snacks and drinks, great history. All in all, top-notch. And extremely reasonably-priced. read more

Captain was full of information and knowledge. Learned things I would not have known about the area. The naval ships were more visible than on base. Great tour read more

Did the combo ticket of nauticus, battleship and the cruise. Cruise was great. Superbly narrated. Two hours was just enough to cover the area nicely the captain was very friendly. Staff was friendly. Drinks available for purchase including beer, wine, pop, Powerade and tea. Some light snacks available for purchase as well. Definitely recommend this cruise. Don't forget your camera! read more

I understand there are great reviews for this cruise; however, our experience was vastly different and hopefully unique. After driving 5 hours through the night, we received a voicemail from "Tom" just as we arrived (the day before the cruise) to tell us it was cancelled due to the Coast Guard needing the vessel for a "training exercise". (It seems very odd that the Coast Guard would inconvenience a business with an unexpected training event). It was too late to cancel our hotel reservations without fees. No apologies and no attempts to squeeze us in at a different time or an adjacent day. We lost quite a bit of money, not to mention lost vacation time and a ruined birthday celebration. read more

This harbor cruise is fantastic! You get a great view of the ship yards and the vessels in port at Naval Station Norfolk. This is probably the best view you'll get of Navy ships as a tourist. There's plenty of seating both indoors and on the upper deck, but you'll definitely want to grab a spot on the right side for the best views. read more

Victory Rover - Boating Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Great customer service; when we couldn't make it on time due to traffic they offered to refund or reschedule. Fantastic! I'll update after we go this week about the actual to bur. read more

This was a great tour. We purchased a combo ticket which gave us access to the Nauticus museum and battleship Wisconsin. Museum was very nice. Lots of stuff to explore and learn in there! The battleship. I love being able to connect with history. This ship is so impressive. The tour around the Navy base was outstanding. The captain was very knowledgeable and his crew was very accomodating. The area which it is located is also very cool to explore. There is a park with a downtown area as well as a large compound on the water with several restaurants and bars. Overall this was a great way to spend a day in Norfolk. read more

The tour was very nice, boat clean and confortabe, enough seats, AC downstairs for those who didn't want to be upstairs (I loved upstairs). Crew friendly, plenty of time given to take pictures and appreciate everything. Left/came back on time. I highly recommend it! Bring sunscreen if you'll be upstairs. read more

My folks were in town and my dad, a former Navy man, wanted to get a look at some of the Navy ships. Not knowing another way to get up close and personal with the naval base, we booked one of these cruises in hopes it would get us the viewpoint we desired. Overall, it was a nice way to spend a day. The trip went around the harbor a bit and up by the naval base. It was pleasant. The narrator covered a great deal of the area beyond the naval base but the star of course was the base and its ships. Unfortunately, the aircraft carriers were all deployed but there were still plenty of ships to keep our attention. The snack bar is reasonably priced and the staff were all professional and courteous. I would definitely recommend it to anyone with an interest in the Navy or the Naval base. read more

Victory Rover is a 2-hour day cruise program which takes you up the harbor, past the naval base, and back down to Nauticus. It is very interesting and informative. The tour guide talks to you about all the famous buildings on the waterfront, and every boat currently docked in the harbor. I was wondering how they would fill a 2 hour boat trip, but I was pleasantly surprised. The only reason I didn't rate this 5 stars was the price. I don't think the trip was good enough to be worth $16.50/person. Out of towners with any interest in the Navy will love it. read more

This is a MUST for a great tour of the shipping and history of the port of Norfolk. See other reviews, as I can't convey how awesome this was. The captain narrated everything visible, nothing was missed. He knew all the ships and details. Probably the best way to see the naval base including ships in dry dock and the shipyard. My son loved standing in the bow the entire trip! We had a light rain of and on, and it wasn't crowded. Too wonderful for words!! read more

We were in town as a part of a Spring Break road trip, and were excited to explore Norfolk from its harbor. Though this tour was a little pricey ($50), we had a really great time. The tour was informative and the staff was friendly and helpful. The boat was in very good condition (including the bathrooms). All in all the excursion added greatly to our visit to Norfolk. read more

fascinating, well worth the $20. right now you can see the USS Enterprise, which just returned from it's final deployment. I would highly recommend this boat trip to anyone visiting the Hampton Roads area.. but keep in mind that if it seems a little cool and windy it will be a lot colder and windier out on the water, so dress appropriately!! read more

Victory Rover - Boating Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia