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Cape Fear River Sunset: Music & Scenic Views
4.0
29 Ratings
Wilmington
Experience Wilmington’s stunning sunsets with live music on a riverboat cruise. Capture breathtaking views and enjoy a full-service bar.
Experience Wilmington’s stunning sunsets with live music on a riverboat cruise. Capture breathtaking views and enjoy a full-service bar.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cape Fear River - Enjoy a sunset cruise featuring talented local musicians. Some evenings feature solo performances, while others showcase duos. The cruise navigates the Downtown Historic District and the 1.75-mile-long riverwalk, offering views of marinas, bridges, restaurants, residential areas, and an outdoor concert venue. The journey…
- Cape Fear River - Enjoy a sunset cruise featuring talented local musicians. Some evenings feature solo performances, while others showcase duos. The cruise navigates the Downtown Historic District and the 1.75-mile-long riverwalk, offering views of marinas, bridges, restaurants, residential areas, and an outdoor concert venue. The journey continues west along the river’s natural landscape, providing breathtaking sunset views. Captains may opt to cruise around Eagles Island to the State Ports. The enclosed motor catamaran accommodates 49 passengers and features adjustable windows, comfortable seating, 360-degree views, a full-service bar, and a spacious, clean restroom. The friendly crew is always ready to engage in conversation. Relax and enjoy the music with a refreshing drink and good company.
What's Included
- Comfortable seating
- Large clean bathroom
- Awesome views
- Comfortable seating
- Large clean bathroom
- Awesome views
Additional Information
Experience the finest local musicians Wilmington has to offer, with performances ranging from solo acts to duos, each bringing their unique style as you relax on our cozy riverboat. Enjoy stunning 360-degree views of the enchanting sunsets. Be sure to have your camera ready, as you’ll likely want to update your screensaver after witnessing a Cape Fear…
Experience the finest local musicians Wilmington has to offer, with performances ranging from solo acts to duos, each bringing their unique style as you relax on our cozy riverboat. Enjoy stunning 360-degree views of the enchanting sunsets. Be sure to have your camera ready, as you’ll likely want to update your screensaver after witnessing a Cape Fear River Sunset! Our fully stocked bar caters to all tastes, and our spacious, clean bathroom is accessible for single-size wheelchairs.
- wheelchair accessible for a single size non-motorized wheelchair
Location
Wilmington Water Tours
South Water Street
On the Riverwalk between Orange & Ann St. Look for the Pirate, post cards and kiosk at our storefront. Parking at the meters $3/hr. free after 6:30pm private lot behind River 128 restaurant. $7/hr. City lot on Market street (3 blocks away)between Second & Front Street. First hour free then $1/hour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(29 Ratings)
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Della_s
Jul 21, 2026
Best Cruise for Scenery, Music, and Atmosphere - Great experience and loved the sunset. Musician was fabulous and drinks were good. Treated my daughter while visiting here and created great memories.
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Tanya_k
Jul 13, 2026
Sunset cruise with no sunset.. - Unfortunately it started raining and did not do a full boat ride and didn’t see sunset. The captin was putting safety first they offered a rebook or refund or a drink from the bar.. since we were leaving the next morning we took the drink😊. The live music was great and so was the crew.
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O794jljoshuag
Jun 22, 2026
Review - We had a great time on the cruise! Beautiful sites of the Riverwalk and sunset! The live music and service were both great! I would definitely do this cruise again!
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Charles_b
Jul 27, 2026
pleasant boat ride - The boat was smaller than expected but not overly crowded. Bar prices somewhat high. Would suggest Corona beer and Knob Creek whiskey. Music was ok.
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Z6494xbrobinr
May 19, 2026
Amazing Sunsets! - Great to get out on the water and the staff were amazing. Phenomenal sunsets! The only downside was if you were hoping to gain any information from the captain’s narrative, you couldn’t hear because the speakers were not loud enough. Otherwise, a great trip
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Gregory_k
Oct 18, 2025
Chilling on the river - Good but some of the people who on the boat were sitting on the steps of the top deck. It was hard for people to get to the upper deck
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Makaylac137
Jun 30, 2026
Captains were Amazing.. bar service was horrible - The captains were ABSOLUTELY incredible! They were conversational, knowledgeable, funny and showed us an amazing time. However, the bar service was a complete vibe killer. It took 30+ minutes to get anything from the bar. Our whole group didn’t get a drink or anything until the boat ride was basically over. They really need to ether hire a new bartender or get her support. To make it worse after we waited 30+ mins we finally got to front and she said “I’m going to go take sunset pictures” it will be one minute. That really made us feel completely disregarded.
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I4352eadennisr
May 9, 2026
Sunset tours - The tour was a bit different than expected. The captain's time was monopolised by a single guest so there wasn't much in the way of a guided commentary tour. The local musician on board was not really entertaining and sounded more like a karaoke singer than an paid entertainer. The sunset portion turned to be outstanding despite the cloud cover with an array colours and photo opps. If you go do not let the factors other than the amazing sunsets distract from the actual sunset.
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Jennifer_d
Jul 24, 2026
Cancelled due to weather - It was cancelled due to weather. She called us and let us know early, which was really nice. She said she would contact you (viator) to say it was cancelled.
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Judy
Jun 9, 2026
Missed the boat - Unfortunately we did not make it in time to get on the cruise. The location was confusing and considering we were dining not far from where it was supposed to embark, we should not have missed it. Tried to contact the cruise company but no response.
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