1000 Islands Cruise: Explore Boldt Castle and More

Discover the 1000 Islands on a 5-hour cruise with a stop at Boldt Castle. Enjoy narrated tours and breathtaking scenery. Book your adventure now!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Thousand Islands Bridge - The Thousand Islands International Bridge (French: Pont des Mille-îles) is an American-maintained international bridge system over the Saint Lawrence River connecting northern New York in the United States with southeastern Ontario in Canada. Constructed in 1937, with additions in 1959, the bridges span the Canada–US…
What's Included
  • Views of American & Canadian Spans of 1000 Islands International Bridge and Statue of St. Lawrence
  • Views of the St. Lawrence Seaway, Millionaires Row, Boldt Castle
  • Audio Commentary in English and French
  • On-board restrooms
What's Not Included
  • Parking fees
Additional Information

Set sail on a 5-hour 1000 Islands Cruise and sail through the American span of the 1000 Islands, before your two-hour stopover at the majestic Boldt Castle, on the most famous of the 1000 Islands, Heart Island.
The narrated cruise also takes you past Zavikon Island, Millionaire’s Row, the St. Lawrence Seaway and the 1000 Islands Bridge as you see the…

Location
City Cruises Gananoque
Main Street
A paid parking lot is available on-site. Parking passes are available for purchase at the lot or in the ticket office.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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42kena
Sep 18, 2025
A great excursion that's well worth the money! - The view from the top deck was great and the audio commentary very informative. Once you get to the Boldt Castle be aware that if you're interested in checking out the boathouse there is a shuttle required to get you there which only runs every 30 minutes.
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Seaside424977
Sep 18, 2025
Cruising 1000 islands - Met great people on the tour. Beautiful area. Enjoyed visiting Boldt castle, the grounds as well as a little history of the castle.
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Doug_w
Sep 15, 2025
Awesome Cruise and tour! - It was very informative and well organized. The staff were all friendly and courteous. We would recommend this trip to anyone.
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Colleen_g
Sep 4, 2025
Beautiful - We went to see the castle. We haven't been in 20 years and were amazed with the work that's been completed. Absolutely stunning.
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200461
Sep 3, 2025
A great day cruising the 1000 Islands. - Good Experience. Could have used some extra time on the Island as did not see everything we wanted to. The departure from Heart Island was not organized. We were told we could board no earlier than 12:30 and departure was at 1:00. We arrived at 12:30 only to stand in a line in hot sun for over 1/2 hour not allowing us to board. Could have used that extra 1/2 exploring the Island.
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Cindi_a
Aug 28, 2025
Fun day of boat tour and castle! - Took my two teen daughters and the loved it! The castle was so exciting and provided lots of great photo opportunities. Be sure to catch the 16 min video about the history on the second floor. Very tasty burger and fries down at the dock. Boat ride was nice and enjoyed the commentary. Be sure to arrive early if you want a seat outside as filled up really fast. Would recommend.
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125london
Aug 31, 2025
Well worth it! - Efficient boarding, you can not take food onboard which was a surprise and would have been good to know beforehand. You can but food onboard. Ample time to see castle, which was nice to see, amazing work on the restoration, non-American and non Canadians are let off the boat last, you can buy I-94? on site. Running commentary on board a little hard to hear on the top deck. Toilets on board and at the castle. Takes 5 hours as advertised. Border check on return.
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Manon
Aug 26, 2025
Things to do in a thousand islands - The cruise is really an excursion to do in the thousand islands. The boat is spacious and the visit to the castle is really very good, lots of rooms to do with period furniture The gardens are beautiful Bring you US money if you want to buy water at the castle:-)
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Alanda6006ss
Aug 30, 2025
Not a experience i would recommend to another tourist - We were promised 2 hours at heart island and extremely dissapointed. Was only on the island for 1.25hours. This was not enough time to view it. We were rushed off our feet and being a foreigner were treated like second rate citizens by the usa border control. It felt like overseas tourists are been discriminated against. Personally I would do the 1 -3 hour cruises and buy the DVD because you would see just as much. Very dissapointed in you City Cruises
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Normm97
Sep 12, 2025
Gouged for parking! Don't go! - Cruise was OK but were gouged on arrival when charged $9 for parking - surprise! - per car, on top of the prepaid tickets. Group of eight, three cars... I cannot imagine what the owners of this cruise business are thinking of, to do this to customers.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).