The air-conditioned Queen’s Room hosts a dinner buffet that has included such dishes as chicken marsala and fruit-and-cheese kabobs, and on Sunday afternoon, guests peruse a well-appointed tea buffet. On Friday evening, seafarers can gaze into picturesque sunsets from the vessel’s three decks, using the lush surrounding scenery as inspiration for a future finger-paint masterpiece. Passengers can slip an included drink cozie over their head before heading to the onboard bar, where a welcome cocktail kicks off the voyage. The Indian River Queen, a 99-foot paddlewheel boat featured in the movie Out of Time, transports guests along the ship’s namesake waterway during dinner cruises and afternoon tea buffets. All experiences last about three hours, including 30 minutes dockside for boarding, two hours on the water, and another 30 minutes dockside for disembarking.
Both tours depart from the Cocoa Village Marina and include:īoarding begins 30 minutes before the scheduled departure times. Dig into adventure with today’s Groupon: for $60, you get a Friday-night dinner cruise or a Sunday-afternoon riverboat experience for two aboard the Indian River Queen (a $108 value).
Although food can taste good wherever you eat it, it’s more enjoyable when consumed amid the scenic trappings of a river cruise or a journey to the center of the earth.
