Savannah River cruise questions, answered

Every one of the 23 tours here publishes a from-price, and the spread is wide: $41.82 per person at the low end, up to $1,195 for a whole-boat charter. The two riverboat sightseeing cruises are the cheapest seats on the river at $42 and $41.82 per person for 1.5 hours. Sunset sailings cost $55.05 per person. Dinner runs higher, from $77 for the two gospel dinner cruises to $92.52 for the buffet dinner cruise with live entertainment (see What's Actually on the Savannah Riverboat Cruise Menu). The private charter tier splits the pricing model: the 35-passenger boat is quoted per group at $1,195, while the 14-passenger charter is quoted per person from $45.

There is no published data on how many days out each departure typically fills, so we will not pretend otherwise. What the roster itself suggests: the short sightseeing and dolphin cruises run often and are likelier to have seats near your date, while dinner cruises have fixed seatings that other parties are competing for, and a private charter takes only one group at a time (see Savannah Dolphin Cruise Guide: Every Tour, Best Timing, and the Rules to Know). Check the live booking page for your date before assuming either way.

Boats on the Savannah River run year round, but the calendar still matters. June through November is Atlantic hurricane season, and that is when operators most often reschedule or cancel a departure because of an approaching storm system. Spring and early summer tend to give the steadiest evenings for a sunset sail. Winter departures still go out, just fewer of them.

Both sunset sailings here are run by Savannah Riverboat Cruises from 9 East River Street, at the same $55.05 per-person price. The more reviewed of the two, the Sunset Riverboat Cruise, holds a 4.3 rating (checked September 2026) across 800 reviews with free cancellation. The 2-Hour Savannah Sunset Riverboat Cruise runs with up to 200 travelers aboard and holds a 4.0 rating across 562 reviews. If you want a private sunset option instead, the two private charters from Island Head Savannah run from $45 per person (checked September 2026) for 14 passengers up to $1,195 per group for 35 (see Savannah Booze Cruise: What Actually Exists and What to Book Instead).

Yes. Sightseeing tours, dinner cruises and dolphin trips all operate through the colder months, though with fewer departures than in summer. Winter sunset sailings are simply shorter because the sun drops earlier. Operators keep sailing unless weather forces a change.

The riverboats of Savannah Riverboat Cruises depart from 9 East River Street, right on the downtown riverfront in the River Street and Rousakis Riverfront Plaza area. The dolphin eco tours, port tours and private charters are run by other operators, and those listings state their own meeting points, which may not sit within a short walk of the River Street dock. Confirm the exact departure point on the listing you book before you park. The one tour that works differently is covered in Can You Take a Boat From Savannah to Tybee Island?, which includes hotel pickup.

They do, every month. The main caveat is June through November, Atlantic hurricane season, which is the stretch when a departure is most likely to shift for weather. Outside that window, cancellations are uncommon and usually tied to a passing storm rather than the season itself.

Ordinary rain or gray skies rarely stop a river cruise, but Savannah sits in a hurricane-prone region, and June through November carries a real chance of rescheduled sailings when tropical systems approach the coast. Many tours here, including the Sunset Riverboat Cruise, the Buffet Dinner Cruise with Live Entertainment, the dolphin eco tours and both private charters, come with free cancellation, which softens the risk considerably. The terms on the specific listing you book are what govern your refund, so read them before you pay.

Review numbers here come straight from each live listing, with nothing added on our side. The 90-Minute Savannah Riverboat Sightseeing Cruise carries 3,601 reviews and the Savannah River Cruise and Hop-on Hop-off Trolley Tour carries 2,161, so those two carry real weight. The Private 2-Hour Sunset Cruise, up to 14 Passengers scores a 5, but from a single review, which fits a low-volume private listing. One tour, the 2-Hour Private Sunset Cruise, up to 35 Passengers, has no reviews published at all. An empty count usually means fewer bookings have flowed through that listing so far, not that anything is wrong with the boat or the crew.

Two separate listings, both 1.5 hours, both run by Savannah Riverboat Cruises from 9 East River Street on one of the operator's two named boats (see Georgia Queen or River Queen: Which Savannah Riverboat Should You Choose?). The 90-Minute Savannah Riverboat Sightseeing Cruise holds a 4.0 rating (checked September 2026) across 3,601 reviews and starts from $41.82. The Riverboat Narrated Harbor Sightseeing Cruise is rated 4.3 across 1,325 reviews, starts from $42, and comes with free cancellation. Same river, same runtime, one a touch cheaper and more reviewed, the other slightly better rated and more flexible.

The roster carries two pairs of dinner cruises, each a shared product listed twice. The buffet dinner cruise with live entertainment runs from $92.52 for 2 hours: one listing is rated 4.2 across 1,117 reviews with free cancellation, the other 4.0 across 998 reviews. The gospel dinner cruise runs from $77 for 2 hours and rates higher than almost anything else here, at 4.8 across 103 reviews on one listing and 4.8 across 128 on the other, with free cancellation on the first. Both pairs are run by Savannah Riverboat Cruises, departing from the River Street docks. Evenings on the water run cooler than the daytime forecast suggests, so see What to Wear on a Savannah Riverboat Dinner Cruise before you book.