---
title: "Amsterdam: Evening City Lights Canal Cruise with Drinks"
lang: en
type: tour
city: Amsterdam
country: Netherlands
price: 23
currency: EUR
price_unit: per_person
availability: bookable
rating: 4.95
reviews: 452
duration_minutes: 60
languages: [en]
free_cancellation: "true"
rank_in_category: 9 of 84 (Canal Cruises)
schedule_checked: 2026-10-22
data_updated: 2026-10-22
canonical: https://guidekin.com/netherlands/amsterdam/tours/amsterdam-evening-city-lights-canal-cruise-with-drinks/
---

# Amsterdam: Evening City Lights Canal Cruise with Drinks

In our comparison: #9 of 84 in Canal Cruises, by rating weighted by review volume (table below).

## Overview

See Amsterdam the way it looks once the city slows down. Glide past lit bridges and gold-lit canal houses with a drink in hand, while your skipper points out the corners you'd never find on foot.

Full description
Amsterdam is a different city after dark. The day crowds thin out, the bridges switch on, and the canals turn into long lines of gold on the water.

Step aboard for a relaxed evening cruise through the historic centre, drink in hand. You'll glide under lit bridges, past seventeenth-century canal houses with their windows glowing, and along the quiet stretches of the canal ring and the Jordaan that most visitors only ever see in daylight.

Your guide keeps it conversational — the stories behind the houses, what the city is actually like to live in, and where to head once you're back on dry land.

The light does the rest. Reflections on the water, lanterns along the quays, and the most photogenic hour of the day without the daytime crowds in every frame.

## Before you book

- Meeting point: Please find the Starboard Crew wearing…
- 13 start times: between 12:15 and 21:15
- Food not included: Drinks can be purchased on board

**Pickup:** No hotel pickup: everyone meets at the start point

## Key facts

- Price: from €23 per person for the City Cruise | No Drinks option; other options up to €32
- Duration: 1h
- Rating: 4.95/5 from 452 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor)
- Free cancellation (see policy below)
- Operator: Starboard Boats
- Group: Shared tour
- Guide languages: English
- Start times: 13 start times between 12:15 and 21:15
- Booking: Instant confirmation, mobile ticket
- Price checked on Viator: 2026-10-22

## Reviews

4.95 from 452 ratings on Guidekin, Viator & Tripadvisor.
99% of ratings with a star breakdown are 4 or 5 stars: 448 of 452.

- 5 stars: 438 (97%)
- 4 stars: 10 (2%)
- 3 stars: 1 (0%)
- 2 stars: 2 (0%)
- 1 star: 1 (0%)

## Tour options

Prices are the operator's current list price for two travellers (whole euros); options sold only to bigger parties say so; pick the option on the booking page.

| Option | Price | Guide languages | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Cruise / No Drinks | €23 / person | English | - |
| City Cruise / Unlimited Drinks | €32 / person | English | - |

## What's included

- The best Photo Spot in Amsterdam
- 60 Minute City Lights Evening Canal Cruise
- Local Host(ess)

## Not included

- Drinks can be purchased on board

## Itinerary

1. **The Amstel** (15m) - Finish on the Amstel river at Amstel 13, with the lit-up Magere Brug behind you and Rembrandtplein's bars a two-minute walk away.
2. **Herengracht** (10m) - Explanations about Amsterdam and its great trading history. On this canal, the Herengracht, the richest traders and businessmen lived, and this is why the houses are wider than anywhere else!
3. **Seven Bridges View Point** (1m) - See the world famous sight of the 7 bridges in Amsterdam.
4. **Amsterdam Canal Ring** (9m) - This is the Golden Bend, where the richest of Amsterdam’s residents lived and where the buildings are the widest on the entire canal belt.
5. **Skinny Bridge** (5m) - Cruise underneath Amsterdams most romantic bridge.
6. **Red Light District (De Wallen)** (pass by, no stop) - Board in the heart of the Red Light District (De Wallen) and set off from the oldest part of Amsterdam as the lights come on along the canal.
7. **Oude Kerk** (pass by, no stop) - Pass the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam's oldest building (1306), its tower lit up above the canal houses of the old centre.
8. **Centraal Station** (pass by, no stop) - See the floodlit facade of Amsterdam Centraal Station from the water, the view most visitors only get from the front.
9. **NEMO Science Museum** (pass by, no stop) - Cruise past the green copper hull of NEMO Science Museum, Renzo Piano's ship-shaped landmark rising out of the harbour.
10. **Waterlooplein Market** (pass by, no stop) - Glide past Waterlooplein, home of the city's famous flea market, with the lit-up Stopera opera house on the Amstel beside it.
11. **Prinsengracht** (pass by, no stop) - Follow the Prinsengracht, the longest canal of the ring, past the Westerkerk tower and the houseboats and gabled houses glowing after dark.

## Schedule

- Runs: daily
- Departures: 13 start times between 12:15 and 21:15
- Schedule last checked: 2026-10-22
- These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout.

## Cancellation

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

## Meeting point

Please find the Starboard Crew wearing blue outfits

Ends: The ending point is 10 minutes walking from the starting point. You will be dropped of in the city centre next to Rembrandtsquare in a beautiful area on Amstel river. 

## Good to know

- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels

## Compared with other Canal Cruises

| Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **This tour · #9 of 84** | €23 | 1h | 4.95 (452) | shared |
| [Amsterdam Canal Cruise: Unlimited Prosecco, Wine & Dutch Cheese](/netherlands/amsterdam/tours/amsterdam-canal-cruise-unlimited-prosecco-wine-dutch-cheese/?format=md) | €32 | 1h | 4.97 (1092) | shared |
| [Morning Canal Cruise Amsterdam in Small-Group](/netherlands/amsterdam/tours/morning-canal-cruise-amsterdam-in-small-group/?format=md) | €46 | 1h 30m | 4.97 (846) | shared |
| [Not a Typical Cruise Max 10 guests Bites Drinks Local Personal](/netherlands/amsterdam/tours/not-a-typical-cruise-max-10-guests-bites-drinks-local-personal/?format=md) | €67 | 2h | 4.99 (416) | shared |

Ranked #9 of 84 in Canal Cruises by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). Prices here run from €13 to €525, median €32; typical length 1h 23m. 22 of 84 are private. Figures are live from the tour cards; the rubric is our handpicked set, not the whole market.

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