Ottawa 
Photo Credit: Canadian Tourism Commission
Whether you want to explore the Rideau Canal, a chain of beautiful lakes, rivers and locks extending 202 km from Kingston to Ottawa or enjoy the tourist sights of Ottawa from the water, there are quite a few options available. You can choose from sightseeing cruises to dinner and fireworks cruise to overnight cruises on St Lawerence river.
**Prices are indicative and can vary**
1. Pirate Life
A Pirate’s Life provides interactive ‘pirate life’ theatrical experience with a boat cruise in a look-a-like 45 foot pirate ship. Join the scurvy crew and live the Pirate Life: Adventure, Theatre and Cruise. An interactive adventure, become a buccaneer with costumes, face paint and a pirate alias! Board the 45 foot Transport Canada certified vessel and set a sail in search of sunken treasure! Learn the ropes of the Pirate Life through storytelling and activities, witness a round of fisticuffs and sword fight, fire the cannons and send a scallywag off the plank! If yer lucky maties, ye’ll find treasure too!
Address: 588 Hog’s Back Road, Ottawa
Cost: $25
2. Aqua-Taxi
Sailing on one of the shuttles, you’ll see some of Ottawa’s most famous landmarks – all from the vantage point of the river!
Address: Ottawa Locks, 1 Canal Ln, Ottawa
Cost: $4.5 to $6
3. Paul’s Boat Line
Ottawa River cruise offers the finest views along the River. With departures from the Hull Marina in Jacques Cartier Park and the Ottawa Dock, located at the foot of the Ottawa Locks, this 1 1/2 hour tour is the most thorough tour available on the water. Details
Address: 160 Laurier Street, Gatineau and 1 Canal Ln, Ottawa
Phone: 613-225-6781
Cost:$18.53 -$26.50
4. Rideau Canal cruises
Address: 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa
Phone: 613-317-3919
Cost:$23.54 to $34.71
5. Capital Cruises
See Ottawa from a different perspective! View the Parliament Buildings, the Prime Minister’s residence, the Museum of History, the American Ambassador’s residence, and much more while you cruise the historic Ottawa River. It has two departure locations – next to the Canadian Museum of History and also at the base of the Rideau Canal Locks below the Parliament Buildings. Empress of Ottawa can accommodate 300 passengers, has triple deck and is a class above the rest. She is equipped with two bars, an open air upper deck for great sightseeing, washrooms on decks A and B and all the safety equipment to make your cruise with us secure and enjoyable. Details
Address: Departures from Gatineau Docks (Jacques Cartier Park at 160 rue Laurier, Gatineau) and Ottawa Docks ( base of the Rideau Canal Locks between Parliament Hill and the Fairmont Chateau Laurier.)
Phone: 613-241-8811
Cost: $18 – $65
6. Cruise the Rideau – Ontario Waterway Cruises
Guests will be able to explore different sceneries of Rideau Canal, from Kingston to Hartwells which they would be able to experience in a five day on the cruise. Itinerary: Kingston to Jones Falls, Jones Falls to Poonamalie, Poonamalie to Merrickville, Merrickville to Long Island flight locks, Long Island flight locks to Hartwells Locks in Ottawa. Here passengers board our chartered bus for the two hour ride back to their cars at Kingston. Details
Phone: 800-561-5767
Address: From Kingston to Ottawa and back
Cost: >$2,0000 per person double occupancy (5 day Cruise)
7. St. Lawrence Cruise Lines Inc. Ottawa
Come and explore the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers for 6 Days and 5 Nights. Board in Ottawa and disembark in Kingston. Cruising along the Ottawa River you’ll find yourself situated directly between predominantly English-speaking Ontario and French-speaking Quebec, basking in a unique blend of Canada’s founding cultures. Cruising in either direction, you will experience the many faces, stages, and attractions of the St. Lawrence River. Over night ports include Ottawa, Carillon, Lachine, a borough of, Montreal, Upper Canada Village, and Brockville. Details
Phone: 613 549 8091
Address: Kingston to Ottawa
Cost: >$2000 (double occupancy room) & up.
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