• A cruise around Boston Harbor is a unique way to take in the sites around Boston from a different perspective. Visitors wishing to take a dinner cruise can choose from those serving dinner in traditional, sit-down and buffet form. Some Boston dinner cruises also offer entertainment to complete the evening.
  
  

The Odyssey

• The company Entertainment Cruises operates Odyssey Boston Dining Cruises of Boston Harbor. The Odyssey departs from Rome's Wharf and offers a nightly regular dinner cruise. The trip moves from Castle Island to George's Island and passes attractions like the USS Constitution, Charlestown Naval Yard and the Boston Light House on Little Brewster Island.
  
  The standard dinner cruise is a three-course, prix fixe menu. For the first course, diners can select from an appetizer, salad or soup. Past entree options include beef short ribs, seafood cannellonis in alfredo sauce and roasted chicken. The evening concludes with a choice of dessert. A children's menu is available for young diners as well as highchairs and booster seats. The restaurant has a full bar. The Odyssey also hosts a special twilight dinner cruise every Sunday. Catering to couples looking for a romantic evening, the event includes a different dinner every week and music and dancing with a DJ. Special holiday dinner cruises are also featured throughout the year.
  
  Jackets are recommended for men on the Odyssey dinner cruises, and cocktail or semi-formal attire is appropriate for women. Discounted parking is available for Odyssey cruise-goers at the Rome Wharf lot on Atlantic Avenue.
  
  

The Spirit of Boston

• Entertainment Cruises also operates The Spirit of Boston dinner cruise ship. This boat departs from the Seaport World Trade Center Marina and includes views of the site of the Boston Tea Party, Mystic Tobin Bridge and the USS Cassin Young. A disc jockey provides entertainment on all of The Spirit of Boston dinner cruises.
  
  The standard dinner on The Spirit of Boston is a buffet. Featured dishes vary throughout the year, but generally include a salad bar station, a carving station with prime rib and roasted ham, and hot entrees like pasta, seafood and poultry. A selection of desserts completes the offerings, such as the New York cheesecake. The ship has a full bar available. Children dine for a reduced price, and highchairs and booster seats are available. The Spirit of Boston offers special event dinner cruises, including a New Year's Eve cruise that provides views of Boston's fireworks display from the Harbor.
  
  Business casual attire is appropriate for The Spirit of Boston dinner cruises. The cruise prohibits collarless T-shirts, jeans, shorts and flip-flop sandals. On weeknights, cruise-goers can receive discounted parking at the Seaport Hotel parking garage; no discounted parking is available on the weekends. Outdoor parking is available on both Northern Ave. and Seaport Blvd.
  
  

Boston Harbor Mystery Cruise

• Boston Harbor Cruises is a cruise provider that specializes primarily in sightseeing, brunch and lunch tours. The company does offer one dinner cruise, its Boston Harbor Mystery Cruise. The cruise departs from Aquarium Wharf and lasts three hours.
  
  In addition to seeing the sites along Boston Harbor, cruise-goers participate in a live, murder mystery dinner theater experience provided by the Boston group, Mystery Cafe. Diners mingle with performers, gather clues to try and solve the crime. During the course of the evening, a full bar is available. The cruise also features a buffet station with a selection of foods for guests to dine on while investigating. At the end of the evening, the murderer is revealed, and guests return to shore.
  
  Business casual attire is appropriate for the Boston Harbor Cruises. The event is geared toward adults rather than children. Discounted parking is not available, but several lots and garages are located within walking distance of the Aquarium Wharf.