90 minute Amsterdam Light Festival Canal Cruise
Description
See Amsterdam in a whole new light during Amsterdam Light Festival Edition 15. Step aboard a heated and covered canal boat with Blue Boat Company and enjoy a 90-minute winter cruise through the illuminated canals of Amsterdam. Cruise along the festival route as the city’s canals, bridges, and historic canal houses are transformed by light art. From the water, you can enjoy beautiful views of the artworks and their reflections while staying warm and comfortable on board. During the cruise, listen to the official Amsterdam Light Festival audio guide and discover the stories behind the artworks, the artists, and the ideas that light up the city. The covered canal boat has large windows, giving you clear views of the festival route while you sit back and enjoy the atmosphere of Amsterdam on a winter evening.
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Rituals have traditionally helped us through all kinds of transformations: from past to future, from winter to summer, from youth to adulthood. Rituals connect us to our community, our gods or our ancestors. They evolve over time, but largely remain the same, giving us a sense of security and stability in a chaotic world.
Light plays a crucial role in many forms of ritual, as a vibrant symbol of joy, energy and life. We use fireworks to ring in the new year, candles to commemorate the coming of a savior, and midsummer fires to welcome the solstice. Light adds something mystical and sacred to a ritual like no other element can. Artists were asked to represent and reflect on rituals that are meaningful to Amsterdam's diverse community. As a strong foundation that stands the test of time, rituals provide a sense of continuity and connection to our past, present and future selves. This edition aims to connect, move or inspire our audience with light art that reflects many aspects of rituals, such as rhythm, repetition, performativity, symbolism, continuity and memory.
Cruise along the famous canals of the old city of Amsterdam
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- For reservering a wheelchair access, please book your ticket and call +31206791370 to confirm a wheelchair accessible boat.
Reviews(37)
after an initial mix-up with the tickets (my fault) we were able to join the tour we wanted. All the staff were fabulous; friendly, helpful and welcoming. The tour was a great way to see Amsterdam at night with the added bonus of the festive light installations and the captain added information in addition to the commentary. I would most definitely recommend Blue Boat Company
"Recently we enjoyed a fantastic cruise with a nice group of the Plusbus from Bussum at Blue Boat Company. From the warm welcome to the docking, everything was taken care of to perfection. The boat was easily accessible, which was very pleasant for our passengers. The staff showed a lot of patience and helpfulness, which immediately created a relaxed atmosphere. The canals of Amsterdam provided a beautiful backdrop and the stories through the audio guide were incredibly fascinating. It was an afternoon of admiration and conviviality. An absolute must for any group outing; we will definitely be back!"
Left at 50m from the Museum area. Night festival during Christmas holiday season was spectacular. Our driver and guide, Brian, did a brilliant job.
Slices small and misty. Furniture much too tight. Waste of money because you can't look out. Unpleasant passengers.
It was super especially the blonde lady (I thought her name was Tineke ) was great, she was so nice with the kids we had a really nice day and super experience thanks to the great staff 😃
Beste Gast, Dank je wel voor je geweldige review! We zijn zo blij om te horen dat jullie een leuke dag hadden en een geweldige ervaring hebben gehad. Het is fantastisch om te weten dat de blonde dame (Tineke) zo goed met de kinderen omging. We zullen dit zeker doorgeven aan haar en hopen jullie in de toekomst weer te mogen verwelkomen! Met vriendelijke groet, Blue Boat Company
What an absolutely ridiculous experience!!! It was a rainy day and despite the fact that we were waiting like sheep out there in the cold for 40 minutes without any update, we finally entered a boat that was supposed to be a luxury boat (we booked for what was called 'Amsterdam Light Festival Canal Cruise on Luxury Boat' with Amsterdam Boat Experience) and instead of luxury or even a decent closed boat, there was a boat with detachable plastic hood and as a result everything was wet inside, we were adivsed to open a window because we couldn't really watch anything through the plastic, so the water was dripping all over us and finally we had the whole tour soaking wet to the bone !!! I was severely pissed though the whole process and just wanted to end. I can only describe this as a total scum. Of course, the girl that was our guide was very polite, nothing to do with her, just the description of the service provided is severely misleading!!!
Hi doraz603, Sorry to hear about your unpleasant experience. We believe you have the wrong canal cruise company as we don't have any boats with a detachable plastic hood. We only have boats that are fully covered and heated or small, open boats. In addition, we don't promote our boats as a luxury boat anywhere. We kindly request you to delete your review and to contact the canal cruise company that you've done a canal cruise with. Thank you in advance. Best, Blue Boat
We visited Amsterdam during the Light Festival - it's so beautiful to hear about the concept and details that went into the art with a stunning glassed boat that showed Amsterdam buzzing at night. I'd highly recommend going at around sunset time - absolutely stunning and would highly recommend it!
Hi dollladollla, Glad to hear that you enjoyed the Amsterdam Light Festival cruise! Hopefully we'll see you again next year with the new edition :) Kind regards, Amsterdam Canal Cruises
What a wonderful experience to see the city from the canals and the excellent artworks along the way. Friendly people and special memories made.
Great ride! In winter, we see the night lighting and the Amsterdam Light Festival. Outside, asexplucacoes sobrw various tourist points. Very nice!
We were a couple of friends taking this tour. The service of the captain was very lame which even included insulting the audience. It felt like a school trip. The art is of a personal taste but it was hard to enjoy it with the ambience in the boat. Very disappointing given we take the most expensive your which should have been of higher level. Definitely won't go again on this tour or any similar by this company.
