The Pride of the Susquehanna is a nice quiet ride on a paddle boat on the Susquehanna River on City Island, Harrisburg, PA. This boat ride is reasonably priced. You can ride on the top deck in the open air or downstairs inside. We were on the top deck. You had a beautiful view of the city skyline. Overall - just a nice Sunday afternoon event.
Had a beautiful evening cruise and informative wine tasting on a Sunday night. They have plenty of theme cruises including wine tastings, beer tastings, party rentals ... Look them up.
Rode the pride with our grandsons and had a great day. We rode on the top deck since it was a cool day. Food and drinks available. Intercom system could be a little louder for those riding to learn the history of the area.
We did the Murder Mystery Dinner Tour on the Pride on Friday Oct. 24th they titled it Hollow Weenie. We had never done anything like this before and had a great time, the food was good (my hubby wants me to try to make the dish at home) and the actors were entertaining. You need to make reservations early for these shows as they fill up fast. We will probably do this again next year. Oh yeah and we didn't pick the right criminal.
Ride an authentic diesel paddle wheel boat down the Susquehanna while getting a great view of riverfront Harrisburg and the west shore! Captain and crew were friendly, ride was smooth. View of the bridges and riverfront park. Nice ride!!! Was listed as a 45 minute ride. Would have loved longer but all in all a great value for the money. The only problem is, getting to it is not really clearly marked. Handicapped parking is fairly far from the actual boat.
Whether you live in the area or are visiting this is a must do at least once. They have special things going on like dinner cruises that you can take advantage of if you wish. It is seasonal but you can take a cruise and catch a ballgame went the Senators (a double A team for the Nationals) are in town. You can also take in the other things of interest that may be going on at City Island as well.
We had a beautiful day to go on the Pride of the Susquehanna for a 45 min river paddleboat cruise. Enjoyed the information about the history and the area (but the commercial for cruises was too long). Lots of families enjoying the day. Not enough seating up top for everyone, but they let us bring chairs from inside on the lower deck and we had a nice time.
We recently did one of the pride of the Susquehanna's murder mystery dinner cruises. We had a wonderful time. The cast was entertaining and great to interact with. The first act was a little slow but they laid the ground work and it was entertaining in the end. The food was surprisingly yummy. I usually don't expect much out of something catered at an event like this, but was pleased. Warm and yummy, I would eat it again. Overall wonderful time and will have to try another one of there themed events.
The cruise was a great! The staff was friendly and extremely helpful -- once you located them on the island! There are no signs once you arrive on City Island to help you locate the boat and the ticket stand. There is a way to drop off handicapped visitors, however, we didn't know that until we walked halfway around the island. It would be a much more pleasant experience if we had not been so stressed with a long long walk and steep steps! Please increase signage so everyone can come enjoy!
We had a Groupon coupon--$12 for two persons--normally adults $10, seniors $8 for this pleasant paddle boat tour. During the summer there appear to be 4 tours a day, at different times. After September 1, they only operate on weekends. We took the 12 noon tour from City Island in the middle of the river which has free parking. The tour lasts 45 minutes with about 30 minutes of taped information about the river and the history of the city. There is outdoor seating upstairs and enclosed seating downstairs. There are food and drinks available for sale. A very pleasant way to see and learn about the area. My only complaint--there is only one speaker upstairs and it should be louder--it was somewhat difficult to hear at times.