It was very fun, you can see the city form an interesting point of view. The tour guide, Heather, was very nice. A bit expensive, but very enjoyable.

Not an inexpensive tour, but definitely one of the best we've been on. Our narrator was fun and very informative and the rest of the boat staff were all very professional. This is not something I would typically do, but took the tour with my husband and we both loved it. It really makes you appreciate the sights being pointed... More

I find most of Chicago's attractions expensive (although the low priced public transportation and the availability of fantastic and reasonably priced food helps balance things out), but this tour was great. It was very informative with enough humor to keep the presentation moving without being cringe-worthy. I was impressed how much they packed into 45 minutes, and on a nice... More

The cruise, which departs from the Navy Pier and sails up the Chicago River, passes by many of the city's most important buildings. Our narrator did a fabulous job of describing not just the architecture, but interesting points about the role that each building played in the life of the city. We especially enjoyed his story about the Chicago Fire... More

Shoreline's hour long tour was informative, entertaining and the perfect way to get great views of the many buildings that make up Chicago's skyline. My 11 year old son enjoyed the history and funny stories from our tour guide and was never bored. We had a great guide!!! We saw buildings that we normally would not pass by from walking... More

We were very pleased with the professionalism and knowledge that Sarah our boat tour guide provided. She was smart, funny and friendly. As you can imagine, with the wrong person talking this could be a very boring tour. Sarah was fantastic and kept us interested the whole time. You'll basically see every important and architecturally significant building in Chicago. The... More

We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our tour guide was very informative, and you could tell he loves and is proud of Chicago. The tour is about an hour long and you get to see beautiful buildings and hear a little history of each. I would definitely recommend.

This cruise was an ideal way to see Chicago's amazing buildings from a perspective that we wouldn't have seen from the street. J.J., the guide, was extremely knowledgeable about the buildings and architecture in general. We learned an amazing amount on this half-hour tour and would highly recommend it.

Had read some top reviews from other travellers about this tour on TripAdvisor so thought we would give it a go. We bought our tickets for the Architectural cruise (with Shoreline Cruises at the Navy Pier) and had to run down to the boat called “Evening Star” as it was just about to leave. Just before boarding they asked us... More