Ice Cream Cruise - Seattle Water Tours

Seattle’s sweetest trip around Lake Union.

Climb aboard the Fremont Avenue at Lake Union Park for the Ice Cream Cruise. Every hour on the hour we set out on a 45-minute trip around Seattle’s Lake Union, for a narrated tour of this unique and vibrant waterway.

Schedule | Fares | Groups and Reservations

Eat ice cream, enjoy the views and learn about:

The birthplace of the Boeing Company
Turning an old powerplant into a biotech research center
A shipyard that has been working for over 100 years
The busiest drawbridge in the world
Turning an old gas plant into one of Seattle’s favorite parks
The unique lifestyle in Seattle’s floating home communities

Informal, fun, family friendly and dog friendly.

Ice cream is optional, but highly encouraged!

Departing on the hour from Lake Union Park, next to the Museum of History and Industry. Click here for directions.

Schedule

Sunday–Year Round

Boarding on Sundays is on a first-come-first-aboard basis, with no reservations or advance tickets. Please form a line behind our sign. Tickets are purchased on board and you can pre-pay for concession items. We accept cash and cards

We are limited to 42 passengers by our Coast Guard certificate.

First sailing leaves at 11:00 am

September 12 through October 31, last sailing leaves at 4:00 pm

November 7 through winter, last sailing leaves at 3:00 pm

Saturday–Summer only

We’ll be back on Saturdays in June

Fares

Adults –$15.00

Children age 3 to 12 — $10.00

Children age 2 and under — $4.00

A variety of ice cream goodies, non-dairy frozen goodies, snacks and beverages for sale on board

Groups and Reservations

If you have a group that you would like to bring on an Ice Cream Cruise, you have some options. All require pre-payment.

Reserved tickets on Saturday (Summer only). We can reserve up to 20 spaces on one of our Saturday scheduled sailings in the summer. Email your request to info@seattlewatertours.com and we will send you information on how to pre-pay.

Added sailing on Saturday. Depending on our schedule we can add a private ice cream cruise sailing before or after our private charters, generally departing from Fisherman’s Terminal. Everyone pays regular fares, with a minimum total of $375 (equal to 25 adult fares).

Added sailing on Sunday. We can add a sailing for your group before or after our regular scheduled sailings on Sunday. Everyone pays regular fares, with a minimum total of $375 (equal to 25 adult fares)