Guests partying on board a New Orleans booze cruise boat

Ticketed Cruises

The booze cruise where alligators crash the party

Skip the packed riverboat. This one runs Bayou Bienvenue: BYOB, music loud, herons overhead, gators on the banks. Buy a seat, bring a cooler, meet your new favorite strangers.

Branded cups, Mardi Gras beads and drinks on a party boat table

How it works

Buy a seat, bring a cooler

Ticketed cruises are the easy button: no group to organize, no boat to fill. Show up with your drinks, grab a spot at the rail, and the captain does the rest. As one guest put it, "We partied, we saw alligators, we learned some history. We got a little bit of everything!"

  • BYOB, coolers and ice welcome
  • Music and captain covered by the boat
  • About 20 to 30 minutes from downtown New Orleans
  • Groups of 10+ should compare a private barge, same money, whole boat
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Good to Know

Booze cruise questions

What is a New Orleans booze cruise?

A ticketed party cruise on Bayou Bienvenue where you bring your own drinks, the boat brings the music and the captain, and the bayou brings the alligators. You share the boat with other guests, which is half the fun.

How much does it cost?

Seats start around $63 per person depending on the cruise and date. The live calendar shows exact pricing before you book.

Is it 21+?

The party cruises skew adult since they're BYOB, but families are better served by the Swamp Eco Tour, which runs the same water with kids welcome.

What should we bring?

Drinks, a cooler, sunscreen and a speaker-free attitude, the boat's sound system has it covered. Restrooms are on board the larger boats.

Cruises run daily

Multiple departures a day in season. Check the calendar for today's open seats.

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