Room temperature food, minimal view, passable cabaret, lots of rude tourists.
Pros: Boat staff were attentive and friendly. Very good service! It was on the water. Who doesn't want to eat on the water? Cabaret was mercifully short and had some decent costumes and choreography.
Cons: Expensive, especially considering the quality of the overall experience. Food selection was barely passable. Hot food wasn't. It was all room temperature. Cold food wasn't. It was also room temperature. Boat is stationary, moored in the bay, so no "cruising" as advertised. Performers pester you to take a photo after the show, for 100 baht charge. Primarily visited by Chinese tourists. Nothing against Chinese, but they are woefully inconsiderate in groups: literally shoving us aside to get to the food, standing in front of us to get a video of the cabaret so we couldn't see, shoving my wife's chair aside (with her in it) rather than waiting for the waiter to move, etc. We chose this package because the ads made it look more professional and less touristy than other comparable offerings. It appears in the end to be the same boat, the same food, the same show as packages sold for a little less.
Full disclosure: It was a rainy night, so we ate indoors. Maybe the view from the upper deck would have improved the overall experience, but I doubt it.
Summary: Leave the dinner cruise to the tour groups and enjoy...
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Beware of the transgender model, they’ll go to your table and took your phone without your permission to take photos, they will forcing you to pay them after taking photo (i paid total 700baht here).
The food is not delicious. Although there are many chinese tourists “rob” the food, but the food replenishment is fast. At this price, isn't it...
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