McCall Lake Cruises — Attraction in McCall

My husband and I were really looking forward to taking the 2 hour sunset cruise with McCall Lake Cruises. The boat appeared to be in great condition and was very clean. The captain and other staff members were very welcoming. The narration by the captain of what we were cruising past was informative and well presented over a speaker and when he wasn’t speaking, pleasant music was playing. So why the three star rating? So we were amongst the first 5 people to board. We arrived 30 minutes early so that we could choose good seats but after meeting the captain, he informed us that we couldn’t sit in the lower front section of the boat which had just a small grouping of tables and chairs with no view obstructions. The reason he gave us was that it was reserved for a bachelorette party. Even though that group didn’t pay the extra $$ to charter the boat, they had priority seating. So it didn’t really matter that we arrived early because evidently there is no guarantee early arriving passengers will get the seats they most desire. So we chose the upper exterior section instead and were crammed in like sardines. It just wasn’t a great time sitting in very close quarters on hard plastic chairs, around small tables with strangers for 2 hours. I think the cruise time would be more fun at a faster speed for just one hour. Others seemed to be getting restless the second hour as well. Also, only those who were sitting on the port (left side) of the boat had a...

Oh my gosh! How do I even begin to express how thrilled we were with our rehearsal dinner cruise aboard "The Idaho" the night before our wedding?! What fun we all had! We continue hearing from guests on an almost daily basis about what an amazing time they had. Most all of our guests, even those from McCall had never been on one of these cruises before but I would bet that many of them will be back.

From our first email and telephone correspondence with Becky last fall to my follow-up conversations with Doris in the couple of weeks leading up to our big weekend, and then the entire cruise experience itself, it has been an absolute pleasure working with everyone at McCall Lake Cruises.

They made all of our guests feel so welcome and special. The greeting everyone received along with a glass of sparkling wine or cider (provided by us) was such a treat, as was the history and commentary that Captain Larry provided as we sailed around beautiful Payette Lake. There were many aboard who grew up in McCall and it was a real delight for them to be able to see the lake like this again.

We are already looking forward to joining the crew again for another pleasant time aboard "The Idaho". The entire staff was fantastic, fun and professional and made this one of the biggest highlights of our...

I have wanted to do this cruise for years, and we finally got to do it last weekend! The boat is very clean and in good repair, and the crew is courteous and accommodating. The cruising speed is very sedate, and the captain gives a very lovely history and background to McCall and the lake. I especially appreciated information about the logging history and the geological forces behind the formation of the lake.

We had a physically challenged person in our group, and she was given plenty of help getting on the boat, and space for her walker. There is indoor seating on the lower deck with a bar that serves drinks and snacks, and open air seating on the top.

I definitely recommend this cruise, it...