Too bad I cannot leave 0 stars. This is an absurdity. These people have no idea how to run a business. Three times I have made advance reservations for this excursion and all three times it has been cancelled due to lack of numbers in signing up and/or cancelling, making it not "financially feasible" for them to run the excursion. This most recent cancellation was ONE HOUR before we were to leave for an 1-1/2 hour drive to Oregon, IL to catch the boat....ONE HOUR!. I'll never try again to take this trip...they do not deserve my money of my business. I cannot spread the word fast enough or far enough to tell people to stay away from these idiots. Hope they go out of...
Read moreWe took a lunch cruise on this boat. We moved slowly up and down the river with mostly rural views. We had a choice of beef or chicken for lunch. The meat serving was at least twice as much as I needed. The beef covered the veggies, which needed seasoning and were overcooked. The twice baked potato was pretty good. Wine was available for $5. The lunch and cruise cost $46. It was nice, but not something I need to do again. The boat was an actual paddlewheel. The statue is called Blackhawk after a local warrior and is a tribute to all the...
Read moreMy wife and I went on the cruise many years ago! Glad to see it still successfully navigating the river!! Great experience and really nice boat. Food was great!! When we were out there, fishing boats were on the river as well, it was very amazing traveling and waving at folks there, makes you wonder if that is what the old steamboats were like. On the way back from Byron, Linda and I sat on the top deck and the view was amazing! Truly an amazing place to is it and really great...
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