Amsterdam Canal Cruise: Intimate 8-Guest Experience

Join Captain Jack on an all-inclusive Amsterdam canal cruise with a maximum of 8 guests. Enjoy luxury, drinks, snacks, and intimate conversations while exploring the city’s canals.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Amsterdam Canal Ring - All cruises are captained by myself as the captain/owner of the Drift Away.
    We depart from the Singel no.7 and we will return to this location at the end of the cruise.
    I do not offer a fixed route, depending on your wishes as guests I will tailor the cruise to you specifically.
    Due to the custom design of the Drift Away…
What's Included
  • Snacks
  • Extensive open bar
  • Local beers, top shelf liquors, soft drinks, hot drinks
  • Specialty G&T with local gin
Additional Information

Join me on a journey to explore Amsterdam over the canals with a maximum of 8 guests at a time.
All cruises through Friday to Tuesday are captained and guided by myself Boudewijn Metzelaar aka ¨Captain Jack¨ for those that are unable to pronounce my impossible Dutch name :-)
Wednesday and Thursday one of my friends is taking over.
There is comfortable…

Location
Singel 7
Singel
The dock where we depart from is located right next to the Koepelkerk (church with a dome) the dock is on the canal side ;-)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Timothy_d
Oct 19, 2024
Excellent small group canal cruise - Jasper took us on a fabulous small group (6) canal cruise and made it a memorable experience. The boat was one of a kind with covered enclosed comfortable seating, a private self serve bar of wine, spirits & beer plus nibbles to help you drink more. The toilet came in super handy and the out door deck was brilliant for photography.
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Breeze644
Oct 14, 2024
October trip - Very intimate and informational and covered protecting from rain which it didn't it was a beautiful day, with a very large selection of bar choices and snacks a great captain, definitely take again and again
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Ellehede
Oct 12, 2024
Perfect - What a ride, thanks for history lesson, the drinks, the laughs. We will definitely rember this as the best tour of our trip.
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Cmreed02
Oct 9, 2024
Fantastic way to learn about so many aspects of Amsterdam. - We enjoyed a fantastic tour with “Captain Jack!” He’s very knowledgeable of the geology, geography, architecture, and history of Amsterdam. We cruised with him the day we flew in from California. It was a great way to beat jet lag and get a wonderful orientation to the city.
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Beachburd117
Oct 6, 2024
A wonderful small canal tour experience! - Captain Jack was a wonderful guide- full of historical information about the city as well as stories and insight into Amsterdam today. His boat is very nice and smaller than most so we could go down many more canals. Also, having only 4 people (although there could have been a max of 8 which would have been fine too) made it very personal. We would do it again!!
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Flyer67316488081
Oct 5, 2024
Professionally done!! - Fun tour, Captain Jack has great voice , easy to hear and understand!. Enjoyed the beverages during the trip. Took us all thru the canals and explained everything fully. You will enjoy this!
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Matthew_m
Oct 2, 2024
Bad Weather, but still a great experience - Experienced Amsterdam's signature rainy weather while on our excursion, but still had a great time onboard with Captain Jack. Will be widely recommending this experience to others.
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Todd_t
Sep 21, 2024
Highlight of the trip! - Enjoyed the small group and individual attention. Went as a solo and had a great time. Beautiful views and knowledgeable information from Jack!
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Carlean_s
Sep 20, 2024
Jack is Amazing! - Highly recommend Jack and the Drift Away! Very intimate setting with only 8 passengers. Beer, Wine, and even iced tea served with the best snacks. The evening cruise with the canal lights was amazing. Jack is very knowledgeable and hilarious! Must do in Amsterdam!
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Melbcherub
Sep 23, 2024
Not as good as I had hoped. - I chose this canal tour as a result of reading the reviews. Sadly it did not come up to my expectations. The boat is not ideal for taking photos, as I couldn’t see ahead and get pictures of going under a bridge, or seeing houses coming up. I expected more history of Amsterdam than we got and finally, nibbles were advertised and we were not offered any.. Jack himself was very nice and friendly, however the cruise itself falls very short of value for money.
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