Port City Lights Cruise
- 1 hour
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
A fully narrated 60-minute scenic cruise through busy Casco Bay and its innermost islands to see lighthouses, forts, lobster boats, seals, and seabirds. As many as four lighthouses can be seen including a close up view of Portland Head Light, Maine’s oldest and most photographed lighthouse.
Inclusions
What's included
- Bar & snack bar available
- Restroom on board
Itinerary
Historic lighthouse constructed in 1897 that marks the west side of the Portland shipping channel.
Historic lighthouse constructed 1855, designed by Thomas Walter, designer of the US Capitol dome and East and West Wings. A smaller lighthouse also known as Bug Light, it features six Corinthian columns around it's base.
Maine's oldest lighthouse, commissioned by George Washington. One of the most photographed lighthouses in the county.
Civil War era fort in Casco Bay located on Hog Island Ledge. Modeled after Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. Used as a storage facility in WWI & WWII.
Historic lighthouse on Casco Bay constructed in 1905, a twin of Graves Light off off Boston. Located on a quarter mile of ledge that marks the northern entrance into Portland Harbor.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.8
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Ratings come from 328 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- The middle window at the blue and white kiosk building, marked Long Wharf on top.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 80 travellers
- Operated by
- Portland Discovery Land & Sea Tours
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Rubber soled shoes recommended, high heels not recommended
How it compares in Portland
- Its from-price is 50% below the median of the 92 experiences we list in Portland.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 9 of 92.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Portland
Portland is Maine's largest city, a working harbour on Casco Bay with a cobbled old port, a lighthouse and a celebrated food scene.
Portland sits on a hilly peninsula in Casco Bay, a working harbour with fishing boats, ferries and a historic district, the Old Port, of brick warehouses and cobbled streets. The Portland Observatory, a shingled signal tower of 1807, is the last of its kind in the country, and the Victoria Mansion is a richly decorated Italianate house of the 1860s. The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born here in 1807.
Top-ranked sights in Portland: Portland Head Light, Victoria Mansion (Morse-Libby House), Fort Gorges.
