Solar harbour cruise with live music! (Optional lunch/dinner)

Highlights

Inclusions

Itinerary

1. Our captain will give you a brief history of the Charlottetown Harbour - the "Cradle of Confederation" when Canada first became a country, the Mi'kmaq who first settled the province, as well as a bit about the Charlottetown Harbour itself.

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2. The Isola Solaretto will pass silently by beautiful Victoria Park, where you can see the cannons & armaments of this historic fort.

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3. You will see the entrance to Charlottetown Harbour and famous Port-la-Joye (Fort Amherst) at Rocky Point.

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4. Here you will see the "Birthplace of Canada" where the colonies Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick met for the first time in 1864 to determine that Canada would become a country.

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5. Your captain will take you by several multi-million dollar houses, including a $15M home to show you some "rock armouring" for shoreline protection gone wrong. PEI is losing about 1 ft of shoreline every year and there is a right way & a wrong way to protect it.

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6. View Peake's Wharf in front of St. Dunstan's Basilica - home of the famous Cow's Ice Cream ranked the #1 ice cream in the world!

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7. Learn about the tallest structure in Charlottetown - The St. Dunstan's Basilica, which is one of 27 designated Basilica's in Canada and a National Historic Site.

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8. See a piece of PEI history with the Beaconsfield Historic House - one of seven Museum and Heritage PEI sites built in 1877 for wealthy shipbuilder and merchant James Peake. Beaconsfield stands as an enduring symbol of Victorian elegance.

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 269 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5City tour wth music!

  Thoroughly enjoyed the boat ride. Learning about the city from the water and the unexpected good live music from the guide and boat captain. Hearing the historical journey to make the boat solar was fascinating.

  NorthStar62285186171October 2026via Tripadvisor

• 2Dinner cruise doesn’t live up to its billing

  On the “Dinner” cruise there is no free beverage, including water…. which will cost you $4. . There is no real table service.. The tables were small and sticky to the touch. All very small and crammed. Entertainment consisted of the captain playing guitar and talking about himself and how his songs are playing in Nashville, but he’s still waiting for one to be sold and he soars to stardom. We are in Nashville and attend the “hearing” rooms but his songs do not separate themselves from every other song we hear. We look for new sounds not repackaged old songs. Nice guys but the “dinner” put us off. And, they seemed to pay attention only to the people who gave them instant response, as we sat quietly and they spoke to us very limited. Actually liked that, as who we are, are too often required to be the center of the party.

  Ronald_BOctober 2026via Viator

• 5Charlottetown Harbor Tour .. Sights, Wildlife, History .. a unique & great afternoon.

  Enjoyed the guided solar boat tour of Prince Edward Island harbor area. Learned history, wildlife and marine life facts, and felt the Canadian pride and love for country. The music and trivia questions were pluses to the afternoon.

  N5471SJcarolmOctober 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Book this cruise for a fun and unique evening

  My partner and I booked a solar boat tour with Justyn and Captain Chad out of PEI wharf today Sept 29. It was terrific! What a unique experience! We boated out into the harbour and listened to the related commentary about PEI, its history, the industries there as well as the history of the boat we were on (a refurbished vessel used in the 1967 Montreal Expo), and the history of the two crew members, Justyn and Chad. Both were very entertaining, funny, easy going and, as it turns out, musical! Both have a background in performing and each entertained us with a few songs and expert guitar playing. What beautiful voices! There was also a trivia contest and a dinner on board (we both had the lobster which was yummy)! Book this cruise for a unique and enjoyable day or evening when in the PEI area.

  Annette_GOctober 2026via Viator

• 5Fun times!

  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Such a fun way to see Charlottetown! Chad and Justin were fantastic—funny, informative, and talented musicians. They kept us entertained with jokes, trivia, local history, music, and even some cool gadgets. The lobster lunch with Caesar salad, a roll, and included drinks was delicious. The tour was about two hours and well worth it. We can’t walk as far as we used to, so this was a perfect way to enjoy the beautiful town without wearing ourselves out. Great people, great food, great entertainment, and lots of laughs. Highly recommend!

  TJaneKWSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Solar boat tour

  We had a great time! Very educational and fun. The crew was amazing, providing great history of the island, and musical entertainment!! We lived it, highly recommend.

  348suzibSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Charlottetown

• Its from-price is 66% below the median of the 71 experiences we list in Charlottetown.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 4 of 71.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Charlottetown

Charlottetown, capital of Prince Edward Island, is a small harbour city of low brick streets where the talks behind Canadian Confederation began in 1864.

Charlottetown sits on the south shore of Prince Edward Island, on a harbour fed by three rivers. In 1864 delegates met in Province House, a sandstone building that is still the seat of the provincial legislature, to discuss uniting the colonies of British North America. The Confederation Centre of the Arts stands nearby, the spires of St Dunstan's Basilica rise over the streets, and Victoria Row keeps its brick storefronts, now cafés and restaurants.

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