Speciality Cruises

Join us for this relaxing cruise under the moonlight with live music on July 9th.  The movement of the tides and moon energizes and stirs the imagination on this 90 minute evening tour.

This is the ideal way to spend an unforgettable morning. This has become our signature cruise and Captain Doug’s favorite. Join us as we head up the Northeast Cape Fear River to the upper reaches of the black water system of this mysterious river.

Join Wilmington Water Tours and our wine expert, Lauren Dixon with Winebow, for a 90-min. wine tasting as you cruise the Cape Fear River with five wines paired with light bites.  If you like the wine you can buy a glass.  We have a full bar for refreshments. Bring your friends and family for this relaxing and informative cruise.

This Cape Fear river cruise is like no other. Dr.Fonvielle lives & breathes the history of the Cape Fear area, and makes sure he tells you some folk lore. Join us on Wilmington Water Tours for this fascinating History Cruise.

Local Film History Cruise aboard The Wilmington Water Tours

There’s nothing quite like the Wilmington film industry, and its story is one made for the big screen. Join Wilmington Water Tours and film/TV writer Hunter Ingram for a cinematic river cruise through the history of local film, with behind-the-scenes insight into local projects like “Firestarter,” “Dawson’s Creek,” “One Tree Hill,” “Sleepy Hollow,” “Iron Man 3,” “The Conjuring,” “Scream,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” and the newest addition to ILM’s Hollywood legacy, Netflix’s “The Waterfront.”

Whether you’re a novice or a long-time nature lover, you are sure to appreciate the birdlife our area has to offer.  Get out on the Cape Fear River with Wilmington Water Tours for this Specialty Cruise with local bird expert Jill Peleuses from Wild Bird and Garden.  Enjoy a continental breakfast on board.

This is a 90 min. cruise from 10am to 11:30am.

Join Wilmington Water tours for a Festive 4th of July celebration on this Cape Fear River River cruise!  Bring your family and friends for this stunning event.

Join us for a river cruise themed to the “Burgwin-Wright presents…Outlander in the Cape Fear.