Marines Barrios
The Jungle Queen Riverboat provides an incredible experience with fantastic entertainment and mouthwatering BBQ food. The combination of lively shows and delicious barbecue creates an unforgettable and enjoyable outing for all.
The thing to do to have a pleasant night:
• Be early - Please keep in mind you need to arrive 45 minutes before departure time if you are late you won't be able to do the trip.
• if there is any event and the parking is increased than the regular price (which is $13) speak with anyone in the boat who valued the ticket.
• the best view for the whole voyage is the first floor in the front.
• Don't forget to explore the island you will find some fascinating animals.
Daniella Cuellar
Based on my experience I had a nice and different afternoon. It is important to highlight that you have to arrive 45min before because the boat leaves on time which is excellent. The experience lasts 4 hours. The first hour is a guided tour, Monica was our tour guide and she was amazing. On the boat you have bartenders and a bar with options of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. When you arrive at the island you are greeted very nicely and seated all at once for dinner. After dinner you have some free time to visit. I really liked the animals and the spots to take pictures. At 8 o'clock the show starts until 9pm, we enjoyed it.
Some not so good points:
-The service is a little slow, but we understand that there were at least 300 people at the same time.
-There are not many choices of sides, and the ones there are are almost all sweet. In my case I have insulin problems and too much sweet makes me sick (you have the sweet bbq, the beans are sweet, the salad is sweet and the bread is sweet too). However, the food was good!!
- The parking at departure time is not related to the cruise but it is important to mention that it is complicated to leave so be patient.
Overall we really enjoyed the jungle queen, it was a different kind of evening. And we do recommend it!
Jer Green (Greener)
Our family of 4 had a fun time on this cruise! Despite the heavy rain, they still did a good job at keeping us entertained. They even provided free ponchos.
The meal was great on the "island". The only thing holding me back from a full 5 star review is the price of the slushies for the kids and some of the entertainment acts weren't as fun as I was hoping.
Gigi Woods
All you can eat BBQ! The food was amazing. Bbq ribs were cooked to perfection as well as the chicken. The sides we delicious. Entertainment was nice, especially the last group. I loved the boat ride. You get your money's worth for sure.
Esme QuarteyEl
This was definitely worth the cost. A little Riviera sightseeing of all the beautiful Homes along the waterway takes about an hour. Then you arrive at their island for dinner and a show. Dinner was good, enjoyed the all you can eat ribs. BBQ Chicken was okay. There was also rolls, beans, potatoes wedges and coleslaw. I was full. Staff very nice and helpful kept the food coming. Then there was a show, very entertaining we had such a great time.
Nickie Cliburn
Most fun thing on our trip. Sat on top seats of the boat for best view. Loved seeing all the millionaire homes and boats. Just things you wouldn't normally get to see. Loved how we had a narrator giving us all this information. Then reaching the island, was beautiful. The birds, the flowers, and it was just lovely. The all you can eat bbq ribs an chicken was awesome, plus all the fixing. Then you could get ice cream, watch a show or whatever. Just a wonderful time. Then a nice ride back on the boat. Would 100% recommend this to anyone.
Jennifer Taveras
Such a nice tour and the dinner on the isle was very good. Show was nice as well. Overall fun and entertaining experience. All Staff, singers, bartenders were attentive. Great experience!
H&S Resale
It was a wonderful evening! We sat at a table on the top level and had a few drinks (which are good prices). We enjoyed the beautiful view of the yachts and homes on the river. The dinner was great and the entertainment was amazing. Highly recommended!
Lameika Baker
We had an amazing time!! The boat ride to their private island was adventurous!! We had seen multi-million dollar houses with beautiful, large yachts! Houses range from low millions to 32 million dollars, pure opulence! The weather was perfect, not too hot... once we arrived on their private island, we had dinner with unlimited ribs, bbq chicken, baked beans, and coleslaw! It was pretty tasty, too. The ribs just fell off the bones, yummy!! Then it was the for the show... fire blowers and dancers, comedy, along with a James Brown impersonator, he was the best act!!! Then we sailed on back, so a total of 4 hours (2 hours traveling to and fro)! You must experience this at least once in your life. You'll be glad you did!! 🙂
Greg Dillon
So much fun for the whole family. Then me being picked for part of the show made great stories for our vacation memories. The boat ride to and from the island was great with awesome views. The island itself was beautiful. Entertainment was great with lots of laughs. Would definitely recommend.
Hari Swami
Reaching: We were 30 mins early but almost missed it, because GPS took us to the taxi boat spot. You have to go through marketplace / Bahia Mar hotel entrance which is in the pedestrian walkway light. Public parking was right opposite.
Boat experience:
We started in full sun and in a few minutes weather completely changed and started raining. It was cloudy, windy and it was a beautiful ride for the whole hour.
Commentator was alright, here and there a couple of good jokes.
They have a bartender it seems, we never seen him because we were sitting in the first floor of the boat.
Second floor was almost full. At the last 20 mins mark, lots of people came down to the first floor.
Boat sails through the lake, which is knee deep it seems. Plenty of beautiful homes with stunning architecture and landscape was a great sight. Attaching a lot of photos. Few homes were truly inspiring. Also saw the cape fear movie house, Anderson Cooper house.
Overall a wonderful experience. One time is a must. Might not repeat.
Misti Davis
Super fun! Host was funny and learned so much neat stuff about all the yachts and houses down the river. Food was all you can eat and very yummy! Entertainment was funny and nice variety
Felicity Griffiths
What a ride! Saw the most incredible houses with their mega yachts parked outside! A very good guide on board who shared a lot of information about what we were seeing. Excellent value for money. Also had a bar and snacks available. Would definitely recommend 100%.
Your Tax Girl
I loved the tour boat. The tour guide was great, and did the tour with a lot of humor. The best view was the front of the boat for me. Also the wind blew so much better at the front of the boat. The homes around the lakefront were beautiful, and very expensive. This is a must do in Fort Lauderdale when you go.
Rumi Dennery
Wonderful experience with my family! Weather was hot but a cool breeze all the way once we got underway. The dinner was good and the show was good as well.
Shawnda “Let’s Escape Travel” Lee
Was in town an a mini vacation and had a great time. The guide was awesome great info and funny.
They had a bar with drinks and liquor. Great way to spend 1.5 hrs
Lola O
Very nice river cruise mostly about the expensive homes along the river. Not much history about Fort Lauderdale hence the 4 stars. Commentary was very good with some Dad jokes thrown in to boot. 😂😂😂. It was an added bonus that the meeting point was just outside our hotel, the Hilton Bahia Mar
Teresa Phares
Great experience overall. The cruise was nice and expect it to be full. It can hold around 350 people and most seats will be taken. The ride and announcer was great. Learn all about the millionaire homes and yatches. The dinner area is nice. The only thing we didn’t care for was the bbq ribs and chicken. Very dry and bland. The sides were all delicious so we were able to fill up on those. The show was pretty good. Our favorite was Magic Mitch comedy. Exiting the paid parking lot was the worst overall. You have to pay $11 for parking at the bar on the boat and they provide a paid voucher. There are no instructions on how or where to put this paper at the hotel parking machine upon exiting. I was lucky and was able to figure it out but there were vehicles taking forever and finally a person from the hotel came out to help. That was the worst part of the entire evening and it was late so that didn’t help either.
W413 Mor
This was a nice interesting tour. We did enjoy viewing some of the mansions of the Fort Lauderdale area. It did rain during some part of the ride, but it was still nice. Our tour guide Monica was knowledgeable and funny.
Jake Morfis
Me and my wife went out on the dinner and show river boat cruise yesterday, and had a really relaxing and fun time, the food was better then expected, and the shows were pretty good for the price you pay, all the boat and island employees, top notch, the island was breathtaking, I would recommend this to anyone, unless you have small children, they might be a little bored on the boat itself. Thank you Jungle Queen for the 5 star service, and a nice evening out.
Karine Thibodeau
We had a good time. We did the three hour afternoon cruise with the stop at the Isle for the alligator show and to see a few other animals. Would not recommend for the little ones as it can be pretty boring for them to just sit and look at mansions and boats, even my 14 year old son wasn’t too interested. You’re on the boat for the first hour, then off for an hour with the animals (they also have food there), and then another hour back to dock. They also have beverages on the boat. If you don’t like the heat so much, I would recommend you do this closer to the winter months.
Shirley Chan
Had a great time in the Jungle Queen with my husband. Nice stroll down Ft Lauderdale Intercoastal. The little island was charming, barbecue dinner was better than I expected, the show was a bit corny but the entertainers made us laug the whole time. Would definitely recommend if you looking for something different to do in south Florida.
Peggy Smwu
My family and I had an amazing time. The island has been beautifully renovated. It felt like we had stepped into a Polynesian island village. The animal enclosures were all very nice, clean and large. All of the staff were amazing and courteous. The food was delicious. Stella the manager is awesome! �
Kelli Blackburn
The reviews are way off!!!! Comedy show was horrible! Not one laugh! Thank goodness my company was wonderful! Nice staff. Poor management. Food was ok at best. Food was cold and dinner was very rushed for poor entertainment! Don’t waste your time and money!!
Laurie Gonser
Great tour guide, Chris!! Great food!! Great servers at dinner!! Super Fun Variety Show after dinner!! It was a wonderful family evening! Strongly recommend!!
Susan Reese
Well worth the money for the evening excitement of cruise,dinner,animals,and the entertainment was family friendly and funny as heck. Food was delicious. We were a couple,and sat with another couple on the dining portion. It was nice chatting with new people on vacation. The Rum punch on the boat was delicious and major effective. And exciting evening of adventure.
Peter Gavrun Szurek
Excellent experience friendly and knowledgeable staff. Well worth the money. Lots of fun.
Alysia Williams
Great trip and the island was TOO cool!! Got to hold a baby alligator, Parrot and had a great concession stand and ice cream too!! Bar on board the boat was reasonable and drinks weren't weak!! � Definitely recommend!!
Susan Mesker-Bonicamp
Tour guide funny � shows great .. just wish there was seating for 2 so we didn’t have to sit with strangers .. highly recommend..
ReNay Austin
The cruise was great-the narrator spoke well and kept us with laughter, the tour once we got to the island was very good and food!!
Keith Ballard
Boat ride was nice food on the island was not as good as I thought it would be chicken was under cooked and ribs where fatty as well
Ray Mortlock
The cruise and narration (full of puns and jokes) make the cruise along the New River<br/>on the way to the private island fun and entertaining as the boat passes along "MIllionaires' Row," with jaw dropping views of multi-million dollar homes and yachts. Sights are beyond belief and comprehension for some of us who can't begin to imagine the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Once the cruise reaches the island, visitors are efficiently guided to the dining area with live entertainment for the all-you-can-eat BBQ of ribs, chicken, peel and eat shrimp, bbq beans, fries, cole slaw, buns, and ice tea. Other beverages may be purchased. Servers are pleasant and constantly replenishing empty foods and liquids. After dining, there is time to roam about to see the birds and animals on display before the live stage show begins. We were treated to a magician, a comedian, a ventriloquist, and Samoan fire dancer and company. Lots of fun. <br/>The island looks very nice at night with lush foliage and lighted tiki torches. <br/>Cruise, dinner, and show run four hours--just right for a fun time.<br/>After the stage show, visitors are guided back to the boat for the cruise back to the Bahia Mar Marina area taking in more beautiful homes, boats, and yachts.<br/>(The island also has a gift shop and food stand.)
Rae Banton-Jones
If you are not. Fan of outdoors & heat you may not enjoy this. BUT, I highly recommend you try it. Food is awesome, tender & seasoned perfectly. The comedy, magic, & performance show is Hilariously corny. The smooth cruise boat ride thru Millionaire row is relaxing open covered/shaded ride. The horrible jokes will keep you laughing, homes breath taking & the night return awesome moonlighting depending on the weather. My daughter said in spite of heat/weather she enjoyed it. I've been 3x, never disappointed.<br/>Wait staff very helpful & friendly. We fell in love with Ms Beverly's southern "Ok Baby", but she was like a dotting caring mom.
James Spagnuolo
Amazing food ride
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