Theme Cruise Packages are all inclusive. They include boat fare, dinner, open bar, live entertainment, flowers & special decorations and a souvenir photo. We do not add on service charges and we do not accept gratuities. The minimum passenger requirement for a theme cruise is 100 people.

Caribbean Dinner Cruise $105.00 per person (tax included)

Celebrate a virtual Caribbean cruise complete with a high energy, authentic steel drum band as you visit our “Caribbean Islands” buffet for seared garlic chili shrimp, piccadillo, jerk chicken, Caribbean paella, ratatouille creole, shrimp salad with fresh papayas and cucumber, Cuban bread and pineapple upside down cake..

Pirates of the Mississippi Cruise $125.00 per person (tax included)

Aarrrr! Set your sights on the Mighty Mississippi River and take a cruise with the Pirates of the Padelford. Enter into a world fit for all scallywags and mateys alike. Take pleasure in an array of Caribbean food fit for a Captain which includes; Piccadillo, Jerk Chicken, Ratatouille Creole, shrimp salad and Cuban bread and pineapple upside down cake. Dip into the Captain’s Rum or drink a nipperkin of spirits at the bar while snacking on a variety of mixed garb while talking with a bucko. Sing along with the DJ to shanties everyone will enjoy while crew takes pictures of the carousers on board the mighty vessel. Beware! Pirates walk the decks looking for a treasure chest that holds the Captain’s loot. Anyone who tries to stop them may be forced to walk the plank. So hang on to your hats while a mate lights the gun and yells “fire in the hole!”, the crew loosens the line and sets sail for an adventure you will never forget! Come aboard and remember…Dead men tell no tales!

Las Vegas Night Dinner Cruise $125.00 per person (tax included)

Elvis is back and he’s aboard to get your bones shakin’. Move your blue suede shoes to the deck where the casino beckons (play money, of course) featuring roulette & blackjack. Dine on a meal fit for The King, featuring shrimp, chef carved prime rib with au jus and horseradish, chef carved turkey breast, roasted Yukon golds with parmesan and caramelized onions, Caesar salad, chef’s vegetable selection, assorted artisan breads, dessert buffet of mini tartlets and assorted truffles. Prizes will be given out at the end of the cruise and remember…what happens on the river, stays on the river.

Minnesota North Woods Dinner Cruise $100.00 per person (tax included)

Tantalize your senses with the romance of a Minnesota north woods lodge as you dine in a simulated forest complete with white pines and wild flowers. We will set the mood for a great Minnesota evening with an exciting Dixieland band. Feast on a hearty shore lunch of hazelnut crusted walleye with lemon and artichoke tartar sauce, grilled chicken with wild rice stuffing and zinfandel cream sauce, campfire potatoes with gouda and smoked bacon, coleslaw, three bean salad, corn on the cob, campfire biscuits & honey, apple crisp and s’mores bars. Life is good in the land of 10,000 lakes.

Oktoberfest Dinner Cruise $120.00 per person (tax included)

The Mississippi River becomes the Rhine with this fabulous Oktoberfest themed cruise. Enjoy polka music, an authentic German dinner of Brats and kraut with Bavarian buns and assorted mustards and condiments, German potato salad, Sauerbraten, mixed raw vegetable and pasta salad, big soft pretzels w/melted cheese for dipping, country style pork ribs, Reuben spread w/mini cocktail rye, pickled vegetables with cheese, breadsticks, marinated meats and sausage platter, pumpernickel and rye breads and Kaiser rolls w/butter and black forest torte cake. Join “Helga the Hamburg Wench” for a rousing Hammerschlagen contest and win great prizes. Prost!

Fabulous Fifties Flashback Dinner Cruise $110.00 per person (tax included)

Calling all Greasers, nerds and dolly’s! Dust off your blue suede shoes, trim your sideburns and put on your coolest threads for a night of fifties fun. Bebop the night away to tunes by Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, Elvis and The Big Bopper played by our hip DJ. Visit the Riverboat Diner for the “blue plate special” of savory meatloaf, oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, iceberg lettuce with ranch dressing, rolls and butter, Devil’s Food chocolate cake. After dinner enjoy cocktail hour with our drink special, a Big Mac Daddy. End the night with a hula hoop contest and cool prizes that will surely put everyone on cloud 9. Don’t punk out!