The Smile Riverside Dinner Cruise is one of the most popular dinner cruises in Bangkok, where you can cruise on the mighty Chao Phraya River while enjoying a buffet dinner and entertainment program and admiring the views of some of the most important landmarks in the capital city of Thailand. Discover everything you need to know about the Smile Riverside Cruise in Bangkok.
Spend an evening on the Chao Phraya River with Smile Riverside Cruise and feast on a Thai and international buffet while enjoying live music from an onboard band as you take in views of the city's most important landmarks.
Why choose Smile Riverside Cruise?
Reasons for choosing this cruise for your dinner in Bangkok:
- Some of the biggest discounts are offered when booking the cruise online
- Well-rated dinner cruise, with a ⭐ 4.3/5 score on Klook
- Special dish is offered on weekend cruises (Friday-Sunday)
Where to book Smile Riverside Cruise?
You can book the cruise at a special price here: Discounted tickets for Smile Riverside Cruise.
To get the best deal, compare it with this offer: Smile Riverside tickets.
Boat & seating at Smile Riverside Cruise
The Smile Riverside ship is a two-level boat with a mostly roofed open-air upper deck and an air-conditioned lower deck. In case you want to sit on the specific level, make a special request at the time of booking, and there's a high chance that you will be seated accordingly (it can't be guaranteed, though).
The cruise boat details:
- Capacity: 320 passengers (divided between the open-air 2nd floor and the air-conditioned 1st floor)
Smile Riverside Dinner Cruise from ICONSIAM
Smile Riverside Cruise is offering only one daily dinner cruise.
On the dinner cruise, you board the boat in the dark and cruise along the Chao Phraya River while admiring magical views of the main Bangkok landmarks nicely lit up.
The dinner cruise lasts for 2 hours.
This Chao Phraya River dinner cruise departs from ICONSIAM Pier.
When is the dinner cruise?
The dinner cruise timing:
Check-in Time: 18:15-19:15
Cruising Time: 19:30-21:30
Cruise duration: 2 hours
The cruise is available daily. However, a different cruise schedule, menu, entertainment program, and pricing are normally applied on special occasions, such as New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, the Loy Krathong Festival, etc.
For the cruise offers on New Year's Eve, check out Smile Riverside Cruise on New Year's Eve.
Route of dinner cruise
The route of Smile Riverside Cruise passes the following famous landmarks along the Chao Phraya River:
- ICONSIAM (start of cruise)
- Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside
- River City Bangkok
- Holy Rosary Church
- Memorial Bridge
- The Grand Palace
- Rama VIII Bridge
- Wat Arun
- Wat Kanlaya
- Millennium Hilton Bangkok
- The Peninsula Bangkok
- Asiatique The Riverfront
- Shangri-La Bangkok
- Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
- ICONSIAM (end of cruise)
Food & entertainment on dinner cruise
Smile Riverside Cruise food and entertainment for the dinner cruise are detailed below.
Food & drink offerings:
- Thai - International Buffet & Seafood (food menu)
- Welcome drink, coffee and tea, drinking water
- Free mini birthday cake on birthday date
Food & drink highlights:
- Grilled seafood
- Spaghetti carbonara
- Three-flavored deep-fried fish
- Stir-fried rice noodle with prawns
- Rice noodle with salmon curry (only on weekends)
- Spicy prawn soup
- Salmon sashimi
- Assorted sushi
- Thai papaya salad
- Thai desserts
The menu might be subject to some changes based on the ingredient availability.
Entertainment highlights:
- Live music experience
- Thai classical dance experience
Ticket price for dinner cruise
The dinner cruise ticket price:
- Adult:
2,000 THB899 THB per person - Child (4-10 y/o):
1,500 THB799 THB per person - Children aged 0-3 free of charge
Booking Smile Riverside Cruise
Tickets to this Chao Phraya River dinner cruise can be conveniently booked online at a discounted price here: Discounted Tickets for Smile Riverside Cruise.
To make sure that you are getting the best deal, also check here: Smile Riverside tickets.
Reviews of Smile Riverside Cruise
The original reviews of real customers who purchased this cruise can be found below.
How to get to the cruise pier?
Smile Riverside Cruise lets you board the dinner cruise only at the Chao Phraya River pier in Bangkok - ICONSIAM Pier.
ICONSIAM Pier is a popular Bangkok river cruise departure point, where you can board more than 10 cruises. To get to ICONSIAM, you can take an ICONSIAM shuttle boat from Si Phraya Pier, CAT Telecom Pier, or Sathorn Pier. Sathorn Pier can be reached by BTS, as it’s located next to Saphan Taksin Station. Another option is taking the BTS to Krung Thonburi Station and then transferring to the Gold Line Train, which takes you right to ICONSIAM.
Book a hotel near the cruise pier
To take the hassle of traveling to the cruise pier away, stay at one of the hotels nearby the pier.
The most popular accommodation options near ICONSIAM Pier are:
Millennium Hilton Bangkok (also check the special offer for the hotel on Agoda).
Hilton Garden Inn Bangkok Riverside (also check the special offer for the hotel on Agoda).
The Peninsula Bangkok (also check the special offer for the hotel on Agoda).
Other river cruises & boat services in Bangkok
The Chao Phraya River dinner cruise is one of the most exclusive things to do in Bangkok, as you can enjoy a beautiful view of the city bathed in lights with the atmosphere of a festive dinner. Discover other river cruises in Bangkok and use our tips for choosing the cruise that suits your preferences and travel plans the best.