Savannah: Riverboat Gospel Dinner Cruise & Buffet

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Gospel & Grits on the Water: Two Hours on Savannah's Historic Riverboat

You board 60 minutes early, swap your voucher for a pass, and settle into a climate-controlled dining deck with river views. The buffet includes fried chicken, shrimp and grits, and Southern sides; live gospel music plays throughout the two-hour cruise. Drinks are cash-only, and you'll need to budget extra time for downtown parking before arrival.

Step-by-step itinerary

Savannah Riverboat Gospel Dinner Cruise

Swap voucher for boarding pass
Board riverboat 60 minutes before cruise
Enjoy two-hour gospel music dinner cruise
Experience Southern gospel music entertainment
Dine on Southern specialty buffet
View Savannah riverfront and Talmadge Bridge
Return to dock and disembark

The Experience

You're sitting at a table on a red-and-white riverboat, and you didn't expect the gospel singers to hit quite this hard. The Savannah River Queen departs at 7pm from River Street, and for the next two hours you're moving downriver past the Talmadge Memorial Bridge while a live band fills the dining deck with Southern gospel. It's not a concert you sit through — it's the soundtrack to dinner, and the two things happen at the same time, which changes how you experience both.

The buffet comes out first: fried chicken, pulled pork, shrimp and grits, mac and cheese, collard greens, sweet potato soufflé, biscuits. It's the kind of food that tastes better when you're on water, probably because you're not thinking about anything else. You load a plate, find a seat near the window or out on the open-air deck if the weather holds, and then the gospel starts. The boat carries a couple hundred people, so it's not intimate, but the dining deck is glass-enclosed and climate-controlled, which means you're not fighting the weather or straining to hear. Alcoholic drinks aren't included, but there's a cash bar if you want something to go with the meal.

The logistics matter here: you need to arrive at the ticket office on River Street 60 minutes before departure to swap your voucher for a boarding pass. Downtown Savannah parking fills up fast — the reference material actually warns you to budget an extra 30 to 60 minutes just to find a spot, and if you miss the boat, there's no refund. So plan to arrive early, park somewhere, and walk down to the riverfront. The boat itself is wheelchair accessible on the main deck, though the restrooms aren't, and there's no walking required once you're aboard. Smoking is allowed only on the outside decks.

What’s included

Your evening includes a two-hour dinner cruise on the Savannah River Queen with live gospel entertainment, a Southern buffet featuring fried chicken, pulled pork, shrimp and grits, mac and cheese, collard greens, sweet potato soufflé, and desserts, climate-controlled dining with river views, and access to open-air decks. Alcoholic beverages are available at a cash bar but are not included in the ticket price.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by River Street Riverboat Company

Is this one for you?Book this if you want dinner and live music without planning a separate restaurant reservation — the boat handles both, and you get the river views as a bonus. The two-hour window and fixed departure time mean you know exactly when you'll be back on River Street.