Celebrated a friends birthday on a cloudy Friday evening. Eight of us sat on the upper deck and had a nice view of the lake and surrounding area. One and a half hour trip was just enough time to have a couple of drinks and enjoy the scenery. Our captain pointed out a few landmarks and items of interest along the way. No food was available and drinks were fairly inexpensive ($50 for 6 alcoholic beverages). read more

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Indian Princess Cruises 100 FM The Pike Boat Scootin Boogie Cruise hosted by Chuck Perks: July 15, 2023. You need to get to boat way early to get a seat on top in the air. Below deck WAS NOT air conditioned as advertised, it was a sweat shop. You can buy alcohol but there are no snacks for purchase. The lake is beautiful and a unique experience. The Pike gave away a couple t-shirts and concert tickets. Only first 12 people got a country boot necklace. Dumb. read more

We went for the 90 minute cruise only---no live music or food service (snacks only, which, I thought, were very reasonably priced). Comfortable seating with many tables available on both the top and lower decks (first come, first serve seating). We enjoyed our cruise although it was completely cloudy and extremely humid the day we went. The captain was amusing and informative. This would be a nice venue for a family reunion, etc. FYI: They are working on a new waterfront restaurant (with a large patio) near the Princess' launching point at Indian Ranch. We may return for a more elaborate cruise sometime (dinner?). read more

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The food was ok. The space on the boat is VERY limited and I felt like we were packed on like sardines. Not to mention, they took your tickets before you got on the boat. So it is super packed, and noone seemed to know where they were supposed to sit. Definitely need a better system to let folks board and sit. It took forever to get everyone through the buffet line as there was just the one for the whole boat. FYI, they started with the folks on the top deck. It is advertised with entertainment, but if you sit inside, there is none. You cannot hear the band unless you sit up top. While there were TVs inside the cabin, they weren't on. So for the folks inside, there was no entertainment other than watching everyone go up to the buffet line before you. It was also extremely hot inside which was advertised as an air conditioned area. The views were lovely however. But, the Indian Princess has nothing to do with that. I could have had just as much fun sitting at Memorial Beach. Too bad. I am a big fan of Indian Ranch. I really think that they need to get their act together on the Princess. read more

Always enjoy my rides on the Indian Princess. Yes, it can get crowded. But show up early and wait to board. It will be worth the wait. The staff are pleasant and helpful, the Captain is entertaining. I have been lucky to have nice weather every time I have cruised. read more

Authentic (and relatively new) paddlewheel boat cruises Webster Lake- Massachusetts' largest - for about an hour and a half. Canopied upper deck means you get a good amount of breeze and shade on the water, or sit downstairs in the beautiful enclosed cabin with a small bar and windows looking out on the paddlewheel. A great morning or evening boat cruise with the friendly crew, and humorous and entertaining occasional narration by the affable captain topped it off. read more

Cruised the Indian Princess. The tickets were $50 each for the "Magaritiville" cruise. Food included cheese, crackers, assorted fruit and other appetizers. It was mediocre at best. The entertainment was 3 musicians who basically did karaoke versions of Jimmy Buffett and others. They did their best to wow the crowd. Most of the people on board seemed to know each other and they really had a good time. A gentleman passed out light up rings to most of the female guests, particularly the crowd of "lake people". However, he did NOT include other women. Was this an oversight? I think not, because he walked around several times and decided Who would receive the rings. Not a big deal ( the rings probably cost next to nothing) Except it was obvious there were favorites on this cruise. Some people were able to board before the crowd of folks in the line. We arrived at 5:50 for the cruise and the line had already formed. Others arrived later and just got on board. This is my 6th time on to boat. I never saw others boarding ahead of the sectioned off line before this cruise. There was no narration of the lake. Probably because most on board already lived there. My recommendation is, if you decide to go for a cruise on "The Indian Princess" , go for the $20 lake cruise and save your money by not going on the $50 "Margaritaville" version read more

Margaritaville cruise this past Thursday was alot of fun. Entertainment was by Tom Revane, Bongo Johnny and Joe...they had the whole upper deck guests singing and dancing. Indian Princess crew and Captain are great people. The ticket price included food by Bistro Eighty Ates...the buffet and waitress served apps were delicious. Highly recommend getting your friends and family together for one of music event cruises or just a regular cruise of beautiful Webster Lake. You might even be lucky enough to see the bald eagles living on one of the islands. read more