75 minute Blue Boat Company City Canal Cruise and Maritime Museum
On this 75-minute canal cruise you’ll experience the best of our historical city. It offers you the best views of the 17th-century buildings lining the city canals, and will also show you the 21st-century city that Amsterdam has become. The collection of The National Maritime Museum is one of the largest and most notable maritime collections in the world with approximately 400,000 objects, including paintings, models of ships, navigation instruments, and maps of the world.
Your ticket for the Maritime Museum is a ticket with a timeslot you chose while making a reservation. You can ONLY enter the museum at this specific time. Changing your slottime is NOT possible. Your City Canal Cruise is an "OPEN TICKET".No timeslot has been allocated and you can board any next available boat at one of the 2 docks of Blue Boat Company
Your voucher needs to be scanned at Maritime Museum. You can redeem your canal cruise inside the ticketoffice of Blue Boat Company where a timeslot will be assigned
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Maritime Museum & Canal Cruise
What's included in 75 minute Blue Boat Company City Canal Cruise and Maritime Museum
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Amsterdam is best viewed from the water. On this 75-minute canal cruise you’ll experience the best of our historical city.
Amsterdam is best viewed from the water. On this 75-minute canal cruise you’ll experience the best of our historical city.
Het Scheepvaartmuseum| The National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum holds one of the world's largest and most notable maritime collections including paintings, ship models, navigation instruments and sea charts. Discover 500 years of Dutch maritime history and its strong link to society of today and tomorrow. Highlight of the museum is the replica of the Amsterdam, a famous ship belonging to the Dutch East India Company (‘VOC’ in Dutch).
Inclusions
- If selected; Snackbox during your City Canal Cruise with a variety of snacks and one drinks of your choice
- 75-minute canal cruise
- Entrance to the regular exhibition of Maritime museum.
- Free “Kids Cruise” audio story and booklet with every kids’ ticket bought.
- Complimentary earphones; please consider using your own earphones or headphones to listen to the audio commentary on board. Blue Boat is committed to saving the environment one canal cruise at a time.
- Gratuities
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wheelchair seats need to be reserved. Please call 0031 20 679 13 70
- Your ticket for Maritime Museum is a ticket with a timeslot you chose while making a reservation. You can ONLY enter the museum at this specific time. Changing your slottime is NOT possible. The address of the Maritime Museum is Kattenburgerplein , 1018 KK Amsterdam
- The ticket for your City Canal Cruise is an so called "OPEN TICKET". This means that no timeslot has been allocated and you can board any next available boat at one of the 2 docks:
- The first dock is located at Stadhouderskade 501 opposite the Hard Rock Cafe. Take tram 1, 2, 5,11 and 12 stop at Leidseplein. from there the dock is a 2 minute walk.
- The second dock is located at Stadhouderskade 550, opposite Heineken Experience. Take tram 2, 5,and 12 stop at Rijksmuseum. from there the dock is a 5 minute walk or take metro No. 52 and stop at Vijzelgracht. From there the dock is only a 2 minute walk.
- Last City Canal Cruise from Hard Rock Cafe departs at 18:00.
- Last City Canal Cruise from Heineken Experience departs at 17:15.
- You can cancel your ticket until 24 hours prior to departure. Cancellation within 24 hours is not possible.
- Please note that that Blue Boat Company is closed on the following dates: • 27th April: Kingsday • 5th August: Pride & Queer Canal Parade • 25th December: Christmas • 31st December; no cruises after 4:00PM • 1st January; until noon.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- For the canal cruise, look for the Blue Boat ticket office. Cruise departs from the jetty opposite Hard Rock Cafe Amsterdam, at Stadhouderskade 501 and from the jetty opposite Heineken Experience, at Stadhouderskade 550.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
• Please note: the day selected is the entrance day for the Maritime Museum. You can scan the barcode directly at the venue. The voucher will provide you entrance to the canal cruise as well, at any time and day. • The opening hours of the museum are between 10 AM- 5 PM. • Please make sure to be at the dock for your canal cruise at least 10 minutes prior to departure. • Blue Boat Company and Amsterdam Canal Cruises offer canal cruises daily. Seats are placed on a “first come, first serve” basis which means that you might not be able to get on board right away. If this is the case, our colleagues will inform you when the next available boat will depart. • Our ticket office at Stadhouderskade 501 opposite Hard Rock Café is open daily from 09:00 until 18:00 hours. • Our ticket office at Stadhouderskade 550 opposite Heineken Experience is open daily from 09:30 until 17:15 hours. • This is a non-refundable booking. Valid from the time you exchange your voucher, for the consecutive days selected.
