{"id":301586,"date":"2026-10-07T13:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/301586\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T13:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:42:12","slug":"celebrate-the-holidays-on-the-water-with-philadelphia-thanksgiving-christmas-and-new-years-cruises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/301586\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the Holidays on the Water With Philadelphia Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year\u2019s Cruises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a different way to celebrate the holidays in <a href=\"https:\/\/925xtu.com\/tag\/Philadelphia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia<\/a> this year? City Cruises Philadelphia has announced its 2026 holiday lineup aboard the Spirit of Philadelphia, with special cruises planned for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>The City Cruises Philadelphia holiday cruises 2026 schedule includes family-friendly dining experiences featuring a chef-prepared holiday buffet, fully stocked cash bar, games and live DJ entertainment. Guests can also take in views of the Philadelphia and Camden skylines while cruising along the Delaware River.<\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving Cruises<\/p>\n<p>The holiday schedule gets underway on November 27 with a Thanksgiving Day Early Dinner Cruise and Thanksgiving Day Dinner Cruise. Both options feature a Thanksgiving buffet, giving families an opportunity to enjoy their holiday meal without having to prepare the feast themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Brunch With Santa<\/p>\n<p>Santa will make his way aboard the Spirit of Philadelphia on December 12 for the Brunch Cruise with Santa.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the meal and views from the water, the cruise will feature winter wonderland d\u00e9cor, holiday music, kid-friendly activities, treats and onboard entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Cruises<\/p>\n<p>The celebrations continue on December 24 and December 25.<\/p>\n<p>The Christmas Eve Signature Dinner Cruise will feature a special appearance by Santa Claus before he heads out to deliver toys. On Christmas Day, guests can continue the festivities aboard the Christmas Day Signature Dinner Cruise.<\/p>\n<p>Ring in 2027 on the Delaware River<\/p>\n<p>City Cruises Philadelphia will wrap up the holiday season with several New Year\u2019s Eve and New Year\u2019s Day cruises.<\/p>\n<p>Options include a New Year\u2019s Eve Signature Brunch Cruise, Early New Year\u2019s Eve Signature Dinner Cruise and New Year\u2019s Eve Signature Dinner Cruise. The early dinner provides a chance to celebrate on the water before the ball drop, while the New Year\u2019s Eve Signature Dinner Cruise sails through midnight and offers views of the city\u2019s fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>On January 1, guests can officially welcome 2027 with a New Year\u2019s Day Signature Brunch Cruise or New Year\u2019s Day Signature Dinner Cruise.<\/p>\n<p>All Philadelphia City Cruises vessels depart from Penn\u2019s Landing at 401 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19106.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Looking for a different way to celebrate the holidays in Philadelphia this year? City Cruises Philadelphia has announced&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301587,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[5527,21810,69,71,70,1274],"class_list":["post-301586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-christmas","tag-new-years-eve","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-thanksgiving"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}