Wendella Sightseeing Boats

My parents and I decided that taking a boat tour would be a good taste of the city. So we decided on wendella since it is very conviently located to everything. The boat itself was ok but the entire time you would have to strain to hear what the guide was saying. We too were on the bottom of the boat and found it hard to see everything all the time. It was very annoying. I don't want to bash them too much, I appreciate what they are trying to do. Rumor is, they are getting a new boat and maybe that will make the experience better. But the bottom line was that I was pretty dissapointed especially since I have taken a couple other boat tours since then and have had better experiences. Pros: Very convient to get to Cons: couldn't hear the tour guide more

If you enjoy horrendous customer service, and are looking for a boat tour that will Pros: At least I won't have to deal with the potential of sinking and them not being capable of reacting appropriately Cons: Everything. more

Boarding commenced and the disappointment started. We thought that everybody would be having seats on the upper deck. But we were forced to sit on the bottom deck. 1) The glasses for the windows are tinted and dirty. Forget taking photographs, we couldnt even have a wonderful view of the beautiful evening outside. 2) If a person sits on one side, there is no way he/she can look at a building on the other side. As the our continued and we were being informed of all the great things on the left hand side, we had to look at the water or the boat deck to pass time, because we were on the right side. 4) Right at the point where we come up against sears tower, and we thought that at least we can see one building well, the boat started to turn !! Pros: location Cons: bad boats more

I've been on the architecture river cruise several times before sailing on Wendella. I thought I'd try something different with my recent visitors,however I highly recommend the arcihitecture tour over Wendella. First, the departure time was 30 minutes earlier than the time I was given on the website and when I called. So when we arrived we were at the back of the line (i.e. bad seats). Second, the construction of the boat was not ideal for a summer tour. The views were blocked from half of the seats, causing people to stand near the windows and block the view for others. The windows also cut down on the air circulation at the front of the boat. Third, going into/out of of the lake took at least 30 minutes, so we weren't able to cruise past the Sears tower. They should factor this time into the schedule! Very disappointing!! more

On a beautiful day, there is no better way to take in the sites of this wonderful city. I've been on it several times, taking visitors from out-of-town and it is always the highlight of their trip. more