RIVER & CANAL CRUISES
Reviewed, compared and ranked by the people aboard.
The 5 most popular liverpool cruises, compared side by side. What you see from the water, how long you are aboard, what it costs and which operator to book, so you can pick your boat in a couple of minutes.
See Liverpool’s waterfront from a classic 1950s-style Mersey Ferry, with free QR-code audio, Beatles stories, and skyline views.
Most Popular“We enjoyed seeing Liverpool and the Wirral from the river cruise. We also learned more than we expected about the areas from the commentary.”
Cruise the Mersey with live-style recorded commentary, Beatles tales, and big waterfront views of Albert Dock and the Three Graces.
“Excellent river trip, included a really good view of the new Everton Football stadium at Bramley Dock. Staff all good.”
2-day Mersey Ferry cruise plus hop-on hop-off open-top bus with live commentary, covering top Liverpool landmarks from Pier Head.
“We had very personalized service on the bus. Our guide was fabulous.”
50-minute Mersey cruise from Pier Head with QR audio commentary, waterfront views, cathedrals, and the Wirral plus drinks onboard.
“It was a short trip but with interesting information. It was a good view of the city from the river.”
See Liverpool’s Mersey waterfront and top sights in one day: a Mersey River cruise plus an open-top hop-on bus with commentary.
“The Mersey Ferry cruise was lovely and well worth it. The City Explorer Hop on Hop off Bus was a disaster. We saw them at the cruise terminal, but there were no signs directing customers to the Albert Dock. So we walk and by chance stumbled on Mathew Street. We saw a bus and tried…”
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