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15 Best Museums Cruises

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The 15 most popular museums 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.

15 Best Museums Cruises

Paris: Louvre Museum Entry Ticket With Host and River Cruise - Your Louvre start: moving from the meeting point to the Mona Lisa
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Paris: Louvre Museum Entry Ticket With Host and River Cruise

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1.Paris: Louvre Museum Entry Ticket With Host and River Cruise

Host-coordinated timed Louvre entry plus a 1-hour Seine cruise with audio commentary and a digital audio guide app for $100.

Most Popular★ 4.6

“We had a great time! It’s really good that timings are open for the cruise and that the boat can accommodate loads. Louvre of course is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity but should there be another chance to go back, we will take this offer again. Merci for the tour provider! It was really smooth, handled professionally…”

9,926 reviews1 dayFrom $100by Global Tours And Tickets

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Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Ticket and City Canal Cruise - Canal Cruise on UNESCO Canals: Boarding Flexibility and Real View-Quality
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Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Ticket and City Canal Cruise

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2.Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Ticket and City Canal Cruise

Skip-the-line Van Gogh Museum entry plus a 75-minute UNESCO canal cruise with audio. Fixed museum slot, flexible boat boarding.

★ 4.6

“Great tour of VanGogh museum. I chose to get the in- person tour instead of self guided audio option. Guide was great and gave insights I wouldn't have gotten with audio tour. After guided tour I could go back and look further”

3,899 reviews3 hoursFrom $47by Blue Boat Company - Gray Line Amsterdam

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Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Ticket & Canal Cruise - Your Route on the Water: Westerkerk, Magere Brug, and the 17th-Century Belt
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Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Ticket & Canal Cruise

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3.Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Ticket & Canal Cruise

Van Gogh Museum time-slot ticket plus a 1-hour Amsterdam canal cruise with audio in 19 languages.

★ 4.5

“Enjoyed the museum exhibition and cafe/shop. Fairly busy around the more well-known artworks but still able to get up close with a short wait. Canal boat tour was great with a very good tour guide and Captain, Simon, who was very knowledgeable. Great to have headsets included on the boat for extra information too. Would…”

3,304 reviews1 dayFrom $47by Tours & Tickets

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Louvre Museum and Seine River Cruise Tickets by e-mail - Price and what you really get for $57.62
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Louvre Museum and Seine River Cruise Tickets by e-mail

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4.Louvre Museum and Seine River Cruise Tickets by e-mail

Skip-the-line Louvre entry with a museum audio app QR code, plus a 1-hour Seine cruise with flexible departure options.

★ 3.0

“It was a cold and rainy day, January 2, 2025 and because we bought these tickets ahead of time although the lines were long the queue was in the lower level of the carousel mall area so we were dry and warm as opposed to my previous couRead more”

1,315 reviewsFrom $57.62by Paris CityVision

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Louvre Museum Ticket & Optional Seine River Cruise - The Real Value of the Digital Audioguide (And Its Limits)
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Louvre Museum Ticket & Optional Seine River Cruise

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5.Louvre Museum Ticket & Optional Seine River Cruise

Skip Louvre lines with timed entry, then add a one-hour Seine cruise by Eiffel Tower. Self-paced access with optional digital audio.

★ 4.0

“The lines were crazy when we got to the Louvre. I was so glad I bought advance tix! The boat ride was easy to get to and was right by the Eiffel Tower. The tix combo was a great value!”

1,169 reviewsFrom $25.22by Global Tours and Tickets

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Combo Ticket: Van Gogh Museum Ticket and 1-Hour Canal Cruise - Getting from Museumplein to the boat: don’t wait for luck
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Combo Ticket: Van Gogh Museum Ticket and 1-Hour Canal Cruise

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Amsterdam: Canal Cruise from Anne Frank Museum - Price and what $18 really buys you
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Amsterdam: Canal Cruise from Anne Frank Museum

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Paris: Picasso Museum Ticket & Optional Seine River Cruise - What You’ll See: Picasso’s Painted, Sculpted, Engraved, and Illustrated Work
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Paris: Picasso Museum Ticket & Optional Seine River Cruise

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Amsterdam: Red Light Secrets Museum and 1-Hour Canal Cruise - Sitting behind the window: the emotional center of the visit
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Amsterdam: Red Light Secrets Museum and 1-Hour Canal Cruise

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10.Amsterdam: Red Light Secrets Museum and 1-Hour Canal Cruise

Visit Amsterdam’s Red Light Secrets Museum and enjoy a 1-hour UNESCO canal cruise with 19-language GPS audio.

★ 4.0

“I loved the experience. To learn about the history and culture that founded the city and grew it into what it is today while taking in the beautiful sights of the canals. Also to learn more about the history and conditions of the women of the red light district was one of my highlights.”

224 reviewsFrom $31by Tours & Tickets

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Amsterdam: Canal Cruise and Moco Museum Combined Ticket - Boarding at Blue Boat Company: two docks, one open ticket
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Amsterdam: Canal Cruise and Moco Museum Combined Ticket

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Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Entry & 75 minute City Canal Cruise - Landmarks on the water: what you’ll actually see
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Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Entry & 75 minute City Canal Cruise

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13.Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Entry & 75 minute City Canal Cruise

Timed Van Gogh Museum entry plus a 75-minute canal cruise on the Blue Boat. Skip lines, cruise past landmarks, audio in 20 languages.

★ 4.0

“Beware unhelpful inflexible company with zero customer service - I made a date mistake when booking and ask not to cancel but to swap day or time - company were totally inflexible conveniently blaming their tour operator - don’t believe the sales pitch about being able to cancel at no cost - I lost money…”

180 reviews3 hours 15 minutes (approx.)From $48.06by Blue Boat Company

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Amsterdam: 1-Hour Canal Cruise & NEMO Science Museum - The 1-hour canal cruise: what you’ll actually see from the water
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Amsterdam: 1-Hour Canal Cruise & NEMO Science Museum

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Amsterdam: Body Worlds Exhibition and Canal Cruise - How happiness becomes biology (and why it holds attention)
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Amsterdam: Body Worlds Exhibition and Canal Cruise

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