Electra Cruises

We came here for a friends wedding. It was easy to find and to park. There was a 10.00 charge to park however. The boat sailed a little later than scheduled but was not too bad. The wedding was nice except that we could not here the vows over the low drone of the motors. Perhaps some sort of sound system should be used. The dinner was nice and and filling. Nothing over the top fancy but good. The tour at sunset was quite beautiful and smooth. If you attend a wedding on this boat, bring a boat load of money if you want cocktails or beer. $ 12.00 for a small rum and coke, $ 7.00 for a Budweiser beer 10oz. The crew seemed very friendly and helpful.

Dorian (not sure how to spell her name) was the best coordinator I’ve ever seen! My best friends wedding was this weekend and it was smashing. You guys killed it. Thank you for some pretty awesome memories.

Avoid with all cost! They are the most unprofessional people I have ever dealt with. Lorraine will cause more stress than anything else in life! BE AWARE, she manipulates the service charge percentage at the end, without any acknowledgement, which is ILLEGAL! She also a week after I put down the deposit and got confirmation being set she emailed me and said my name is still NOT on the calendar! Imagine the stress I went through! Pay the extra few hundred and go with another boat!

Im hoping this will help who ever is on the fence about hiring Electra for their wedding. Our wedding was 4.30.16 on the Athena (best day of my life). We live in HB but a lot of our family & friends don’t live coastal so we thought how special to do it on water. When I was searching venues I was super apprehensive at first. So after reading literally every comment on Unilocal I thought ok worth meeting with someone.
Lorraine was my event planner and from day 1 I knew I was in good hands. Not once during the 15 months of planning did I have to ask the same question twice or wait for an answer. She is a very lovely woman and I appreciate her dearly.
Star was my day of planner. DAY OF!!!
I thought how in the world will my vision and months of planning be pulled off by someone I meet the week of my wedding. Well it was, she did it. The communication has to be so on point between her and Lorraine that that in itself is worth a mention. Its strange how you can feel so emotionally close to someone so quickly but 2 weeks after my wedding and we still text to send pics or just say hi. Thank you Star for making this evening everything I had envisioned. Xoxo
Gary Barmore our officiant. Please hire him he’s everything you need to put your mind at ease and to make your day custom to the two of you.
Austin Murray our DJ — I Unilocaled him personally so I’ll keep it short. 5 stars all the way around
The food was so delicious, perfect really. Thats from my guests, it’s true, you will hardly have time to eat that day. I did manage 2 bites of my crusted fish and chicken potstickers. Yum!!!
For the pricing — like every other venue there is basic packages and with all vendors there is many upgrade options. We (my parents) had a very strict budget and we still were able to do most the upgrades without going too much over. Weddings are not cheap plain and simple but if you are creative and do some research it can help.
Thank you Electra

I’m lowering my ratings because i feel that they did not resolve the issues i had. Spoke with susan multiple times regarding this. I found out many more mishaps from our guests after the wedding. And the one fan that i thought the venue had provided; was actually my fathers fan from his truck. I believe the least someone could do is refund us for our champagne toast that was missed.

Going back four years, I still have unresolved issues with my sons wedding. I have not written before regarding this. The prices are fair. Quality of food was just so so. It was not hot. The lines took forever. They forgot to serve the hot Hors d’Oeuvres. Forgot to order. They did refund the money.
Not organized enough, and the officiant said the wrong name for my my daughter in law two times during the ceremony. Not funny. The kids liked the wedding, the cruise was very fast, but very smooth and pretty. There was not enough time for dancing. That was a waste. No one on dance floor. The hit was the photo booth. It ended costing much more then expected. No matter how organized we were, it was a two star event. I gave it a three star because the staff was nice.

Mary M helped coordinate the most amazing 40^th birthday ever!!! Her recommendations and ideas fit our budget and taste. Everything was perfect and the captain and staff did such a great job! They were so pleasant, attentive and professional!!! My guests were so impressed with the service and delicious and plentiful food! The FOOD!!! It was top notch! We decided to not do the sit down dinner and did the Roman feast appetizer buffet and tray service instead. The coconut prawns is a MUST! So huge and tasty! We also ordered chicken spring rolls, beef yakitori, goat cheese wontons with raspberry dipping sauce, and spinach and artichoke on toasted Parmesan crisp. They ALL were delicious and came out hot! We also had hosted beer and wine and the bartender did a fantastic job getting those drinks out fast!
JR, the DJ AND Roy the photographer were such a great addition and I am so glad to have worked with them. They truly made this party spectacular! My guests are still talking about the most memorable event of the century!
Lastly, if you are concerned about getting sea sick, you won’t! It didn’t feel like you were on the yacht. Very smooth ride and watching the sunset was beautiful out on the water! Our yacht, Electra was a perfect fit for our group of 70. Love the wood details and character of this vessel!
I will definitely recommend Electra Cruises to everyone!

Hello everyone!!! If anyone is seriously considering having a wedding at Electra cruises. I need your HELP!
I put down a deposit of $ 500 there but my fiancé’s grandpa’s health has deteriorated since. He was in ICU last week and now has lost eyesight in one eye and can barely walk, needless to say he can’t use the stairs on the boats. This has been very difficult for us. They won’t give us back our refund but said we can sell the deposit to someone else for their event. Any brides wanting their weddings on the Electra cruise? Please contact me! THANK YOU!

I got married here few weeks ago and im so happy with how everything turned out. I always wanted to get married overlooking the sunset and Electra made this happen! Everyone was very professional even though i might have been a nightmare to deal with. My only complaint is that almost everything i wanted was a upgrade! And it was hard deciding what was worth spending the extra money on. Other than that, no complaints.

Attended a fabulous wedding aboard the Newport Princess on a Friday night. It was a night to remember!
As you board the ship, you are greeted by the captain and champagne.
The deck with the tables was very intimate. There are 2 bars. One on top and one on the bottom. The decors on this boat reminds me of the steam boats at Disneyland. It had a Southern feel like a Dixie boat. It was well kept. The bathrooms were clean. The decks were clean. Clean is good!!! ;)
The food was great! They served mixed green topped with walnuts and feta cheese crumble. Baked chicken. Pasta. Green beans. Fresh warm bread and butter.
The service was friendly! Cake serving was quick too! The bottom deck had the coffee and tea. They even have cinnamon sticks for you the coffee tasted wonderful. The aroma. The taste. Perfect!
One of the joyous way to celebrate a wedding.
The wedding reception was from 5pm-​9pm. It went by too quick because we had a blast!
Totally recommend this place and this ship!!! A very smooth ride along the harbor of newport!!! ;)

My friend got married here last week, it was a beautiful wedding. They said their vows with the sunset behind them. It got a bit crowded at times and the dance floor could have been bigger. I really liked the lounge area on the boat.

I would have to rate 1 star. My partner and I were looking for wedding venues and we had a 2:00pm appointment. When we walked in the lady was sick food and NyQuil all over her desk and food on her desk. She annoyingly should us the boats. We were kinda rushed through. The boats were nice but Windows dirty couches on the princess are old and torn. They are having construction and the prices are outrageous. I would not recommend anyone wasting their time. We have a rude follow up email from Lorraine which we will follow up with that as well. Lorraine, you could have showed us the boats. Don’t email and harass us again. Also, if your coworker was sick. I feel sorry for her to have to work with you. Terrible, do not use Electra unless they fire Lorraine

My wife and I attended a wedding on the Destiny boat in February 2016.
PROS: The boat was beautifully decorated and the cruise itself was extrodinarily smooth. The staff was polite and professional. The appetizers of coconut shrimp and pot stickers were great! The main course of chicken was also tasty. The well drinks were up to par and the décor was nice and comfortable. The dance floor was a decent size and the acoustics were better than I would have imagined. 4 bathrooms on board kept the line to the bathroom at a minimum. The open deck allowed for all to enjoy the ocean air while cruising at a low speed.
CONS: due to the current construction it was difficult to locate (no fault of the cruise line). The cotton towels in the restroom were never changed and by the middle of cruise you were drying your hands with wet towels. The drinks where $ 10 per glass (now I know why all the females had their purses searched). Although the seating area on the bottom deck was very nice unfortunately, people were overwhelmed by the boat exhaust fumes coming from the rear of the boat (which could have been mitigated by closing the rear glass doors). Don’t bother moving to the front portion of the bottom deck since the windows are difficult to see through due to the build up of all the hard water residue making it difficult to see through. Forget about it at night since you’ll be competing with the glare of the lights.

My husband’s company charters the Athena yacht through Electra Cruises every year for their year-​end holiday party. Don’t know about pricing, but I can imagine it being a lil steep. You’ll also have to pay a $ 10 fee to park in the parking lot across the dock.
The Athena has 2 main floors — the top deck is used as the general dining area with a bar, multiple tables, and dance floor, while the bottom deck has another bar, a piano, and several sofas for a more intimate, lounge-​like atmosphere. The yacht is always clean and well-​maintained with friendly, attentive, and professional staff. Service is always top notch. Their pasta buffet dinner option also offers large portions and tastes reasonable.
Overall, we have a fabulous, memorable experience each year. They usually book the party the same night as the Christmas boat parade so we get to view all the festively decorated boats while cruising the bay.
*** Tip: It gets chilly so bring your coats and jackets!

I can only do this review based on being a guest to an invited post wedding event. So basically I didn’t pay and have no idea about cost and value. I do know… It was so fun! Our group boarded and spent the next four hours cruising the water eating and drinking. So much fun. Food was amazing! Better than some of the wedding foods I’ve had. The salad and cheesy potatoes were my favorite! Prime rib juicy. Of course there was dessert and three options. Lemon cake was mind blowing!!! Open bar great but I stuck with champagne and plenty of it! We were pleased because the weather was amazing warm without being hot. It was overall such a pleasant experience and I was delighted to be invited.

Where to start? My now husband and I are a really easy going couple and we wanted a no hassle all inclusive wedding-​Electra gave us this and more. Our entire experience was just so great with Electra. We had only two months to plan our wedding so I was extremely stressed and nervous that this would be an impossible task– in stepped Allison, honestly I could rave about this fantastic lady for hours but I’ll keep it to the essentials. Even upon our first meeting she told me straight out not to worry about our short timeline, she was an absolute pro and responded to all of my ridiculous worries and questions in a timely manner every single time. We also missed the vendor night because my fiancé was ill so she even gave us recommendations on who to use and set up our DJ and Minister. Even on the day of our wedding she took photos of our boat as it was cruising! (Thank you Allison!)
Our DJ was Roy Mendoza, so so thankful we got him for our day! I had no music selected except for our first dance song. I told Roy I really didn’t have time to select a playlist and music to walk down the aisle to– not a problem. Roy had a killer playlist and even had our «no way am I dancing» guests on their feet. Oh definitely pay the extra for the uplighting, so so worth it! He also made us a little video of our wedding and sent it to us after the day, so thoughtful.
Cake was by Cinderella Cakes, we chose the Baileys and Red Velvet for our two tiered cake. It was so cute and delicious, delighted we chose them for the day! Our minister was Philip Bradley. He is such a caring man. I am Catholic and wanted a prayer included in our ceremony so Philip arranged a coffee date for us to choose one appropriate for us. He also told us the History of our boat– The Electra. We brought our own photographer.
Flowers were Designs by Marina. Loved working with this lady, I had a very specific idea of the flowers I wanted on the day. We went to her store and were literally in and out in ten minutes. She just knows exactly what she’s doing. The boats are also such a unique setting that I think it’s worth getting a florist who knows exactly how to set up on the day, I barely saw her work! The flowers were just gorgeous.
My day of coordinator was Star. What a fantastic lady! I’m so so happy we had her. From the get go she was ready to organise everything, even my very specific candy bar was set up to my exact specifications with minimal instructions. She was also on hand the entire time to keep everything moving and offering my husband and I a glass of Champagne. She was also there during all photos to fluff my dress or hold my flowers. If you’re assigned Star consider yourself very lucky, she is a pro and a genuinely lovely lady.
Some reviews here knock Electra saying it leaves little room for your own ideas and visions. But I disagree, if you’re a positive easy going couple this is definitely the company for you, minimal stress and amazing results. The food was also amazing, I really couldn’t be happier!

Rating based on restrooms only.
Restrooms on all yachts (particularly Destiny) all need to be renovated. The walls are dirty with scuff marks all over and the wallpaper is even pealing it’s so old. The restrooms make you want to wait until you get off the yacht to use the restroom. Electra cruises really needs to invest in making the restrooms cleaner and better looking. I’ve seen gas stations with better/​cleaner looking restrooms.

The worst. I just got married October 11^th 2015 and from the day I started planning my wedding to the end of our day I had nothing but issues with this company.
If you want a cookie cutter wedding or its your second wedding so you are not too concerned about anything, this venue is for you.
FYI the coordinators you talk to and discuss what you would like for your wedding are not helpful. If you start thinking outside of the box they are stuck in, good luck! I ended up going through 2 coordinators (one ended up being fired) then the second (Donna) couldn’t have been bothered to understand my vision and was the WORST, if you end up with her get someone new ASAP. Allison, who I ended up with in the end was decent, she at least pushed for the venue to allow me to have cocktail tables, yeah… that was a battle.
We had the destiny yacht and just so you know since NO ONE tells you, it’s HOT on the boat. The bridal suit was freezing but I’m pretty sure that’s the only place air conditioning touches. They’ll tell you it’ll get cooler as the boat moves but it’s bullshit, certain areas get a breeze and you have to stand by the window to feel it. So prepare to melt, it was 88 on our wedding day, I would never suggest a summer wedding on this boat.
My coordinator star was alright. When I arrived on the boat I was mortified how she decorated so I was on a rampage to fix everything and she actually tried to argue with me over a few issues I had. I’m sorry but I did not pay $ 11 000 for you to run your mouth about how I would like my guest table to look. She coordinated our ceremony well, ill give her that.
There are a ton more issues I had but this company isn’t worth my 3 page rant. I hope this gives any bride to be an idea to look else where. Any where else, do not waste your money here If your big day means a lot to you

What a piece of garbage cruise line! We were invited to a charity event on this boat. They were not prepared when we arrived. The boat left well over an hour late. They ran out of hors d’oeuvres (or just did not bother to serve them). The bar had 1 slow moving bartender and the quality of drinks, for which they charged a premium rate, were the crap of booze. Dinner was not worth eating. Pasta and cream sauce and some sort of chicken in pasta. In other words, how to feed your guests for under a buck a head. And for dessert — mini-​cupcakes, probably from the supermarket. The good news is that there was an In ‘N Out burger not too far away.
This cruise line and the way it was run was a disgrace and if I was paying for it I would have been furious. It was a rip off. Avoid this piece of shit company.

OMG… just a perfect wedding!!! I recently married on the Athena and it was just wonderful!!!
DJ Raul is great. He really knows how to feel out the crowd and play the right stuff. There were people there of all ages and races and every last one of them were saying how good of a job the DJ did.
The cake was delicious and beautiful. CVP photography did an amazing job capturing the beauty of he wedding. I am impressed through and through. Gina was my coordinator and if she goes out on your Yacht, everything will be perfect.
THANKS ELECTRA!!!