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Lovers Canal Cruises

Rederij Lovers B.V./Van Gogh Cafe, Amsterdam 1012, The Netherlands
+31 (0)20-5305412
Ranked #54 of 70 tours in Amsterdam
2.5 of 5 stars 16 Reviews
Type: Boat Tours
Fee: Yes
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Ludwigsburg
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

We bought our vouchers at "Tours & Tickets". When we wanted to enter the boat near Rijksmuseum it was full. So we decided to wait for another 40 minutes. We checked in the ticket booth if the vouchers we had were the correct ones and were told they were fine, we could use them. When the next boat arrived and... More

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Regina, Canada
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

We took the Lovers Red Light Cruise by Candlelight on May 2 and would highly recommend it. If you’re coming from the cruise terminal it is a about a 20 minute walk or you could just take Tram 26 IJburg to Central Station and walk to the boat ( 3 minute walk). We arrived early and were pleased to see... More

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Brooklin, Maine
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012

A crowded boat, unintelligable commentary, due to constant chattering by passengers, and to top it off, they take you to their own souvenir station/dock, for a forced stop of 20 minutes. What a complete waste of 90 minutes! More

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Manchester
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012

Possibly the worst experience with a service provider on holiday I've ever had, firstly losing 90 minutes as there was only one boat every 30 minutes and the first two arrived full. When we complained we were told 'you can't expect a cruise on your own.' which is pretty bizarre as the complaint was regarding the fact that after 90... More

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Munich, Germany
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

My husband booked this, and it was the highlight of our trip. At first, we stood in line to board at the wrong company... the neighboring boats had 4 people per table... Not so romantic to share your table with strangers! Then, we realized our mistake, boarded the "lovers" boat, to see everyone had their own table. A welcome drink,... More

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Norfolk
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012

Reasonable value cruise of some Amsterdam's canals with hop-off/hop-on facility at various attractions. Reasonable commentary en route but the dual-Dutch/English via loud-speaker left a little to be desired. Was expecting commentary by ear-phones in a choice of languages as per guided bus tours. Okay if you are Dutch or English (which we are) but not much help to any other... More

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012

The hop-on location directly outside the central station is great. I went there with my Australian friends (I'm Dutch), and we had a lovely time. I guess this was partly because we had the boat for ourselves. Since I'm from Amsterdam and know a lot about the history of the city, it was a nice tour, because I could tell... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2012

We paid 13euro each for a hours tour on the canal. The boat itself was clean although the staff did'nt seem attentive. The narration was via a loud speaker in both dutch and english. The narration was not informative enough and could have been louder as it was difficult to actually hear what was being said. We were in holland... More

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Lyon, France
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2012
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We had a horrendous experience from the beginning when the boat did not stop at the Anne Frank house to pick us up nor at the second rendez-vous point where the office told our guide to take us. In stead we spent 40 minutes walking in the rain where the boat would have taken us 15 minutes. There was a... More

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2012

I recently took a one hour boat cruise as part of a package from the airport (needed something to do while waiting for a flight). It was a little disspointing to have three staff on board and yet a pre-recorded narrated tour. The staff essentially chatted amongst themselves for most of the trip. the odd time they would point to... More

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