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Seadog Cruises

Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
888-636-7737
Ranked #38 of 84 tours in Chicago
4.0 of 5 stars 38 Reviews
Type: Boat Tours
Owner description: Seadog Cruises offers the most fun and exciting ways to see the city. Choose from a 75-minute river and lake architectural tour, a 30-minute... more » Owner description: Seadog Cruises offers the most fun and exciting ways to see the city. Choose from a 75-minute river and lake architectural tour, a 30-minute speedboat lake tour or Seadog's newest doggie, the Seadog Extreme which, at 30% faster than her doggie siblings features exhilarating high speeds and 180-360 degree spins. « less
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Rockford, IL
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

Took the architectural tour with a very knowledgable and entertaining guide. The length of the tour was 75 minutes but it took 2 hours because the "locks" seemed to be really slow - not seadog's fault. The start of the tour was delayed by 10-15 minutes because there were too many people and at least one couple was on the... More

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Cincinnati, Ohio
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 February 2012

what fun! go faster! This was so much fun and just going through the lock from the river to the lake was interesting

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See 3 more reviews by Barbaralee45251 for Chicago
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2012

This boat ride along the the Chicago River is scenic and includes a historical tour of the architectural buildings along the river, who built them and when. The tour concludes a fast ride out in to the lake and back. Very fun! Worth the money - don't forget to buy the picture.

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75 reviews 75 reviews
Reviews in 36 cities Reviews in 36 cities
49 helpful votes 49 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 January 2012

We were headed back to the car at Navy Pier and saw the SeaDog boats. The extreme boat trip was the last trip going out for the day. We decided to go and give it a try. We are so glad that we did. If you don't wanna get wet then don't sit where we did. We sat about 10... More

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Birmingham, Alabama
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31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 October 2011

Informative architecture tour with humor. The tour starts on Navy Pier so you can see it, then you go through the lock to the river. This was an interesting side bar. After the river tour you get to speed boat in the lake. It is a nice little tout with attitude.

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See 7 more reviews by Acemajorphi for Chicago
Boston, Massachusetts
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 October 2011
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Based on the website, I was expecting an informative and entertaining cruise combining architectural history with local folklore. Instead, we were subjected to an unbearably awkward tour, with little to no commentary about the buildings and a tour guide who spent more time desperately trying to get a laugh from the crowd than expanding on vague 2-sentence-long “ghost stories”. He... More

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Annapolis, Maryland
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 September 2011
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I made a reservation using my Groupon for 1:00... arrived at 1230 attempted to check in. Upon arriving the individuals at the little desk area were all too busy talking with eachother, playing loud obnoxious music on their phone on top of which were rude. First, I had to ask for assistance after standing there for a couple minutes, she... More

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Chicago, Illinois
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56 reviews 56 reviews
Reviews in 29 cities Reviews in 29 cities
37 helpful votes 37 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 September 2011

Got a Groupon for Seadog cruises. It had a fine font saying that they need 24 hr notice. I tried to call and reserve. The line was not available, and I stopped after a few tries. I called their customer service next day, trying to get in on that same day, but their customer service rep was extremely unpleasant. I... More

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Sedro Woolley, Washington
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 September 2011

We took the Seadog tour because the boat looks really cool and fun. They say its a 75 minute tour. They tell you it's a fast boat and if you have a bad back or don't like fast rides and don't want to get wet this is not the ride for you.. Well it does not go fast. We were... More

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Des Moines, Iowa
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3 reviews 3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 September 2011

We rode the Seadog Extreme Thrill Ride and loved every minute! Sit in the front if you don't want to get wet. Even though we go about 45mph, it does not feel that way. Be sure to take your camera but hold on to it very well so it doesn't go overboard. This will be a ride I will continue... More

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