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Chicago's First Lady    

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Chicago's First Lady Cruises offers visitors the city's most engaging architectural tour experience. All of our tours are given by experienced, volunteer docents who receive hundreds of hours …
Chicago's First Lady Cruises offers visitors the city's most engaging architectural tour experience. All of our tours are given by experienced, volunteer docents who receive hundreds of hours of training from the Chicago Architecture Center before guiding the river cruise tour. We offer several types of tours at various times of the day. Our fleet of cruise vessels is also available to rent for private events.

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Jul 1, 2024
I had the pleasure of touring the Chicago River on June 30 2024 via Chicago's First Lady Cruise. Patricia, the tour guide on the boat did a fantastic job describing the buildings, architectures, engi… Full review by Hua L
Nov 5, 2023
This experience exceeded my expectations. Not only was it a beautiful view of the city it was extremely educational. I have a new appreciation for the architecture and engineering of this city. It’s … Full review by Michaela W
Nov 1, 2023
We did the 5-630pm architectural boat tour and loved it. You don't need to be an architecture fan to enjoy the commentary which gives design info but also stories behind the buildings you see on the … Full review by Russpo
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Chicago's First Lady is the official boat tour of the Chicago Architecture Foundation. This cruise is the best place to learn more about C…
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One of the most impressive ways of seeing Chicago is from the water. You can either take part in one of the group architecture tours (wh…
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How far in advance of our tour should we get in line to get a seat on the top level on a Saturday in mid October (warm day …
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How far in advance of our tour should we get in line to get a seat on the top level on a Saturday in mid October (warm day predicted).
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We usually recommend arriving at our dock 30 minutes in advance of your scheduled departure time. Depending on the boat you will ride on, there are usually enough seats for …
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We usually recommend arriving at our dock 30 minutes in advance of your scheduled departure time. Depending on the boat you will ride on, there are usually enough seats for everyone to sit on the top level, weather permitting. Thank you and we hope you enjoy your cruise!
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Answer by CFL M · Oct 14, 2021
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What time does the cruise run at in April? I can't find the information and am trying to plan my itinerary.
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Cruises don’t start up till March 15th. I would either call them dielrextly or wait till the 15 th when the site will be updates
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Has anyone done this tour in October? How cold/windy is it on that boat?
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Went in summer on cool day great tour dress appropriate and wear hat or sunglasses
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We have a group of 5 coming to Chicago October 10th. How far in advance do we need to book the twilight cruise that …
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We have a group of 5 coming to Chicago October 10th. How far in advance do we need to book the twilight cruise that day? Or can we buy tickets that day?
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I suggest buying tickets in advance. We were glad we did because there was a long line at the ticket counter and none at Will Call. But that was a day tour. Not sure about the …
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I suggest buying tickets in advance. We were glad we did because there was a long line at the ticket counter and none at Will Call. But that was a day tour. Not sure about the Twilght one.
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Hi - I am coming from out of town and interested in your cruise. Can you confirm whether your boats have air conditioning?
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On the cruise my wife and I took, almost everyone sat on the top deck of the boat in order to see the buildings. The top deck of the boat has no roof and is in the direct sunlight. There is …
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On the cruise my wife and I took, almost everyone sat on the top deck of the boat in order to see the buildings. The top deck of the boat has no roof and is in the direct sunlight. There is a lower deck that is enclosed but we don't know if it is air conditioned or not since we stayed only on the top deck. Even on a warm August morning, the breeze off of the river was cooling and neither my wife nor I overheated.
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