Raquette Lake Dinner Cruise
New York State, New York
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Trip Type: Dinner Cruises
Duration: 3 hours
Enjoy Raquette Lake at twilight on a 3-hour narrated dinner cruise aboard an elegant steamboat-style vessel. You have three dinner options: a traditional dinner, the Chef's Special or the Intimate Dinner, which gives you a private table by the window. All options include homemade soup, salad, main course and dessert, and drinks and appetizers are available for purchase. While you eat, enjoy views of the scenic lake lined with grand estate from the Gilded Age.
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Enjoy Raquette Lake at twilight on a 3-hour narrated dinner cruise aboard an elegant steamboat-style vessel. You have three dinner options: a traditional dinner, the Chef's Special or the Intimate Dinner, which gives you a private table by the window. All options include homemade soup, salad, main course and dessert, and drinks and appetizers are available for purchase. While you eat, enjoy views of the scenic lake lined with grand estate from the Gilded Age.Step back in time to the opulent era of the Gilded Age as you board the W.W. Durant for your Raquette Lake cruise. Enjoy banquet-style seating in the elegant dining room, richly decorated with oak wainscoting and stained glass.
If you like, you may start your evening with an appetizer such as shrimp cocktail, artisan cheese or candied nuts (own expense), and you can purchase wine and specialty drinks from the cash bar. During cocktail hour, head to the open upper deck to admire views of the lake; you can return to the deck during and after dinner to take in different views as the sky gets darker.
Then sit down to a sumptuous 4-course dinner prepared by the onboard chef, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. Each meal is accompanied by coffee and tea.
During the cruise, listen to live narration about the region’s largest lake, which covers a surface area of 5,000 acres (2,023 hectares) including 19 islands. Hear stories about notable New York families like the Carnegie family who once owned Adirondack Great Camps around the lake's 99 miles (159 km) of shoreline.
All dinner options include:
Main course (choose one):
Main course (choose one):
You may choose from the traditional dinner or Chef’s Special dinner entrees. You are guaranteed a private table, most,with a window seat. Enjoy extra room at the table and a quieter cruise at a more leisurely pace. Must be 18 for this option.
You MUST call to make your entree and dessert selection at least 2 days before cruise. If you fail to call and inform your selections 2 days prior to the tour date you will receive the Chef's Choice.
If you like, you may start your evening with an appetizer such as shrimp cocktail, artisan cheese or candied nuts (own expense), and you can purchase wine and specialty drinks from the cash bar. During cocktail hour, head to the open upper deck to admire views of the lake; you can return to the deck during and after dinner to take in different views as the sky gets darker.
Then sit down to a sumptuous 4-course dinner prepared by the onboard chef, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. Each meal is accompanied by coffee and tea.
During the cruise, listen to live narration about the region’s largest lake, which covers a surface area of 5,000 acres (2,023 hectares) including 19 islands. Hear stories about notable New York families like the Carnegie family who once owned Adirondack Great Camps around the lake's 99 miles (159 km) of shoreline.
All dinner options include:
- Soup of the day
- Salad with homemade dressing
- Main course
- Dessert
Main course (choose one):
- Grilled coriander-encrusted Atlantic salmon with fruit salsa
- Airline breast of chicken, sauteed and served with a sardi sauce (glaze of Dijon mustard, brown sugar, red wine)
Main course (choose one):
- Certified Angus beef cooked to order
- Vegetarian option (available upon request)
- One of two specials such as Chilean sea bass with a lemon beurre blanc, New Zealand rack of lamb, cocoa- and chili-rubbed pork tenderloin with an espresso poivre, or Asian-inspired pork belly
You may choose from the traditional dinner or Chef’s Special dinner entrees. You are guaranteed a private table, most,with a window seat. Enjoy extra room at the table and a quieter cruise at a more leisurely pace. Must be 18 for this option.
You MUST call to make your entree and dessert selection at least 2 days before cruise. If you fail to call and inform your selections 2 days prior to the tour date you will receive the Chef's Choice.
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