The 6 Best Private Cruises in Paris (2026)

This is the private cruise with by far the most reviews in Paris: 410 on GetYourGuide with a 5.0/5 average. It is a small family business, and reviewers keep naming their captain and saying they took photos for them along the way.

You get the boat to yourselves for 1.5 hours from Port de Javel Haut, next to the small Statue of Liberty: past the Eiffel Tower, Pont Alexandre III, Musée d'Orsay, the Louvre and Pont Neuf to Notre-Dame and back. A bottle of Champagne and water are included, there is a Bluetooth speaker for your music, and you can bring your own food and drinks.

There are two boats. The Standard boat is €399 for 1 to 4 people and has no table. For bigger groups the Luxury boat takes up to 8: €520 for 5 or 6 people, €590 for 7 and €660 for 8. It is a little larger and more comfortable, and has a table. The operator says the service is the same on both.

💡 Tip: the captain can drop you near the Louvre at the end instead of back at Javel. Ask when you board if you want to continue your evening in the centre.

Same pier as #1 but a different feel: a comfortable boat that seats 10, limited to 6 passengers, with rosé, Evian water and macarons served during the cruise. It has 155 reviews at 5.0/5, and they read like a list of special occasions: proposals, wedding anniversaries, family trips.

The route runs from Port de Javel Haut to the Eiffel Tower for a 10-minute photo stop, then past the Grand Palais, Pont Alexandre III, Musée d'Orsay and the Louvre to Notre-Dame, and back on the other side of the river. The captain (Sarah, Jacques, Antonin, Helline or Lionel) commentates in English or French.

The evening cruise leaves at 20:00. In summer it can finish before dark, which leaves time for dinner afterwards. Children are welcome and there are life jackets in all sizes.

💡 Tip for proposals: mention it in the booking notes. One reviewer wrote that the captain knew exactly when to give them privacy at the Eiffel Tower.

If you want the most time on the water for your money, this is it: 2 hours on a private modern pontoon boat for €490 for up to 6 people, with 151 reviews at 4.9/5.

Your skipper doubles as the guide, with commentary and anecdotes in English or French, and stops for photos with the best backdrops. One reviewer was even allowed to steer. There is a Bluetooth speaker, and you are encouraged to bring your own drinks and snacks: reviewers bring Champagne, wine, charcuterie and pastries.

The catch is the pier: 100 Quai du Président Roosevelt in Issy-les-Moulineaux, just outside the Paris city limit to the south-west. The extra 30 minutes partly go into the ride up to the Eiffel Tower, so plan your journey to the pier carefully.

Jp's boat scores 5.0/5 for the guide, the best guiding score on this list, across 65 reviews at 4.9/5. Reviewers single out a guide who timed the cruise so they saw the Eiffel Tower sparkle at 21:00 and again at 22:00.

There are three routes: Initiation (1.5 hours, €490 for up to 6), Exploration (2 hours) and Conquête, the longest. When I checked for mid-November, only Initiation had dates; the 2-hour option's next date was in January. Soft drinks are included; food is not.

One group on a rainy day wrote that they stayed protected from the rain and wind, and others booked it for a bachelor party and a team outing, so it works for more than couples.

Every other small private boat on this list leaves from the 15th arrondissement or beyond. This one leaves from 14 Quai François Mitterrand, in the 1st, a short walk from the Louvre, and loops past Pont Neuf, Île de la Cité and Île Saint-Louis before heading down to Musée d'Orsay, Pont Alexandre III and the Eiffel Tower.

It is priced per person: €80, with a minimum of 6, so think of it as €480 for a group of 6. The boat is a quiet electric pontoon with a guide and a Bluetooth speaker, you can bring your own food and drinks (one family had breakfast on board), and it is the only listing here marked wheelchair-accessible.

56 reviews at 4.8/5. One honest note from a birthday group of 6: the seats are split between the front and the back of the boat, so you won't all sit around one table.

For a group bigger than 8 this is the only private boat on this list: a "limousine boat" for up to 12 from the same central pier as #5, by the Louvre. Inside it is a floating lounge with large sofas and tables, a convertible roof, heating in winter and a toilet on board.

A captain and a host-guide (French, English or Spanish) look after you. One bottle of Champagne, macarons and soft drinks are included; cheese, charcuterie and finger-food boards and extra bottles can be ordered for a fee, and you can't bring your own food or drinks.

At €1,250 for up to 12 it works out at about €104 per person for a full boat. It has 15 reviews, all 5.0/5, mostly birthday and group celebrations. Note that macarons can't be guaranteed for bookings made less than 24 hours ahead (you get €20 back instead).