---
type: Event Series
title: 'Colonial Belle public cruises: 2026 season'
recurrence_text: Tuesday through Sunday; departure times vary by day
season_start: '2026-05-15'
season_end: '2026-10-30'
website: 'https://www.colonialbelle.com/erieCanalBoatCruise.html'
cost_text: >-
  Afternoon cruise $36 adults; lock cruises $44 to $46 adults; children 10 and
  under less; ages 3 and under free
audience: All ages
checked_on: '2026-10-03'
tags:
  - canal
  - boat
  - tour
sources:
  - resource: 'https://www.colonialbelle.com/erieCanalBoatCruise.html'
    title: 'Colonial Belle: Erie Canal Daily Cruises (2026 schedule)'
  - resource: 'https://www.colonialbelle.com/erieCanalThemedCruise.html'
    title: 'Colonial Belle: 2026 Erie Canal Themed and Event Cruises'
generated:
  by: 'process:hm-schema-v2-p3'
  at: '2026-10-04T18:49:43.713Z'
superbee_updated_by: 'process:hm-schema-v2-p3'
topics:
  - canal
series_kind: program
recurrence:
  - weekdays:
      - tue
      - wed
      - thu
      - fri
      - sat
      - sun
    valid_from: '2026-05-15'
    valid_until: '2026-10-30'
audiences:
  - all-ages
price_from: 36
---
# Colonial Belle public cruises: 2026 season

Narrated Erie Canal cruises from Packett's Landing. The longer cruises go through a lock.

- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday: noon (2 hours, no lock), 2:30 pm and 6:30 pm (3 hours, with a lock)
- Wednesday: 1 pm and 6:30 pm (3 hours, with a lock)
- Friday: 1 pm lock cruise, and a 6:30 pm sunset lock cruise with live music on listed dates
- Sunday: 2:30 pm lock cruise, with live music on listed dates

Themed cruises replace some departures, so check the boat's schedule before you go.

# Related

- [at](../places/colonial-belle.md)