Holiday Cruisin’ : Party on the seas with City Cruises

The night sky was clear, hues of crimson red and rustic orange marked the setting sun and the moon was bright and full. It was the perfect evening to board the Entertainer from Fisherman’s Village for a two-plus hour cruise around in the Marina del Rey Harbor with dinner and drinks, a live DJ and dancing — even a few line dances on the floor for those who happened to know them. One family was celebrating a 50th birthday with 30 of their closest friends, a handful of couples were commemorating their anniversary and two friends from Houston were sightseeing. Now take this spectacular setting on a regular Saturday night in September and add festive decor, a special menu and merriment. The result: City Cruises’ holiday cruises.

“People come to us because they want to do something fun,” explained Amber Cross, City Cruises’ director of sales, “and we get to help them create fun, which is very rewarding to me.”

“We don’t go out into the open ocean,” she added. “Our tagline is, ‘Nobody gets seasick unless it’s self-induced,’ unless they’re hitting that bar too much. We just cruise the harbor.” . . .

Read the entire article at Pasadena Weekly.

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