Dinner Cruises with a Show in Dubai — Our Top 15

1.Sunset or Dinner Cruise with Live Music & Open Bar

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6,030 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $51Our pick

Set sail from Dubai Marina on a 90-minute glass-enclosed yacht with sunset or night views, an international buffet, live pasta and noodle stations, unlimited drinks, and live saxophone or melodic music. Assigned seating, attentive staff, and access to an open-air deck make this a polished evening out.

“It was amazing from start to finish, everything well organised, from check in to leaving the boat, seats allocated on the way to the boat and handed a table number, members of staff will assist you and show you your seat if you can’t see it. Live Music, great drinks which they bring to your table if you ask to, even tho most of the time they will make sure you have something to drink by politely asking if you would like something, amazing food, and the 1.5h boat ride is just perfect, with beautiful scenery to the Marina / Ain Dubai. Would recommend everyone to bring your partner and…”

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2.Dubai Marina Dinner Cruise with Live Music & Open Bar

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,780 reviews · from $47

Cruise Dubai Marina and Bluewaters Island for about 90 minutes while you enjoy an international buffet, private group seating, unlimited drinks, and live music. Choose sunset or evening departure, request the upper deck early, and arrive 30 minutes ahead at Xclusive Yachts.

“The food was fresh & tasty. Open bar and a saxophonist playing as we sailed. Perfect end to our short break to Dubai. Well done wonder pleasant staff 👏👏”

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3.Scenic Dhow Cruise with Buffet Dinner and Live Shows

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 612 reviews · 1h 45m · from $16Best value

Board at Dubai Old Village, opposite the British Embassy, for a 105-minute dhow cruise on Dubai Creek. You will see old souks, water taxis, and the Dubai Creek Tower while eating a buffet dinner. Live music, Tanoura dancing, and a puppet show add a festive finish.

“Nice 2 hours evening cruise with excellent dinner. You'll sail on canal and see the magnificent light from buildings and boats. We had little problems by finding the exact meeting point. But when asking, we found it.”

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4.Dubai Marina: Luxury Dinner Cruise, Live Show, Open Bar & DJ

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 129 reviews · from $48

Spend two hours aboard a modern catamaran sailing from Dubai Marina past Ain Dubai, Bluewaters Island, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Harbor, and JBR. Enjoy a Copthorne Hotel buffet, live singer Psyche, Tanura dancing, DJ music, and optional unlimited alcohol.

“It was amazing, well worth the money! Food selection was great, with a lot of different dishes and salads. The cruise staff/ crew were absolutely amazing from the beginning until the end, special thanks to Sai, Raksha and Psyche for their lovely professional hospitality. I 100% recommend and will come back… thank You all .”

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5.Dhow Dinner Cruise on Creek or Marina with Live Shows

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 126 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $32

Cruise Dubai Creek or Dubai Marina aboard a traditional wooden dhow, watching the skyline brighten at sunset while you eat a buffet dinner. You’ll get vegetarian choices, tea, coffee, sweets, fruit, and live music or dance. Choose self-arrival or optional Dubai hotel pickup.

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6.Luxury Dinner Cruise with Live Music

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 76 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $44

Spend 90 minutes on a traditional dhow along Dubai Creek, with a buffet of international food, welcome drinks, unlimited soft drinks, live music, and a Tanoura dance show. You will see Old Dubai, Heritage Village, Sheikh Mohammed Bridge, and Sheika Palace. Arabic and English support is available.

“It was wonderful recommending to all who want to spend some quality time and relaxing. Thanks for everything.”

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7.Dubai Canal Dinner Cruise with La Perle Show Tickets Combo

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 56 reviews · from $125

Start at Dubai Festival City with a two-level dhow dinner cruise past IMAGINE, Al Jaddaf, Dubai Creek Harbour, Burj Khalifa, and the canal waterfall. After dinner, continue to La Perle at Al Habtoor City for a 90-minute aqua-stage performance with Silver Pass seating. Hotel pickup is available at selected properties.

“We brought the package with unlimited drink’s which is a rip off because you can only have the house beer and wine and the servers only come around once!! So I paid $60-80 bucks for one house wine. Next the bus drivers for pickup after the show didn’t show up and/or never revealed their location so after waiting and calling for an hour we had to take a taxi. So angry and disappointed!!”

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8.Dubai Marina Dinner Cruise with Live Entertainment(Al Wasl)

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 54 reviews · 2 hours · from $40

Join Adeel and the Al Wasl Dhow Cruise Marina team for a two-hour evening ride through Dubai Marina. You’ll get welcome drinks, unlimited water and soft drinks, a continental, Asian, and Arabic buffet, open-air upper-deck seating, music, and a live Tanoura show. Hotel transfers are not included.

“The cruise trip was really nice , it’s the best way for the views of marina and Dubai . The food was amazing. It is definitely worth the money and you should not miss this wonderful experience .”

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9.Dubai Marina Dinner Cruise with Live Shows

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 41 reviews · from $36

Cruise Dubai Marina for about two hours aboard a traditional wooden dhow, with a buffet dinner, welcome drinks, music, cultural entertainment, and views of illuminated towers. Hotel pickup and drop-off can be added, but shared transfers may take much longer than the cruise itself.

“For us the boat was cancelled and put us on a wooden local boat. The trip there was in an old 8 seater mini bus. Once there the boat left the dock and then went back. Half an hour later left and then returned to dock to fix an issue. 20 minutes later finally left the dock. There Read more”

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10.Al Seef Largest Dhow Dinner Cruise with Live Show

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 36 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $24

Meet at Gate 2A by the British Embassy in Al Seef Bur Dubai for a 1.5-hour dhow cruise. Enjoy a barbecue buffet with vegetarian dishes, soft drinks, Tanoura dancing, a puppet show, music, and lit views of Bur Dubai and Deira. Arrive 25 minutes early.

“Modification en dernière minute du bateau et de l'horaire. Modèle plus petit .Et dépose du taxi au mauvais endroit ( pas assez précis) . Heureusement qu'un commerçant s'est renseigné pour nous et nous a conduit au bateau à environ 15 mn. Nous avions déjà fait plusieurs fois la croisière à la Marina, plus intéressante.”

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11.Dhow Cruise with Dinner and Live Entertainment at Dubai Al Seef

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · from $16

Board a restored wooden dhow at Al Seef, enjoy a welcome drink, buffet dinner, soft drinks, and live Tanura and puppet shows as you pass Al Fahidi and Dubai Creek. The 90-minute cruise begins at 8:30 pm, with boarding from 7:45 pm. No live music runs during Ramadan.

“De boot vertrok een half uur eerder! Wat wij niet wisten. We zijn met een klein bootje ernaar toe gevaren waar we nog 3 kwartier van de show" genoten " hebben. Kwartier voordat de reis voorbij was was er een buffet. Snel eten en wegwezen.”

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12.5-Star Marina Dhow Dinner Cruise With Live Entertainment

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 9 reviews · from $22

Board the Jack Sparrow Floating Restaurant at Dubai Harbor for a dhow cruise through Dubai Marina. You’ll see lit skyscrapers and hotels, eat from an international buffet, and watch live music, dance, or cultural shows. The cruise returns to the same berth.

“Stuck in the trafic, 5 min to late… They cant wait for us”

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13.Dubai Marina Luxury Dinner Cruise with Buffet, Live Entertainment

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8 reviews · from $52

Board a traditional-style dhow or luxury cruise for an evening on Dubai Marina. You’ll get an international buffet, unlimited soft drinks, tea, and coffee, plus music and cultural entertainment. The open-air deck offers views of Ain Dubai, Marina Mall, and Dubai’s illuminated skyline.

“Absolutely awful. The organisation was terrible. The food was pretty awful but a quarter of the people were spared the experience of finding out themselves since it ran out and were left hungry. The staff was largely unconcerned and rude. Spoilt otherwise good trip to Dubai. Avoid this operator.”

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14.Dinner Cruise with Multi Show Boonmax Carnival

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 5 reviews · from $69

Spend about two hours aboard the Boonmax Carnival from Dubai Harbour, with dinner, drinks, Tanoura, belly dance, magic, and puppet shows. The route highlights Ain Dubai and Atlantis The Palm. No guide names are provided, and the boat can hold up to 200 people.

“Thank you so much for everything in trip, me and my son were enjoyed with all the organisations, shows, foods, tours. Thank you all❤️🌸”

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15.Dubai Marina Dinner Cruise – Live Show, AC & Open Bar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $48Top rated

Set sail through Dubai Marina for a sunset or dinner cruise with an international buffet, live cooking stations, live music, and an open bar serving soft drinks and juices. You will see Ain Dubai, JBR, and the marina skyline from the water. The boat name arrives one day before departure.

“It was lovely, the atmosphere, the food and the views were all amazing and the staff were great too. Would definitely recommend!”

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