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Mercury's Canine Cruise

Mercury's Canine Cruise is a dog-friendly boat tour in Chicago IL. Bring your pooch on a leash and enjoy quality time with your dog while cruising on Chicago's waterways. Sit back, relax and soak in the city as you enjoy a lively narration of Chicago’s rich history and architectural marvels with dog-friendly highlights. Keep your dog on your lap, in a seat or on the deck. The dog cruise boat offers plenty of safe outdoor seating, water bowls and a special newspaper-lined restroom for your pet. Enjoy a great day out of doors with your favorite companion. Reserve your tickets online or at the ticket office. Tickets available online or dockside day-of. Tours run seasonally so be sure to check their website for current schedule. Visit Website

Or call (312) 332-1353 or email contactus@mercurycruises.com for more information.

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Mercury's Canine Cruise has received a rating of 4.8 out of 5 bones by 9 canine critics on BringFido and 4.5 out of 5 by 268 guests on TripAdvisor.


Visitors overwhelmingly enjoyed the pet-friendly cruises, praising the accommodating staff and amenities for their dogs. Some travelers noted the cruises are not solely dog-centered, though still a great experience for both humans and their canine companions.

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  • Carly
    Oct 1, 2024
    Great cruise!

    super fun and enjoy. The dogs loved it!

  • Eleida
    Aug 23, 2021
    So much fun

    The crew was great with all the dogs on board, and it was so much fun to cruise the lake with other dog lovers!

  • Peter
    Mar 3, 2021
    What's really needed to go on a trip with your dog

    Does he need passport and medical records and all that. Uploaded before going on a cruise?

  • Roger
    Sep 14, 2020
    Great Time With Your Furiend.

    UPDATE: Mercury has announced on their site that the season is on pause because of the pandemic.

    There’s nothing like being on the water with your best friend. The tour company is very accommodating as far as having human and dog snacks for sale and also providing a relief area on the boat for your pup.

  • Juli
    Jul 14, 2019
    Dog Cruise

    What a wonderful idea for dogs! We had a great day everybody was friendly and organized. They even had doggy treats on board for us as well as a special bathroom with newspapers in case your pup needed to go potty. Great way to do the architectural tour.

  • Kirby
    More than a year ago
    Great morning adventure

    What a great cruise to start the day. Yes only Sundays at 10:15 but still a bunch of fun. The staff love all the dogs and also interested in their owners. Gave some great knowledge of the area. And also a map with various dog friendly places marked out. Highly recommend

  • Sue
    More than a year ago
    great day on the river

    excellent tour of the Chicago River and the best part was my fur baby got to come too. Only available on sunday am cruise during summer and have to get there early for parking. They offered water and there were several pet friendly resturants along the river

  • Aaron
    More than a year ago
    Good cruise, but not like the description

    The cruise was nice. As the previous reviewer stated, it is the same cruise, but one is able to take the cruise with dogs. The description on this site and other sites would lead you to believe that the cruise is very dog-centered and it is not. We had one dog park pointed out to us, and they described the general area of where another dog park is located. No mention of dog-friendly restaurants, hotels or fire hydrants. They do have water and newspaper on board should your dog need either. The staff was very nice and good with dogs and the tour was otherwise informative about Chicago history in general. They really dwelled on the Great Chicago Fire.

  • DONNA
    More than a year ago
    GREAT FUN FOR ALL!

    We took 3 dogs on this cruise. It's the same cruise you get without the dogs, but with your canine companions included. They provided water bowls and papers in one of the bathrooms for the dogs. Thoroughly enjoyable!

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