The Planet Cruise is one of the most popular Bangkok dinner cruises, where you can cruise on the mighty Chao Phraya River while enjoying a buffet dinner and entertainment program and admiring the views of some of the most important landmarks in the capital city of Thailand. Discover everything you need to know about The Planet Cruise in Bangkok.
The Planet Cruise is an extravagant three-story cruise ship that redefines excellence with its groundbreaking design, including double open spaces. This innovative design not only increases seating capacity but also enhances the experience of exploring the mesmerizing Chao Phraya River at night.
Main details of this Bangkok dinner cruise:
Why choose The Planet Cruise?
Reasons for choosing this cruise for your dinner in Bangkok:
- Innovative design cruise ship
- Choice of sunset cruise and dinner cruise options
- Good value for money cruise
Where to book The Planet Cruise?
You can book the cruise at a special price here: Discounted tickets for The Planet Cruise.
The Planet Cruise Ship
The cruise ship is a three-level boat with an open-air rooftop, the 2nd floor that consists of an air-conditioned zone and an open-air front deck, and an air-conditioned 1st floor.
In case you want to sit on the specific level, make a special request at the time of booking, and there's a high chance that you will be seated accordingly (it can't be guaranteed, though).
Cruise options by The Planet Cruise
The Planet Cruise has two daily sunset and dinner cruises to offer:
Detailed information about each of these dinner cruises is provided below.
1. The Planet sunset cruise from Asiatique
On the sunset cruise, you are boarding the boat in the daylight, seeing the sunset while cruising along the Chao Phraya River, and coming back at the time it gets dark. Therefore, on this cruise you won't see the main landmarks lit up.
The sunset cruise is shorter than the dinner cruise and lasts only 1.5 hours, so it's a good choice for travelers who don't want to get stuck on the boat for longer than that.
This cruise is also a more affordable option, even if it comes not only with a shorter duration but also with a smaller selection of meals on the menu.
The sunset cruise departs from Asiatique Pier.
When is the sunset cruise?
The Planet sunset cruise timing:
Check-in Time: 16:00-17:00
Cruising Time: 17:15-18:45
Cruise duration: 1.5 hours
The cruise is available daily. However, a different cruise schedule, menu, entertainment program, and pricing are normally applied on special occasions, such as New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, the Loy Krathong Festival, etc.
Route of sunset cruise
The route of The Planet Cruise passes the following famous landmarks along the Chao Phraya River:
- Asiatique The Riverfront (start of cruise)
- Shangri-La Bangkok
- Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
- Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside
- River City Bangkok
- Holy Rosary Church
- Memorial Bridge
- The Grand Palace
- Rama VIII Bridge
- Wat Arun
- Wat Kanlaya
- Millennium Hilton Bangkok
- ICONSIAM
- The Peninsula Bangkok
- Asiatique The Riverfront (end of cruise)
Food & entertainment on sunset cruise
The Planet Cruise food and entertainment for the sunset cruise are detailed below.
Food & drink offerings:
- International buffet and seafood (food menu)
- Drinking water, hot coffee, or hot tea
- Free flow beer
- Free birthday cake on birthday date
Food & drink highlights:
- Papaya salad
- Tom Yum Kung
- Steamed river prawns
- Steamed mussels
- Steamed salmon head with soy sauce
- Stir-fried chicken with cashew nuts
- Chicken Massaman curry
- Pad Thai
- Thai desserts
The menu might be subject to some changes based on the ingredient availability.
Entertainment highlights:
- Live music experience
Ticket price for sunset cruise
The Planet sunset cruise ticket price:
- Adult: 1,000 THB per person
- Child (4-10 y/o): 825 THB per person
- Children aged 0-3 free of charge
For the latest special sunset cruise ticket price offers, check out Discounted Tickets for The Planet Cruise.
2. The Planet dinner cruise from Asiatique
On the dinner cruise, you board the boat in the dark and cruise along the Chao Phraya River while admiring magical views of the main Bangkok landmarks nicely lit up.
The dinner cruise is longer than the sunset cruise and lasts 2 hours.
The dinner cruise is the most popular option, even if it is a bit more expensive. For a higher price, you are getting a longer cruise duration and a wider selection of meals on the menu, which includes steaks, sushi, sashimi, and a few other dishes that are not available on the sunset cruise.
This dinner cruise also departs from Asiatique Pier.
When is the dinner cruise?
The Planet dinner cruise timing:
Check-in Time: 19:00-19:45
Cruising Time: 20:00-22:00
Cruise duration: 2 hours
The cruise is available daily. However, a different cruise schedule, menu, entertainment program, and pricing are normally applied on special occasions, such as New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, the Loy Krathong Festival, etc.
Route of dinner cruise
The route of The Planet Cruise passes the following famous landmarks along the Chao Phraya River:
- Asiatique The Riverfront (start of cruise)
- Shangri-La Bangkok
- Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
- Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside
- River City Bangkok
- Holy Rosary Church
- Memorial Bridge
- The Grand Palace
- Rama VIII Bridge
- Wat Arun
- Wat Kanlaya
- Millennium Hilton Bangkok
- ICONSIAM
- The Peninsula Bangkok
- Asiatique The Riverfront (end of cruise)
Food & entertainment on dinner cruise
The Planet Cruise food and entertainment for the dinner cruise are detailed below.
Food & drink offerings:
- International buffet and seafood (food menu)
- Drinking water, hot coffee, or hot tea
- Free birthday cake on birthday date
Food & drink highlights:
- Variety of sushi
- Tom Yum Kung
- Steamed river prawns
- Steamed mussels
- Salmon sashimi
- Beef steak
- Chicken Massaman curry
- Beef stew
- Stir-fried chicken with cashew nuts
- Pad Thai
- Grilled seafood
- Thai desserts
The menu might be subject to some changes based on the ingredient availability.
Entertainment highlights:
- Live music experience
- Thai classical dance and Khon show experience
Ticket price for dinner cruise
The Planet dinner cruise ticket price:
- Adult: 1,600 THB per person
- Child (4-10 y/o): 1,300 THB per person
- Children aged 0-3 free of charge
For the latest special dinner cruise ticket price offers, check out Discounted Tickets for The Planet Cruise.
Booking The Planet Cruise
Tickets to all the above-mentioned cruises can be conveniently booked online at a discounted price here: Discounted Tickets for The Planet Cruise.
Reviews of The Planet Cruise
The original reviews of real customers who purchased this cruise can be found below.
How to get to the cruise pier?
The Planet Cruise can only be boarded at one Chao Phraya River pier in Bangkok - Asiatique The Riverfront Pier.
Asiatique The Riverfront Pier is one of the busiest cruise piers in Bangkok, as there you can also board other popular Bangkok dinner cruises such as the Chao Phraya Princess Cruise, the White Orchid River Cruise, and the Chao Phraya Cruise.
To reach Asiatique Pier, you need to take a taxi or use a combination of the BTS SkyTrain (Saphan Taksin Station) and the Asiatique free shuttle boat departing from Sathorn Pier.
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