Goa Cruise Packages

Goa Tour Packages with a Cruise Included

Goa cruise packages on TravelTriangle start at Rs 6,999 per person on twin sharing for 2 nights and 3 days, and that price already includes a boat cruise on the Mandovi River. Most of what a "cruise" means in Goa happens on that river. Boats leave Santa Monica jetty in Panaji every evening for a one-hour sunset run past Reis Magos Fort toward Fort Aguada. The dinner boats follow after dark with a buffet, a DJ and Goan folk dancers on deck.

Each package below wraps one of those cruises into a full holiday. You get a 3-star hotel in the Calangute belt, airport or railway station pickup, a North Goa beach day and a day through Old Goa's churches and the Ponda temples, with the cruise slotted into an evening. Some swap the river cruise for a dolphin trip from Sinquerim or Coco Beach. A few include both. Sailing in on a Cordelia ship from Mumbai? We can build the Goa half from Mormugao port. For land-only holidays, browse all Goa tour packages.

Bestselling Goa Cruise Packages

The packages at the top of this list have the cruise inside the itinerary, not as an optional extra. Look for the Mandovi cruise on the Old Goa and Panaji day, or a dolphin trip on the North Goa day. Every package can be changed. Swap the sunset cruise for a dinner cruise, add a Grand Island day, or move the cruise to the night you land.

Types of Cruises in Goa and Ticket Prices (2026-27)

A boat cruise in Goa costs Rs 300 to Rs 2,500 per person for a river or dolphin trip, and from about Rs 13,700 per person for a 2-night Cordelia cruise from Mumbai. River boats leave from Panaji, sea trips from Coco Beach (Nerul), Sinquerim and Calangute, and the ocean ship docks at Mormugao. Here is what each one costs and where you board.

Mandovi sunset cruise

This is the cruise most packages include. The boat leaves Santa Monica jetty in Panaji and runs for about an hour down the Mandovi toward the river mouth, past Reis Magos Church and Reis Magos Fort, with Fort Aguada on the headland ahead as the sun drops. On the way back the lights of Panjim and Betim come on. Most boats put on a short set of Dekhni and Fugdi, the Goan folk dances, and a DJ for the last stretch. Around full moon some operators run a longer moonlight trip, which couples tend to book.

Mandovi dinner cruise

Dinner boats use the same Santa Monica jetty but leave after dark and stay out for two to two and a half hours. Coral Queen, Paradise, Princesa and Nirvana are some of the boats on this run. Expect a buffet of Goan and Indian dishes, live folk music and dance, then a DJ. Some boats include a couple of drinks and others run a paid bar. Fares run from about Rs 1,099 on the simpler boats to Rs 1,800 on Paradise, and up to Rs 2,500 for an upper-deck table on Coral Queen, so check which deck your package books if the dinner cruise is the reason you are choosing it.

Dolphin trips and the Grand Island day

Dolphin boats leave in the morning from Sinquerim, Coco Beach and Calangute, when the sea is flattest, and spend 45 to 60 minutes along the Aguada headland where humpback dolphins feed. Sightings are common but not promised. The longer Grand Island trip heads out past the Mormugao bay mouth for snorkelling, a beach stop and lunch, and takes most of the day. Both stop when the sea closes for the monsoon. Fees and boarding points are on our dolphin cruise entry fees page.

Houseboat on the Chapora

Houseboats are a real Goa product, not just a Kerala one. The day trip boards at Siolim or Chopdem jetty, across the river from Chapora Fort, and runs for about three hours upriver, with time for fishing and bird-watching and a view of the villages, chapels and paddy fields along the banks. Overnight houseboats on the Chapora and the Mandovi sleep two to a cabin and serve dinner and breakfast on board.

Backwater and bird-watching trip

Goa's backwaters are the mangrove channels around Chorao and Divar islands and the Cumbarjua canal. This five-hour trip sails along the Mandovi's banks past Old Goa, skirts Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary on Chorao, and on some routes adds a spice-farm stop where you walk among clove, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and pepper. Mugger crocodiles bask on the Cumbarjua mud banks in the dry months, which is why some operators sell this as a crocodile trip.

Casino cruises

Goa's casino ships stay anchored in the Mandovi off Panaji, and small tenders ferry you out from the riverfront. Deltin Royale, Deltin JAQK, Casino Pride and Big Daddy are the best known. Entry packages bundle gaming chips, a buffet and drinks, and weekend rates run higher than weekday ones. Since a July 2026 state notification, nobody under 21 may enter the gaming areas. Read our casino cruise guide for what each ship includes, or casinos in Goa for the onshore options.

Private yacht and catamaran charters

For a birthday, an anniversary or a proposal, hire the whole boat. Private yachts and catamarans are priced per boat for two to four hours, so a group of eight pays much less per head than a couple. A catamaran day can add fishing, swimming, snorkelling and a banana-boat ride, and some charters do a breakfast or sundowner cruise with champagne. These run on the sea, so they stop for the monsoon too.

Goa Tour Package with Cruise: Price by Duration

A Goa tour package with a cruise costs Rs 6,999 to Rs 28,750 per person on twin sharing for 2 to 5 nights, without flights. A couple pays twice the per-person price, so the 2N/3D package with a Mandovi cruise comes to Rs 13,998 for two. These are the cheapest cards for each kind of trip.

Card prices are per person on twin sharing in the default hotel for November 2026 dates. Dates from 20 December to 2 January cost more, and cruise slots for New Year's Eve sell out weeks ahead. Starting from Mumbai? The 4N/5D Heavenly Goa Package From Mumbai is Rs 13,500 with a dolphin trip.

Typical 3N/4D Goa Cruise Package Itinerary

Most 3N/4D cruise packages follow this shape. It is built from the day plans of our Glorious Goa and Lovely Goa Family packages.

Landing late on Day 1? The agent moves the cruise to Day 3, when you finish the day in Panaji anyway and the jetty is ten minutes from the market.

Cordelia Cruise to Goa: Sailing Plus a Goa Stay (2026-27)

Cordelia Cruises sells the Mumbai to Goa ocean sailings this season, and it runs them on one ship. Cordelia Sky, a 2,280-guest ship, made its first guest sailing from Mumbai on 23 October 2026. Cordelia Empress has moved to Kochi, so any page still naming Empress for Goa sailings is out of date. Sky docks at Mormugao harbour near Vasco da Gama, 32 km from Panaji and 43 km from Calangute, about an hour by road.

Interior cabins on a 2-night Mumbai to Goa sailing were listed from about Rs 13,700 per person in November 2026. Ocean-view, balcony and suite cabins cost more. The fare includes your cabin, meals in the main restaurants and the shows, while drinks, specialty dining and shore excursions are extra.

What we add is the Goa half. Share your sailing date when you ask for a quote, and the agent arranges pickup at the Mormugao cruise terminal, your hotel nights, North Goa and Old Goa sightseeing with a Mandovi cruise, and the drop to the airport. If you are planning the whole trip from Mumbai, start with our Mumbai to Goa cruise packages.

What's Included in a Goa Cruise Package (and What Isn't)

The card price is per person on twin sharing. Your final quote shows taxes as their own line, so compare quotes on the final figure, not the card.

How to Choose the Right Goa Cruise Package

Four questions settle it.

• Who is travelling? Couples usually want the dinner cruise and a better hotel, so start with our Goa honeymoon packages. Families do better with a morning dolphin trip, which children enjoy and which ends before the midday heat, in our Goa family packages. Groups of friends can add a party boat or a casino night through our Goa friends packages or group tour packages.
• What is your budget? Under Rs 10,000 per person buys 2 to 4 nights in a 3-star hotel with one cruise. Pay more and any package can move to a 4 or 5-star hotel, priced in your quote, or you can take the Rs 28,750 5N/6D trip with Dudhsagar.
• How long can you stay? Two nights fits North Goa, Old Goa and one cruise. Four nights adds a dolphin trip and a free beach day. Five nights and more makes room for Grand Island or Dudhsagar.
• When are you going? From October to May everything runs. From June to September only the river cruises and casino boats sail. Our best time to visit Goa guide has the month-by-month detail.

Best Time to Visit Goa for a Cruise

Winter (November to February)

This is the best time for a cruise in Goa. Days sit around 31°C, nights drop close to 20°C, and the sea is flat enough for dolphin trips, Grand Island days and yachts. Dinner cruises run every night. From 20 December to 2 January hotels and boats charge peak rates, so book early.

Summer (March to May)

It gets hot and humid, with afternoons around 33°C. Evening cruises are the most comfortable part of the day and hotel rates drop, and the beaches are quieter. Every boat trip still runs until the end of May.

Monsoon (June to September)

From about 1 June to the end of September the sea is closed to water sports and tourist boats, so dolphin trips, Grand Island days, party boats and sea charters stop. Mandovi sunset and dinner cruises and the anchored casino ships keep running on most evenings, weather permitting. July is the wettest month. October is the shoulder month, when sea trips restart and prices are still low.

What to Pack for a Goa Cruise

Pack light cotton clothes for the day and a thin layer for the river breeze after sunset. You will also want:

• sunscreen, sunglasses and a cap for dolphin and island trips, which have little shade
• cash for jetty tickets, tips and drinks, because card machines on small boats are unreliable
• a smart-casual outfit for a casino cruise (most ships turn away shorts and flip-flops on men) and photo ID, since casinos check age
• a dry bag for your phone on Grand Island and party-boat days
• motion-sickness tablets if you get queasy, for the sea trips. River cruises are calm

How to Book Your Goa Cruise Package

Pick a package from the list above and tap Customize & Get Quotes. Say which cruise you want and on which night.

Compare quotes from up to three verified Goa agents and adjust the hotel, the cruise or the days.

Book and pay in easy instalments. Your agent confirms the cruise slot with the boat operator and sends the vouchers.

Lock the cruise night when you confirm the package. If the Captain of Ports suspends sea trips because of weather, the agent moves your dolphin trip to another morning or swaps it for a river cruise.

Why Book Your Goa Cruise with TravelTriangle

Every package is handled by a local Goa agent from our network of 650+ verified agents. You only deal with the top 10% of reviewed agents, chosen after a 23-step assessment. We release your payment to the agent only after you receive the booking vouchers, and local agents give you 24x7 help on the trip.

Package prices on this page were checked against the live package cards, and boat fares against operator and reseller listings, in November 2026.

Edited by TravelTriangle