Delta Music Experience Blues Cruises

Cruise the beautiful Willamette River and hear the blues in an intimate setting on the Portland Spirit. A no-host hors d’oeuvres buffet and full bar are available on all cruises.

DME Blues Cruise tickets are now on sale! Check back on April 15 for lineup information.

General Information

• All Blues Cruises board from the seawall, SW Salmon and Naito Parkway, in front of McCall Fountain, just north of the A&E Front Porch Stage. SW Salmon and Naito Parkway. The cruises will head south up the Willamette River to Oregon City, and/or north past the Port of Portland docks.
• Evening cruises, for those 21 and older. Evening cruises board at 10:15 p.m. and return to dock at 1:15 a.m.
• Afternoon cruises, open to all ages. Afternoon cruises board at 2 p.m. and return to dock at 4:30 p.m.
• Photo ID is required to board the Portland Spirit for all cruises. Exception: children 12 and younger do not need photo ID.
• Tip: To avoid disappointment, purchase your ticket before the festival begins. These cruises are very popular and sell out quickly.
• Proceeds benefit Oregon Food Bank's mission to eliminate hunger and its root causes ... because no one should be hungry.
• Tax deductibility note: Oregon Food Bank does not provide a tax receipt for any event pass or cruise ticket, other than at the Individual Sponsor level because the fair market value of the goods and services received exceeds the price paid. 
  
  

Friday, July 1 - Evening
DME Hoodoo Moon Cruise
Performers to be announced.
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Saturday, July 2 - Afternoon
DME Blue Bayou Cruise
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Sunday, July 3 - Afternoon
DME Sail on Sister! Cruise
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Sunday, July 3 - Evening
DME Midnight Mambo Cruise
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Monday, July 4 - Afternoon
DME Driftin' Blues Cruise
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Advance tickets will be available through
Tickets Oregon on Monday, March 21.