The Royal Princess Cruise is one of the most popular New Year's Eve cruises in Bangkok, where you can countdown to New Year 2027 while cruising on the mighty Chao Phraya River, enjoying a festive dinner, and admiring some of the most impressive Bangkok fireworks above the river. Discover everything you need to know about the Royal Princess Cruise on New Year's Eve 2027 in Bangkok.
Royal Princess Cruise
You can treat yourself to an unforgettable evening in Bangkok and bring your family to the Royal Princess Cruise. This luxurious boat will take you on a lovely voyage across the Chao Phraya River. You will be treated to a sumptuous buffet featuring a spread of international and local dishes for a truly special night and enjoy the exclusive offer from the New Year's Eve package during the festive season.
Why choose Royal Princess Cruise for New Year?
Reasons for choosing this cruise for your New Year's Eve celebration in Bangkok:
- One of the most popular dinner cruises on the Chao Phraya River
- Well-rated dinner cruise, with a ⭐ 4.3/5 score on Klook
- Premium open bar with Black Label, Chivas Regal, and Jameson
- New year gift set prepared on the table
Experience the Royal Princess Cruise
In case you have other plans for New Year's Eve, you can experience the cruise on any other day, as there are dinner cruises organized daily. Even if you might not be able to see fireworks and enjoy an open bar, a big part of the food menu will remain the same, and the cruise will be much cheaper, especially if booked online.
You can book the cruise at a special price here: Discounted tickets for Royal Princess Cruise
To get the best deal for the cruise, compare it with this offer: Royal Princess Dinner Cruise Tickets
New Year on Royal Princess Cruise
On New Year's Eve, the Royal Princess Cruise invites you to countdown to New Year with an extended dinner cruise, a rich buffet menu, and a premium open bar with quality whiskeys. Like usual, the cruise departs from Asiatique The Riverfront.
Important!
Pay attention that details of Bangkok countdown cruise displayed below are for the previous New Year 2026 celebration, as new festive season cruises are normally presented only 2-3 months before New Year’s Eve. In most cases, the events and inclusions remain similar every year, so you can know what can be expected, even if party theme changes and ticket prices tend to be slightly going up.
We will update this page once details of Bangkok New Year’s Eve cruise for New Year 2027 become available. Bookmark this page to find the updates easier.
When is the New Year's Eve dinner cruise?
The New Year's Eve dinner cruise timing for New Year 2026:
Date: 31 December 2025
Check-in Time: 20:00-20:30
Cruising Time: 21:00-00:30
Cruise duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Food & entertainment on the cruise
New Year's Eve dinner cruise food and entertainment for New Year 2026 are detailed below.
Food & drink offerings:
- International and seafood buffet (food menu)
- Premium open bar (drink menu)
Food & drink highlights:
- Papaya salad
- Tom Yum Kung
- Steamed river prawns
- Steamed mussels
- Beef steak
- Chicken masala
- Rice noodles with chicken green curry
- Stir-fried chicken with cashew nuts
- Stir-fried crab with curry powder
- Fried dolly fish with tartar sauce
- Sashimi
- Sushi
- Thai desserts & a variety of cakes
- Whiskey: Black Label, Chivas Regal, Jameson, Mekhong
- Red wine & white wine
- Singha & Chang draft beer
Entertainment highlights:
- Thai classical dancing show
- New Year lucky draw
- Special DJ and live music experience
- New Year gift set prepared on the table
Ticket price for New Year on Royal Princess Cruise
The New Year countdown cruise ticket price for New Year 2026:
- Adult: 7,900 THB per person
- Child (4-10 years old): 6,500 THB per person
- Children aged 0-3 free of charge
Where to book Royal Princess Cruise for New Year?
Tickets to the New Year celebration can be booked online here: Royal Princess Cruise in Bangkok.
Note!
Bookings of the New Year cruise normally become available 2-3 months in advance.
Don't wait until the last moment to book your New Year's Eve cruise! Last year, the most popular cruises were sold out in November, while in mid-December all countdown cruises were full, and you could only choose the earlier dinner cruise.
Royal Princess Cruise on last New Year
No photos or videos of the last New Year celebration are available.
How to get to the cruise pier?
You can board the New Year's Eve dinner cruise at the pier of Asiatique The Riverfront. It is the busiest cruise pier on New Year's Eve, as there you can board not only the Royal Princess Cruise but also 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 Bangkok taxi or use a combination of the BTS SkyTrain (Saphan Taksin Station) and the Asiatique free shuttle boat departing from Sathorn Pier.
Book a hotel near the cruise pier
To take the hassle of traveling on New Year's Eve away, stay at one of the hotels nearby Asiatique. The most popular accommodation options in the area are:
Ramada Plaza Bangkok Menam Riverside (also check the special offer for the hotel on Agoda).
Hotel Once Bangkok (also check the special offer for the hotel on Agoda).
The Salil Hotel Riverside Bangkok (also check the special offer for the hotel on Agoda).
Booking Royal Princess Cruise
Details of the usual dinner cruises of Royal Princess Cruise that can be booked on any other day (except special occasions such as Valentine's Day, Loy Krathong, etc.):
- Meal: International and Local Buffet (dinner menu, sunset menu)
- Drinks: Coffee & tea
- Entertainment: Live music
Cruise time:
- 17:15-18:45 (sunset cruise)
- 19:30-21:30 (dinner cruise)
Meeting Point: Asiatique The Riverfront Pier
Walk-in Price:
- Sunset cruise - 990 THB/person
- Dinner cruise - 1,190 THB/person
Special Price: Discounted tickets for Royal Princess Cruise
To make sure that you are getting the best deal for the cruise, also check here: Royal Princess Dinner Cruise Tickets.
For more details about this Chao Phraya River dinner cruise in Bangkok on a usual day, check out Royal Princess Cruise.
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