Sawasdee Chaophraya Cruise is one of the newest 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 Sawasdee Chaophraya Cruise on New Year's Eve 2027 in Bangkok.
Sawasdee Chaophraya Cruise
Sawasdee Chaophraya Cruise is the newest addition to the dinner cruise scene in Bangkok. Launched in July 2025, this large cruise ship brings you to experience a special and memorable journey along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. On board the cruise you can enjoy a wide variety of international dishes that are deliberately created with the finest ingredients and listen to melodious songs.
Why choose Sawasdee Chaophraya Cruise for New Year?
Reasons for choosing the cruise for your New Year's Eve celebration in Bangkok:
- One of the newest luxurious dinner cruises on the Chao Phraya River, introduced in 2025
- Exclusive feature of the cruise - VIP rooms with a private atmosphere
- A wide variety of dishes, including beef wellington, roasted turkey, and lamb chop steak
- Premium open bar with beer, wine, and several kinds of whiskey
Experience Sawasdee Chaophraya 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: Tickets for Sawasdee Chaophraya Cruise.
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New Year on Sawasdee Chaophraya Cruise
Introduced only in 2025, it is one of the newest dinner cruise ships available for the New Year 2027 celebration. On New Year's Eve, this Bangkok dinner cruise is offering not only a buffet dinner with a wide variety of dishes, including beef wellington, roasted turkey, and lamb chop steak. but also a premium open bar with several kinds of whiskey.
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: 20:30-21:30
Cruising Time: 21:45-01:15
Cruise duration: 3.5 hours
Food & entertainment on Sawasdee Chaophraya Cruise
The New Year's Eve dinner cruise food and entertainment for New Year 2026 are detailed below.
Food & drink offerings:
- International buffet and seafood (food menu)
- Premium open bar: Whiskey (Red Label, Hongthong, and Mekhong), red wine and white wine, draft beer (Chang), and soft drinks (drink menu)
Food & drink highlights:
- Beef wellington
- Roasted turkey
- Lamb chop steak
- Grilled prawns
- Sashimi
- Truffle mushroom soup
- Lasagna
- Braised beef stew
- Shrimp Pad Thai
- Macaron
- Chocolate fondue
- Red Label, Hongthong, and Mekhong whiskey
- Wine
- Beer
Entertainment highlights:
- Live music experience
- Thai classical dance show
Ticket price for New Year on Sawasdee Chaophraya Cruise
The New Year countdown cruise ticket price for New Year 2026:
Rooftop & Prow
- Adult: 6,500 THB per person
- Child (4-10 years old): 4,500 THB per person
- Children aged 0-3 free of charge
Air-Conditioned 2nd floor & 1st floor
- Adult: 5,500 THB per person
- Child (4-10 years old): 4,500 THB per person
- Children aged 0-3 free of charge
Private VIP room
- 2nd floor (group of 1-10): 75,000 THB per room
- 1st floor (group of 1-10): 65,000 THB per room
Where to book the cruise for New Year?
Tickets to the New Year celebration can be booked online here: Sawasdee Chaophraya Cruise tickets for New Year's Eve.
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.
Sawasdee Chaophraya Cruise on the last New Year
No photos or videos of the last New Year celebration are available.
How to get to the cruise pier?
On New Year's Eve 2026, Bangkok dinner cruises that normally depart from ICONSIAM are moved elsewhere. Most of them, including this one, depart from Terminal 21 Rama 3 Pier, which is also serving the Alangka Dinner Cruise, the Chao Phraya Princess Cruise, the Unicorn Cruise, and The Opulence.
Terminal 21 Rama 3 is a shopping mall located far from the city center with no city train lines passing nearby. Therefore, the only reasonable way to get there is by taking a Bangkok taxi.
Book a hotel near the cruise pier
If you choose the Unicorn Cruise departing from Terminal 21 Rama 3 Pier, staying close to it on New Year's Eve can be a good idea, as there's no convenient public transportation nearby.
To ensure that your New Year's Eve cruise experience is smooth, stay at the nearby Montien Riverside Hotel (also check the special offer for the hotel on Agoda).
Booking Sawasdee Chaophraya Cruise
Details of the usual dinner cruises of Sawasdee Chaophraya Cruise that can be booked on any other day (except special occasions such as Valentine's Day, Loy Krathong, etc.):
- Meal: International Buffet and Seafood (dinner menu)
- Drinks: Welcome drink + drinking water + coffee + tea
- Entertainment: Live music experience, Thai classical dance show
Cruise time: 18:45-20:45
Meeting Point: ICONSIAM Pier
Walk-in Price: 1,300 THB/person
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