The Smile Riverside 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 Smile Riverside Cruise on New Year's Eve 2027 in Bangkok.
Smile Riverside Cruise
Spend your New Year's Eve on the Chao Phraya River with Smile Riverside Cruise and feast on a Thai and international buffet. Enjoy live music from an onboard band as you take in views of the Grand Palace and Wat Arun.
Why choose Smile Riverside Cruise for New Year?
Reasons for choosing the cruise for your New Year's Eve celebration in Bangkok:
- Some of the biggest discounts are offered when booking the cruise online
- Well-rated dinner cruise, with a ⭐ 4.4/5 score on Klook
- Special menu on New Year's Eve with grilled seafood bar
- Open bar with wine and Red Label
Experience the Smile Riverside 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 the Smile Riverside Dinner Cruise.
To get the best deal for the cruise, compare it with this offer: Smile Riverside Dinner Cruise tickets.
New Year on Smile Riverside Cruise
The Smile Riverside Cruise is inviting guests to join the countdown cruise to welcome the New Year 2027 on the waves of the Chao Phraya River and with a backdrop of magnificent fireworks above the river.
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: 20:15-21:15
Cruising Time: 21:30-00:30
Cruise duration: 3 hours
Food & entertainment on the cruise
The New Year's Eve dinner cruise food and entertainment for New Year 2025 are detailed below.
Food & drink offerings:
- Welcome drink
- International buffet & seafood (food menu)
- Special menu - grilled seafood bar
- Open bar (drink menu)
- Free mini birthday cake on your birthday month
Food & drink highlights:
- Grilled seafood
- Steamed salmon custard
- Crispy fried fish with Thai herbs
- Pad Thai Kung Sod
- Chicken Massaman curry
- Salmon soup
- Tom Yum Kung
- Salmon sashimi
- Assorted sushi
- Thai papaya salad
- Thai desserts
- Ice cream
- Red Label
- Red wine & white wine
Entertainment highlights:
- Live music experience
- Thai classical dance
- Lucky draw
- Special New Year gift
- Paper fireworks
Ticket price for New Year on Smile Riverside Cruise
The New Year countdown cruise ticket price for New Year 2026:
Front Deck
- Adult: 4,800 THB per person
- Child (4-10 years old): 4,200 THB per person
- Children aged 0-3 free of charge
Floor 2 & Air-Conditioned Floor 1
- Adult: 3,800 THB per person
- Child (4-10 years old): 3,300 THB per person
- Children aged 0-3 free of charge
Where to book the cruise for New Year?
Tickets to the New Year celebration can be booked online here: Smile Riverside 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.
Smile Riverside Cruise on last New Year
Photos of the New Year 2026 celebration on the cruise.
How to get to the cruise pier?
On New Year's Eve 2026, Bangkok dinner cruises that normally depart from ICONSIAM are moved elsewhere.
This year, Wat Kanlaya Pier serves as a departure point for the Smile Riverside Cruise. To get to Wat Kanlayanamit Woramahawihan, which is the full name of Wat Kanlaya temple, you can take the MRT Blue Line to Sanam Chai Station and then cross the river by a ferry operating between Pak Khlong Talad (Flower Market) and Santa Cruz Church, which is located near Wat Kanlayanamit.
Book a hotel near the cruise pier
If you choose the cruise departing from Wat Kanlaya Pier, staying close to it on New Year's Eve can be a good idea. There are not many accommodations in the area, so the best option to stay nearby is THE HOG (also check the special offer for the hotel on Agoda).
Booking Smile Riverside Cruise
Details of the usual dinner cruises of Smile Riverside Cruise that can be booked on any other day (except special occasions such as Valentine's Day, Loy Krathong, etc.):
- Meal: Thai and International Buffet & Seafood (menu)
- Drinks: Welcome drink, drinking water, coffee, and tea
- Entertainment: Live music and Thai classical dance
Cruise time:
- 19:30-21:30
Meeting Point: ICONSIAM Pier
Walk-in Price:
- 2,000 THB/person
Special Price: Discounted tickets for Smile Riverside Dinner Cruise
To make sure that you are getting the best deal for the cruise, also check here: Smile Riverside Dinner Cruise tickets.
For more details about this Chao Phraya River dinner cruise in Bangkok on a usual day, check out Smile Riverside Cruise.
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