The Wonderful Pearl 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 Wonderful Pearl Cruise on New Year's Eve 2027 in Bangkok.
Wonderful Pearl Cruise
The Wonderful Pearl Cruise is a large and elegant Bangkok river cruise ship offering a romantic dinner along the Chao Phraya River. You can enjoy your meal with delightful Thai, Japanese, Western, and international cuisine served in buffet style. There are performances of the classic Thai masked play Khon and live pop and jazz music on the 360-degree panoramic deck of the Wonderful Pearl Cruise. It's one of the most luxurious buffet dinner cruise options for New Year's Eve in Bangkok.
Why choose Wonderful Pearl Cruise for New Year?
Reasons for choosing the cruise for your New Year's Eve celebration in Bangkok:
- One of the most luxurious buffet dinner cruises on the Chao Phraya River
- Well-rated dinner cruise, with a ⭐ 4.4/5 score on Klook
- Wider selection of Japanese dishes
- Includes champagne for New Year's celebration
- The departure pier is convenient for travelers who stay in Chinatown
Experience the Wonderful Pearl 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 Wonderful Pearl Cruise.
To get the best deal for the cruise, compare it with this offer: Wonderful Pearl Cruise tickets.
New Year on Wonderful Pearl Cruise
On New Year's Eve 2027, hop on board the Wonderful Pearl Cruise for a luxurious dinner cruise along the Chao Phraya River. Enjoy a festive buffet dinner, as well as fun entertainment throughout the trip that takes you to see Bangkok's historical attractions beautifully lit at night. At midnight, admire the impressive fireworks display above the river and raise a glass of champagne to welcome New Year 2027.
Note!
Wonderful Pearl Cruise is the first Bangkok dinner cruise to start selling packages for New Year 2027. Normally, it is also one of the first ones to be sold out. Therefore, if you like it, make sure to book New Year package well in advance.
When is the New Year's Eve dinner cruise?
The New Year's Eve dinner cruise timing for New Year 2027:
Date: 31 December 2026
Check-in Time: 19:30-20:15
Cruising Time: 20:30-00:30
Cruise duration: 4 hours
Food & entertainment on the cruise
The New Year's Eve dinner cruise food and entertainment for New Year 2027 are detailed below.
Food & drink offerings:
- International and Thai buffet
- Champagne for New Year Celebration
Food & drink highlights:
- Papaya Thai salad
- Japanese sushi
- Miso Shiru soup
- Buta Kakuni
- Okonomiyaki
- Spicy prawn soup (Tom Yum Goong)
- Creamy mushroom soup
- Deep-fried dory fish with chili sauce
- Grilled river prawns & spicy seafood sauce
- Massaman beef curry
- Salted roasted chicken
- Baked pork chops with cream of mushroom
- Pineapple fried rice
- Mini Thai dessert selection
- Champagne
Entertainment highlights:
- Welcoming show at the pier
- Live jazz band & DJ performance
- Shows and lucky draws
Ticket price for New Year on Wonderful Pearl Cruise
The New Year countdown cruise ticket price for New Year 2027:
Upper deck
- Adult: 6,500 THB per person
- Child (4-10 years old): 5,000 THB per person
- Children aged 0-3 free of charge
Floor 1&2
- Adult: 6,000 THB per person
- Child (4-10 years old): 4,500 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: Wonderful Pearl Cruise Tickets.
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.
Wonderful Pearl Cruise last New Year
The atmosphere of the New Year's Eve 2026 countdown cruise.
How to get to the cruise pier?
River City Pier is the pier in Bangkok where you can board the Wonderful Pearl Cruise on New Year's Eve. This cruise departure pier is the most convenient option if you are staying in Bangkok's Chinatown.
To get there, you can take the BTS SkyTrain to Saphan Taksin Station and then take the Chao Phraya Express Boat (yellow, orange, and green flag) from the nearby Sathorn Pier to Si Phraya Pier.
Another option is taking the Bangkok MRT to Hua Lamphong Station and getting to the River City Pier from there on a short taxi or tuk-tuk ride.
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 River City. The most popular accommodation options in the area are
Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel (also check the special offer for the hotel on Agoda).
Tiny Taladnoi Hostel (also check the special offer for the hotel on Agoda).
Booking Wonderful Pearl Cruise
Details of the usual dinner cruises of Wonderful Pearl Cruise that can be booked on any other day (except special occasions such as Valentine's Day, Loy Krathong, etc.):
- International and Thai buffet (food menu)
- Entertainment: Live music, classical Thai dance performance
Cruise time:
- 19:30-21:30
Meeting Point: River City Pier
Walk-in Price:
- 1,800 THB/person
Special Price: Discounted tickets for Wonderful Pearl Cruise
To make sure that you are getting the best deal for the cruise, also check here: Wonderful Pearl Cruise tickets.
For more details about this Chao Phraya River dinner cruise in Bangkok on a usual day, check out Wonderful Pearl Cruise.
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