Pacific Whale Foundation - Thanksgiving Dinner Cruise

Thanksgiving Dinner Cruise

Pacific Whale Foundation

Pacific Whale Foundation – Thanksgiving Dinner Cruise offers a holiday feast with traditional and island-style dishes, cocktails, live music, and panoramic ocean views aboard a luxury catamaran.

scheduleDuration: 2 hours

Takes place on Thanksgiving Day (November 27, 2025).

  • was$178.21
  • now$155.00

🦃 Pacific Whale Foundation – Thanksgiving Dinner Cruise

Celebrate Thanksgiving Maui-style aboard Pacific Whale Foundation’s smooth-sailing catamaran. Departing from Maʻalaea Harbor, this holiday cruise features a traditional buffet with island-inspired touches, cocktails, live music, and panoramic ocean and mountain views. Guests enjoy premium outdoor seating with private tables while watching the sunset and, if lucky, spotting dolphins or humpback whales. A festive and memorable way to spend Thanksgiving on the water.

📌 Tour Highlights:

  • Thanksgiving dinner cruise along Maui’s South Shore
  • Luxury catamaran with panoramic 360° views
  • Private table seating with premium outdoor views

✅ Tour Inclusions:

  • Buffet dinner with locally sourced and organic ingredients
  • Up to 2 alcoholic beverages for adults 21+ (Mai Tais, wine, Maui Brewing Co. beer, and more)
  • Unlimited soda, juice, and filtered water

🍽️ Thanksgiving Dinner Menu:

  • Kalua turkey with giblet gravy
  • Island-style ham with guava jelly
  • Portuguese sausage stuffing
  • Whipped garlic potatoes
  • Steamed green beans with herb butter
  • Housemade cranberry sauce
  • Kumu Farms greens with creamy mango vinaigrette
  • Grilled island vegetables
  • Fresh-baked taro rolls
  • Pumpkin pie squares with coconut whipped cream
  • Double chocolate brownies

  • Vegetarian option: Grilled portobello mushroom over Molokai purple sweet potato mash with macadamia nut goat cheese, smoked tomato coulis, and balsamic reduction

Special instructions

  • Where and When:

    Tour times:
    1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
    4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
    Check in 45 minutes prior to departure at Pacific Whale Foundation's Ocean Store, located at at the Maui Harbor Shops, which shares a parking lot with Maui Ocean Center, located at 192 Maalaea Rd, Wailuku (GPS address). View Map
    Parking at the Maui Harbor Shops/Maui Ocean Center Aquarium is $1.00/hour and the first 15 minutes are free.

  • Restrictions:

    Due to the design of Pacific Whale Foundation vessels none of the vessels are truly wheelchair accessible. If a guest is able to walk on board themselves, they may be able to attend depending on the vessel used for this holiday cruise. Please call before booking for a guest with a wheelchair to discuss what would be best. There is no storage for wheelchairs.

  • Operation Days:

    Thanksgiving Day (November 27, 2025)

  • Duration:

    2 hours

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