The Amsterdam night canal cruise is 7.65 euro for an hour, which is 0.13 a minute against 14.50 for a 75-minute daytime run

Canal cruise prices in Amsterdam spread wide, from just over seven euro to about thirty, while the routes themselves differ far less. This night sailing on Fever is 7.65 euro for an hour, with an audio guide in 19 languages, leaving from Prins Hendrikkade 25 opposite Centraal, rated 4.6 from 71 reviews. Put it beside another and the position is clear: a 75-minute daytime cruise in the same city sells at 14.50 euro. Per minute that is 7.65 divided by 60, or 0.13 euro, against 14.50 divided by 75, or 0.19.

• What is included: a one-hour sightseeing cruise plus an audio guide in 19 languages, with the listing describing the UNESCO World Heritage canal belt and the bridges seen from the water. (source 1)
• Departures and place: every half hour between 10.00 and 22.00 daily, leaving from Prins Hendrikkade 25. (source 1)
• Priced at 7.65 euro, rated 4.6 from 71 reviews, free for children under 3; the listing states it is not wheelchair accessible and that sales are final. (source 1)
• Same-city comparison: a 75-minute daytime canal cruise sells at 14.50 euro on a ticket platform. (source 2)

The first sum is short but it settles what a canal cruise is worth: ticket price divided by minutes is the price per minute. 7.65 divided by 60 is 0.13 euro; 14.50 divided by 75 is 0.19. The cruise that costs nearly twice as much is buying you fifteen extra minutes, not twice the experience. Compare by the minute rather than by the ticket, because canal routes overlap heavily anyway.

The second thing is that the product name misleads. It is called By Night, but the listing states departures every half hour from 10.00 through to 22.00. The same 7.65 euro ticket will happily put you on a boat at midday. The way to pick the right slot is to look up sunset for your date and then choose the departure after it, because nothing on the page marks which sailing counts as night.

The third thing is that the window itself moves. This offer runs from 6 September to 30 October, and 25 October falls inside it: that is the night the Netherlands goes back to winter time and the clocks move an hour back. The hour at which it has just got dark on 24 October arrives a full hour earlier by 26 October. Book in September and book in late October and the same 20.00 departure shows you a completely different sky.

Finally, two things that waste a trip: the listing states plainly that the boat is not wheelchair accessible, and that sales are final with no refund or exchange. Under-threes go free, but free means no ticket rather than a guaranteed seat, so with a pushchair it is worth asking at the departure address above before you turn up.

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Where

Prins Hendrikkade 25, opposite Amsterdam Centraal

When

Every half hour from 10.00 to 22.00 daily, one hour on the water

Price

7.65 euro a person, free for children under 3

Booking

Booked by departure slot, and sales are final

Note

Not wheelchair accessible・picking a dark sailing is on you, by sunset