Reviews of Classic Cruises of Newport - Home to Schooner Madeleine & Rum Runner II (Travel Agency)

Colleen Steedly

Very friendly staff. Jay was a great captain, and Nora was an AWESOME tour guide!

Colleen Lizotte

Was cancelled because of rain twice,but they gave us a $10 refund.Staff was friendly and guide was very informative.

Luca Lipparini

Good value for the money. Friendly and entertaining crew. I really enjoyed the cruise

Laura Tolladay

Delightful sail on one of the most beautiful boats in Newport Harbor. The crew was professional and friendly. Part of the charm of Newport is the water ... and the best way to get out on it is on the Madeleine. I highly recommend it!

Marcel Jeannin II

What a beautiful day for a sail! My family took me for my Birthday and it was a blast. The crew was friendly and handed out water or iced tea. Almost 2 hour ride,great time.

Jackie Schwartz

Staff very friendly, rum punch delicious, delightful ride! Definitely would do again!

David Baker

Captain Wes it a five star cruise and the desk people were five star too. They gave us the info on the off the beaten trail, local places and scenes to go to in high tourist season Newport. Then we met Capt. Wes at one of these places and had a small party! Fun.

Marie Delmonico

We embarked on the latest rum runner adventure. It's a booze cruise with a very pleasant captain and host who kindly delivers bevarages and handmade rum drinks. Not much commentary since we listened to great music the whole time. He even "opened" it up out on the open waters. This was a blast and would reccomend to anyone, local or visiting.

Anne's Treeland

We went out on the 230 sailing. Paid for an hour and a half. We returned back to the dock at 330. The crew suggested we show our appreciation with 20 dollar bills. It was such a gorgeous day. Wish we just got what we paid for.

Thomas McKeown

We took a sunset sail on the Madeleine, which is a beautiful boat. This is perfect for a date night. Very affordable. The crew was very friendly and knowledgeable about different parts of the harbor and their history.

Amy Paules

My husband and I had a wonderful time on the Madeleine. The only downside is now we want a boat.

Josep Maria Nadal

We had a great time and the crew was super kind. The sailboat is amazing. We chose the sunset time and enjoyed the fantastic colors of the sky as the sun went down. We were warned to bring a jacket as it gets cooler and indeed it was necessary. Beer and champagne were complementary and a member of the crew explained us the history of the main houses that you can see from the sailboat. I strongly recommend to do this tour and eat either before or after the tour around the Newport harbor, the fish is excellent.

Marie Chance

The crew was fantastic! The were very knowledgeable and entertaining. They also took the time to chat with all the guests.

Sanjay Ghosh

Nice guided tour

Luis Diego Madrigal Lépiz

Sunset Madeleine is the best trip in boat!!

Denise Cook

Great trip on the Madaline sailboat

Iqra Razzak

Great service! The cruise was lovely!!

David Doherty

Melissa and brody made the price of admission seem like free Very informative and social

Jian Wu

What a beautiful experience with wonderful crew member. We took the 2:30pm sail and it was well worth the price, you get 1:30 on the boat for $35 per person. It was our first time sailing and we loved every second of it, now I want to learn everything about sailing! Anyways, I totally recommend this company if you are in Newport and want to try out sailing Special thanks to captain west, Hannah, and trudy; very informative and tells great stories.

susana de lara

Absolutely great tour! Highly recommend. The crew was the best. We went on the 4th of July for the fireworks show, and man....best view ever! You must check them out while in Newport! Keep up the great work you guys!

Marianna Beres

Clean, comfortable ship very friendly knowledgeable crew. We felt safe and had a great time. Highly recommended.

Sean Hanrahan

Great sail & narrative. The crew was terrific, friendly and very informative. I am so glad my 3 kids and I chose the Medeleine. I also made a mistake and booked two cruise times and when I sent an email overnight about my mistake, I received a very pleasant call back from a woman who kindly said "these things happen" and assured me she would remove the second charge. They didn't have to do that but did and that made me feel even better about everything. Well done crew!

Bridget Browning

Beautiful sail

alexander valaris

Great narrated tour with a awesome crew and captain

Edward Romer

Great boat, fun crew, beautiful evening. Couldn't ask for more!!

Kristen Matarazzo

Beautiful and relaxing afternoon sailing with Captain Wess and crew. Great conversation and views. Can't wait to go again.

Sarah Olivero

Had an awesome time sailing with Captain Wes, Hannah and Dave! They were a super friendly crew, gave us some history along the ride, always kept our drinks full and made sure everyone was warm enough. We did a sunset cruise on a chilly Thursday night as one of our stops along our New England road trip. We were two of the group of six and they still set sail - highly recommend! PS: Hannah is an AMAZING photographer!

Kevin Carlson

One and a half hour cruise of Narragansett Bay on the 72 foot schooner Madeleine. A great way to experience Newport. Friendly, talented crew.

Andrew Provost

Even though the weather was not ideal, touch of rain. The crew was fantastic, very knowledgeable, and engaging. We had a great time and would highly recommend taking a tour.

Brittanie Desroches

Absolutely recommend! The tour is an hour and a half and so relaxing! You get to do a nice tour of Newport harbor. Very smooth ride!

Leah Oconnor

Great crew, lots of cool info. Very relaxing experience

John Caldwell

Excellent cruise, captain and crew. Thank you for a lovely evening.

Matthew Taylor

Really great. 7:00 "Rum-runner" cruise was fantastic. Bartender/guide was fun and upbeat. Scenery was amazing.

Florence smillie

Awesome, crew also awesome, Had wonderful time, will do again one day. Jersey girl

Brian

Amazing. We went in September 2019 on the Mimosa and lighthouse cruise. The guides were amazing and second to none in their delivery of cold delicious Mimosas. The pitchers just kept coming!! Learned about the lighthouses but also a lot of time to just enjoy the water. Super reasonable prices for what you get. We highly recommend!

Michelle Martin

Such a great time!!

Logan Schauer

Fantastic crew! Shout out to Trudy! Hope I spelled it right. The sunset and water was beautiful and the boat was elegant and exciting. Kinda crowded, but mostly worth it.

Marina Wojak

Wir sind mit der Madeleine gefahren und es war ein Traum! Die Crew war freundlich und gut gelaunt und hat auch von sich aus Informationen über die am Hafen liegenden Häuser, interessante Schiffe und Boote und Anekdoten erzählt. Wir hatten super Wetter und die Madeleine ist in perfektem Zustand (soweit man das als Landratte beurteilen kann). Wir haben uns sehr gut aufgehoben und bestens unterhalten gefühlt.

Candi C

We took the Madeleine sunset cruise tonight and it was AMAZING!!! Captain Wes was really brilliant and engaging and a great captain, and we got to see the entire bay. He was really funny too, and kept everyone laughing. Maddie and Jake were also great crew members - really friendly, funny and helpful. This was a truly wonderful sail - it couldn't have been any better. Thank you!!! :)

Lisa Bell

We sailed into a storm so had to turn back. It was a fun time anyway and they were wonderful about refunds. Ran into the captain the next night art a restaurant. Lovely man, nice along ship. I'll be back for another sunset cruise.

mabi377 .

I booked 2 cruises today... the Mimosa cruise in the morning and the Champagne Sunset cruise. 2 different vessels and crews. Both were great! Less expensive than I thought too. Friendly crews, great service, great sailing!

Mendel Tenenbaum

Very friendly captain, and other staff member. The students we took woth us today had a blast. Great tour!