2 Nation Luncheon Cruise met stops bij Boldt Castle en Rock Island Lighthouse

We booked the Ultimate Sightseeing Tour with Clayton Island Tours. This 5-hour tour included a narrated cruise along the St. Lawrence River, a picnic lunch, and admission to Boldt Castle and the Rock Island Lighthouse. The picnic lunch had to be ordered in advance. We had chicken salad wraps which came with chips, a tiny container of potato salad, a drink, and tiny cookies. There were picnic benches at the launch site where we ate before getting on the boat. It was convenient but underwhelming. The boat itself was fine. The tour narrator pointed out interesting homes, island properties, history and natural features of the river, but it was very difficult to make out what he was saying. The tour company would be wise to invest in a new sound system because it really detracted from the experience. One of the main reasons we took this tour was because it stopped at Boldt Island and included admission. There was sufficient time there although the island and castle were overrun with tourists with no guided tours of the home. This is a reflection on Boldt Island itself and not on Clayton Island Tours. We stopped at the Rock Island Lighthouse on the return trip but it seemed like too much time was allocated to this site. Clayton Island Tours offers a variety of tour options. If we had to do it again, we would have taken a shorter tour that skipped the lunch and the lighthouse. Five hours was just too long.