Delta Music Experience Blues Cruises

Cruise the beautiful Willamette River and hear the blues in an intimate setting on the Portland Spirit. A no-host hors d’oeuvres buffet and full bar are available on all cruises. 

Don't miss out!  Tickets are selling fast!

General Information

• All Blues Cruises board from the seawall, SW Salmon and Naito Parkway, in front of McCall Fountain, just north of the A&E Front Porch Stage. SW Salmon and Naito Parkway. The cruises will head south up the Willamette River to Oregon City, and/or north past the Port of Portland docks.
• Evening cruises, for those 21 and older. Evening cruises board at 10:15 p.m. and return to dock at 1:15 a.m.
• Afternoon cruises, open to all ages. Afternoon cruises board at 2 p.m. and return to dock at 4:30 p.m.
• Photo ID is required to board the Portland Spirit for all cruises. Exception: children 12 and younger do not need photo ID.
• Tip: To avoid disappointment, purchase your ticket before the festival begins. These cruises are very popular and sell out quickly.
• Proceeds benefit Oregon Food Bank's mission to eliminate hunger and its root causes ... because no one should be hungry.
• Tax deductibility note: Oregon Food Bank does not provide a tax receipt for any event pass or cruise ticket, other than at the Individual Sponsor level because the fair market value of the goods and services received exceeds the price paid. 

Cruise schedule and lineup

July 2, 2010

DME Hoodoo Moon Blues Cruise, SOLD OUT
A delta shoot-out with Super Chikan & The Fighting Cocks, Michael Burks & Lucky Peterson, Moreland and Arbuckle and Colin Lake and Chance Hayden.

July 3, 2010

DME Blue Bayou Cruise, SOLD OUT
Featuring Cedric Burnside and Lightnin' Malcolm; Paul Cebar and Tomorrow Sound; David Vest Quartet; Donna Angelle & Zydeco Posse, Eric Tweed and Mary Flower.

DME Rock the Boat Dance Cruise, 10:15 p.m. - $35
Dance the night away to porterdavis and the Bridgetown Sextet with special guest vocalist Marilyn Keller, Alan Hager and Albert Reda. Buy tickets >

July 4, 2010

DME Driftin' Blues Cruise, SOLD OUT
Features Janiva Magness, the Blues Music Award's Female Performer of the Year; boogie-woogie mayhem with Commander Cody; Dale LeRoy Perry, Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers and Norton Buffalo's Knockouts.

July 5, 2010

DME Sail on Sister! Cruise, SOLD OUT
A cruise celebrating women in blues, featuring the punk-roots-blues of Baskery from Sweden; Kara Grainger from Australia; Divas of Soul, featuring Linda Hornbuckle, LaRhonda Steele, Julianne Johnson and Janice Scroggins; and Ellen Whyte Quartet. Buy tickets >

Advance tickets are available through Tickets Oregon.