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Set sail on a beautiful lunch or dinner cruise aboard Miss Lotta, the 57 foot Skipperliner! You’ll enjoy a delicious meal, full bar, and the best view on the water! 

Miss Lotta sets sail from Nolan's Point May through October with a variety of brunch, lunch, dinner and cocktail cruises.  The regular schedule is supplemented by a host of very popular specialty cruises and themed events.  At Lake Hopatcong Cruises, customers are always free to move about the cabin!  Miss Lotta's climate controlled lower deck and open-air upper deck allow for two distinct ways to enjoy the sights. Lake Hopatcong Cruises is an incredible and memorable venue for special events such as weddings, family celebrations and corporate gatherings.

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Kick off your weekend on Miss Lotta with our very own Lake Hopatcong historian, Marty Kane. Enjoy this two hour narrated cruise along Lake Hopatcong, complete with essential history to the lake.  Add-on a light appetizer. Available during ticket purchase.

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• 2-hour narrated cruise by Marty Kane
• Add-on snacks available for purchase
• Full-Service Cash Bar

What's Not Included

• Alcoholic & Non-alcoholic beverages are NOT included in the ticket price BUT they are available for purchase on board Miss Lotta. Cash and credit are accepted.
• Gratuity is not included in your ticket price. It is customary to extend gratuities to the staff for their services on board Miss Lotta.
• PLEASE NOTE: Food is NOT offered on all cruises. Please see the what’s included section for reference.

Please board 15 minutes before the sailing time.

Departure Location

37 Nolan’s Point Park Road Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849

Please note that Miss Lotta cruises rain or shine unless cancelled by Lake Hopatcong Cruises.

Important Note

• Miss Lotta leaves promptly at departure time. Guests who arrive late will miss the cruise. Refunds will NOT be given to late arrivals.
• This is a live narrated cruise and is not reccomended for children under the age of 10 years old. 

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If a member of your party requires a vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free meal or if anyone in your party has food allergies, please note this while making your reservation online. Additionally, it is recommended in these cases, to call the office to discuss accommodations at 973-663-5000.

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Lake Hopatcong Cruises offers an experience unlike anything else in New Jersey. Miss Lotta, a newly renovated 57 ft. Skipperliner, offers a wide selection of classic and special-interest cruises on beautiful Lake Hopatcong. Customers freely walk the boat to enjoy the lake from either inside the main dining cabin or up above on the open-air deck.

Once Miss Lotta leaves port from refurbished Nolan's Point you'll have no choice but to relax and enjoy as our Captains and Service Staff cater to you and highlight points of interest along the way. Many cruises feature buffet service prepared by sister restaurants - Alice's or The Windlass. A full bar serving beer, wine and spirits completes the experience.

Miss Lotta is a perfect venue for private events: weddings, showers, celebrations and corporate events. Most cruises run 2-hours; 45 people maximum; lunch & dinner cruises; sails May - October.

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• 37 Nolan's Point Road, Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849
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At Lake Hopatcong Cruises, we offer magnificent views of Lake Hopatcong from the comfort of Miss Lotta—our beautifully refurbished dinner cruise vessel. The largest boat on the state’s largest lake, Miss Lotta is available for lunch, dinner and Specialty Cruises as well as Private Cruises throughout the summer. Whether you are a local or visiting Lake Hopatcong for the first time, Lake Hopatcong Cruises will provide you with a unique experience you won’t forget.

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“ We celebrated Mother's Day on the Miss Lotta and had a very nice time despite the cold and rain. ” in 10 reviews

“ The cruise price included lunch which was provided by one of the nearby restaurants ( Windlass or Alice's). ” in 4 reviews

“ This boat is beautiful inside & out... .. the Captains & crew are spectacular .... ” in 2 reviews

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Hi. I would like to know if there are a number of vegan and or vegetarian choices on the brunch and lunch cruises? Thank you!

Hi Michelle! We can absolutely accommodate to vegan and vegetarian meal accommodations. Upon making your reservation online, please let us know of these accommodations via the Q&A section – or call us in the office via 973.663.5000 and we can make… more

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We never knew about this until we came to live on the lake. What a wonderful experience. They offer so many types of cruises. Also, our daughter worked on this for three years. Everybody we have taken on this has memories that they cherish for life. The food was great, the captains are great, the workers are great, overall it was a wonderful experience

Love the entire crew and the view. Cocktails were amazing!! Lake is very friendly, everyone waved at us. It was so cool. Captain Lee was our tour guide pointing out coves, historic homes, etc. We were on the booze cruise. Lotta was cleaned and well kept. It was surprising our table was reserved with our crackers and cheese, and salsa and chips. Zach was great. It's been a while since I have been on a boat tour. I will plan more with Miss Lotta Cruises.

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Aug 9, 2022

Thank you so much for your stellar review. We are happy to hear you had such a wonderful experience and we hope to see you back on Miss Lotta soon!

Heard great things about the Miss Lotta from multiple friends so we booked a lunch cruise. Check in was a breeze. The staff was extremely pleasant and personable. We enjoyed the inside dining cabin, as well as the tables upstairs and outside. Children under 12 need to wear a life jacket outside. The views were breathtaking and the captains really knew their lake history. Drink prices were surprisingly reasonable. A Shirley temple was $2.50 and a Diet Coke was $2. We didn't have any alcohol, but their menu looked interesting and delicious. The food is the only thing giving this review a 4, and it's still a strong 4. We were offered 3 sandwich options - tuna, mozzarella pesto or turkey. The main meal was tilapia in a red clam sauce and some sort of kielbasa. We also had pasta salad and regular salad. Everything was good, but my 7 year old ate sandwich bread, and only sandwich bread, for her whole meal. Nothing was "kid friendly". Had I known the menu beforehand, I would have brought her a pb&j or a bar to hold her over. She was starving when we docked....Which defeated the purpose of having a lunch cruise. Dessert some sort of walnut cake and it was decadent! I'd love to return for a breakfast brunch cruise.

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Thank you Nicole, for sharing your experience with us and for providing a review. We are happy to hear that the majority of your experience was pleasant and we are going to forward your feedback to our caterer in regard to offering more kid friendly options on our lunch cruises in the future. We offer a variety of specialty cruises geared towards families, such as our Family Dinner Night cruise and Pirate Family Lunch. These cruises have a menu geared towards children and families and could be a great option for your next cruise. We hope to see you again soon!

Easy boarding & clean boat. Seating on both levels is comfortable and the captains are friendly. Hard to understand what they say over the fuzzy-sounding PA system. For the duration of the cruise, they played music from the 1970s-1990s via some radio station with annoying commercials every 15 minutes. My dad ordered a Tom Collins and the waitress brought him a vodka with club soda. Then he ordered an $11 Manhattan which was served warm. Our waitress was a clueless teenager. The appetizers included in the price of the ticket were: chips & guac, bruschetta & toast, and a big pretzel cut up into pieces, served with mustard. One couple onboard arrived already buzzed, got totally inebriated onboard, groped each other incessantly, and their behavior went downhill from there.

Sep 12, 2022

Hi Jess, Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention. We were not aware that our sound system was not working correctly. Lake Hopatcong Cruises is in the process of addressing the issues. We are surprised to hear there were commercials every 15 minutes because we use Spotify Premium which is ad free. Our experienced bartenders always offer our guests a variety of well-crafted drinks. If a mistake was made, we apologize. We take pride in our hard-working staff and all that they do for our guests and Lake Hopatcong Cruises. The “clueless” remark upset our Cruise’s family. Thank you for your input and thank you for cruising with us.

We've cruised on Miss Lotta a few times prior to our most recent cruise last night. in general we thought it was over priced for what you get. The food was nothing special and nothing to rave about. The dessert was something to laugh at. 4 giant brownies or fudge bars (not exactly sure) were plopped on one dish and left at the table. No fork or separate plate to eat it with. ‍‍ In the past they had a small assortment of cookies/pastries. I understand that things have changed recently but $134 plus tax and drinks is a bit much. we won't be back.

The cruise started off with everyone rushing to get on the upper deck. First come first serve they said. They have the capability of putting enough seats up there if they get rid of the tables and since there was no more seats left me and my wife had to sit in the dining deck right next to the buffet. We were first to get offered drinks and food but then the line started for the food and the other customers were obviously staring at us eating and what was on our plate. Once we finished our meal we went to the upper deck since everyone else was eating. We get up there and the ppl decided to try to save their seats by putting there drinks and sweaters on the seats. I said F that and I moved someone's stuff to get seats. Also the server said they had 2 ipas and brings me a Lager

Hi Ray, Thank you for your input. You are correct that our upper-level seating is first come, first serve. We must follow all the rules and regulations put in place by the United States Coast Guard. We apologize for the confusion on the beer you ordered. Sometimes people make innocent mistakes. Thanks for being so understanding.

My wife bought tickets for the Halloween brunch cruise. Today is actually the last day of the season before the Miss Lotta is hauled out of the lake for dry storage till April of 2020. The staff on board did a great job preparing everything on board. The weather wasn't the best for a cruise around the lake, but everyone had a great time. The brunch was Buffett style and was really good. Cash bar for those who want something other than coffee or a soft drink. They do other theme cruises during the year, and I saw pictures on television monitors of wedding parties. They also offer cocktail and sunset cruises. There's a parking lot across the street from where the dock is. Will definitely be back next summer for another cruise around Lake Hopatcong.

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What a wonderful way to spend 2 hours. The food was great; the service was great and the price was reasonable. I actually live on the lake and had been reluctant to go as I have a boat... shouldn't have been. It was Teriffic. Go. Do it. Even if you live here.

It's really a shame because the cruise itself, the food, captain, and wait staff are really great and deserve 5 stars. My family and I have been on 2 cruises so far and we really enjoyed them. The reason I give 2 stars is because the woman who answers the phone and emails (who I think is a manager) is extremely rude and unprofessional. Their website clearly states that they don't do refunds but they will allow rescheduling for emergencies. That's fine and we understood that when we booked. We had 2 tickets that needed to be rescheduled and when we tried to reschedule the woman on the phone questioned the validity of our emergency. I asked if we'd get email confirmation of our reschedule and she said yes but we never did. When my mother emailed to ask when we'd get our confirmation, the woman literally emailed back "I already spoke to your daughter. Speak to her." Absolutely terrible customer service, completely unprofessional, and will never be going back. Like I said, really a shame because everything else was great.

I bought tickets for the weekend cocktail cruise to celebrate a birthday and it was great! They keep the number of people on the boat just right so you can enjoy the entire boat- especially the upstairs deck without feeling crowded. We were a group of 8. The views were incredible and the appetizers were tasty. It was a perfect at to celebrate and see the beauty of the lake. My only issue is a cocktail cruise should include the price of a cocktail. For $40 you at least get one drink included. Otherwise it was a great time.

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Weather has to cooperate to get the optimum experience. We were very lucky to have such a beautiful cruise , and sunset on the lake. I was with my wife and two sisters with their husbands. The food, buffet style, was super as well as the staff on the Ms Lotta. The Captain was great and very informative. There is so much to see getting around the shore line of Lake Hopatcong. We all feel that this Lake cruise is a worthwhile hidden gem of things to do in New Jersey. Go for it, you won't be disappointed.

Thank you for your review! We are so glad the weather cooperated and the cruise was a wonderful experience. We hope to see you again!

Having spectacular weather definitely helped. The boat was cute you’re sitting on the table with the people you might not know but it’s fine. The food was decent service was great. You get to go upstairs and enjoy the beautiful view. Will definitely go back again.

Thank you for your review! We are so glad you had a great time!

I've been on Lake Hopatcong Cruises' Miss Lotta several times and have always thoroughly enjoyed it. We are boaters on the lake and still find time to takes these cruises every year. When my bride and I decided to get married, it took only a second to look at each other say "reception on Miss Lotta, right?" Of course the answer was yes. We love the boat, the crew is fantastic, and Auggie helped us in coordinating everything and it all went perfect. We had a fantastic day. All of our guests/ friends and family said the boat ride/ dinner/ sunset reception cruise was a unique and great idea. The common comment from everyone was "If someone didn't have a great time, they were trying not to." Intimate and fun all at the same time. Total of 49 people including wedding couple and photographer is the maximum which allows you to include all of the people that are really important to you while having the pleasant excuse, "sorry, no more room on the boat" for all those distant friends, relatives, co-workers etc that you would normally feel obligated to invite even though it was not important if they were not there. It also allowed us to state "sorry, no children". We had such a great wedding reception we are already talking about doing it again for our first anniversary. The three hours goes by so quickly, you might want to check to see if there is a four or five hour option. Trust me, nobody will be bored. If you think about it, you really only have about two and a half hours to socialize with first dances, speeches, etc. and with some 45 guests and family, that limits you to about two minutes with each person. Time flies when you're having fun. Bottom line, whether for yourself, you and your significant other, your family, friends, co-workers or whichever, time spent on Miss Lotta is always a blast. It truly is one of the best ways to see this beautiful lake. We would do it again, in a heart beat.

Hi Marty! WOW! What a stellar review! Firstly, congratulations on your wedding! Secondly, thank you for choosing our venue! We are so happy to hear that all of your guests had a great time! We can't wait to see you again for your anniversary! Thank you for choosing our venue to celebrate all of your big milestone events! Cheers.

Amazing place. Amazing service. Upon arrival, you get welcomed sweetly. Then the directions to the boat is very clear. The welcome on board speech was superb. They even turned back to pick guests who arrived late. Had such a great time and hope to do this again soon. The beauty of the neighborhood by the waterside was heavenly. I liked the food but most importantly, the experience is priceless. They make you see more value in the lake than you initially would have had. The captains and the crew were so amazing. Thanks again.

Hi there! Wow, what a great review! We definitely pride ourselves on customer service - so we are happy that you felt so at home! Come and visit us again!

We had a beautiful day on the Brunch Cruise, the four of us. My husband, my sister and her husband really enjoyed the time on the boat, the buffet was amazing, lots of delicious food. We definitely will let friends and family know so that they too can have the experience we had. The Captain and the staff on the boat are very friendly and professional, also we loved the music they were playing. We give you guys a thumbs up, thank you for a great time!

Hello, and thank you for the 5-star-review! It is much appreciated. We hope that you do come and visit us again! This was the first year that we offered live music - so we will definitely be doing that again last year since it turned out to be a hit!

Very easy to book .. Great service thinking about a sunset cruise next time Thanks looking forward to this event...

Hi Colleen! Thanks for the 5 stars - now you just have to come back to experience the sunset aboard the top deck! It's an absolutely stunning view!