Stromma Pizza Dinner Cruise in Amsterdam: Pizza and Unlimited Drinks on the Canals

Stromma Netherlands

Original Pizza Dinner Cruise + Unlimited Drinks

★ 4.5 (3,101) · from $39

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Prices and timetables checked 2026-10-17. Affiliate note: the booking button is a GetYourGuide link and I earn a commission on bookings.

The Stromma pizza dinner cruise is a 90-minute evening canal sail from Damrak in Amsterdam with a freshly baked pizza and unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks, from $39 per person (€34.7).

The detail that changes the decision is how the dinner reaches your table. The boat sails the canal belt while the pizzas are collected, then serves them hot on board, so dinner arrives partway through the loop. If you board hungry, nuts and a first drink must carry you for a while.

It is one of the dinner options in my Amsterdam dinner cruise comparison and sits inside my wider Amsterdam boat tours guide. New here? The Harbour Advisor home page lists every city I cover.

What is the Stromma pizza dinner cruise and what do you see?

It is a short narrated canal cruise built around a casual dinner: pizza, drinks and the historic canal belt in about an hour and a half. The listing names Amsterdam Centraal, Brouwersgracht, Prinsengracht, the Anne Frank House, the Magere Brug, the Dancing Houses and the NEMO Science Museum.

198.2 ha is the core area of the Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 31 July 2010.

• Canal belt: merchant houses and bridges along Prinsengracht and the wider Grachtengordel.
• Anne Frank House: seen from the water at its canal frontage, not entered.
• Magere Brug: the wooden Skinny Bridge over the Amstel, lit after dark.
• NEMO: the green science museum on the IJ side, near the end of the loop.

The listing gives no stop times and nobody leaves the boat, so this is a sightseeing loop with dinner. If you want a longer, plated meal, the four-course dinner cruise is the sit-down alternative.

Where does the Stromma pizza dinner cruise leave from?

Boats board at Stromma Damrak, Pier 4, on Damrak 16, which the listing describes as a 3-minute walk from Amsterdam Centraal. Stromma Damrak Pier 4 on Google Maps shows the pier, and Amsterdam Centraal on Google Maps gives you the station for the walk.

The pier number matters. Stromma’s own pizza cruise page says Pier 4, read on 2026-10-17, while I also found reseller pages that print Pier 5, so check your voucher before you walk to the water.

What is the route, stop by stop?

The boat leaves Damrak, passes Centraal Station, turns into the western canals, runs along the Prinsengracht and the canal belt, crosses to the Amstel and returns along the IJ side past NEMO.

Seat choice depends on your group booking, not on the route. The listing states that Stromma arranges the seating plan before departure and only guests in one booking are guaranteed to sit together.

How long is it and when does it sail?

The cruise lasts 90 minutes, and Stromma’s page lists departures at 17:30 and 17:45 every evening, so the boat is back at Pier 4 by roughly 19:00 to 19:15. The listing itself only says to check the calendar, so treat both times as Stromma’s published pattern and not as a guarantee for your date.

The third column is my own calculation: the sail runs from 17:45 to about 19:15, and I compare that window with the sunset API time for the 15th of each month in 2026. Stromma also has a separate winter pizza cruise page, so ask whether your date uses a different schedule.

What is on board and what is included?

You get a canal cruise, one New York-style pizza, unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks, free nuts and peanuts, Wi-Fi and a toilet. Nothing in the listing suggests extra fees on board, and the listing treats drinks as part of the ticket.

Vegetarians have two named options (Margherita or Californian Veggie). The listing does not mention vegan or gluten-free dough, so ask Stromma before you book if that matters.

How does it compare with other Amsterdam dinner cruises?

This is the cheapest meal-on-board option in my Amsterdam data, at $39 against $100 and $135 for the plated dinners. The table sets the three dinner boats side by side using prices and ratings checked on 2026-10-17.

For a full table-service evening with a menu choice, I would look at the four-course dinner cruise. For a quiet treat with a welcome Prosecco, the high-end three-course cruise is the upgrade. If you only want the drinks and not the dinner, the evening canal cruise with a bar costs $16.

Is the Stromma pizza dinner cruise worth it?

Yes for groups and families who want a relaxed first night with food and drinks included; less so if you want gourmet dining or detailed history. At $26 per hour it is below the city median, and 3,101 reviews average 4.5.

Sub-scores from GetYourGuide are guide 4.5, transportation 4.7 and value 4.5. My pick for a group of friends is this cruise. My pick for a couple wanting a proper dinner is a plated cruise.

When is the best time to take the pizza cruise?

The best window is September to early October, when the 17:45 sail ends close to sunset and the deck is still mild. In November to January you sail in the dark, which suits the lit bridges but not photography of the houses.

Climate figures are 2025 monthly values from the Open-Meteo archive API. The Dutch weather service KNMI posts the forecast for the day of your sail, and Amsterdam recorded 9.5 million guests in its accommodation in 2025 per Statistics Netherlands (CBS), so book summer evenings early.

What do passengers say?

The pattern is praise for the crew and the drinks, with thin commentary as the recurring complaint. GetYourGuide’s summary of 174 reviews points to friendly staff, steady drink service and a relaxed canal ride.

• Crew and drinks: the most repeated theme; reviewers describe attentive service and constant refills.
• Pizza: reviewers say it arrives hot, though one would have liked a dip.
• Commentary: the summary says clearer, more frequent landmark commentary would help.
• Groups: a group of 11 across three families with children aged 3 to 15 booked it without trouble.

The visible reviews are all 5-star, so the complaints come from the summary and sub-scores and not from the sample.

Who should skip the Stromma pizza dinner cruise?

Skip it if you want a quiet plated dinner, have a nut allergy, or are planning a bachelor or bachelorette party. The boat is a shared group sailing with a set menu of pizzas.

• Fine dining: book the plated dinner cruises instead.
• Nut allergies: nuts and peanuts are served on board.
• Party groups: the listing excludes them; my party boat page covers the alternatives.

The listing does not state a child age limit, wheelchair access or a language other than English, so ask Stromma if any of those apply.

How do you book the Stromma pizza dinner cruise?

Choose the date and departure on GetYourGuide, book the whole group in one reservation so you sit together, and bring your voucher to Pier 4.

Frequently asked questions

Sources: Listing data from GetYourGuide (checked 2026-10-17); operator details from Stromma pizza cruise page; canal belt from UNESCO World Heritage Centre; accommodation figure from Statistics Netherlands (CBS); climate from Open-Meteo; sunset from sunrise-sunset.org; exchange rate from Frankfurter; holidays from Nager.Date.