Daily Cruise Menus
- Catered Luncheons for Canallers
- Public Cruise Menus for Canallers
- Ordering Lunches and Dinners
- Public Luncheon and Dinner Cruise Costs
- Snacks and Beverages
Catered Luncheons for Canallers
Served Daily on Mary Jemison and Sam Patch Public Cruises
Noon - 1:15pm
Sandwiches provided a popular convenience food for canal laborers and other
active workers. 1800s sandwiches generally consisted of one or two thin slices
of meat, sometimes with cheese, enclosed in two pieces of buttered bread,
and served flat on a plate, or rolled. Some ate sandwiches in a cold, sliced
biscuit. By the end of the century, sandwiches had become a popular light
repast for luncheons, suppers, teas, and picnics. Salads of field greens
also enjoyed popularity in the canal era.
Lorraine's Food Factory and Corn Hill Navigation have embellished these traditions to offer the following "Catered Lunches for Canallers" selections served onboard Sam Patch and Mary Jemison.
Adult Boxed Lunch Options: $9.95 each
All lunches are served with a dessert cookie, chips, and pasta salad.
Sandwiches:
- Shaved Ham and Swiss Cheese w/Dijon Mustard on Pumpernickel Bread
- Shaved Roast Beef w/Horseradish Dressing on Rye Bread
- Shaved Turkey Breast, Swiss Cheese and Alfalfa Sprouts w/Sour Cream & Dill Dressing on Wheat
- Gourmet Salad Pockets: Tuna or Chicken
- Cucumber Vegetarian Sandwich w/Fresh Cucumber, Alfalfa, Swiss Cheese with Sour Dill Dressing in a Pita
Salads:
- Chicken Caesar Salad
- Greek Salad with Feta Cheese and Greek Olives
- Spinach, Mushrooms & Bacon Salad Honey Dressing
Wraps:
- European Beef Caesar: Slices of Red Onions, Romaine Lettuce, Creamy Caesar Dressing, Asiago Cheese, Black Olive
- Bourbon Street Chicken: Strips of Cajun Chicken, Lettuce, Provolone Cheese & Pepper Rings
- Gourmet Vegetable: Grilled Assorted Fresh Vegetables, Crumbled Bleu Cheese, Raspberry Dressing & Lettuce
- Seafood Combo: Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, shrimp and crab salad
Children's Boxed Lunches
- Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jam in a Croissant - $4.95
- Chicken Fingers - $8.95
- Macaroni and Cheese - $6.95
Canallers Public Dinner Cruise – Buffet Menu
Served Friday evenings on Mary Jemison
Served Saturday evenings on Sam Patch
6:30-9:00pm June, July, and August
5:30-8pm September
When the Erie Canal came through the Rochester region in the 1820s, it conveyed thousands of people and loads of sought-after manufactured goods from the East. The canal also brought fashionable foods from the Eastern Seaboard as well as other parts of the world. Oysters were among the first delicacies to reach Rochester via canal boats from New York City!
An 1836 Erie Canal traveler described the sumptuous dinners served onboard canal passenger boats: "At meal times... the table is set the whole length of the boat, the table is supplied with everything that is necessary and of the best quality with many of the luxuries of life."
Drawing from this heritage, Corn Hill Navigation is proud to collaborate with outstanding Rochester restaurateur and "caterer to the stars," Lorraine's, to offer exceptional onboard dining experiences. Our menus blend the finest products of regional farms with popular national and international cuisine.
| Corn Hill Bountiful Buffet (minimum 15 guests) |
$24.95 ($11.50 for children 10 and under) |
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Ordering Lunches and Dinners
Ordering Lunch for Daily Public Lunch Cruises:
Lunches are available by advance order on our daily noon-1:15 cruises, from early May until late October.
You are not required to order lunches on our daily noon-1:15 cruises. Soft drinks, snacks, and a full bar are available on all of our daily cruises. With the exception of infant food, passengers are prohibited from bringing food onboard.
If you wish to order boxed luncheons and/or children's meals for daily lunch cruises, please make your reservation and order your meal by 4pm the day prior to your cruise.
Our Reservations Customer Service Representatives will ask for a credit card number and place your meal order. Your account will be charged at the time of the cruise.
Should you need to cancel your lunch order, kindly call our ticket office 585-662-5748 by 9am the day of your cruise, and cancel your meal order. Meals ordered and not cancelled by 9am the day of your cruise will be charged to your account.
Ordering Buffet Dinners for Weekly Public Dinner Cruises:
Buffet Dinners are available by advance order on our weekly public dinner cruises. Public Dinner Cruises are offered Friday evenings July through September on Mary Jemison; and Saturday evenings, June through September on Sam Patch, 6:30-9:00pm.
You are required to order the buffet dinner on our public dinner cruises. With the exception of infant food, passengers are prohibited from bringing food onboard.
If you wish to book a public dinner cruise, please make your reservation and order your meal at least 48 hours prior to your cruise.
Our Reservations Customer Service Representatives will ask for a credit card number and place your meal order. Your account will be charged at the time of the cruise.
Should you need to cancel your public dinner cruise, kindly call our ticket office 585-662-5748 no later than 48 hours prior to your cruise. Meals ordered and not cancelled at least 48 hours prior to your cruise will be charged to your account.
Public Luncheon and Dinner Cruise Costs
If ordering lunch, lunch cruise costs are as follows:
- Ticket price: $13 per adult, $10 per senior 65+/students 13-22, $6 per child 3-12, under 3 free
- + Boxed Luncheon(s): $9.95 each; and/or child's lunch: $3.50-$5.95 each
- + whatever beverages are ordered onboard: bottled water, soft drinks, juice and full bar
- + tax and gratuity on food and beverages
Dinner cruise costs are as follows:
- Ticket price: $13 per adult, $10 per senior 65+/students 13-22, $6 per child 3-12, under 3 free
- + Buffet dinner: $24.95, ($11.50 for children 10 and under)
- + whatever beverages are ordered onboard: bottled water, soft drinks, juice and full bar
- + tax and gratuity on food and beverages
Snacks and Beverages
Fully licensed bar, soft drinks, water, juice, and snacks are available on all public cruises.
Soft Drinks $1.50
Juice $1.50
Bottled Water $1.50
Beer $3.50
House Wine $4.00
Mixed Drinks $6.00
Bagged snacks $1.50
