The Lake Lounge on Okanagan

Even as it soars across the deep, clear blue waters of Lake Okanagan, the Lake Lounge keeps its passengers, crew, and cooperative stowaways connected to a bevy of land-based pleasures. A comprehensive sound system blasts pleasurable beats throughout its two decks, and three flat-screen TVs reaching widths up to 50 inches broadcast the passengers' choice of entertainment. On the lower deck, vaulted ceilings soar over dinner tables and a gas fireplace keeps the room warm in colder weather, and on the open top deck passengers bask in lake breezes and take in panoramic views of the water and evergreen-coated shoreline. When not focused on the scenery, they step across an elevated dance floor lit by multicoloured lights, soak inside an eight-person hot tub, or discuss their favourite childhood pet fish over tipples from a fully stocked bar.

Dinner-cruise passengers sup on a daily-changing menu that cycles through regular entrees such as cedar-plank salmon, peach barbecue chicken, and barbecue steak and chew in time with duelling pianists or rhythms spun by DJs. As the Lake Lounge sails past opulent lakeside homes and the city skyline, the sun colours the sky as it sets and the stars sleepily stumble into place to form their constellations. The ship's crews also host wedding receptions, family reunions, and birthday parties on the dual decks.