This dinner cruise should have been much better. The trip has beautiful spectacular scenery....the food served is just awful. First off...you have to pay a national park service fee to get to the paddle boat. OK..I get that. The parking lot is just awfu--unpaved...l...dirt covered...lots of rocks and stones..especially after the cruise when its pitch black and no lights. crazy! little gift/waiting area prior to boarding is fine..i'm even OK with having our pictures taken in hopes of selling us a souvenir. Boarding the boat was somewhat frantic...lady yelling names..numbers....not a good start. Seating with strangers is not my cup of tea..but thats what you get here. The server totally forgot to take our drink order...finally flagged her down. no buzz from the drink when it finally arrived. The food? the salads were very leafy with some dressing squirted on top. Myself and my son had the chicken dinner...it was a small portion but passable. My wife had the pasta dish and ate less than 10% of it..said it was overcooked and mushy. Folks on one side of us had the "steak"...poor souls couldn't eat a bite..said it was tougher than shoeleather. Gent on the other side of us seemed satisfied with his salmon. The lemon cake for dessert was actually quite decent. Coffee and tea were promised on the menu but neither one was ever served. Our weather was fabulous...the cruise itself is quite nice..but the service and food need some improvement.