A leisurely 2-hour Sunday brunch cruise on the Odyssey through Toronto Harbour — a full brunch spread, mimosas, live music, and the city skyline glittering in the morning light. Rated 4.4/5 with 73 reviews and a genuinely civilized way to spend a Sunday morning in Toronto.
Neighbourhood: Harbourfront · Address: Queens Quay Terminal, Toronto, ON · Hours: Sunday morning departures — check Viator for availability
Why Visit
It's hard to beat a mimosa-fuelled brunch with sweeping harbour views and live music drifting over the water. If you want brunch with serious atmosphere, this is a level-up from any landlocked restaurant.
What Makes It Unique
Unlike typical brunch spots, you're cruising past Toronto’s skyline and islands while a live musician sets the mood. The buffet includes real brunch classics (eggs benny, French toast, carved meats), and it’s a real event—no fighting for patio tables or listening to babies cry. Few spots serve up brunch and ever-changing 360° water views at the same time.
If you’re in the mood to make Sunday feel a little more polished than the usual coffee-and-eggs routine, the Toronto Premier Brunch Cruise on the Odyssey is a very easy sell. You board at the Queens Quay Terminal down at Harbourfront, step onto a sleek dining ship, and for the next two hours Toronto looks unusually good from the water. The skyline really is the star here. The CN Tower stays in view for a lot of the cruise, and on a bright morning the glassy condos, islands, and harbour traffic all catch the light in a way that makes the city feel calmer and more expensive than it usually does from street level.
The setup is simple, which is part of the appeal. This isn’t a booze cruise or a stiff formal thing. It lands somewhere in the middle: polished but relaxed, with tables set for brunch, background music that gradually turns more lively, and a crowd that usually includes couples, birthday groups, visiting friends, and bachelorettes who wanted something a bit classier than bar-hopping at noon. You’ll be shown to your table, drinks start flowing pretty quickly, and then it’s time to eat. Expect a proper brunch spread rather than a token pastry-and-fruit situation. Think breakfast favourites, savoury mains, salads, desserts, and the kind of buffet that encourages a second lap even if you said you were only going up once. Mimosas are part of the fun, of course, and there’s usually live music on board to keep things feeling festive without taking over the room.
What makes this worth doing, honestly, is the rhythm of it. You’re not rushing between neighbourhoods or trying to score a patio table. You just settle in, eat well, sip something sparkling, and watch the harbour slide by. Toronto can be a hectic city, and this is one of the few activities that makes it feel genuinely leisurely. It’s especially good for special occasions when you want something memorable but not fussy. If you’re celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or you’ve got friends in town and want to show them a version of the city that feels a bit elevated, this does the job.
A couple of practical things: this only runs on Sundays, and it’s popular for group celebrations, so don’t leave it to the last minute. A week ahead is smart; earlier is better in summer. Try for a sunny morning if you can, because the whole thing depends a little on those skyline views. You’ll want to arrive early enough to board without stress, especially down on Queens Quay where traffic and parking can be annoying. Dress is usually smart casual; you don’t need heels or a jacket, but it’s the kind of outing where people tend to make a bit of an effort.
At around a 4.4 out of 5 from 73 reviews, it’s not some secret only locals know about, but it is one of those Toronto activities that feels surprisingly worth the money. Brunch on the harbour with the skyline in full view is a very civilized way to spend a Sunday morning.