* The American Rover has daily narrated tours on a 135-foot sailing vessel. Cruises are April through October. It features the Hampton Roads Harbor and Norfolk Naval Base. It departs from Waterside Drive in Norfolk. For more information and reservations, call 627-7245.
* Annabel Lee Riverboat Cruise offers lunch, brunch, dinner and plantation cruises on the historic James River. Lunch includes historical narration and Southern lunch buffet; champagne brunch cruise features brunch buffet, complimentary glass of champagne and live jazz combo; dinner includes live band for dancing and dinner buffet; plantation cruises include 3+-hour cruise on the James River with continental breakfast, buffet lunch, historical narration, live music and entertainment, bingo and visits to three plantations. The cruises are offered April through December, along with special holiday cruises. Charters are available year round. The boat seats 248 passengers inside climate controlled, carpeted comfort. Paddlewheel replica has three decks, two full service bars and two dance floors. It departs Intermediate Terminal, 4400 E. Main St., Richmond. Discount rates available on all cruises for groups of 24 or more. Buses are welcome. For information and reservations, call 644-5700 or 1-800-752-7093.
* Harbour Cruise Incorporated at Waterman’s Wharf departs from downtown Newport News at the corner of 12th Street and Jefferson Avenue two times daily June 15 through August 15, at noon and 2 p.m. One cruise is offered daily Aug. 15 through Oct. 31 at noon. It also offers an evening dinner cruise on Saturdays. For more information and reservations, call 245-1533.
* Miss Hampton II Harbor Cruise departs from 710 Settlers Landing Road (Hampton Visitors’ Center), Hampton, twice daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and once daily at 10 a.m. April through May and Labor Day through October 31. It takes in Hampton Roads Harbor and Fort Wool, which has been an area landmark since the early 1800s. Visitors are taken on a guided walking tour of Fort Wool. The cruise also passes two miles of the world’s largest naval installation, Norfolk Naval Base, with a detailed description of some of the ships located there. Reservations are recommended. For more information, call 727-1102 or 722-9102.
* Smith Island and Chesapeake Bay Cruise departs at 10 a.m. daily May through mid-October from KOA Campground in Reedville and cruises to quaint and remote Smith Island, Md. See three picturesque fishing villages and dine at one of three restaurants. Sightseeing tours offered or you can stroll the quaint, narrow streets of Ewell Village on your own. Return to KOA dock at 3:45 p.m. Reservations are required. Group rates are also available. For more information, call 453-3430.
* The Spirit of Norfolk departs from Waterside in Norfolk and offers lunch and dinner cruises daily March through December. Included in the package are dining, dancing, live floor show and sightseeing. Midnight dance cruises are offered on Friday and Saturday. Reservations are required in advance. For more information and reservations, call 877-2663.
* Miss Yorktown, a 60-foot Chesapeake Bay deadrise, sails daily from The Watermen’s Museum pier, located at 309 Water St., Yorktown, taking groups for cruises and fishing. Fishing trips are held 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on other days. Cruises are held 3 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Friday and 5 and 7 p.m. on other days. The boat can carry 45 people for fishing trips and 60 people on cruises. Bring your lunch and cooler to store the catch; no license is required and bait and tackle are provided. Soft drinks are available for sale aboard the boat. For more information, call 642-5096 or 879-8276.