50% off Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruises

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The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) River Cruises are excellent, extremely popular and quite expensive. If you buy tickets online from the CAF (through Ticketmaster), depending on the day and time of the cruise prices are more than $50 including fees. There are several ways to save money on tickets.

Save 50% from Hottix

Thanks to a tip from an astute reader Hottix offers 50% tickets from time-to-time! The dates and times are very limited but 50% off is worth adjusting your schedule if necessary. Also if you buy direct from a Hottix booth you save the $3 per order online fee.

New 50% off cruises post on Mondays

Per Hottix, they post all cruises on Monday each week so that’s the day when the most options will be available. If you want to save approximately $28 per ticket just keep checking online frequently or hit the booth as soon as it opens on a Monday.

Hottix booth locations

72 E. Randolph (Between Michigan Avenue and Wabash Avenue, across the street from Chicago Cultural Center). Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 11am-4pm

108 N. State (in Block Thirty Seven Shops on State, first floor Guest Services) Open every day: Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 11am-5pm.

Save by buying direct

If Hottix doesn’t have discount tickets available you should buy tickets directly from the CAF box office at 224 S. Michigan or directly at the boat dock at the southeast corner of Michigan Ave. and Wacker Drive you can avoid the Ticketmaster fees of approximately $11 per ticket.