Sunset Dinner Cruise or Aristocat Evening Cruise? Choosing Your Night on the Water

Two ways to spend an evening on the water from Benoa Harbour: a lively buffet and cabaret on the Bali Hai II, or a quiet five-course dinner under the lights of Aristocat.

Bali Hai Cruises Team 9 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Bali has no shortage of ways to watch the sun go down, but few are as easy as doing it from the water. Bali Hai offers two evening cruises, and they could hardly be more different.

Dinner served on board in the evening light
Evening on board

The Sunset Dinner Cruise

Aboard the Bali Hai II you watch the sky shift from a hint of colour to deep orange, purple and red while you sip a welcome drink and listen to our DJ on the open-air top deck. An international buffet dinner follows on the main deck, then a live cabaret show and disco time until the jetty.

  • Welcome drinks and canapés
  • International buffet dinner
  • Live music, DJ and cabaret show
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off around south Bali

The Aristocat Evening Cruise

If you would rather slow the night down, Aristocat is a sailing catamaran strewn with twinkling lights. It sets sail towards Nusa Dua for a tropical five-course dinner, with live music playing requests.

  • Welcome drinks and canapés
  • Tropical five-course dinner
  • Live musical entertainment
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off around south Bali

Which one should you pick?

  • Mood: the Sunset Dinner Cruise is lively, with cabaret and a DJ; the Aristocat Evening Cruise is romantic and relaxed
  • Dinner: an international buffet on the Sunset Dinner Cruise, a tropical five-course dinner on Aristocat
  • Boarding: 17:30 for the Sunset Dinner Cruise, 18:45 for Aristocat
Is there a dress code?

No. Smart casual is fine; a light layer is handy for the breeze on deck.

WRITTEN BY

Bali Hai Cruises Team

The crew and guest team behind Bali Hai Cruises, sharing tips for your days on Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida.