Not every company has the time or budget for a week-long murder mystery cruise vacation; however, there are murder mystery dinners available on river cruises and harbor cruises throughout the country. These single-evening events are fun employee incentives and are a great option for an opening icebreaker for your next convention or corporate meeting.

If your headquarters or next event is located in the Pacific Northwest, you can enjoy a beautiful harbor cruise set against the Seattle skyline by joining Argosy Cruises and Events on the Edge Productions for a murder mystery dinner cruise. For more information, visit www.argosycruises.com.

Across the country in Boston, your participants are sure to enjoy the Boston Harbor Mystery Cruise, Marriage can be Murder. You can obtain more information or book tickets at www.mysterycafe.com.

In Wilmington, North Carolina, Cape Fear Riverboats offers a hearty Southern dinner for the guest sleuths on their two-hour Murder Mystery Cruise that travels along the beautiful Cape Fear River. The menu, dates and ticket options can be found at www.cfrboats.com.

If you are planning your next convention in Savannah, the Savannah Riverboat Murder Mystery Cruise along the Savannah River would make a great first night event. This 90-minute cruise is offered on Thursday evenings and can be booked at www.savannahtours.us.

Are you looking for something a little different than trust falls and guest speakers for your next team building event? If so, you might want to consider a murder mystery weekend, murder mystery vacation or murder mystery cruise. There are several outfits offering a variety of murder mystery events around the country and on cruise ships, providing plenty of options from which to choose. Some companies will design corporate murder mystery events specifically for your company in the location of your choice, while others offer affordable, pre-arranged adventures that your team will love.

If you choose a murder mystery group cruise for your next corporate event or team building trip, be aware that there are different types of murder mystery adventures to be had. On the one hand, you have organized cruises that require all participants to study for a role and bring a costume for their character. This can be incredibly fun and is a full-immersion experience; however, this might not be the best option to fit your needs. This type of environment means that other passengers may be constantly interrogating your team members and your staff’s energy will be focused entirely on their part in the mystery.

For corporate events and team building experiences, it is likely a better idea to choose murder mystery events that are organized in a way to allow for plenty of free time and limited participation. For example, some murder mystery cruises have regularly scheduled murder mystery meetings and suspects are available for questioning during scheduled meals. In addition, investigation updates are delivered to cabins each day to keep guests up-to-date on developments.

This type of murder mystery event allows for easy scheduling of corporate meetings, team building activities or other group events, while still allowing your participants to fully enjoy the fun and excitement of solving a murder.