Enjoy a houseboat vacation rental on the Mississippi River with Fun ‘N the Sun Houseboats!
As the captain of your own houseboat, you’ll enjoy the freedom of exploring the Mississippi River at your own pace. On your Fun ‘N The Sun houseboat vacation you’ll enjoy sandy Mississippi River beaches, historic river towns, unparalleled scenery, and excellent fishing. Our houseboats are custom built with your comfort in mind: you’ll have everything you need, plus additional luxuries to make the trip even more enjoyable. Contact Fun ‘N the Sun to plan your houseboat vacation on the Mississippi River today!
Take a trip on the Mighty Mississippi
What our boaters have to say
Reviews
Absolutely fantastic experience, despite high winds and heat. Jacob and Ashley were delightful. The instruction portion was amazing, and I would have loved the opportunity to take more instruction. 😁 I learned so much and we had a blast. You don’t have to lock through if you’re not up for it, plenty of beaches were available, but snag one early if you find one you like. Highly recommend.
Steering one of these bad boys on the Mississippi isn’t for the faint of heart, but gosh was it worth it! We had an incredible time on our houseboat! Fun n the Sun’s entire operation is super smooth, they give great instruction, and the houseboat was clean and cozy! We were also able to tow behind our fishing boat to use for the weekend also!
Great experience, the scenery on the Mississippi River is great. Eric, Jacob and the rest of the family that own and run this business were top notch. DEFINITELY would highly recommend this business for your next vacation on a houseboat
The family owed business went up and beyond. It was a GREAT experience. Thanks Jacob and family
Unique vacation experience.
If you ever get a chance to rent a houseboat on the Mississippi River, do it!!! We rented a 4 bedroom houseboat with 3 other couples and spent a few days on the Mississippi River. Schmitty (not sure how to spell his name) was our trainer and showed us how to drive the boat and beach up, and a few tricks. He also went thru the lock and dam procedures. My husband has some boat experience already but we were happy for the lesson. Schmitty is a very nice guy. Ashley gave us our orientation and brought us a coffee pot cuz the one on board was having an issue. Every time I saw her, she had a friendly smile on her face and was happy to help and make recommendations. When we came back, Jake met us at the pick up point and we had fun getting back to the dock. He had some funny fishing stories. I believe Nikki was the lady who checked us out and we settled our bill with her. She did a wonderful job explaining everything and helped me figure out my deposit. Everyone I encountered was very nice and extremely helpful. I'd definitely recommend Fun N the Sun and I'd like to do this again. Would be a great girls trip!
Just got back from a 4 day trip, what an amazing experience! They did a great job explaining and training, especially for those without any boating experience. Definitely a once in a lifetime experience, would highly recommend!
Amazing bucket list item for us. Now turned into hopefully a yearly outing! Dave was a great teacher. Trip was a blast!
My girlfriend and I came to do a 4 day boat trip -- we were not comfortable driving a boat. Instructors took the time to show you how to drive and made sure you were comfortable before you went on your own. I even believe they would have docked us on an island and came and pick us up when ready if we were not comfortable driving the boat. Driving the boat is easier than you think. Definitely would go back and do it again. Had an awesome time
A super fun experience. I still can't believe they trust us with that boat. Great people.
It was awesome !!!! All of the staff were knowledgeable and friendly. The boat was clean and roomier then I imagined. Everything was explained in the paperwork they sent but if there should be something you weren't sure of just ask. We had a couple who needed to leave a day before we were done and they even sent a boat out and picked them up. I really enjoyed it, was really cool going thru the locks
I have been training these boats for 20 years. Couldn't think of a better way to spend time on the river.
Our family had a wonderful time going up and down the Mississippi River. The boat exceeded our expectations and having the freedom to sail/boat and beach wherever we wanted was absolute bliss. This has been a life long bucket list for my family and we had a great time. Views were stunning and the alure of the rustic railroad towns didn't disappoint. This type of trip is not for extreme city folk; you need to understand river life and what comes with it. There will be bugs to deal with, you will need to conserve water so if you need a shower every day plan to take a sits bath in the river, remember the "pam" for the cooking and for the love of god please respect nature. A few beaches we visited were left pigged up...it's terrible people take pride. While I don't get sea sick it did take me almost 48 hours to get my land legs back. So plan ahead. The harbor side bar, grill and gift shop were also awesome - a must go for sure. If we had one thing to say needs a bit of improvement it was the cleanliness of the boat itself. While not horribly dirty the beds/mattresses/couch were a bit dusty/dingy (could be river life though). We managed to get bit up pretty bad from either mosquitos, bed bugs or nosiums. Again river life is what it is, but plan ahead to find environmentally friendly ways to combat the bugs and what we are dealing with four days later...extreme itch. Overall, we will be back for another trip that's for sure. Thank you Fun N' Sun:)
