After a challenge getting to the houseboat, we had a great stay! It would have been nice to know to take the #26 tram (towards Ijburg) from Centraal Station one stop (to Muziekgebouw). There’s an elevator and a stairway from there to the level of the houseboat. Tram tickets can be purchased from kiosks, or the iAmsterdam store in the station. Tap in and out of the trams! (Marijn & Victor gave us very thorough directions, but our cruise ship docked at a different place than we expected. It wasn’t their fault we had difficulties!) The houseboat itself was very comfortable and was a great location for getting around as it was close to the tram stop.