How to make a Cherry Boat in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a cherry boat with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a cherry boat is a new item that was introduced in Minecraft 1.20. It is one of the many transportation items that you can make. A cherry boat allows you to quickly travel across water. There are different variations of a boat - oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, bamboo, and cherry.

cherry boat

Let's explore how to make a cherry boat in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

A cherry boat is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.20)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (1.20.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360No
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (1.20.0)
PS3 PS3No
PS4 PS4Yes (1.20.0)
Wii U Wii UNo
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes (1.20.0)
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (1.20.0)
Education Edition Education EditionNo

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find a Cherry Boat in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make a Cherry Boat

These are the materials you can use to craft a cherry boat:

How to craft a Cherry Boat in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make a Cherry Boat

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make a cherry boat, place 5 cherry planks in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making a cherry boat, it is important that the cherry planks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. There should be 2 cherry planks placed in the first row at either sides (the middle box should be left empty) and 3 cherry planks placed in the second row. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a cherry boat that moves in the water.

Crafting recipe for cherry boat

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the cherry boat will appear.

cherry boat

3. Move the Cherry Boat to Inventory

Once you have crafted a cherry boat, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed cherry boat

Congratulations, you have made a cherry boat in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Cherry Boat

Things to Make with Cherry Boats

You can use cherry boats to make items in Minecraft such as:

NBT Tags for Cherry Boat

Here are the NBT tags that you can use in game commands for a cherry boat: