World Yacht Dinner Cruises

05/08/12

Great venue to make great memories

by Sonrisa71

My niece booked us for a Sunday Brunch on the World Yacht Cruise as a gift to my Mother. I traveled in from out of state and I was not disappointed. The service was on point and I have to say that Joel, our server was extremely attentive, courteous and extremely helpful! Brunch was great and the food just kept coming allowing you to eat as much as you wanted over the time we were cruising around the city. The views were incredible, the piano player was great and I can't wait to do it all again. I was most impressed with an engagement celebration that was being held during the brunch and how well thought out everything was. I would definitely go back for an intimate event and/or schedule a group event because either way, I know it would be great!

08/19/11

Great experience.....would definitely do again

by Lin88

Based on some of the not so good reviews of world yacht I was a little skeptical about it, but don't believe everything you hear. I went with my fiancee for his birthday and it was a night to remember. So wonderful. Food was on point ( just wish the portion size was a little bigger ), staff were very friendly and attentive, the ambiance is lovely, and the music wasn't half bad. Overall it really awesome. I highly recommend.

01/09/11

Extremely disappointing!

by citysearch33

On their website, World Yacht clearly states under "The Entertainment": "The city's your dancing partner. World Yacht offers an evening as magical as the movies. An eclectic mix of DJs and live musicians invites guests to dance the night away with friends, or cheek to cheek with that special someone". The husband of my girlfriend decided to give her a birthday party on World Yacht because we are a group of ballroom dance students, and what better way to celebrate than to have a dinner-dance cruise? He even paid for the dance instructors to come and dance with us, and rented a bus for the trip. Well, it turns out that there was no DJ, and there were no live musicians. We were quite perplexed because we had been on a World Yacht cruise before and the music starts almost immediately as soon as the ship leaves port. Upon inquiring, we were told that the DJ had an accident and could not make it (it also explains why the ship sailed late, past 7 pm). What made it even worse was that World Yacht did not have a Plan B. Apparently, they only had one CD on board - an old one of Gloria Estefan. Nothing personal against Gloria, who has some really nice dance tunes, but listening to Conga several times on an expensive dinner-dance cruise was not exactly what we expected. Several of us spoke to the manager, Yolanda, who said she was trying to do something about it, but she never succeeded. She even asked us to help her out with radio stations to play. So all night we were alternating between Gloria Estefan's old CD, and staticky radio stations with all their commercials. How can a business that boasts of dinner and dancing not have an alternate plan if a DJ does not show up? Would it have been too much to expect the boat to have a set of CDs or an iPod just in case the DJ could not make it? How difficult would that be? In addition, had we been informed before the ship sailed that we were not going to get what we had expected, we could probably have asked the guests to get their CDs in their cars and make the best of the trip!! Or we could have been given the option to sail on another date!! But no - we were out in the water with no other option by the time we found out that we would not be able to dance as expected. I felt really sorry for my girlfriend, who was so apologetic and said that we could have just gone to a regular restaurant, instead of going through all this trouble and expense. The dinner was not bad, but we feel that our friends should get at least a 50% refund for this disappointing birthday party, because the entertainment was not delivered as advertised.

11/08/10

Interesting Dinner Experience, very average customer service

by ariellazp

I learned about World Yacht Dinner Cruises through NY tours, and booked my reservation through them. Unfortunately, the tour company gave me wrong information. I was told that seating would be on a first come - first serve basis on the day of the cruise, that no window seating could not be reserved. The day of the cruise, we learned that window seating COULD be reserved. Negative first impression upon arriving. I suggest World Yacht ensure that tour companies give accurate information, as doing the opposite reflects negatively on World Yacht.

We enjoyed the sights and the live music. Having a dance floor was also a plus. The food was good, but our main waitress was TERRIBLE! As soon as we sat, we felt rushed! My husband ordered the salad (the menu never mentioned beets), he then asked the waitress for the same salad without beets; she brings a different salad which had portions of dry lettuce; when I pointed out to her that it wasn't the salad we ordered, visibly annoyed, she took the salad plate and threw over it the small bread plate. What is so hard to understand about nicely ordering "the same salad, but without beets"? No need for that attitude. The cocktail waitress was attentive. Our main waitress never checked on us for refill of water or whatever soft drink we were having. Also, the cruise rules clearly state, no jeans and a jacket required for men. This dress code was definitely not enforced. I really don't care about the jacket, if men are dressed appropriately; but some men and women were wearing jeans, and dressed VERY casual. The people wearing jeans did not even have a nice dress shirt on...... that was dissapointing.

I liked the photographer on the cruise; the pictures turned out nicely, impossible not to buy them. The company needs to leverage the experience of a dinner cruise by working on improving the service quality once on the cruise.

09/03/10

World Yacht Delivers Great Views, Decent Food

by Hoffmanimal

World Yacht Cruise is a fun experience. It is so nice to find something to do in NYC that is slightly different from the usual restaurant or bar. The views are breathtaking, and the service is so impeccable. Everyone smiles, so you will be smiling too.

The food is pretty good. There a slight generic tone to the dinner entrees, with similar side dishes for most choices. But, the appetizers are good, and the cheese plate and bread are quite exquisite. I would save room for dessert, because the cake really takes it on this boat!