NY Waterway

08/07/2008 Posted by jcalotta

Took the family to enjoy a "Touristy" thing. Did the Circle line years ago, looked into Cirlce Line and NY Waterways -- and decided to "try these guys". The 90 minute tour was great. Boat was half Full -- all the Top Level seats went first. Beautiful sky. Once the Boat got underway they opened the front to passengers -- forget about the Top Level. As the trip went on passengers moved about and we all had seats of our choosing. Tour Guide was very personable and knowledgeable about the topics he spoke. We all thought the 90 minutes was "Just Right" - and I am glad I did not do the Circle Line 2 hour tour. Bathrooms were disgusting - but thats to be expected I guess. I used the bus they provide to get back into mid-town (saved some cab fare). On board concession stand was limited to beer, soda , water from a plastic cooler. Maybe they had packaged snacks - I didn't notice.

Pros: Duration, Buses, Tour Guide, Cost

Cons: Disgusting Bathrooms

12/03/2002 Posted by emmdub

Crowded, cramped, full of tourists. The tour guide was great, but with so many people on the boat clamoring for the best spot to take a picture from, it was not a lot of fun. But you do get to see more than you see from the Staten Island Ferry.

10/20/2002 Posted by keremsheli

By far the best way to travel around the city. Plenty of room on the cities sleekest and cleanest fleet of tour boats. No crowds liek the Cirle Line and the FREE shuttle bus makes it the best sightseeing value in NY!

09/05/2002 Posted by Anna000

Great way to see Manhattan inexpensively. I am a native NYer and have taken it several times. I really loved the one that goes completely around Manhattan Island. It really reminds you that it is an Island. Gudes are really knowledgable

Pros: Seeing Sights

Cons: Crowded

09/03/2002 Posted by HeavenScent

Escuchen Latinos, esto esta para gozar!!! I heard about a Music Cruise that NY Waterway offers with latin music and myself being the latin music lover that I am I jumped on the idea. I invited a few friends after work to happy hour on a Wednesday night. We all had a nice dinner but needed a change of atmosphere so I suggested the latin music cruise. We all agreed and found it to be very affordable at $17. So, we headed to NY Waterway's Latin Music Cruise. Upon boarding the music and atmosphere was great. The music played on board was the latest salsa hits, merengue hits, etc We danced, had a few drinks and made new friends all while enjoying the NYC skyline at night. It was totally breathtaking. Needless to say, we had the best time. I am definitely heading back there again with a few friends.

Pros: Great Latin Music, Inexpensive, Great Atmosphere

09/01/2002 Posted by chillipepper

spent the day in new york with my grandson the waterway was so much fun we enjoyed it as we are from jersey city, nj

Pros: price, time saving, lots of room

08/30/2002 Posted by Neeko

My family was visiting from California and have only been to this area two times. We decided to take a 90-minute cruise during the heatwave. It was such a great idea, our tour guide was very funny and it was refreshing to be on a boat that day.

Pros: Tour guides, Nice boat, Convenient

08/29/2002 Posted by wardj

As stated, the experience was simply marvelous and would not hesitate doing it again.

08/29/2002 Posted by Fati

NY Waterway has the best of everything! Tour guides were wonderfull and had knowlege of everything about New York and New Jersey's history. I loved it! I'm recommending the company to all my friends and family.

08/29/2002 Posted by mrspmcc

I'm blown away by the choice of tours offered by NY Waterway. They don't just do cruises around the harbor and around Manhattan. Some visiting friends had their brochure, when they chose to do a Hudson Valley trip I decided to join them. We had a great day. The tour guide was fantastic. I'm going to get my own copy of their brochure so that when I have company, I 'll always have a great variety of tours to suggest. It'll make me look good! I suggest you do the same.

Pros: friendly staff, knowledgeable guides, great value