Bought this as a gift for my sister when visiting NYC and she absolutely loved it.
Review by: Katie M, July 2016
Best view you could possibly get of the fireworks and the upgrade to include drinks and food is definitely worth it!
Review by: Laura A, July 2016
Great atmosphere and perfect position for seeing the fireworks!
Review by: Jackson w, July 2016
Food selection was not good and the employees of the boat took good viewing spaces.
Review by: YVONNE P, July 2016
Very good trip, would have given 5 stars but some of the food choices ran out.
Review by: Sarah M, July 2016
Boat ride was great but food service was subpar highly disorganized not what was stated in the paper It would have been better if the gave away packed ready to eat stuff not when you expect people to get on line and not enough servers I see people grabbing food left and right and some did not
Review by: Syracusedoc, July 2016
The tour was great with amazing fire show. Only comment is they could cut down the hours
Review by: Louise T, August 2014
Everything I had hoped for. Thank you.
Review by: Patrick M, August 2014
It was an excellent tour. We would highly recommend to anyone. Very relaxing, fun and a beautiful evening.
Review by: Randy P, August 2014
It wa amazing. We had a great time best view to watch fireworks. Our boat was first up, no one between us and the fire works. Great job by our captain. I would do this again for sure.
Review by: David H, August 2014
Best way to see the fireworks.
Review by: Linda W, July 2014
It was a great view to watch the fireworks, great choice of food and drinks and plenty of seats on the boat
Review by: Robert L, July 2014
Great! The ship adjusted to the best viewing location to match the change in barge positions.
Review by: Bryan B, July 2014
Awesome!!!!!!_br/_
Being that close to where the fireworks were let off took the experience to a whole different level.
Review by: Carol S, July 2014
Well, this cruise was a huge disappointment! We went on the July 4 Fireworks Cruise for only one reason--to get a fabulous view of the fireworks. In past years, we watched along the East River; more recently, when the display moved to the Hudson, we paid for the "Pier Party" and had a great view from their pier. We took for granted that their boat trip would be even better, but our boat parked far from the fireworks, on the other side of Governors Island. We could see--from a distance--fireworks high in the sky, but nothing from the Brooklyn Bridge and none of the fireworks set off nearer to the water. Our view was almost completely blocked by Governors Island's trees. Other boats got much closer; we were the only one out in the wilderness. We sent an email of complaint to their customer service department, but got no response. An expensive and hugely disappointing experience. We'd never do this again. One star, but only because the website doesn't allow zero.
Review by: James B, July 2014
I had a great experience. No place better to see the fireworks on the 4th of July. Very impressive to have the city in front of you and the Statue of Liberty behind you. For a non New Yorker but someone who visits often this was still a new adventure for me. Something I would recommend to anyone wanting to avoid the street crowds.
Review by: Kristina T, July 2014
This tour was amazing! If you are even in New York City for the 4th of July and have an opportunity to do this you definitely should. Best way to see the fireworks in New York City. We boarded at 4:30 and left the dock about 5:15. We had a nice cruise around the harbor until about 6:30. At 6:30 we were at the designated position to see the fireworks. Since the fireworks were not until 9:30 I wondered how it would be to just sit there for 3 hours but with the music and meeting/talking to some new people the time went by rather fast. Around 9:00 I looked back and realized why we had gotten to our position so early. Behind us were hundreds of boats and we were the first ones closest to the barge where the fireworks were being set off from. At 9:30 we literally had a front row seat to some of the most spectacular fireworks I have ever seen. Towards the end of the show you could since the captain repositioning the ship to head back to the dock. As soon as the show was over the captain zoomed back to the dock and we avoided all other boat traffic. We were back to the dock in 15 minutes with many great pictures and memories of the night to share.
Review by: Marion M, July 2014
We got there at 3pm, but they didn't load boat till 6. We were in the rain for 45 minutes! DJ was great, wine and snacks were good, restrooms way down on the bottom of boat and dirty! Still it was a nice ride!
Review by: Sarah H, July 2014
I had a wonderful experience from the time I arrived and waited in line to board until the time it was over. The boat was not overly packed and there was plenty of seating for those who wanted to sit. The food was good and not as expensive as I thought it would be. Additionally they provide a DJ on the upper deck however if you are not interested you may go to the lower deck and not be bothered. It truly was fantastic!! I will be taking this cruise again next year if I am in the city! It was very nice to be completely unaware of how many people were watching the fireworks! Additionally the tour guide was very informative. All of the staff was very pleasant and answered all questions.
Review by: Philippe R, July 2014
It was supposed to be a pleasure, but it was not. We were asked to arrive not later than 4.30pm to depart at 5.00pm. There, were told that the departure was at 6.00-6.30pm, they did not know why the information was wrong on the web and the tickets. It was pouring rain. We finally boarded, and we had 2 choices: inside in the cold A/C room, our outside, where an aggressive music that was so loud that you could barely talk to your friend. Several guests asked the DJ to lower the volume, to no effect. The firework did not start before 9.30 pm, it was a very long wait supporting the music. We were glad that at least, it did not rain anymore. When the firework started, the DJ decide to keep playing his loud music. We could not hear the cracks and bangs of the firework, and the music had nothing to do with the lights we could see. The spectacle was beautiful, but it was damaged._br/_
Last but not least, we cannot bring any food on board, but it you are a vegetarian, there is nothing for you but nacho and cheese, pretzel and chips._br/_
I will not recommend this tour to anyone who asks.
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