Choosing
Best dinner cruises
Compare meal format, entertainment and departure before choosing your evening.
New York harbor dining guides
Straight answers to what people actually ask before booking, checked against the operators' own pages, the live listings and the piers themselves.
Choosing your sailing
Choosing
Romantic cruises
Which sailing fits a proposal, an anniversary or a first date, and what privacy each one really gives you.
Choosing
Brunch cruises
Daylight sailings compared: the full island loop, bottomless mimosas, the October foliage run and the $79 boat to avoid.
Choosing
Holiday cruises
The full holiday calendar, why once-a-year sailings look under-reviewed, and how far ahead to book.
The boats and operators
Boats
Bateaux New York reviewed
The glass-roofed dining room, dinner dress rules and daypart options.
Boats
Spirit of New York reviewed
The buffet boat, the dance floor, and the daylight lunch that quietly outscores the dinner.
Boats
Sunset, month by month
When golden hour actually falls, month by month, and the boat built to be outside for it.
Boats
Cruises from New Jersey
Why the Jersey City departure gets the postcard view, and who should actually cross the river for it.
Piers, prices and planning
Planning
What to Wear
The enforced codes, the relaxed ones, and dressing for water that runs colder.