Hours
Midtown Cruise: Daily, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm
Ticket Office: Opens 1 hour before first cruise departure and closes immediately after last cruise departs
Closed
Christmas Day and New Year's Day. All holiday hours are subject to change without notice.
Redemption Instructions
Proceed to the City Sightseeing Cruises Ticket Office. Be sure to pick up your ticket while the Ticket Office is open. Each cruise is 90 minutes long and snacks and drinks are available for purchase on board. Snacks and drinks are available for purchase on the boat. Free shuttle bus service is available to and from the terminal located at W. 38th Street & 12th Avenue
Note
Midtown Cruise may be substituted for an Ecology or History Cruise on some days at 10:00 am. Each cruise is 90 minutes long and snacks and drinks are available for purchase on board. Free shuttle bus service is available to and from the terminal located at W. 38th Street & 12th Avenue.
Address
Pier 78
W. 38th St. and 12th Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Public Transportation
By Subway: A, C, E trains to 34th St. Walk to 38th St. and 12th Ave.
Once you’ve embarked at the pier, one of City Sightseeing Cruises’ licensed New York tour guides will accompany you on a loop of the harbor, and give you insights on the following sights along the way:
- Empire State Building: Once the tallest building in the world, now a world-famous landmark
- Statue of Liberty: A gift from France in 1885
- Ellis Island: The main point of immigration for people entering America in much of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Governor’s Island: A 172-acre island in Upper New York Bay, a half mile from the southern tip of Manhattan
- Brooklyn Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge & Manhattan Bridge
- United Nations: An 18-acre plot of land that is actually not considered U.S. soil, but international territory
- Site of the World Trade Center: The completed 9/11 Memorial is slated to open September 11, 2011 on the 10-year anniversary of the second World Trade Center attack.
- Hoboken Pier
- Battery Park: Referred to as the "Emerald Doorstep to the Metropolis"
- Chrysler Building
- Jewish Heritage Museum
- Wall Street
- Greenwich Village
…and many more. All these sights make New York City’s skyline the most recognizable in the world, and this tour gives you a unique perspective on the whole island of Manhattan, while giving you the opportunity to take some postcard-quality snapshots. Don’t miss this opportunity to take in the splendor of the NYC skyline on your trip!
Save up to 45% over regular admission rates