New York Cruises: Weddings And Dinners In The City Waters
New York cruises are not like Bermuda or Bahamas cruises, one doesn't spend a week in a floating resort hotel to dock on sandy beaches with palm trees. Big Apple cruises are mostly on smaller vessels and yachts coursing through New York waters to accommodate people who wish to have a wedding dinner, a wedding or simply - a dinner. There are several companies that offer dining and wedding cruises in New York. If you're looking for one, here is a partial list.
East Coast Yacht Cruises This yacht chartering/cruise company offers a Daytime Private Luxury Yacht Wedding Cruise Package for Saturday or Sunday and an Evening Wedding Cruise Package for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The daytime package is a four-and-a-half-hour event. It comes with a personal wedding coordinator, wedding invitations and three tier wedding cake among others. Rates range from $12,995 to $21,395 depending on the number of guests. The evening package is a five-and-a-half hour event, with a four-hour cruise. The deal includes service charge, tax and dockage. Rates range between $18,195 and $32,450 depending on the number of guests. East Coast also offers packages for corporate events, birthdays and anniversaries and holidays. Spirit Cruises Spirit offers dining cruises from two departure points, Chelsea Piers in Manhattan and Lincoln Harbor Marina in New Jersey. The Spirit vessel offers various theme cruises, including Friday Champagne Dinner with a starting rate of $78.90 per person, Gospel Lunch Cruises starting at $41.90 per person and Latin R&B Moonlight Series with an average rate of $21.90 per guest. Other dining packages to celebrate various holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year are also available. Another dining cruise ship from Spirit is the Bateaux New York. Its programs include the New York City Waterfall Cruises, Full Moon Cruises, Thanksgiving Dining Cruises, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve Fireworks cruises. The ship offers packages for corporate events, meetings and group parties. World Yacht This New York cruise company offers a variety of menu packages, including Buffet Brunch, Dinner, Sit-Down Dinner and Continuous Cocktail Party among others. World Yacht has four ships, Princess, Duchess, Destiny and Cabaret. Dinner cruise prices range from $94.76 to $111.39 depending on the day and the number of guests, while Sunday Brunch Cruises are priced between $61.85 and $59.68, depending on the size of the party. The rates include sales taxes. Packages for 50 guests and more are also available. New York Cruises This New York-based yacht charter company offers corporate and wedding event packages aboard the Atlantis boat. The wedding package is a six-hour charter with five-hour cruise. It also includes a buffet or seated dinner, hors d'oeuvres, dessert, coffee and tea and an optional chilled champagne package. Couples are also given the option to have personalized menu cards and the service of a personal wedding assistant onboard. New York cruises are better known for their dining, wedding and meeting services. People looking to have a party on board, celebrate an occasion, hold a meeting, get married or just simply have dinner while watching the New York harbor can always book on one of these cruise companies. If you want to go a bit farther, some of these firms do offer boat rides around the city waters and to even as far as Canada. |
