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Statue of Liberty Sunset Cruise: Manhattan Skyline & Ellis Island

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Duration1h

GroupUp to 390

LanguagesEN

See the Statue of Liberty from the water, not from a postcard

You board a scenic cruise in New York City and spend the afternoon or morning on the water passing the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the Manhattan skyline, with close views of both the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge. A photographer captures you with the Statue of Liberty behind you. The boat is wheelchair accessible and suitable for all fitness levels, and you choose your departure time from morning or afternoon slots available daily.

Step-by-step itinerary

Board scenic cruise
View Statue of Liberty up close
See Ellis Island
Enjoy Manhattan skyline views
Pass Brooklyn Bridge
Pass Manhattan Bridge
Take photo with Statue of Liberty

The Experience

What's the difference between seeing the Statue of Liberty from a distance and actually being on the water in front of it? On this Statue of Liberty sunset cruise from New York City, you get close enough to understand the scale — the copper oxidized to green, the torch catching light, the whole thing rising out of the harbor in a way that no photograph quite captures. The boat passes Ellis Island too, where millions of immigrants first set foot in America, and you're moving through that same water they crossed.

The cruise runs morning and afternoon departures daily, so you can choose the light that works for you. As the boat moves through lower Manhattan, you pass under the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge — both close enough to see the rivets and the traffic — and the One World Trade Center and Empire State Building rise up on the skyline as you drift past. There's a photographer on board who takes your photo with the Statue of Liberty in the frame, so you don't have to choose between holding the camera and being in the shot.

It's a sightseeing cruise, not a guided tour with a lot of talking, which means you get to set your own pace and stand where you want. The boat is wheelchair accessible, and the route works for all fitness levels since you're sitting the whole time. Morning light is sharper and cleaner; sunset turns everything gold and softer. Either way, you're on the water looking at the things New York is famous for, and they look different from a boat than they do from land.

What’s included

Scenic sightseeing cruise through New York Harbor.
views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Manhattan skyline, Brooklyn Bridge, and Manhattan Bridge.
professional photo with the Statue of Liberty.
morning or afternoon departure times available daily.
wheelchair-accessible boat.
suitable for all fitness levels.

Operated by Statuewalks

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline from the water without arranging separate ferry tickets or island visits — the fixed cruise route gets you past all the main landmarks in one outing, and the photo means you're in the shot instead of behind the camera.