How to choose
Big boat, yacht or schooner
Prices and ratings below are on Viator in October 2026.
Big boats with a cash bar
The Circle Line Statue of Liberty Sunset Cruise (from $27, 4.43 from 290 reviews) leaves Pier 16 at South Street Seaport for 90 minutes with pop music and no narration. Boarding is first come, first served, and it asks for arrival 30 minutes early. The 2-Hour NYC Golden Hour Sunset Cruise by NY Waterway (from $38, 4.92 from 193) gives an hour of live commentary and an hour of music, stops in front of the Statue for photos, and runs a free bus to its pier. The Skyline and Statue of Liberty Sunset Cruise from Pier 36 rates lower, 3.21 from 180 reviews, and adds a route within 100 feet of the Statue and Ellis Island with a guide, from $30. The cheapest sailing on the page is the 60 Minute Statue of Liberty Sightseeing Cruise from the same pier, from $18, with English commentary and a cash bar; it rates 2.97 from 375 reviews.
Yachts and schooners from Pier 62
Classic Harbor Line sails from Pier 62 at Chelsea Piers, with smaller boats and a drink in the price. The Sunset Cruise on a Yacht (from $113, 4.8 from 404) spends 90 minutes on a 1920s-style yacht, with music and no narration. The Sunset Schooner Cruise on the Hudson River (from $90, 4.87 from 239) sails two hours on the 80-foot, two-masted Adirondack; the Sunset Sail to the Statue of Liberty (from $90, 4.83 from 77) does the same on the 105-foot Schooner America. The Sunset Cocktail Cruise on Small Yacht (from $86, 4.93 from 103) has a two-ticket minimum, and the Sunset or Daytime Sightseeing Cruise on the 1950s-style Yacht Full Moon starts from $60 (4.95 from 61). The longest, the Urban Wildlife Sunset Boat Tour, runs three hours with sandwiches and a drink, from $148 (5.0 from 9).
A private boat
The Private Luxury Sunset Boat Tour costs $600 per group for two hours from North Cove Marina near One World Trade Center, with options for two to six people; its one-hour version costs $400 per group.
