July 6, 2008
Guide to dinner cruises
You don't have to set sail on a vacation cruise to enjoy dining on the water. There are many dinner cruises leaving right out of your backyard with a four-course meal and scrumptious views.
NY Waterway offers a Friday night Dance Party that leaves from Pier 78 at West 38th Street and 12th Avenue. The boat sails to the Brooklyn Bridge, then turns and goes south past Wall Street, Battery Park, the Colgate Clock, Ellis Island and the Statute of Liberty where it stops for a five-minute photo op. Snacks and cocktails are available. $28 per person. For more information: 1-800-53-FERRY; www.nywaterway.com
Bateau New York has evening sailings with spectacular views of Manhattan and four-course dinner. Sundays-Thursdays: $144.84. Friday, $164.79; Saturday, $172.77. (West Side Highway at 22nd Street. For more information: 1-866-211-3806; www.spiritcitycruises
World Yacht Dining Cruises serves a four-course dinner while sailing around Manhattan aboard a luxury yacht. Jackets are required for men; no shorts, jeans, or flip-flops allowed. April through December, dinner cruises leave daily at 7 p.m. Sun.-Thurs. dinner costs up to $101.36 and on Friday and Saturday up to $111.39. A Sunday brunch cruise costs up to $61.85. For more information: 1-800-498-4270 or 212-630-8100; E-mail: wygp@worldyacht.com; www.worldyacht.com
Circle Line offers Happy Hour on the Hudson aboard the catamaran Zephyr. Thursday evenings from May to October, the boat sails out of South Street Seaport for a two-hour cruise, with music and cocktails -- and great views. For rates and more information: 212-269-5755 or visit www.circlelinedowntown.com
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