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Private Daytime Charter, 2 Hours
Best Private Luxury Daytime Boat Tour in New York City - 2 Hour runs through NYCbySEA. Rated 5.0 across 106 reviews. Runs 2 hours. From $499.99.
Private And Small Group Boats
A private charter flips the usual cruise arrangement: instead of joining a crowd, your group gets the vessel and the route to itself. NYCbySEA runs luxury daytime outings from $499.99 and sunset versions from $599.99, New York Media Boat charters a speedboat for up to 12 passengers, and Go Sailing NYC offers a private sail to the Statue of Liberty (see Private Charters). All four listings here hold a perfect 5.0 guest rating.
Private NYC Boat Charters By Price, Boat Type And Trip Length
Prices across this group run from $499.99 per group for the two-hour daytime yacht charter to $1,200 per group for the private speedboat hour, with the sailing option at $800 per group in between. Every charter in the lineup carries a 5.0 rating. Durations stay short and simple: one hour on the speedboat, two hours on the yacht and sailing trips. Cancellation terms are stated on each live booking page, so read them before fixing a date.
Private Speedboat Charter
1 hour · New York Media Boat / Adventure Sightseeing Tours
from $1,200per groupPRIVATE Manhattan Speedboat Tour - Up to 12 passengers runs through New York Media Boat / Adventure Sightseeing Tours. Rated 5.0 across 60 reviews. Runs 1 hour. From $1200.
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Private Sunset Charter, 2 Hours
2 hours · NYCbySEA
from $599.99per groupBest Private Luxury Sunset Boat Tour in New York City - 2 Hour runs through NYCbySEA. Rated 5.0 across 30 reviews. Runs 2 hours. From $599.99.
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Private Statue Sailing Charter
2 hours · Go Sailing NYC
from $800per groupPrivate Statue of Liberty Sailing Tour runs through Go Sailing NYC. Rated 5.0 across 14 reviews. Runs 2 hours. From $800.
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Start with the mood of the day. NYCbySEA splits its luxury charters into daytime and sunset versions, the sunset one from $599.99, which fits anniversaries, proposals and slow celebrations where the deck stays quiet. For groups chasing speed, the private Manhattan speedboat takes up to 12 passengers through one fast hour on the water. Either way you set the pace, since no other guests share the boat.
Sailors get a dedicated pick as well: Go Sailing NYC runs a private Statue of Liberty sailing tour, two hours under canvas from $800, with a 5.0 rating from a small review pool. One limit matters here. Private vessels may not dock at Liberty or Ellis Islands, and the National Park Service authorizes a single ferry operator for island landings, so these charters circle and view rather than put you ashore.
When To Book Your Private Charter
A charter is one boat and one group, so capacity is tighter than any shared cruise on the site. Summer weekends, holiday weeks and sunset departures sell first, and the sunset yacht charter is the priciest and most contested of the four. Reserve early for those windows. Free cancellation softens the commitment: three of the four listings include it, which lets you lock a date now and shift it later if plans change.