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5-Course Dinner, Live Music
New York City: Gourmet Dinner Cruise with Live Music runs through NYC Water Cruises. Rated 4.2 across 1,701 reviews. Runs 3 hours. From $156.36.
Sunset, Brunch And Dinner Cruises
The harbor changes character once the sun drops and the skyline lights come on. This page gathers the city's ten sunset, brunch and dinner cruises in one place, from a city lights sail with a drink at $78.57 to a three-hour gourmet dinner cruise with live music from $156.36. Most depart from Hudson River piers in Manhattan, and all but one can be cancelled free if your plans move (see Cruises Compared).
All Ten Sunset, Brunch And Dinner Cruises, Compared
Each listing below is live and bookable, with the rating and review count shown alongside. The cheapest evening on the water is the City Lights Yacht Cruise with a drink included, from $78.57 and rated 4.7. At the other end, the gourmet dinner cruise with live music runs three hours from $156.36. Between them sit small-yacht sunset sails from $85.50 and the jazz cruise at $134.03.
3-Course Brunch, Lunch or Dinner
2 to 2 hours 30 minutes · City Cruises
from $115.13per personNYC: City Cruises Luxury Brunch, Lunch or Dinner Cruise runs through City Cruises. Rated 4.5 across 1,056 reviews. Runs 2 to 2 hours 30 minutes. From $115.13.
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Champagne Sunset Yacht Cruise
1 hour 30 minutes to 3 hours · Classic Harbor Line New York City
from $113.23per personNew York City: Sunset Yacht Cruise runs through Classic Harbor Line New York City. Rated 4.9 across 501 reviews. Runs 1 hour 30 minutes to 3 hours. From $113.23.
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Evening Jazz, Yacht Manhattan
1 hour 30 minutes · Classic Harbor Line New York City
from $134.03per personNYC: Evening Jazz Cruise on the Yacht Manhattan runs through Classic Harbor Line New York City. Rated 4.8 across 328 reviews. Runs 1 hour 30 minutes. From $134.03.
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City Lights Yacht, Drink Included
1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes · Classic Harbor Line New York City
from $78.57per personNYC: City Lights Yacht Cruise with Drink Included runs through Classic Harbor Line New York City. Rated 4.7 across 243 reviews. Runs 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes. From $78.57.
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City Cruises Buffet Lunch
2 hours · City Cruises
from $115.13per personCity Cruises New York Signature Lunch Cruise runs through City Cruises. Rated 4.3 across 210 reviews. Runs 2 hours. From $115.13.
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Buffet Cruise from New Jersey
2 to 2 hours 30 minutes · City Cruises
from $115.13per personCity Cruises New Jersey: NYC Buffet Lunch or Dinner Cruise runs through City Cruises. Rated 4.0 across 134 reviews. Runs 2 to 2 hours 30 minutes. From $115.13.
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2h45 Skyline Brunch, Drink
2 hours 45 minutes · Classic Harbor Line New York City
from $139.92per personNYC: Manhattan Skyline Brunch Cruise with a Drink runs through Classic Harbor Line New York City. Rated 4.7 across 108 reviews. Runs 2 hours 45 minutes. From $139.92.
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Small Yacht Sunset, Drink
1 hour 30 minutes · Classic Harbor Line New York City
from $85.50per personNYC: Sunset Cruise on a Small Yacht with a Drink runs through Classic Harbor Line New York City. Rated 4.9 across 104 reviews. Runs 1 hour 30 minutes. From $85.5.
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Bateaux Bottomless Mimosa Brunch
2 hours · City Cruises
from $158.82per personCity Cruises New York Bateaux Premier Brunch Cruise runs through City Cruises. Rated 4.5 across 49 reviews. Runs 2 hours. From $158.82.
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Start with what matters more, the light or the meal. If dusk across the skyline is the reason you are out, the small-yacht sunset cruise with a drink, rated 4.9 across 104 reviews, keeps the boat intimate over 90 minutes. If food comes first, the luxury brunch, lunch or dinner cruise from $115.13 folds the menu into the fare. The evening jazz cruise, 4.8 across 328 reviews, adds live music to a 90-minute harbor run.
Schedule and budget thin the field further. The city lights cruise, from $78.57, is the shortest at 75 to 90 minutes and fits a compressed evening. The Bateaux Premier brunch, from $158.82, is a plated, dress-up lunch of two hours. Travelers on the New Jersey side have a buffet lunch or dinner option from $115.13. One exception to note: the Manhattan skyline brunch cruise is the only departure here without free cancellation.
Timing, Seasons And Booking Your Cruise
Sunset departures sell out first, especially on summer weekends, so reserve the jazz and sunset yacht cruises early. Fixed-menu sailings like the Bateaux brunch and the gourmet harbor dinner fill quickly around holidays too. Since nearly everything listed here cancels for free, booking ahead costs little and keeps your options open. Departure times shift with the seasons, so confirm the sailing you want on the live booking page before locking in the rest of your evening.