Stop At: Liberty Landing Marina, 80 Audrey Zapp Dr, Jersey City, New Jersey 07305
We will meet at Liberty Landing Marina where you will start your excursion. We will go through a safety talk and familiarize yourself with the luxury yacht. We will then depart and begin our time on the water.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Manhattan Skyline, New York City, New York 11201
The Manhattan skyline is every changing with its growing display of skyscrapers that define the character of NYC. When you sail by Manhattan the shear awe of these structures will leave you breathless. Our tour takes you past the southern edge of Manhattan to show you the best view of the skyline.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: One World Trade Center, 285 Fulton St, New York City, New York 10007
Majestic building anchoring lower Manhattan and a sign of our country's resilience. You will see this structure up close and be able to take some amazing and memorable photos.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York 10038
The Brooklyn Bridge is a large-scale steel and stone cable-stayed suspension bridge with a central span of 1,595 feet (486m) and a total length of 5,989 Feet (1,25m). Completed in 1883, it spans the East River to connect the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Sailing time 20-30 minutes
Stop At: Governors Island National Monument, New York Harbor, Ferry Terminal, New York City, New York 10004
Governors Island is a 172-acre island in New York Harbor, within the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located approximately 800 yards south of Manhattan Island, and is separated from Brooklyn to the east by the 400-yard-wide Buttermilk Channel. The National Park Service administers a small portion of the north end of the island as the Governors Island National Monument, including two former military fortifications named Fort Jay and Castle Williams. The Trust for Governors Island operates the remaining 150 acres, including 52 historic buildings, as a public park. About 103 acres of the land area is fill, added in the early 1900s to the south of the original island.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Ellis Island, New York City, New York
Ellis Island is a federally owned island in New York Harbor, situated within the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York, that was the busiest immigrant inspection and processing station in the United States. From 1892 to 1954, nearly 12 million immigrants arriving at the Port of New York and New Jersey were processed there under federal law. Today, it is part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and is accessible to the public only by ferry.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York City, New York 10004
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.
The statue is a figure of Libertas, the Roman Goddess of Liberty. She holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left hand carries a tabula ansata inscribed JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776 in Roman numerals), the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. A broken chain and shackle lie at her feet as she walks forward, commemorating the national abolition of slavery following the American Civil War. After its dedication, the statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, seen as a symbol of welcome to immigrants arriving by sea.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Liberty Landing Marina, 80 Audrey Zapp Dr, Jersey City, New Jersey 07305
At the end of the excursion, we will return to Liberty Landing Marina where you will depart the sailboat.
Duration: 5 minutes
