We made a mistake and went on an over casted day and it started raining. Thinking they would just cancel, they never cancel. The lady inside the ticket booth is NOT helpful and plain rude to any visitors. She obviously hates her job. She even gave me someone else's receipt which made me panic since I only paid for two people, i think she charged me for 3 but my receipt since it was for 29 people. It was the tour group in front's receipt. The inside of the boat was so fogged up that you couldn't see anything unless you went outside in the pouring rain. They should have opened the front doors to help that, no they just handed out paper towels. He wasted half the trip asking where everyone is from. This boat gets close to the Statue of Liberty but does not stop there. It doesn't stop in front of Ellis Island either. The speaker just rattled off some rapping poem about New York. It was a waste of my time and money. Look for the Ellis Island tour instead. Or take the FREE shuttle.