Of course the Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens skylines are beautiful in the evening. That's a given. So it's worth taking this cruise for that aspect, I would say. What's not ideal is the number of people they cram onto the boat. I mean, I get it. It's a touristy thing and they're out to make as much money as possible. But a lot of people get put on this thing, every seat taken except the indoors, lower level seats that no one wants.
The food and drink are nothing special and overpriced. Not too big of a surprise there.
What was the most intolerable was the tour guide. An older guy that has lived in NYC since forever. Knows everything there is to know about the region. I would say for 1:45 of the 2:00 hour trip he was talking over the loudspeaker. And that is a lot of talking. He told all kinds of stories, some pertinent, most not. All tidbits of info but most you couldn't pickup on. After a while you just kind of tune him out. Dude, the skylines, the water, the boat traffic, the Statue of Libery, all beautiful and mesmerizing. Let that scenery do most of the talking. It will be better for everyone.
But who knows, he got some applause at the end so maybe it's just me.