Really enjoyed our cruise around the river. Got some lovely photos of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Manhattan. Well worth doing, especially if you are only here for a few days. You learn lots, good commentary,and you get really close to the island.
Highly recommend. Views were great and tour guide was full of information.
It was a bit cold and windy that day. It made trying to figure out logistics was a little difficult once we got in the vicinity. I found the seaport thing but there's no exact sign that points to where you have to go. I was about to check out a museum of sorts with the name southstreet seaport to warm up but I might have missed my ride since it was the last one for the day. On the bright side, being so cold it didn't appear to be smelly or crowded. I don't remember the directions saying anything about actually walking out to the pier. I'm guessing that would be a automatic for some but I thought there was some official meetup point where a guide would maybe escort you on the boat. I'm not the best nav-type of guy. I had to do a bit of rushing and asking for directions. not bad for 34 i guess