We are a private cruise company in New York City offering affordable boat rentals for any occasion. We host parties aboard our impressive cruise lineup for parties of all sizes.
Empire Cruises (empirecruises.com) has 28 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.5 out of 5.
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empirecruises.com
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Travel Agencies
Location
New York, New York
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
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I had a wonderful experience. I would highly recommend this company. The staff was helpful, and worked with me. The dj ish and host Kelvin was really good in keeping the party going. My mom had a wonderful time. If your looking for a boat trip to go on to celenrate an occasion or just to relax with friends and family then check out Empire cruises.
You won't regret it
Response from Empire CruisesJul 13, 2019
Thank you for choosing us and for the feedback Valerie!
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Maria
Middle School Prom Night 2019
We used Empire Cruises for the 2019 Graduation Class, Middle School Prom Celebration.
Since the first call, Byron the representative, was extremely helpful and patient explaining me the different options for the small budget our small school had.
The day of the event, June 14, 2019 I was in contact with Sal, the boat manager, who helped me with all the details before the students and staff arrived. During the cruise all the crew members were very helpful and attentive taking care of all us. Food and music was according to our expectations.
I just have words of praise for all! Thank you for making a memorable night for the students. Most of the students are new in the country and it was the first time seeing the Statue of Liberty, or even more, riding a boat. For them it was a WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE!!!!
Thank you to Byron, Jennifer, Manager Sal, DJ Anthony, the captain and rest of the crew, for making such a first-rate experience to us all! Keep up the good work.....
Response from Empire CruisesJul 12, 2019
Wow! Thanks for the thorough review Maria. It was truly our pleasure!
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Tina
Birthday on the Cosmo
I decided to choose Empire Cruises for my boyfriend's 30th birthday party. Everything went very smoothly. For pre planning I worked with Edward and Jennifer. They were great, addressed all my questions over the phone and via email. The boat manager Sal was our point of contact the day of the event and took great care of us! Sal and his crew were so accommodating with helping my family setup the party with the decorations and the layout, making sure that it was what I envisioned. I really appreciated Sal's personable and easy going work ethic. His staff was very helpful, the bartender Bodega was super sweet as well! I would definitely recommend this team for future events!
Response from Empire CruisesJul 12, 2019
Thank you for choosing us Tina!
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Nilda
I have my wedding May 25
I have my wedding May 25, 2019 everyone was polite nice everything was beautiful my guess had a great time it was perfect for my 55 Yes thank God everything worked out How are use them and recommend sal was great I also got married on the boat everything was beautiful thank you .
Response from Empire CruisesJul 12, 2019
Thanks for rating us Nilda! It was an honor to host your wedding!
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Jonathan H.
Excellent experience with Empire Cruises
We rented the Jacana for our cruise in late June. We found the staff to be accommodating, the boat to be clean and the route to be good as well - down the East River, quite close to the Statue of Liberty, and around the World Trade Center before looping back. As a 65+ person group in their mid twenties, we enjoyed ourselves - the food and drink setup was very friendly and accommodating of a group like ours as well. It would be wise to bring an extra adaptor for the speaker system as we had trouble converting ours from the aux cord provided to a new iPhone port.
Response from Empire CruisesJul 9, 2019
Thank you for choosing us and sharing your experience Jonathan!
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Shannon
Staff was extremely accommodating and…
Staff was extremely accommodating and the boat cruise was so much fun. Food was great and they had more than enough drinks to go around for the 90 guests I had! Amazing day and great views of NYC. Will definitely be doing this again.
Response from Empire CruisesJul 9, 2019
Thank you for rating us Shannon! It was truly our pleasure!
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Zytiin
The representative Mamadou is extremely …
The representative Mamadou is extremely helpful and professional each and every time I use this Cruise Line. I only wish that they would have a boat leave from 23rd street that fits 600 people.
One problem I have while the cruise is going on is that they open the door on the first floor to bet additional liquor bottles and the smell is TERRIBLE . i feel they should not open during a cruise
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Dawn
Sweet 16
We loved having my daughters sweet 16 on the lucille boat. I would do it again in a heartbeat.