New Year’s Eve cruises in NYC to end the year on a high note

Classic Harbor Line is offering three New Year's Eve departures with views of the Manhattan skyline on the yachts Manhattan II or Manhattan I—a New Year's Eve Pre-dinner Champagne & Cheese Pairing for 1.5 hours at 5:30 & 5:40 pm; a New Year's Eve Post-Dinner Champagne & Dessert Pairing for 1.5 hours at 7:45 & 7:55 pm (both which include a three-glass flight and pairing for $118 to $148); and a New Year's Eve Champagne, Cheese & Dessert Pairing with fireworks at the stroke of midnight for 2.5 hours at 10 and 10:10pm (which includes a five-glass flight pairing with the fireworks for $238 to $298).

Classic Harbor Line's custom-built vessels have observatory windows for wide and high views, spacious interiors that are divided into zones for extra space for guests seated at socially distanced, partitioned private tables, temperature-controlled interior with a MERV13 HEPA air filtration system. Masks are required and readily available hand sanitizer is standard.

This glass-enclosed vessel affords unobstructed views of fireworks and attractions that include the Brooklyn Bridge, Battery Park City, Governors Island, the Statue of Liberty and the fireworks for three hours on New Year's Eve. All guests receive a four-course meal, access to a top-shelf open bar, the chance to dance to a live band with a female vocalist and props for photos (beads, hats, noisemakers and mascarade-themed handouts). $599.90–$879.90

Enjoy a Signature Dinner Cruise by City Cruises on the East and Hudson Rivers with a delicious buffet with freshly prepared entrees, salads and desserts and a countdown to 2022 set to onboard DJ entertainment and beads, hats, noisemakers and mascarade-themed handouts. Sip all night on creative cocktails, wine and beer from a cash bar. $379.90-$509.90

Update: The Circle Line New Year's Eve Cruise is sold out!

Enjoy hors d'oeuvres, standard open bar, beer and wine, plus a complimentary champagne toast at midnight while an onboard DJ plays hits all night.

Departing from Perth Amboy, NJ, the six-hour Cornucopia Princess cruise will offer good music, food, drinks and a picture-perfect champagne toast on New Year's Eve. $185.

Launching from Highlands, NJ, this four-hour cruise includes a premium open bar until midnight, delicious passed and stationed hors d’oeuvres, a complimentary champagne toast, an open bar, and an awesome DJ playing all your favorite tunes as you watch the fireworks explode above you in New York Harbor.

Event Cruises is hosting two NYE cruises from Pier 36: a party cruise with a buffet and a fireworks cruise. The Party Cruise with a Buffet is aboard a three-deck vessel across four hours and includes a buffet dinner, access to an open bar, a panoramic view of the fireworks and music. $369. The Firework Cruise is just 2 hours and 45 minutes but it includes views of the fireworks on its two decks, a premium open bar, and music. $199.