Statue of Liberty & NYC Skyline Cruise - Freedom Liberty Tour

They will snag you as soon as you come off the subway. They are very nice people. Just trying to make money. The cost was 48.00 each. Not bad given that after the ferry ride they take you on a double decker bus to Time Square. They bus you to a port and then you walk to the ferry. This was a tad bit longer than I would have preferred. There was lots of room on board and the boat stays in front of the statue plenty of time for pictures. We did a sunset time frame and it was beautiful.

We were dropped off by the taxi driver directly at a vendor at Battery Park. They were probably in cahoots … The vendor sold us two boat trips to the Statue of Liberty without mentioning that there was no boat there at all. We were carted north in a rickety bus. Naturally in traffic. After 20 minutes still no pier in sight. We then got off along the way. 110 dollars for nothing.

Do what they say to do. Walk straight past these people selling tickets at the South Ferry station. Do not engage. Made that mistake. Paid for tour at 130pm. Shuttle to the pier, which was back toward uptown. Finally got to boat at 230pm to be told we'd be boarding at 330pm. Boarded at 340pm, and waited another 20 mins before they even took off. They tell you food and beverage is available on board. They don't tell you they want an extra $39.99 for the privilege to have that. Happy to pay what I paid if the service wasn't so slow. Luckily I wasn't in a hurry to be anywhere.

Deceptive, misrepresentative, and misleading practices. They have a swarm of official-looking staff all over Battery Park. Do not trust. Beware. We had a very disappointing experience involving a misleading ticket sale near Battery Park. We originally purchased five Statue City Cruises tickets for $130. After arriving late, we were hounded by a number of staff members in vests checking tickets and asking about departure times. We were eventually stopped by one of these individuals who examined and scanned our legitimate tickets. After explaining that we were late, he assured us that our original tickets would be refunded and that he could arrange replacement tickets for a later tour. Based on that representation, we purchased a new tour unaware it was with a different company than the one we originally booked the tour with. The individual quoted us replacement tickets at $39.99 per person but we were ultimately charged $54.99 per person. When we questioned this difference, the individual told us it was all "taxes". This seemed unbelievable to us, and no tax charges were represented on the receipt we were given. We asked for a refund on the spot but were refused, and the individual asked if we didn't trust them because of their race. Not wanting to escalate things, we reluctantly got on the tour. We subsequently confirmed with Statue City Cruises that this individual was not their representative, had no authority to arrange the promised refund, and that no refund of our original $130 purchase had been issued. We contacted Big City Tourism with our documentation. They acknowledged the pricing discrepancy and offered approximately $50 as an adjustment. However, despite multiple follow-ups, they never issued that adjustment and did not adequately address the more serious issue of the misleading representation regarding our original tickets. We understand that we did take the Big City Tourism tour and are not simply requesting a refund because we changed our minds about a service we used. Our concern is that we were induced to make the purchase based on a representation that turned out to be false, resulting in a $130 loss on our original tickets in addition to the new charge. We have disputed the transaction with our bank and reported the matter through the appropriate consumer channels. We would still prefer to see Big City Tourism take responsibility for the circumstances surrounding this sale and resolve the matter fairly. If a Big City Tourism rep is reading this, I implore you to do better and STOP scamming people who are simply trying to enjoy one of New York's proudest monuments that should be accessible to all without this kind of harassment.

Enjoy all the views and stories . The story of that day in 2001 just makes the Statue of Liberty more real.