Skyline Cruises
1 World's Fair Marina
FlushingNY11714
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Description
This firm offers private and catered yacht charters.
Member Reviews
Don't do it!:
*Quick Review- You’re better off going on a 3 hour tour aboard the S.S. Minnow and being shipwrecked on Gilligan’s Island than wasting your money on this cruise line.
When anyone goes out for a nice evening, there are certain key factors that make the night worthwhile and memorable – The company you’re with, delicious food, great atmosphere and music, and excellent service. Thank God I was with my boyfriend, or the night would have been a total bust!
When we arrived on the boat, we went to our assigned table and were excited about enjoying our 4 hour escape. We both laughed at the corny background music, and I jokingly said it sounds like bad wedding reception music…not knowing there was actually a wedding on the second floor of the boat! (Which limited us to the first floor instead of all three.) The server came over and introduced himself while we were eating our dinner rolls, and shortly thereafter brought over our Caesar Salads. The salads were absolutely delicious…had I known it was the only edible food on the ship I would have savored each precious bite! I ordered a Peach Bellini, took a sip, and that’s when I noticed it – there was a fly floating around my drink. My boyfriend thought I was crazy, assuring me that it must be a seed. “Seeds do not have wings”, I told him. We took a closer look and I started to feel like Count von Count from Sesame Street...One, Two, Three Ahh, Ahh, Ahh…Four, Five, Six Ahh, Ahh, Ahh…Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten…Ten Flies in my drink! Ahh, Ahh, Ahh! This was the beginning of our nausea-filled night. We called the waiter over and he seemed completely unaffected by the fact that there was a swarm of insects in my drink. He blamed it on the ice and asked if I’d like another one. I switched to Diet Coke, hoping it came without a winged garnish. Thank God there were no creatures floating around, but the soda was in fact flat.
A while later the buffet trays started to come out. We were one of the first tables called up. The first two trays were steamed vegetables and baby potatoes -- They weren’t cooked with anything, not even salt. Next was Eggplant Rollatini and Penne alla Voda – Even Chef Boyardee would have been disappointed. There was a chicken dished smothered in sauce and vegetables, sole stuffed with crabmeat, and Ribeye rounded out the last of the 5ft. buffet table. I attempted to eat everything but the fish. I left this putrid task to my boyfriend, who nearly vomited when he bit into it. He described it as, “Fish that tasted like it was soaked in toilet water”. Neither one of us are food snobs that expected a gourmet meal, but we literally couldn’t eat the food. We spent the rest of the night rotating between our seats and the small standing area at the front of the boat, listening to the DJ play top hits from 1950-1990. Nothing about this cruise was up to date. We made the best of our night, but we were scared to so much as pour the milk in our coffee at the end of the night because we didn’t want to tempt fate and get food poisoning. The most insulting part of the evening was that our waiter billed us $12.00 for four flat sodas, assuring us that sodas were not included in our package, which in fact were included in our package.
I would not recommend this cruise line to anyone! The sights of the city are beautiful, but enjoy them from a different location. We had a great time being with each other, but we couldn’t wait to get back on land and get food in our stomachs! Do yourself a favor and don’t waste your time or your money.
When anyone goes out for a nice evening, there are certain key factors that make the night worthwhile and memorable – The company you’re with, delicious food, great atmosphere and music, and excellent service. Thank God I was with my boyfriend, or the night would have been a total bust!
When we arrived on the boat, we went to our assigned table and were excited about enjoying our 4 hour escape. We both laughed at the corny background music, and I jokingly said it sounds like bad wedding reception music…not knowing there was actually a wedding on the second floor of the boat! (Which limited us to the first floor instead of all three.) The server came over and introduced himself while we were eating our dinner rolls, and shortly thereafter brought over our Caesar Salads. The salads were absolutely delicious…had I known it was the only edible food on the ship I would have savored each precious bite! I ordered a Peach Bellini, took a sip, and that’s when I noticed it – there was a fly floating around my drink. My boyfriend thought I was crazy, assuring me that it must be a seed. “Seeds do not have wings”, I told him. We took a closer look and I started to feel like Count von Count from Sesame Street...One, Two, Three Ahh, Ahh, Ahh…Four, Five, Six Ahh, Ahh, Ahh…Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten…Ten Flies in my drink! Ahh, Ahh, Ahh! This was the beginning of our nausea-filled night. We called the waiter over and he seemed completely unaffected by the fact that there was a swarm of insects in my drink. He blamed it on the ice and asked if I’d like another one. I switched to Diet Coke, hoping it came without a winged garnish. Thank God there were no creatures floating around, but the soda was in fact flat.
A while later the buffet trays started to come out. We were one of the first tables called up. The first two trays were steamed vegetables and baby potatoes -- They weren’t cooked with anything, not even salt. Next was Eggplant Rollatini and Penne alla Voda – Even Chef Boyardee would have been disappointed. There was a chicken dished smothered in sauce and vegetables, sole stuffed with crabmeat, and Ribeye rounded out the last of the 5ft. buffet table. I attempted to eat everything but the fish. I left this putrid task to my boyfriend, who nearly vomited when he bit into it. He described it as, “Fish that tasted like it was soaked in toilet water”. Neither one of us are food snobs that expected a gourmet meal, but we literally couldn’t eat the food. We spent the rest of the night rotating between our seats and the small standing area at the front of the boat, listening to the DJ play top hits from 1950-1990. Nothing about this cruise was up to date. We made the best of our night, but we were scared to so much as pour the milk in our coffee at the end of the night because we didn’t want to tempt fate and get food poisoning. The most insulting part of the evening was that our waiter billed us $12.00 for four flat sodas, assuring us that sodas were not included in our package, which in fact were included in our package.
I would not recommend this cruise line to anyone! The sights of the city are beautiful, but enjoy them from a different location. We had a great time being with each other, but we couldn’t wait to get back on land and get food in our stomachs! Do yourself a favor and don’t waste your time or your money.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Review by Citysearch Editors:
Chartered dinner cruise available in the tri-state area for public or private functions such as weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs and corporate events.
Information from the business
For over 20 years, Skyline Cruises has been consistently recognized as the best overall value for NYC dinner cruises, NY yacht charters, and party boat cruises in New York Harbor.
