New York City Shore Excursion: Pre-Cruise Half-Day Private Tour
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New York City, USA
3 to 5 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
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Overview
Before you embark on your cruise from New York City, tour the city in style by private vehicle, with your own personal navigator to guide you! Your private guide is an experienced, knowledgeable, native New Yorker who will show you New York City’s most fascinating areas. Enjoy personalized attention as you see top Big Apple sights like the Brooklyn Bridge, SoHo and Chinatown. At the end of your tour, you’ll be conveniently dropped-off at your chosen cruise port: Manhattan, Cape Liberty NJ or Brooklyn.
What's Included
- Worry-free Shore Excursion
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Hotel, residence or area airport pickup
- There will be multiple opportunities to stop and take iconic photos
- Private tour of New York City
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Port drop-off
- Professional guide
- Alcoholic beverages No alcholic beverages are provided nor can they be consumed in any of our vehicles
- A suggested combined gratuity of 20% may be provided in cash or via Venmo directly to the guide and driver, or you may offer any amount you deem appropriate based on the quality of service received.
- Food and drinks
- Unfortunately, we do not provide child or baby seats
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup point
What To Expect
Midtown
The central portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan and serves as the city's primary central business district. Midtown is home to some of the city's most prominent buildings, including the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project, the headquarters of the United Nations, Grand Central Terminal, and Rockefeller Center, as well as several prominent tourist destinations including Broadway, Times Square, and Koreatown. Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan is the busiest transportation hub in the Western Hemisphere Midtown Manhattan is one of the largest central business districts in the world and ranks among the world's most expensive locations for real estate; Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan has commanded the world's highest retail rents, with average annual rents at US$3,000 per square foot
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
SoHo
The name "SoHo" derives from the area being "South of Houston Street", and was coined in 1962 by Chester Rapkin, an urban planner and author of The South Houston Industrial Area study, also known as the "Rapkin Report". The name also recalls Soho, an area in London's West End. Almost all of SoHo is included in the SoHo–Cast Iron Historic District, which was designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1973, extended in 2010, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978. It consists of 26 blocks and approximately 500 buildings, many of them incorporating cast-iron architectural elements. Many side streets in the district are paved with Belgian blocks
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Chinatown
New York City's main Chinatown is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City, bordering the Lower East Side to its east, Little Italy to its north, Civic Center to its south, and Tribeca to its west. With an estimated population of 90,000 to 100,000 people, Chinatown is home to the highest concentration of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere. Manhattan's Chinatown is also one of the oldest Chinese ethnic enclaves. The Manhattan Chinatown is one of nine Chinatown neighborhoods in New York City, as well as one of twelve in the New York metropolitan area, which contains the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia, comprising an estimated 893,697 individuals as of 2017.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
The Brooklyn Heights Promenade, also called the Esplanade, is a 1,826-foot (557 m)-long platform and pedestrian walkway cantilevered over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Interstate 278) in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, United States. With views of Lower Manhattan's skyline and the New York Harbor, it came about as the byproduct of competing proposals for the highway's route that were resolved in the midst of World War II. Actual construction came after the war. As a structure built over a roadway, the Promenade is owned by the NYC DOT and is not considered a park; however, NYC Parks maintains the entire Promenade.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
New York Public Library (Pass By)
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (commonly known as the Main Branch, the 42nd Street Library, or just the New York Public Library is the flagship building in the New York Public Library system in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The branch, one of four research libraries in the library system, contains nine separate divisions. The structure contains four stories open to the public. The main entrance steps are at Fifth Avenue at its intersection with East 41st Street. As of 2015, the branch contains an estimated 2.5 million volumes in its stacks. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark, a National Register of Historic Places site, and a New York City designated landmark in the 1960s.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Due to the nature of this tour, it will not be conducted during severely inclement weather. If, on the day of the tour, the company needs to cancel the tour, you may be rescheduled to another time that is convenient
- Your car tour will include a private guide who will be there as your personal navigator to show you the best of New York City
- Type of car is determined by number of travelers
- Please select either an English-speaking or Spanish-speaking guide at the time of booking
- Not recommended for children aged 2 and under
- Luggage will be stored and transported
Frequently Asked Questions
(6)Q: What is the cancellation policy for the New York City Shore Excursion: Pre-Cruise Half-Day Private Tour?
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
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Activity code: C-3112PRTNYCPREL
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool New York City customers.
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Q:
What is the cancellation policy for the New York City Shore Excursion: Pre-Cruise Half-Day Private Tour?
A:Apr 2025
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EST).
Q:
What's included in the price?
A:
Apr 2025
The following is included:
- Worry-free Shore Excursion.
- All taxes, fees and handling charges.
- Hotel, residence or area airport pickup.
- There will be multiple opportunities to stop and take iconic photos.
- Private tour of New York City.
- Air-conditioned vehicle.
- Port drop-off.
- Professional guide.
The following is NOT included:
- Alcoholic beverages. No alcholic beverages are provided nor can they be consumed in any of our vehicles.
- A suggested combined gratuity of 20% may be provided in cash or via Venmo directly to the guide and driver, or you may offer any amount you deem appropriate based on the quality of service received.
- Food and drinks.
- Unfortunately, we do not provide child or baby seats.
Q:
What is the minimum age for this tour?
A:
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025
Q:
My date is not available in the calendar, I am just checking to see if it is available?
A:
If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025
Q:
Is this an accessible tour?
A:Apr 2025
Accessibility information for the New York City Shore Excursion: Pre-Cruise Half-Day Private Tour is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Q:
Where is the meeting point for this activity?
A:
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for New York City Shore Excursion: Pre-Cruise Half-Day Private Tour will be included in your confirmation email from Cool New York City. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Worry-free Shore Excursion
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Hotel, residence or area airport pickup
- There will be multiple opportunities to stop and take iconic photos
- Private tour of New York City
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Port drop-off
- Professional guide
- Alcoholic beveragesNo alcholic beverages are provided nor can they be consumed in any of our vehicles
- A suggested combined gratuity of 20% may be provided in cash or via Venmo directly to the guide and driver, or you may offer any amount you deem appropriate based on the quality of service received.
- Food and drinks
- Unfortunately, we do not provide child or baby seats
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Due to the nature of this tour, it will not be conducted during severely inclement weather. If, on the day of the tour, the company needs to cancel the tour, you may be rescheduled to another time that is convenient
- Your car tour will include a private guide who will be there as your personal navigator to show you the best of New York City
- Type of car is determined by number of travelers
- Please select either an English-speaking or Spanish-speaking guide at the time of booking
- Not recommended for children aged 2 and under
- Luggage will be stored and transported
