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  Though there are many ways to see New York City, one option is a dinner cruise. Dinner cruises offer a means of seeing the city's famous skyline while indulging in culinary delights. Some cruise operators even provide on-board entertainment, such as music and dancing. No matter your taste, the Big Apple has a cruise to suit you.
  
  

Entertainment Cruises

• Entertainment Cruises offers dining and sightseeing cruises in seven U.S. cities, one of which is New York. Departing from Manhattan's Chelsea Piers or New Jersey's Lincoln Harbor Marina, there are three options for dinner cruises. Spirit Cruises provides views of the New York Harbor and Statue of Liberty, live entertainment, and a buffet menu that features a salad bar, meat carving station and entrees, such as fresh salmon or pasta. Bateaux New York is a step up in your dining experience, offering a gourmet menu of lobster bisque, beef short ribs or braised lamb shanks, accompanied by fine wine. Guests will see the famous Manhattan skyline from the city's only all-glass vessel while enjoying live jazz performances. For a private experience, board Atlantica, a private chartered yacht. The options are numerous; guests can pick the menu, docking location and entertainment.
  
  Entertainment Cruises
  Pier 62, Chelsea Piers
  West 23rd Street
  New York, NY 10011
  866-483-3866
  spiritofnewyork.com
  
  

World Yacht

• World Yacht provides three-hour luxury cruises along the Hudson River and New York Harbor departing from Pier 81 in Manhattan. It is geared toward upscale corporate events, romantic dinners and intimate dinner parties. There are both private charters and public cruises available, and discounts offered for larger groups. The gourmet menu features choices, such as Long Island duck salad, caviar, filet mignon, pan-seared salmon and lobster. The live DJ will set the mood for the night as you see the New York skyline and an up-close view around the Statue of Liberty.
  
  World Yacht
  World Yacht Marina Pier 81
  West 41st Street
  New York, NY 10036
  800-498-4270
  worldyacht.com
  
  

Skyline Princess

• The Skyline Princess departs from Pier 1 in Flushing Meadows, New York. The dinner cruises will either sail the New York Harbor for views of the skyline and Statue of Liberty, or venture to the Long Island Sound to glimpse mansions and lighthouses. The buffet menu offers prime rib, chicken scaloppini or crab-stuffed lemon sole. Discounts are available for large groups.
  
  Skyline Princess
  1 Worlds Fair Marina
  Flushing Queens, NY 11368
  718-446-1100
  skylinecruises.com