Bateaux New York Premier Dinner Cruise New York, NY

I celebrated my 60th birthday party on the Manhattan Elite Yacht. I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to Mariel Fradua, the Event Coordinator, for making this event a remarkable and exciting day. Everything went according to how she and I planned the event, and the food was absolutely delicious, thanks to the amazing cook. Despite the rain, the captain was very attentive to our schedule and ensured no one was left behind. I also want to express my gratitude to Mariel for consistently answering and returning my phone calls. You are truly amazing and highly recommended! However, I had a negative experience with Mariam Diabate, an event coordinator. When we met prior to the event, we specifically discussed the placement of the balloon set, and I requested that no plates or silverware be placed on the tables until after the tablecloths were put on. On the day of the event, I sent a reminder email requesting that no plates or silverware be placed on the table. Additionally, I requested that we dock at the pier during the last hour of the event. On the day of the event, when I arrived with the tablecloths, I found that each table was fully set with plates and silverware, and only one staff member was onboard. My sister, my event planner, and the staff had to remove all the settings, lay the tablecloths, and reset everything with the plates and silverware. I did not see the balloon set up initially, but as I headed up the steps to see the DJ, I noticed the lady was setting up the balloons. She had not been instructed to set them up on the lower level, so she had to dismantle that setup and move everything downstairs. During the event, my staff and Chief Financial Officer were confused and stated, "I did not know you were retiring." It literally took me by surprise. Instead of the menu reading "Welcome to the 60th Birthday," it mistakenly stated, "Welcome to BirthTirement." When my daughter showed this to me, I was very upset; it was clearly a cut-and-paste error. I received the corrected version three days after the event. At 10:35 PM, I realized we were still sailing. I asked the captain if he knew the boat was supposed to dock at 10 PM. He informed me that he had not been notified, so we headed to the dock immediately. Overall, Mariel, the captain, the cook, and the staff were AWESOME; I would rate them all 5 STARS. However, due to the issues with Mariam, I feel it is fair to rate this event 3 stars.

We did a premier dinner cruise This was a 3 hour cruise The views and the cruise itself was beautiful and you get to see a lot of the Hudson River features and attractions including Statue of Liberty The dinner was bad. Not only that they didn’t have a lot of the items advertised in the menu for the plated dinner but what was left is really poor quality. This is not a cheap cruise. It ended up being about $260 per person so I would definitely expect better quality dinner This was a disappointment.