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Statue Cruises to provide ferry service to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
February 25, 2021
Under new 3-year temporary concession contract, Statue Cruises will continue to provide ferry service operations for guests to the iconic New York City attractions
Statue Cruises, a subsidiary of Hornblower Group, has operated the ferry service for the NPS since 2008
Statue Cruises provides transportation to Liberty and Ellis Islands from The Battery in New York and Liberty State Park in New Jersey
The National Park Service, (NPS), announced today that Statue Cruises, LLC will continue to provide ferry and related services to the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island. Under a new 3-year temporary concession contract, Statue Cruises will run ferry service operations for locals and tourists alike visiting the iconic New York City institutions.
A U.S. congressional committee has asked Canada to reevaluate its ban on cruises, which prohibits ships from sailing in Canadian waters until March 2022.
On Wednesday, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure sent a letter to Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, hoping to encourage the Canadian government to work with the U.S. government and the cruise industry to find a mutually agreeable solution.
In the letter, the committee expressed its concern regarding the potential economic impact on local businesses and communities, saying that by closing Canadian ports to passenger vessels for another year, the livelihoods of tens of thousands of Americans and Canadians are at risk from more job losses and further economic devastation.
Jeri Clausing
Earlier this year, I wrote about how continued uncertainty surrounding near-term travel has pushed out river cruise bookings, with popular itineraries already filling up for 2022.
That strong, long-term demand, operators say, now is also spilling into 2023, prompting some lines to open up those sailing dates ahead of their usual schedule.
Last week, American Queen Steamboat Company opened up 2023 bookings a year early, the farthest in advance it has offered a season. Cruisers yearn to travel again, as evidenced by 2021 and 2022 inquiries and our webinar popularity with guests and travel partners, Kari Tarnowski, the company s senior vice president of marketing, said in a statement. Opening up 2023 to satisfy that wanderlust had to be done.