The Hudson is so beautiful it inspired a whole school of art, the Hudson River School. Its painters saw romance in the gently curving river and its soft but dramatic green bluffs. The river runs 315 miles starting in the Adirondacks and ending in New York Harbor. Dinner cruisers can expect to enjoy the views of the Hudson Highlands and the Catskills as they sip wine and pass by towns, elegant estates and farms on the Hudson.
Not many New Orleans stern wheelers are found on the Hudson, but the River Rose is one. The two-hour buffet dinner cruises are offered several times each season, with Mother's Day among one of the available dates. The River Rose leaves from Newburgh with as many as 150 guests for your special dinner cruise. The boat can be reserved for weddings, special occasion banquets and business dinners if you prefer to host your own dinner cruise.
River Rose Cruises
2 Lucas Drive
New Windsor, NY 12553
845-562-1067
riverrosecruises.com
Cruise north from Haverstraw on the Commander. This boat, built in 1917, is the last operating vessel that served in the U.S. Navy in World War I. Step aboard for the Moonlight Music Cruise. Enjoy three hours on the river listening to music provided by a DJ and dining on light fare. Cocktails are served from a cash bar or an open bar can be added to the ticket cost.
Hudson Highlands Cruises Inc.
P.O. Box 355
Cornwall On Hudson, NY 12520
845-534-7245
commanderboat.com
Charter this boat for a dinner cruise of your own making. Catered by the Newburgh, NY, restaurant, Torches, you can design a night to remember cruising the waters. Weddings and private charters are the specialty of this Hudson cruise-boat company. Cruise under the shadows of dramatic Bannerman Castle on Pollepel Island. Order up a cocktail party before dinner and watch the sunset as you pass Cold Spring, Storm King Mountain and Breakneck Mountain.
Hudson River Adventures, Inc
26 Front St.
Newburgh, NY 12550
845-220-2120
prideofthehudson.com
