"In celebration of the
quadricentennial of the Hudson River (www.hudson400.com)
and the opening of the first section of the much-anticipated High Line park (www.thehighline.org) on the West Side of
Manhattan, Classic Harbor Line Cruises (www.sail-nyc.com)
is introducing a combination cruise and walking tour called “High Line and
Sky-line.”
“Call it the Locavore Love Boat for
Lushes. Wendy Crispell runs two-hour vino-soaked cruises around the lovely Isle
of Manhattan and has set her sights on other parts of the state…Crispell will
navigate adrift oenophiles through stars from the Hudson River Valley including
Benmarl’s 2007 Traminette (a cross of gewruzraminer and seyval blanc) and
Millbrook’s Long Island sourced 2006 cabernet franc.”
“Each day, two 80-foot Schooner from
Classic Harbor Line set sail down New York’s waterway, offering their guests
incredible views of the skyline with free drinks. Photos and picnic baskets are
encouraged, and even the most cynical traveler is awed by the Statue of Liberty
(which the schooner approaches as closely as the Coast Guard will Allow). It’s
an incredible experience on any day…”