The very first thing my husband and I did when we got to NYC was to hop on a subway and go take a free ride on the Staten Island ferry. How exciting to see the first view of the Statue of Liberty from the terminal! We got fairly close on the ride over, we got some good pictures and... more

My husband had never seen the Statue of Liberty, so we boarded the Big orange boat for a quick jaunt out in the harbor.The thing hauls butt- it really moves! The day was amazing sunny and clear and this boat did not dissapoint. After what seemed like 1 million people boarded the boat we set sail for a 25 minute... more

What a great experience. If it hadn't been for our big apple greeter, we would have probably not done this because I was worried about how long it would take to line up. We ended up going mid morning on a Wednesday - the whole service was extremely quick, efficient...oh, and SPECTACULAR! I know some people are complaining that the... more

If you have time you should take the free boat ride with the Staten Island Ferry. It is a good way to see the Statue of Liberty if you do not care to line up to see the statue close up. We were happy with the view we got from the boat and got to take some OK photos using... more

A friend living in Manhattan mentioned riding the ferry when I had a few hours between checkout and airport shuttle pick up. Took the subway with no problem to the ferry. I timed it just right so that when I got there, they had opened boarding. I walked on and (foolishly) went all the way to the front and stood... more

If you want a "free ride" this is the ultimate! If you'd like to see the Statue of Liberty, but don't want to spend the time or the money to take the ferry to Liberty Island, enjoy seeing Manhattan and the Statue from the Staten Island Ferry! Totally free. You'll ride from Manhattan to Staten Island. If you want to... more

Nice free ferry ride. Able to get a pretty close view of Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. more

The best thing about the staten island ferry was that it is free. To be honest i was expecting better and closer views of the statue of liberty as described by others and was a bit underwhelmed by it all. However saying that on a cold winters day such as we had it was a warm boat ride which served... more

Yes it's free which makes a must do but I was a little underwhelmed by the views of The Statue of Liberty. It was smaller than I thought it would be from all the photos and films I've seen of it. Everyone rushes to the front of the ferry. Don't do this. Wait right at the back where you can... more