Ring In The New Year In True NYC Style
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Haven't yet nailed down plans for New Year's? Here's a selection of New York City-centric options to help ring out the old and bring in the new.
One family-friendly way to celebrate the arrival of 2011 is onboard a Spirit of New York family lunch cruise setting sail hours before all of the hoopla of New Year's eve gets started. You and the kids can feast on a bountiful buffet and dance away the afternoon with DJ music, all while cruising past the famed New York skyline. The price without tax for the Family Lunch Cruise is $39.90 per adult with children 3-12 half price. For more information, visit www.spiritofnewyork.com.
A couple of other options on the water are more traditionally adult and are offered by Classic Harbor Line's Yacht Manhattan also leaving from Chelsea Piers. The four-hour New Year's eve cruise is a formal affair, pausing for fireworks by the Statue of Liberty at midnight. While sailing along, you will make resolutions in style with an intimate group of passengers sampling hors d'oeuvres and wine tasting all to the strains of a live jazz trio. The New year's eve sailing is $350 per person but you can get $50 off when using code Val50. If you want to continue the new year in a genteel way, board the 1920s era yacht for a New Year's day Brunch Cruise for $95. Get $10 off by using code Val10. For more information, visit www.sail-nyc.com.
For landlubbers who want to feel the excitement of Times Square without battling the crowds, consider joining the party at the Ava Penthouse at the Dream hotel where you can celebrate the countdown from the rooftop looking down Broadway onto the throngs of noisemakers. The ball drop itself will be televised on plasma screens. Tickets are $175 per person for a five-hour open bar, party favors, champagne toast, DJ and breakfast buffet. They will waive the extra $25 rooftop fee if you tell them Val sent you. For more information, visit www.ticketswan.com/AVALounge.