TICKETS ON SALE FOR NY WATERWAY’S SCENIC AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS CRUISE
NY Waterway’s annual 4th of July experience is back for America’s 250th Anniversary, featuring breathtaking views of the world-famous Macy’s Fireworks Show
Weehawken, NJ (May 28, 2026) -- NY Waterway’s 4th of July Cruise experience is returning for America’s 250th Anniversary. The cruise offers the best seat in the city for unparalleled on-water views of the Macy’s Annual 4th of July Fireworks Show -- the nation’s largest synchronized fireworks event -- from the Hudson River.
Along with a tour of the major sites of New York Harbor, the Independence Day celebration cruise offers food, beverages, cocktails, a DJ with music synchronized with the fireworks and a free glass of champagne.
The July 4th cruise will begin boarding at 6 p.m. and depart at 6:30 p.m. from the Port Imperial Ferry Terminal in Weehawken, NJ, which has plenty of secure indoor parking. Ticketholders arriving from Manhattan will enjoy free, 8-minute connecting ferries from Midtown to Port Imperial by presenting their July 4th Cruise voucher to deckhands, and free ferry travel back to Midtown.
NY Waterway also offers free multi-route shuttles throughout Manhattan to and back from their Midtown Ferry Terminal, with real-time locator on the free NY Waterway App.
July 4th Cruise Details:
Port Imperial Boarding: 6pm
Cruise Departure: 6:30pm
Pricing
Adults: $299
Children 4-12: $249
Toddlers Under 4: FREE
Purchase tickets for your cruise at: July 4 Cruise (nywaterway.com)
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About NY Waterway
NY Waterway operates the nation’s largest privately owned commuter ferry service, including the biggest fleet traveling between New Jersey and New York. Every day, NY Waterway’s ferries, together with its free shuttle buses in New York and New Jersey, provide tens of thousands of commuters with safe, fast, convenient, and reliable transit service.
NY Waterway ferry routes feature daily service between terminals in Hoboken, Jersey City, Weehawken, Edgewater and South Amboy in New Jersey and Midtown, Battery Park City and Wall Street in Manhattan. In cooperation with MTA Metro North Railroad, ferries bring commuters from the west side of the Hudson River in Haverstraw to the Hudson Line station Ossining.
NY Waterway continues to evolve and innovate, adding new routes to meet changing commuter demand and upgrading its fleet to utilize hybrid-electric power.
Celebrating 40 Years
Founded in 1986, NY Waterway is celebrating four decades of exceptional service. NY Waterway ferries regularly provide emergency service when public transit systems are disrupted. On 9/11, NY Waterway ferries evacuated more than 150,000 people from Manhattan, part of the largest maritime evacuation in history. Ferry crews have also rescued more than 300 people from New York waters, most notably the 2009 rescue of 143 people from US Airways Flight 1549, the Miracle on the Hudson.