The ports along the Hudson were very entertaining and educational, as is the rule on this cruise line. We couldn’t believe our eyes as we enjoyed mile after mile of fantastic fall foliage color. Although we live in the northeast, we have never seen such a display of nature’s splendor.
All in all, I would take this cruise again, next year!
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Seamless - no lines, no waiting, great help from the crew
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
Exceptional food - great choices. Every meal was wonderful. No assigned seating so you can mingle and get to know other passengers.
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
Artist on board with great and sophisticated projects you are proud to take home; informative lectures, bingo.
Entertainment
5 out of 5
Nightly cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres and unlimited drinks, here and throughout the day. Did not attend performances.
Children's Programs
No children onboard
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Wonderful young American crew, highly attentive to all our needs. Very friendly. We hugged one another goodbye.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Great small ship design with very little walking onboard if you have difficulties. Very clean - they were constantly cleaning and scrubbing.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
All cabins have a balcony. Spacious, clean cabin with ample storage.
Great educational tour - learned a lot about its importance in the American Revolution. Benedict Arnold tried to give the British defense plans of this port. Kościuszko strengthened defenses with expert engineering and constructed a chain across the river to block the British. we learned that West Point is actually the western-most site on the Hudson. These facts are not in our schoolbooks.
Visited State Capital Building which has architecture that rivals European castles plus a great museum about New York from prehistoric to modern times.
Visited Thomas Cole National Historic Site with numerous paintings by the man who became the father of American landscape painting and founder of the Hudson River School of Art. Great trip.
Sleepy Hollow is where Washington Irving, the celebrated author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, lived and is buried. We walked in his footsteps and learned that his characters were based on people that he knew. We visited his gravesite in a fascinating cemetery dating from the 1600s. Many, many more people are buried in Sleepy Hollow than live there.
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