AIA-NY Around Manhattan Architecture Tour

this is one of the most interesting tours to take to get to know New York - great crew, wonderful presenter, nice service - enjoyed the complimentary drink and the delicious buffet. This was my second time with this tour. Thank you!

This is the third time I have stayed at the New Yorker. It is always a great experience!

I'm very interested in contemporary architecture and visit New York City often. Despite seeing quite a few New York buildings prior to this tour, I learned a lot during this cruise. The guide was very enthusiastic and full of information. There was plenty of time to ask questions. Great weather, tasty snacks and camaraderie between the fellow travelers didn't hurt either!

The boat was extremely comfortable, and the snacks and drinks were plentiful and welcome. I appreciated that I had a choice of being on deck or inside. Both were great. The architect guide certainly knew New York in great detail. He provided us with a wealth of information -- too much to take in. I'll have to go again!

Despite the weather (rain & some fog) the tour was the highlight of our New York Trip. The vessel was A1, the speaker was enthusiastic & very knowledgeable; the other staff were friendly & personable. It was very educational. The only downfall?.....The local New Yorkers at the 2 tables behind us who talked amongst themselevs through the entire first half of the cruise, making it difficult to focus on the speaker. Perhaps a brief message at the start of the cruise regarding consideration to fellow patrons should be added. The map/brochure was also of high quality & informative.

Every detail was taken care of. Our group of 10 was celebrating mom's 90 th birthday. As she is an architectural buff, she thoroughly enjoyed the tour.

My husband, daughter and I were looking forward to this tour. The weather was terrible on Sunday, May 21. I do not understand why the boat would go on a tour in the rain. The windows were fogged and you could not see the buildings. The guide kept referring to the buildings in the clouds because he could not see either. On a positive note, I believe it could be a very good tour if the weather had been better. Very disappointing but the tour boat should not go in inclement weather!

What a great way to see all of Manhattan. The commentators were very knowledgable and entertaining. Crew was polite and helpful.

My wife and I both felt that we did not need to know the history of every building. Began to get meaningless. Wouldn't it be better to say for example -- We are coming to the -----bridge, look for this and that detail or other information. Does anyone need specific information on a particular building or area. I just wanted to point out that the excellent information finally became a two hour drone of architects and their buildings that were not that important to me at least, and I would suspect most of the other passengers. Service was nicely done. Thanks for a very organized and excellent trip.

Took a flyer on this tour -- had to book months in advance. Turned out to be absolutely fabulous! The architect was articulate, knowledgeable, witty and flexible. The other passengers were polite, quiet and as interested as we were in listening and looking. The boat was clean and comfortable, the service friendly and unobtrusive. It helped, of course, that it was a gorgeous spring day...see what you can do about making sure you get this weather bonus. We are veterans of historical and architecture tours in Manhattan and this tour outshines them all.