Terms and Conditions

NY SIGHTSEEING CRUISES INCORPORATED ("NYSCI," "we," or "us") is committed to providing a pleasant website experience and maintaining the privacy of those who visit www.nyseacruises.com (collectively, the "Site"). Users of the Site are referred to as "visitors," or "you."

By using this website you accept all terms & conditions stated herein.

Subject to these Terms and Conditions, you may view this Site and download or make limited printouts of text, images, graphics, and other materials on this Site ("Site Content") only for your personal, noncommercial, informational use.

NYSCI reserves all rights in Site Content not expressly granted. Your limited permission to use and access this Site is immediately and automatically revoked if you violate any of these Terms and Conditions.

By purchasing tickets online, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

• When purchasing tickets, your information will be routed to our online ticketing service provider (the "Ticketing Provider"). The Ticketing Provider may collect certain data, including without limitation your name, contact information, email address, postcode, credit or debit card number, CVV number, and expiration date, in order to provide tickets to you. Such information shall be collected and used in accordance with the Ticketing Provider's privacy policies and terms and conditions. The Ticketing Provider uses secure encryption algorithms to protect sensitive data, which encrypt all information you input before it is sent, and all of the information the Ticketing Provider collects is protected against unauthorized access. Please refer to the Ticketing Provider's website for further information.
• NYSCI does not collect credit card information. NYSCI EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR THE USE, LOSS, THEFT, OR OTHER MISUSE OF YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION. YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD NYSCI HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL LOSSES, EXPENSES, AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES), WHETHER YOUR OWN OR THOSE OF THIRD PARTIES, ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE USE, LOSS, THEFT, OR MISUSE OF YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION.
• While we try to maintain accurate information on our Site, rates and schedules are subject to change, which changes may not be reflected on our Site. We shall not be obligated to notify you of any such changes except as may be required by applicable law, and we shall not be liable for any damage(s) to passengers, cargo, or cargo owners resulting from such changes.
• Each fare shall be deemed to be earned when paid or at the time of embarkation and shall not be refundable except in strict accordance with NYSCI's Ticket Expiration and Refund Policy.
• Tickets have no cash value.
• The size of carry‐on luggage and other items is limited. See our site for further details.
• ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ARE ALLOWED ON OUR VESSELS.
• No weapons of any type may only be brought aboard.
• Tickets may be subject to additional policies posted on our Site, at the NYSCI departure gate, and aboard NYSCI vessels.
• We reserve the right to charge you the cost of rectifying any damage to our property, including our vessels, caused by your negligent, reckless, or intentional act.
• You assume all risk of loss of property or injury to the person, including injuries resulting in death, caused by or incidental to dangers of navigation or fault in the management of the vessel, notwithstanding that such dangers or fault resulted from our negligence or that of our employees or agents. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you hereby release us and hold us harmless from any liability whatsoever for any and all such claims and damages associated therewith.
• Without limiting the foregoing, you agree that no suit or claim for loss or damage to property or injury to persons may be made after one (1) year from the date of such loss, damage, or injury. You agree that any such suit or claim will only be filed and litigated in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.
• The invalidity of any other paragraph, clause, or provision of these terms and conditions shall not effect or invalidate any other paragraph, clause, or provisions hereof.

As much as we love our furry friends, we keep it professional. Dogs trained to perform a manual task are permitted, all other animals will not be allowed on the boat.

While a service dog is onboard, the owner remains wholly responsible to control the animal and must keep it on a leash at all times.

The Captain has the overriding authority to refuse service if deemed appropriate pertaining to safety and company standards.

From time to time we may ask to collect certain information from a Site visitor. Such information collected may be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Although we strive to provide the latest developments and updated information on the Site, we do not warrant the accuracy, effectiveness, or suitability of any Site Content. You assume full responsibility and all risks arising from your use of and access to the Site. The Site Content is presented "AS IS" with all faults, and may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. We reserve the right to make additions, deletions, or modifications to the Site Content and information at any time without any prior notification.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, NYSCI:

• excludes all representations and warranties relating to this Site and the Site Content which is or may be provided by any affiliates or any other third party, including in relation to any inaccuracies or omissions; and
• excludes all liability for damages arising out of or in connection with your use of this Site. This includes, without limitation, direct loss, loss of business or profits (whether or not the loss of such profits was foreseeable, arose in the normal course of things or you have advised CBITD of the possibility of such potential loss), damage caused to your computer, computer software, systems and programs and the data thereon or any other direct or indirect, consequential and incidental damages.

NYSCI reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without any obligation, to modify or correct any errors or omissions in any portion of the Site. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back to the Site periodically.

NYSCI may provide links to other websites. NYSCI is not responsible for the terms & conditions or privacy practices of such other websites. Site visitors are encouraged to be aware when they leave the Site and to read the terms and conditions or privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information.

NYSCI owns intellectual property rights in its trademarks and service (including, without limitation, NY SIGHTSEEING CRUISES INCORPORATED and NYSEA CRUISES), logos, designs, patents, trade secrets, copyrights, trade dress, and other proprietary information of NYSCI or its affiliated companies, licensors, and partners (collectively referred to as the "IP"). Some Site Content may be contributed by third parties other than NYSCI, its agents, employees, or contractors, and such "Third Party Content" appearing on the Site is licensed to NYSCI for inclusion on the Site, but owned by the author or creator. All Site Content other than Third Party Content is included within the scope of IP, and is protected by state, federal, and international law, including, without limitation, United States copyright, patent, and trademark laws, as well as by licensing agreements or other proprietary rights. Any permitted download or reproduction of Site Content: (1) must retain all accompanying copyright, trademark, patent, and other proprietary notices; and (2) must not be modified in any way. You agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publish, adapt, edit, create derivative works, or create a compilation or database from any of the Site Content without the prior written authorization of NYSCI. Title to our intellectual property, this Site, and the Site Content remains with NYSCI and/or its licensors, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved.

No use of the IP shown or disclosed on this Site may be made without the prior written authorization of NYSCI, except to identify the products or services of NYSCI. This Agreement does not grant you any right, title, or interest in these marks or any of the IP. If you wish to request written permission to use any of the IP or Site Content in a manner that is not expressly authorized herein, or to file a notice of claim of copyright infringement on or regarding this Site, please contact us at the address set forth below.

NYSCI respects the intellectual property rights of others. We reserve the right, in appropriate circumstances and within our sole discretion, to terminate the access of visitors or clients who infringe the copyright or intellectual property rights of NYSCI or others through use of or access to the Site. If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible at this Site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that this Site contains links or other references to another online location that contains material or activity that infringes your copyright rights, you may notify us by providing us (at the address set forth herein) with the information required by the U.S. Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the "Digital Millennium Copyright Act"), 17 U.S.C. § 512, et seq.

Commercial and other websites may include a link to the Site provided that the link complies with all of the following:

• The link must lead directly to our home page, unless we agree in writing that the link may lead to another page;
• The link must not frame any of our Site content;
• The link must state that it leads to the website of "NYSea Cruises" or "NY SightSeeing Cruises Incorporated"; and
• The link and the linking website must not falsely represent or suggest any relationship between the linking website or the linking sponsor's products and NYSCI (including, without limitation, suggestions of affiliation or endorsement), unless such a relationship exists and the statement describing the relationship has been expressly approved in advance by NYSCI.

We reserve the right to revoke any granted limited license to use or publish specific links at any time. If we revoke this license, you agree to immediately remove all links and references to this Site as required.

You may not reverse look‐up, trace, or seek to trace any information on any other visitor or client, or exploit this Site or the content therein in any way for the purpose of revealing any personal identification or information, other than your own information. You agree not to use any device or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of, or any other person's use of, our Site. You agree that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of our Site or any connected systems or networks.

By using or accessing this Site, you agree not to disrupt or intercept our electronic information posted on the Site or on any of our servers. You also agree not to attempt to circumvent any security features of our Site, and to abide by all applicable, local, state, federal, and international laws, rules, and regulations.

If you do not agree to this policy you should not use or visit this Website. Use of this Website, this privacy policy and any other relationship between NYSCI and its users is governed by the laws of the State of New York or, in the case of our EU Visitors, the GDPR.

For questions about these terms and conditions or other legal matters, please contact us: