Hudson's at Pier 81

"Boat restaurant Hudson’s at Pier 81 is hosting a luxe new guest chef dinner series on the water, dedicated entirely to caviar. Noted chefs will prepare menus that feature both foods and drinks incorporating white sturgeon caviar. For the first dinner, on October 14, teen chef Flynn McGarry will prepare the menu. Prominent Brazilian chef Alex Atala follows on October 21, and James Beard award-winning chef Zakary Pelaccio will take over on October 28. The dinner includes five courses, and tickets are $199 for table seating and $169 for bar seating. The ship will sail to the Statue of Liberty and back during the course of the meal." - Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

"Hudson’s is a huge boat docked at Pier 81 (right next to another boat called North River Lobster Company), and it sets sail for two hours at a time. You don’t have to buy a ticket to get on the boat, although you do have to reserve a table if you want to have dinner. But the food isn’t very good, so we wouldn’t suggest you do that. Instead, just have some drinks on the upper deck. If you don’t mind being stuck in one place for 120 minutes, it’s pretty pleasant. The boat sails right by the Statue of Liberty, there’s a DJ who plays music that could be worse, and, if Hudson’s didn’t feel like a giant floating prom venue, it would be one of the better boat experiences in the city." - Bryan Kim