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Treat Mom to a Mother's Day Cruise in NYC!

This year, Mother’s Day falls on Sunday, May 13. If you’re in the city that weekend with your mom, skip the agony over which Vera Bradley purse she’ll like and take her on an exciting cruise around the city! You and your family will love these luxurious cruise ships with food and music and endless photo opportunities, set against the world’s most iconic backdrops. It’s a perfect present for her and a fun time for all. Check out these New York cruise lines with special Mother’s Day events.

Mother’s Day Cruises NYC: Bateaux New York

Bateaux New York

Bateaux New York will be holding a brunch cruise and a dinner cruise on Mother’s Day. The Bottomless Mimosa Brunch will last two-and-a-half hours (12-2:30pm) and serve three courses for brunch, with selections like beet and goat cheese salad and cinnamon French toast casserole. You’ll get bottomless mimosa with your meal and enjoy live music and a dance floor as well! At dinner, the boat leaves Chelsea Piers at 7pm and cruises around Manhattan for 3 hours. You’ll listen to the band and enjoy the skyline as you tuck into miso-glazed cod and salted caramel cake. Boats leave from Pier 61, Chelsea Piers, 212-352-1366, bateauxnewyork.com

Mother's Day Cruises NYC: Spirit Cruises 

Whether you’re coming from New Jersey or from Manhattan, you’re invited on Spirit Cruises’ two Mother’s Day outings. For brunch, she’ll enjoy a two-hour cruise with a buffet and a free mimosa in honor of her special day. A DJ will be onboard with music and games—but of course the skyline will prove pretty absorbing as well! Spirit also offers a 3-hour dinner cruise leaving from New York or New Jersey. With a dinner buffet full of fresh salad, honey-sesame chicken, and lemon pound cake, it’ll be a perfect May evening on the water with Mom! Spirit of New York leaves from Chelsea Piers, 212-727-2789; Spirit of New Jersey leaves from Lincoln Harbor, 201-333-8600; spiritcruises.com

Mother’s Day Cruises NYC: Empire Cruises

See Lady Liberty up-close with Empire Cruises’ lunchtime celebration for Mother’s Day. This cruise, leaving from the East Side at 23rd Street, will take you and mom under the Williamsburg and Brooklyn Bridges, around Liberty Island, and back. You’ll have a DJ to dance to, and she’ll have a complimentary mimosa or sangria. At this 1-3:30 pm cruise, a fully stocked bar will be on deck, and food will be available for purchase. Boat leaves from Skyport Marina, 2430 FDR Drive, 212-686-9200, empirecruises.com

Mother’s Day Cruises NYC: Hornblower Jazzy Champagne Brunch Cruise

Hornblower Cruises

Get ready to groove with Hornblower’s jazzy brunch! Two cruises will sail on the 13th, one at 11:30am and the other at 12:30pm. Both will feature live jazz, free-flowing mimosas and sangrias, and a brunch buffet full of fruit, muffins, and egg dishes. The cruise will last two hours, but it’ll feel like a moment because it’ll be so chock-full of fun. Boats leave from Pier 40 in the West Village, 646-403-3955, hornblowernewyork.com

Mother’s Day Cruises NYC: Classic Harbor Line

If your Mom likes a little New York history with her bloody mary, take her on the Around Manhattan Mother’s Day Brunch Cruise with Classic Harbor Line. This nearly three-hour, lightly narrated cruise around the entire island will also offer your mom a complimentary adult beverage along with a four-course brunch buffet. She’ll build the perfect plate of waffles at the waffle station or enjoy a fresh frittata for the holiday. The two ships setting sail, Manhattan I and Manhattan II, feature 1920s design and include both indoor and outdoor seating. Boats leave from Pier 62, Chelsea Piers, 212-627-1825, fareharbor.com

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Merrill Lee Girardeau lives and writes in Brooklyn.

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