Business Units

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Land and Water Based Experiences

City Experiences represents our portfolio of water and land-based experiences and includes sub-brands City Cruises and City Ferry.

City Experiences offers a range of experiences including Venture Ashore shore excursions, partner-offered experiences, multi-port packages, Walks sightseeing tours, and Devour Tours food tours.

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Dining, Sightseeing, & Private Events

City Cruises operates public dining and sightseeing cruises as well as private charters for corporate events, birthday parties, weddings, or other special occasions. It creates unforgettable experiences across 22 destinations in the U.S., Canada and the UK.

City Cruises also operates cruises on behalf of the National Park Service and the Niagara Parks Commission. It currently holds service contracts to provide ferry service to:

    • Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York City
    • Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California
    • Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada
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Ferry & Transportation

City Ferry offers specialized knowledge and expertise required to transport passengers, vehicles, and other cargo safely across inland and coastal waterways. Current ferry routes include:
    • NYC Ferry, connecting Manhattan to the outer boroughs
    • Puerto Rico Ferry, with lines between Cataño and San Juan and between Ceiba, Vieques, and Culebra
    • Cross Bay Ferry, which connects the St. Pete downtown waterfront with Tampa’s downtown waterfront in Florida
    • Gee’s Bend Ferry, which runs between Camden and Gee’s Bend in Boykin, Alabama
    • Mobile Bay Ferry, connecting Dauphin Island and Mobile Point in Alabama
    • Oklahoma River Cruises, a sightseeing tour on the Oklahoma River in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    • Pensacola Bay Cruises, which operates between City of Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, and Fort Pickens in Florida
    • Pierce County Ferry, a passenger and vehicle ferry connecting Steilacoom, Ketron, and Anderson Island in Washington State
    • Johns River Ferry, connecting Mayport Village and Fort George Island in Jacksonville, Florida

Consulting & Services

Hornblower has a strategic advantage in providing maritime consulting backed by direct operational experience to drive efficiencies by providing turnkey solutions in coordinating consulting, planning, design/build, and operations. Our consulting division works to assist municipalities and third parties in determining service feasibility, expansion, and success through defining variables that underpin operational decisions and costs for our clients.

Anchor Operating System

The robust operating system (ResTech and OpsTech in one) we created to power all our attractions is now available as a variable fee structure that is aligned to meet the needs of operators first. Built by operators for operators.