Catherine Howel

Review of Statue Cruises

When buying your tickets through "Statue Cruises,"...

When buying your tickets through "Statue Cruises," I recommend pre-ordering your tickets online. If you do this, you can skip the ticket line at Battery Park (and at the location in New Jersey, I'm assuming) and pick them up quickly at the Will Call window if you so choose. Also, by ordering tickets online ahead of time, there is more of a guarantee of being able to buy tickets going up to the Statue of Liberty's pedestal or crown because those sell out incredibly fast. I ordered our pedestal tickets 3 days before arriving and I'm glad we did because they were sold out at the ticket line by the time we arrived. Tickets for the crown had already been sold out until November as well.

Tickets bought for the Statue of Liberty include admission to Ellis Island, the Ellis Island Museum and the ferry ride to/from Ellis Island as well! However, be prepared to wait a while in the sun at Ellis Island for the ferry to return to Battery Park.