Hi Shy,

You should definitely consider a visit to New York! You are right there is so much to do. We are heading there next week and putting the itinerary together is making even my head spin. So much to see and do! The pass really makes it so much easier though! And it’s great to not have to worry about budget or how much things cost as the pass has it all covered! 

Thanks for reading

Steve

Hi Parmi,

Yeah we know what you mean we hear all the time New Yorkers who never really visit the attractions in the way a tourist would. 

we think with guests from out of town a pass is still a good idea. We are sure locals could give a great tour of the best sites but as you say these are often not what tourists want to see. We do want to go up the ESB, we do want to go out the Statue, so we think a blend of both is best. So they can experience the City as YOU do but also get to see some of the world famous tourist attractions too. And of course saving some pretty serious money at the same time!

We think Locals would probably enjoy this too to get a different look at the City they see every day!

Thanks

Steve

Hi Dianne,

Glad you can see the value in the pass, we do think it represents great value for money. It certainly does cover most of New York’s best attractions and can transform a trip into something truly special. 

Hope you make it to New York soon and take advantage of the pass to see this incredible City.

Steve

Hi Kent,

Completely agree, New York should really be on everyone’s must see list it is really such a great city. Like you on our first visit we didn’t really where to begin. We found having a Pass really helped us plan and organise out trip and the negative responses from travel forum around these pass’s really inspired us to review the passes for others. 

New York at Christmas is really special thing and we really do recommend you checking it out. Have a look at our What to do in New York at Christmas post for ideas and inspiration?

The Statue cruises use very large ferries, 800 Passengers and 42m in length, they are largely unaffected by the swell and waves in the bay.

Thanks for reading, hope you have a great trip wherever you end up

Steve

One of my biggest dilemmas was when I had visitors. Since I lived in New York at the time, everyone would ask me for a lot of suggestions and where to go and where not to go. I had heard of New York passes, but I never recommended them because I felt like it would be nicer if I gave them a tour. But doing this probably cut down a lot of sightseeing routes that a lot of tourists take. Would you recommend in this situation to buy a New York pass? 

Shame you cannot pre-book but I think that is outweighed by the huge savings you would make if your trip is solely to visit the attractions.

Thank you for this very informative article, I have bookmarked it for when we do visit New York and now its gone higher up on my ‘places to visit’ list.

I plan on going on vacation later this year around Christmas or maybe early next year around May, haven’t decided where to go yet but New York is definitely an option. I especially look forward to the statue cruise, do you know how big the boats are on those cruises?

Hi Riaz,

It’s OK we didn’t Miss the Top Of the Rock at Sunset, We just had to Re-Arrange for anther day and got to see the Sunset in all it’s Glory, one of the advantages of the pass that it allows this flexibility! 

Yep the Pass means you get a timed ticket for any time you want in the Future, when we missed the Sunset we simply booked a Timed ticket for sunset in a couple days later.

Hope you get to get back and see your Uncle and Visit NYC soon and hope you get good use out of your Sightseeing Flex Pass.

Steve

Seeing that I could cut cost almost 2 times more the longer i stay, I’m definitely going with the flex my next time there.

It’s a bummer that you missed the top of the rock though, it would have been beautiful to catch the sunset there. Out of curiosity, would the time ticket allow me to set my time for the attractions?