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Hornblower Cruises & Events is a San Francisco-based charter yacht, dining cruise and ferry service company. {{Infobox Water transit|name = Hornblower Cruises & Events |image = Hornblower_logo.gif |image_size = | locale = Most major US waterways including Lower Niagara River (Canada) | waterway = Near Coastal and Lakes, Bays & Sounds, |headquarters = San Francisco |ports = San Francisco Bay, Newport Harbor, Marina del Rey, Sacramento River, San Diego Bay, New York Harbor, Niagara Falls Canada |transit_type = Charter Yachts, Dining Cruises, Ferry Service, Tourist Attractions, Commuter Ferry (beginning in 2017) |began_operation = 1980 |operator = Hornblower Yachts, Inc. |owner = Terry MacRae }} HistoryThe company began in 1974 in Berkeley, CA with two ships. In 1980 the original owner, Ward Proescher, sold the business to Terry MacRae and P. Michael Watson. Proescher later went on to start a competing charter yacht company in the Bay Area, Commodore Cruises. By acquiring existing charter yacht companies, Hornblower was able to expand into San Diego in 1984, followed by Newport Beach in 1987. Shortly thereafter the company acquired the Marina del Rey-based Marina Cruise Lines. By 1989 the company operated in Berkeley, San Francisco, San Diego, Newport Beach and Marina del Rey. The corporate headquarters were (and continue to be) located on the historic ferry Santa Rosa, which is moored at Pier 3 in San Francisco. In 1992 Terry MacRae became the sole owner of Hornblower Yachts, Inc, which was rebranded as Hornblower Cruises & Events to more accurately reflect the products and services offered. In 1996 Hornblower Marine Services (HMS) was created to fill a need as a consultant to the booming riverboat casino and ferry service operations industry. By 2003, HMS grew to 80 employees, with offices in San Francisco, New London, Boston and Jacksonville. Three year later, HMS had become the leading worldwide provider of high-speed ferry services. Today, Hornblower operates out of eight different ports, including: San Francisco, Berkeley, Sacramento, Marina Del Rey, Long Beach, Newport Beach, San Diego, and Port of New York and New Jersey. The company's entire fleet now includes more than 30 ships. Cruises and ferry servicesNiagara Falls CruisesIn February 2012 it was announced that Hornblower Canada Company, a Canadian subsidiary of Hornblower, was awarded the 30-year contract to operate the Niagara Falls Gorge Boat Tour from the Canadian side of the river. Hornblower Canada Co. was selected following a competitive bid process. Maid of the Mist continues to operate cruises out of Niagara Falls, N.Y. Hornblower has two ships, Niagara Wonder and Niagara Thunder, which carries 700 passengers each. The boats are based on Elliot Bay Design Group design and built by Hike Metal Products of Wheatley, Ontario.
Lake Tahoe CruisesBetween 1997 and 2002 Hornblower operated in Lake Tahoe, beginning with the acquisition of Lake Tahoe Cruises Inc. and the vessels Tahoe Queen and Tahoe Princess. Business expanded to include ferry service across Lake Tahoe and land shuttle services between South Lake Tahoe and Squaw Valley Ski Resort. Lake Link ferry service was launched across Lake Tahoe, and was the fastest passenger boat on the lake. In 2002 the Lake Tahoe port was sold to Aramark - the owner and operator of the MS Dixie - the primary long-standing competition for the Tahoe Queen. Alcatraz CruisesIn 2006 Hornblower won the National Park Service concession for ferry service to Alcatraz Island when the contract with the Blue and Gold fleet expired. Under the name Alcatraz Cruises, the company provides ticketing service and transportation to the one and a half million visitors to the island every year. In 2008, Alcatraz Cruises introduced the Hornblower Hybrid to the fleet—the first hybrid ferry in the United States. The Hybrid runs off of solar power, wind power, and low-emission diesel fuel. Statue CruisesIn 2007 the company was awarded a concession from the National Park Service to operate ferries to Liberty Island and Ellis Island, the only public access to the national historic sites in the Port of New York and New Jersey. This replaced Circle Line, which had operated the service since 1953.[1] Under the name Statue Cruises, the company provides ticketing service and transportation for visitors to the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island Immigration Museum. Boats depart from either Communipaw Terminal, Liberty State Park in Jersey City or Castle Clinton, Battery Park in Lower Manhattan.[2] All ferry riders are subject to security screening, similar to airport procedures, prior to boarding.[3] The affiliated Liberty Water Taxi operates between Liberty State Park and the Battery Park City Ferry Terminal. Hornblower New York CruisesSeparately from its Statue of Liberty service, Hornblower operates a fleet of six New York-based yachts operating from Pier 15 on the East River and Pier 40 on the Hudson River, offering scheduled sightseeing cruises and special-event charter excursions. Its vessels are the Hornblower Infinity, the Hornblower Serenity, the Hornblower Sensation, the Hornblower Hybrid[4], the Hornblower Esprit and the John James Audubon.[5] NYC Ferry{{main|NYC Ferry}}In 2015, Hornblower Cruises was selected to operate New York City's NYC Ferry service, which started operations on May 1, 2017.[6][7] It is the company's first commuter ferry operation.[8] One route connects Lower Manhattan and Midtown Manhattan with nearby points across the East River in northern Brooklyn and in Queens, while a second route connects Lower Manhattan with Rockaway Park in Queens.[9] A third route, which began on June 1, 2017,[10] connects Lower Manhattan with riverfront communities in southern Brooklyn.[9] A fourth route, connecting Manhattan with Astoria, Queens,[9] began operating on August 19, 2017.[11][12] Two additional routes to Soundview, Bronx, and to the Lower East Side of Manhattan started operating in August 2018.[13][14] Notable yachts
Notes1. ^{{cite web | last=Ramirez | first=Anthony | title=Circle Line Loses Pact for Ferries to Liberty Island | website=The New York Times | date=June 29, 2007 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/29/nyregion/29ferry.html | access-date=February 28, 2019}} 2. ^{{cite web |publisher=National Park Service |title=NPS: Liberty and Ellis Island ferry map |work=Ferry Map |url=http://www.nps.gov/stli/planyourvisit/ferry-system-map.htm |accessdate=October 20, 2011}} 3. ^{{cite web |publisher=National Park Service |title=For Your Safety and Security |work=Statue of Liberty |url=http://www.nps.gov/stli/planyourvisit/safety-and-security.htm |accessdate=August 30, 2011}} 4. ^https://tmvcontrol.com/2018/11/20/the-customized-tecu-two-examples/ 5. ^https://hornblowernewyork.com/fleet/ 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/new-york/nyc-launches-ferry-service-queens-east-river-routes-article-1.3122046|title=NYC launches ferry service with Queens, East River routes|date=May 1, 2017|website=NY Daily News|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=May 1, 2017|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501154444/http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/new-york/nyc-launches-ferry-service-queens-east-river-routes-article-1.3122046|archivedate=May 1, 2017|df=}} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/01/nyregion/new-york-today-citywide-ferry-service-begins.html|title=New York Today: Our City’s New Ferry|last=Levine|first=Alexandra S.|date=May 1, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 1, 2017|last2=Wolfe|first2=Jonathan|issn=0362-4331}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/New-York-City-Citywide-Ferry-Service-Hornblower-2017-372257472.html|title=New York City's Ferry Service Set to Launch in 2017|work=NBC New York|accessdate=May 9, 2016}} 9. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.ferry.nyc/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Map.pdf|title=Route Map|publisher=NYC Ferry|date=2017|accessdate=July 13, 2017}} 10. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-ferry-s-south-brooklyn-route-launches-thursday-1.13694844|title=NYC Ferry launches South Brooklyn route|last=Barone|first=Vin|date=June 1, 2017|work=am New York|access-date=August 28, 2017|language=en}} 11. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-ferry-s-astoria-launch-expected-to-dramatically-reduce-some-commutes-1.14095778|title=Astoria’s NYC Ferry route launches Tuesday|last=Barone|first=Vin|date=August 28, 2017|work=am New York|access-date=August 28, 2017|language=en}} 12. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170829/astoria/nyc-ferry-astoria-route-launch-aug-29|title=SEE IT: NYC Ferry Service Launches New Astoria Route|last=Evelly|first=Jeanmarie|date=August 29, 2017|website=DNAinfo New York|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830005457/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170829/astoria/nyc-ferry-astoria-route-launch-aug-29|archive-date=August 30, 2017|dead-url=yes|access-date=August 29, 2017|df=}} 13. ^{{cite web | last=Rivoli | first=Dan | title=Setting sail from Soundview in new NYC ferry | website=nydailynews.com | date=August 15, 2018 | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-nyc-ferry-soundview-20180815-story.html | access-date=August 29, 2018}} 14. ^{{cite web | last=Berger | first=Paul | title=NYC Ferry Begins Lower East Side Service | website=WSJ | date=August 29, 2018 | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/nyc-ferry-begins-lower-east-side-service-1535574924 | access-date=August 29, 2018}} References
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