NYC Ferry User Reviews

NYC Ferry
NYC Ferry
Hornblower Cruises & Events

Customer Experience

Positive experience57.9% of reviews
Neutral6.7% of reviews
Negative experience35.4% of reviews

~ Based on 195 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is NYC Ferry Safe?

NYC Ferry appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for NYC Ferry is 98/100.

This assessment is based on 53,436 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.9/5.

Safety Analysis

99.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
0.3% of ratings suggest some concerns
0.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 53,436 App Store ratings for NYC Ferry.

Is NYC Ferry Legit?

NYC Ferry appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for NYC Ferry is 100/100.

Based on 100 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Amazing

Great!

Needs UI Testing

I am begging the developers to ask a random person on the street to use the app, observe them trying to use it, and use that to fix the app. Very unintuitive.

Malo

Nuestra experiencia con New York Ferries fue muy decepcionante y, sinceramente, sentimos que la situación se manejó con muy poca consideración hacia los pasajeros.

Estábamos haciendo un recorrido y, al llegar a la última parada, debíamos tomar ESE MISMO BARCO para regresar al punto de partida donde habíamos comprado nuestros boletos. En ese momento estaba lloviendo extremadamente fuerte y había una tormenta eléctrica.

Viajábamos con niños y explicamos al personal que ya teníamos nuestros boletos y códigos de barras en el celular. Les pedimos, por favor, que nos permitieran permanecer dentro del barco y simplemente escanear nuestros boletos allí, ya que de todas maneras íbamos a volver a subir al mismo barco.

A pesar de las condiciones climáticas, nos obligaron a bajar. No solamente a nosotros: hicieron bajar a todos los pasajeros, formar una fila afuera bajo la fuerte lluvia, escanear nuevamente los códigos de barras y después volver a subir AL MISMO BARCO del que acabábamos de bajar.

Terminamos completamente mojados, incluyendo los niños, en medio de una tormenta eléctrica, por un procedimiento que perfectamente podría haberse realizado sin exponer a los pasajeros a esas condiciones.

Entendemos que existan procedimientos y controles de boletos, pero también debería existir sentido común, flexibilidad y consideración por la seguridad y el bienestar de los pasajeros, especialmente cuando hay niños y condiciones meteorológicas severas.

Fue una experiencia innecesariamente desagradable y esperamos sinceramente que New York Ferries revise este procedimiento para evitar que otras familias tengan que pasar por una situación similar.
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Needs Improvement

Tonight I attempted to take the last ferry from DUMBO to North Williamsburg and it was a complete mess. Dozens of tourists were in the wrong lines as for most people ERA and ERB is confusing and they need more guidance. Once the ferry came it was at near-capacity and only a handful of people could get on. NYC Ferry should extend its weekend hours in the summer to avoid scenarios like these. Even worse was that once the ferry left many tourists had no idea that was the last ferry (clearly marked in app) and workers would not communicate that fact. This experience makes me less likely to ride and support the current ferry system contractor as a NYC tax payer. Ultimately, I want a refund for my ticket as I was unable to take the ferry.
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Wow

My family walked down to get on the ferry. I like that fact that the bottom part had AC/refreshment. We went to the top. So that we. Would take pictures. So much fun!!!

Payment issues

Terrible app. The payment randomly fails from time to time, temporarily charging the credit card but not allowing to buy the ticket. This is an ongoing issue for over a year that has not been fixed yet.

Terrible UX

The navigation and orientation of this app for ferry schedules is Terrible. It should be rebuilt.

Best Service in NYC

Thank God for the ferry and those who work it! You make experiences great!

Great service

Lacks synchronisation with SIR Staten Island need AI to make a time table which is in synch

Ride to Work

It was so wonderful the fact that I was able to see an amazing view of New York and I was able to see the Statue of Liberty and almost forgot that I was going to work. I almost missed my stop. It was so amazing. Definitely should check it out.

Expires

I love taking the ferry in nyc but the fact that the tickets expire after 3 months is so arbitrary and frankly just theft.

Cheap fabulous adventure

Best deal in town!!!!

Amazing

Great app super easy super helpful

Charging Place at Docks Needed

App is good but all ferry docks need places to charge devices ESPECIALLY because it’s how most tickets are shown

Ease of use.

Very intuitive and easy to use, drop down the map or choose a pier easy to find departure times.
Best way to see NYC !

Phone registration is not working

They ask email right after, why tf you even need that? Just give me the phone option

NYC Ferry

Great boat to get into city

No account?

Have not yet used the app…because w/o signing up for an account it’s totally useless. One cannot review schedules, fares, policy, or do anything at all with it until an account is created. GROAN

don’t buy bulk tickets

beware: the ferry does not run often enough to keep up with demand so you will find yourself waiting an hour for the next boat when they show up and can only let on 3 people.

then when you ultimately have to find another way to reach your destination, because the next boat can only fit one more person, and now after 2.5 hours you’re the 5th person in line which is not good enough, you’ll realize it’s much more difficult to use those bulk tickets you bought than you initially thought. over the years i’ve spent more than $100 in unused ferry rides because they expire after 3 months. this ferry system is nyc’s biggest tease
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Great public transportation

This app is great to get updates on all the new cool ferry events and you will know when the ferry is not running. And this app helps you know exactly when the ferry is coming