Riptide III

Used to be a really nice cruise to manhattan a while back don't know if they still offer the cruise.

It was the first time on this party boat. It was also our second choice after Island Fleet was completely booked. The boat was condition was good but the space soon got packed. There was a rod in every holder giving you about 1' of space each.

Fishing was slow but this isn't the fault of the captain, it's just the nature of fishing. You win some and you lose some. All in all it was a decent time if you just wanted to be out on the water.

This all changed as the boat was heading back. A deckhand by the name of FRANK, (you can't miss his missing teeth) was beginning to clean. He berated everyone to get inside and to take everything in or "he doesn't have a problem getting it wet". Fine, that's not a problem. What is a BIG problem is that while cleaning with disregard he was throwing ALL the trash overboard. Plastic, cans, garbage, fishing lines you name it. I confronted him and even told the Captain in which he nonchalantly replied "He shouldn't be doing that...thanks for bringing this to my attention"

I continued to watch FRANK as he "cleaned" and as he hosed down everyone's things. He came upon a bucket full of trash, without hesitation he dumped the whole thing OVERBOARD again. At this point I wanted to throw this guy overboard, I was furious. Does he have any understanding of ocean conservation or littering? Imagine this is being done each and EVERY TIME this boat returns from a fishing trip.

No wonder there are no more fish in the bay. If this charter truly cares for sustainable fishing, they better be more aware of their actions. My pictures and video evidence is enough to pursue legal action if nothing has changed.

For a first timer,..what an experience...what a way to get deVirginized.... I'm looking forward to going again

I haven't been on a party boat since I was a kid t went with my oldest brother and a friend it was the best and relaxing. the staff was always there to help if you got tangled so you can continue fishing they were all there to make sure you had a great time so different form what you hear about party boats two thumbs up to the Riptide lll I had such a great time and was very happy that my oldest brother that is very ill was so happy thank you so much for your respect to every one THANK YOU William Lopez

The staff was super friendly and helpful. Yes, the rod and reels they provde are old, but you put bait on the hook and throw it in, if you can reel it back with a fish on it, it's fine. We did the night fishing so we got back at 1 am. Living in Manhattan, we didn't think taking two city buses and a train back home was a good idea, so the whole crew practically fell over eachother to help us find a cab. It was nice, fun, and really affordable ($65 each).