Boston Harbor Cruises: USS Constitution Cruise - 45 Minutes

Boston Harbor Cruises: USS Constitution Cruise - 45 Minutes

Visit perhaps the most treasured of all Boston's landmarks, the USS Constitution. This 45 minute fully narrated tour brings you up close and personal with "Old Ironsides" at her home in the Charlestown Navy Yard and allows you the option to disembark for a tour of the famous ship and accompanying Naval Museum.

Don't forget the camera, film and binoculars. We have a galley serving food and beverages. Wear comfortable shoes or sneakers. Bring a light sweater or jacket. Remember sunscreen and sunglasses

Location:	#1 Long Wharf Boston MA, 02110
Schedule:	April 12 - November 9' 2008: Every hour on the half hour from 10:30am - 4:30pm

            

The USS Constitution, known as "Old Ironsides," is a wooden-hulled, three-masted frigate of the United States Navy. Named after the United States Constitution, she is the oldest commissioned ship in the world still afloat. (HMS Victory is three decades older, but is permanently drydocked.) Constitution was one of the six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794.

Joshua Humphreys designed them to be the Navy's capital ships and so Constitution and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed than the standard run of frigates from the period

            

Harbor Cruises: USS Constitution Cruise
April 12 - November 9' 2008: Every hour on the half hour from 10:30am - 4:30pm

            

Harbor Cruises: Frequently Asked Questions

1) Do you recommend advance reservations for your cruises and ferries?
While reservations are not required, we strongly recommend you reserve spots for our whale watches if you know for certain the specific day and time you want to attend.

2) What should I bring?
We recommend wearing comfortable shoes or sneakers and bringing along a light sweater or jacket. Sunscreen and sunglasses are a must, and don't forget your camera or binoculars.

3) Is there food on board?
We have a cash snack bar and full liquor bar on board. Our food selection includes chips, cookies, crackers, nutrition bars, candy, soft drinks, juices, bottled water, hot dogs and cold sandwiches.

4) What happens if I've reserved tickets but can't make it for the cruise? Sorry, but advance-order tickets for all cruises are non-refundable but they may be transferred to another day and time depending on availability. Transfers cannot be handled online or over the telephone, but must in person at a Long Wharf ticket center.

Old Ironsides - written by Oliver Wendel Homes

Written on on September 16, 1830, as a tribute to the frigate USS Constitution. Thanks in part to the poem, it was saved from being decommissioned, and is now the oldest commissioned warship in the world still afloat.

Ay, tear her tattered ensign down!
Long has it waved on high,
And many an eye has danced to see
That banner in the sky;
Beneath it rung the battle shout,
And burst the cannon's roar;
The meteor of the ocean air
Shall sweep the clouds no more.

Her deck, once red with heroes' blood,
Where knelt the vanquished foe,
When winds were hurrying o'er the flood,
And waves were white below,
No more shall feel the victor's tread,
Or know the conquered knee;
The harpies of the shore shall pluck
The eagle of the sea!

Oh, better that her shattered bulk
Should sink beneath the wave;
Her thunders shook the mighty deep,
And there should be her grave;
Nail to the mast her holy flag,
Set every threadbare sail,
And give her to the god of storms,
The lightning and the gale

No Hotel pick-up is available for this tour or activity

Return Details:

Tour concludes at the original departure point.

Directions and Parking

Boston: Long Wharf Main Office, Boston, Ticket Center & The Landing. Located at Long Wharf, one block from Faneuil Hall.

From North
Take 93 S to exit 24A (Government Center), keeping right on off ramp (Gov't Center). Follow signs to Aquarium Wharf. BHC is located between the Aquarium and Marriott Hotel.

From South
Take 93 N to exit 23 (Government Center). Follow signs to Aquarium Wharf. BHC is located between the Aquarium and Marriott Hotel.

Parking
Parking is available in adjacent garages and lots. All Quincy Market parking is within easy walking distance.

Public Transportation
Take the MBTA Blue Line to Aquarium. For full maps, please see the MBTA website, www.mbta.com.

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Payment:

Your credit card will be charged the total amount of products and services selected at time of booking. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover Card.

Confirmation & Travel Voucher

For every confirmed booking you will receive an e-mail with a link to your E-Ticket Voucher. Print vouchers on your home/ office printer. Please present this E-Ticket voucher at the Box Office. Only one voucher will be created per tour or activity for all travelers.

Cancellation and No Show Policy

Once purchased tickets cannot be canceled. No refunds are available. No Shows on tour dates are charged 100%.

Weather: Tour route or activity may be changed depending on local weather conditions.

Meals, Gratuities and Souvenirs are not included.

Tour Company and TourCorp Inc. assume no responsibility for delays caused by accidents, breakdown, bad conditions of roads, trails, bays, ocean, harbors, and any other conditions beyond control, in addition to insufficient numbers of passengers. Not responsible for loss or damage to property.

All company policies can be found at http://www.tourcorp.com and are part of this tour or activity purchase.

            

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