While the skyline might seem like the main attraction, some cruises also provide you with a view of an equally iconic New York ... sunset or night cruise to admire the lights of the city twinkling ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Watch as artist Pat Vale draws the New York City skyline by hand for his art piece "Colossus." The entire process took Pat four weeks, and involved a lot of photos ...

On a clear day, you can even see other New York City boroughs miles beyond Manhattan and across the river into New Jersey. Some of these observation decks are not for the faint of heart ...