we left at 5pm on the 13th of july, it took about 45 minutes to sail past the lady and 15 more to sail under the bridge from statin island, u can be 30 minutes late for dinner, they dont care much, just be gone before the 8pm sitting, if the weather is good we liked the deck with "put put" is on, if u want a railing view get there at 5pm becouse it does get crowded, have fun ron