Great tour great equipment . Unbelievable views . Its the only way to see the city from the water !

Thank you Anthony for helping set up our appointment and for riding out with our son. Matthew enjoyed his first ocean jet ski experience and we will definitely be back for another ride! read more

Empire City Watersports - Matthew - Jet Skis Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Yesterday I went with my 3 kids and let me tell how amazing and welcoming all staff there was. We had such an amazing time it was for a birthday celebration and let me tell you how they really made our day. The staff at the office along with the staff that went out to the water with us, all wonderful. The one at the water was very patient and highly attentive as we kept falling in the water and he was right there everything to help us. He also took many amazing pictures and videos. We are definitely planning on coming back soon. I highly recommend this place for your jet ski rental. read more

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This was an incredible experience I couldn't recommend it enough. Ask for Yousef as your guide cause he was amazing. Took us up and down the east river and got to watch the sunset. A bucket list benchmark! read more

Did the 90 minute tour with my girlfriend for her birthday, our tour guide he was an excellent guide very friendly and had an amazing experience, so much fun! Highly recommend! Only four stars because we got the $45 photo package and these are the photos we received the quality speaks for itself, it's the only disappointment, read more

Empire City Watersports - Jet Skis Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Customer care and service was non existent. Extremely rude and arrogant chubby guy with size A cup breast that looks like a Wal-Mart version of Sean Penn working there was very sarcastic and snobby. When my wife asked "why do you need my drivers license number?" he rudely said "just give it to me... it's incase you die". Really? Incase you die?. Why would you say that to someone that's inexperienced, about to get on a jet ski. Why would you ever say that to any customer? Oh and the jet ski's are banged up and appear to be over 10 years old. UPDATE: After posting my review and reading other reviews, I must warn all you Yelpers. The 5 star ratings are predominantly fake and probably posted by their friends or family. The negative reviews are consistent. Rude. Poor customer service. Crappy equipment. Unprofessional. STAY AWAY. read more

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Great people, really friendly! Jets skis were a lot of fun! The tour was also really incredible! Planning to go again!!

Gio was a great captain. I went with some of my friends and the whole tour of NYC had amazing views. We booked the sunset tour and got to watch the sunset over the water. Would definitely go again. read more

First off ask for Demetrius only if you want to have the best Tour! Me and 3 other people did the 90 minute tour around the Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn bridge. The most fun thing I have ever done in the city. It feels like a video game, it's unreal. Highly recommend it! If you have someone riding on the back with you they only charge for one person. Definitely highly recommend to anyone and everyone considering! read more

Empire City Watersports - Jet Skis Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

What an experience! These guys are so so so awesome and made our experience really really great. We opted for the Statue of Liberty and downtown NYC jet ski tour with the photo package! The photo package is so worth it! Our instructor/tour guide was Demetrius and he was awesome! With his avengers life jacket, he took care of every single person on the tour! Made frequent stops to ensure everyone was on track and following the group. Awesome experience watching the Liberty statue from so close and then views of downtown and Brooklyn bridge from so close.. its awesome and totally worth every penny! Great staff and a great great tour overall! We will definitely visit them again and hope to take the tour with Demetrius once again! Thanks you guys! read more

I organized a group of 7 Jetskis for the ultimate tour (around Manhattan), and we all had an absolute blast. The communication leading up to our day on the water went smoothly, and we were able to obtain some group discounts. Scott, Joe, Merek, and Mark (our guides) were all kind and made it easy for us to have a good time. read more

What a great time. We went out with Zachary. Fun, knowledgeable. Most of the other tour places don't allow you to have too much fun. With these guys, almost anything goes. The city tour is great, but trying spending time in the ocean playing. PS. tip before you go out, as a incentive to your guide. Then you can throw them a little extra when you r read more

Came here with my boyfriend on a mini vacation to NYC and decided to make jetski-ing the first thing we did. It was our first time every riding and our tour guide Rudy made sure we were comfortable with the waters and speed we were going! We stopped by the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, a nice city view including the empire state building and damn near all the bridges lol Mahalo plenty, Rudy! read more

seriously so much fun! mark was an awesome guide and we had the best time!! 10/10 recommend!!! went with my best friend and we had a blast! would definitely do again!! highly recommend. super easy check in if you sign waiver ahead of time but can be done there as well! we did the statue of liberty tour and it was an hour and a half! your on the water the whole time and get to go fast, see the statue of liberty, NYC skyline and brooklyn bridge!! read more

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SCAMMERS! Jet skiing will be fun wherever you do it. THEY ARE SCAMMERS. Make sure you inspect your jet ski. They let me out on mine with a crack in it and made me pay when I returned it back with the crack larger. They try to get whatever money they can for a new jet ski. These people are scammers. And I'll do you the favor https://www.rockawayjetski.com read more

It's fun, but we went again and the waters were really bad, so bad you can't have fun, but they won't tell you that just to have you go and pay. And insult to injury will ask for a tip... after you try to just survive lol won't go again kinda event. Asking for a tip after we couldn't ride and they knew was a real insult ‍ read more

Sounds like this place used to be good, but no longer. What a catastrophe of an operation. They had us wait for 3 hours, and then told us they didn't have enough jet skis. When we asked for a refund, they said they don't give refunds. To top it off, the owner sat inside his truck hiding from us the entire time. A small handshake or "I'm sorry" would have gone a long way. I truly have never met a more incapable group of people. I would not trust them with your safety. read more

The directions on arrival/parking are unclear, came to the place and found many shops/industrial buildings with no one around, no directions regarding where to park etc., seemed like a shady operation. The bathrooms on site are questionable. The photo package is a scam, they don't let you take your phone with you due to "liability" issues, which is another way of milking you out of money. They only let you go as far as some nearby ugly bridge, cannot see the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, or New York skyline, no pretty views around. Not worth the money at all. read more

Overall good experience. They do not let phones on the jet skis anymore. They charge you $25 dollars per jet ski for pictures. No quality pics whatsoever read more

This was quite an adventure. If you have any reservations at all about jetskiing in the Hudson, then I would listen to your gut and maybe not take part. Hudson River water is.... iffy... and it will get in your face, splash your eyes, and possibly land on or around your mouth. Wear sunglasses. I did and still got water in my eyes, it stings. The water terrain that you go through is also pretty choppy.There are many boats that go past. In fact, I found myself having to tell my jetski companion that we should probably wait for the giant Staten Island Ferry boat to go instead of trying to race past it. That being said, with the choppiness and all the wakes, you are bouncing up and down. But, if that doesn't faze you and the prospect of jetskiing past the Statue of Liberty excites you, you should definitely take part. However, that has nothing to do with Empire City Watersports as a company. They provide great jetskis and give you a brief training on them and safety before you head out onto the water. There is a guide who takes you out and you can spring for the photo package, where he will pause to take photos of you in front of all the waterfront landmarks. The service they provide is top notch, the one issue I had with the company is that I wish our guide had stayed a little bit closer to the group. read more

Very dissappointed with my experience. I live out of state and was surprising my boyfriend for this cool experience. I was literally 20min away from my reservation and they called and canceled due to weather. I appreciate them looking out for our safety so I told them I would call them back to reschedule. I called every day for 5 days and finally I had to fly back to my home state. When I finally got someone, they said sorry we don't do refunds only rescheduling. I explained to them that I've been trying to get ahold of them for 5 days and no answer, what do you do for people out of town? They didn't seem to care. So just a heads up if you are going to book with them keep in mind they are very difficult to get ahold of and don't care what happens after you give them your money. read more

Great experience for a first timer. Did the 1 hr rental. After a quick brief we were off to the bay with 2 of the instructors to keep an eye out on everyone. Would recommend. read more

There is no customer service at all! I had a Groupon voucher and booked a 1 hour trip in Brooklyn. I've got an email confirmation to come 30 min prior my scheduled trip. I arrived but nobody was there. I called this company and I was told to wait for 15 min. In fact I was waiting for 50 min! But nobody showed up...they even didn't call me back! So I left and didn't have a jet ski ride at all. Very disappointed! read more

First I must say the man who greeted us "joe" was very Nasty, let me explain . I never had a worse experience in my life . He was very obnoxious and not friendly at all . It was my idea to bring all my girlfriends here and I felt bad that they had to go through this . BUT besides that , our guide "Demetris " was AMAZING ! I felt SOO MUCH more comfortable and he explained all the rules without making me feel like I don't want to do it anymore . I ONLY RECOMMEND GOING WHEN "Demtris " Is out there . I Never leave A 1 star review but I had too when I had such a bad uncomfortable experience with "Joe" . The Sad part is we had a blast once we got on our skis and excited to know "Joe" Wasn't our guide . Hope this helps with your future experience! read more

Amazing experience. We rented the jet ski for one hour and it was really fun. We went at 6.30 pm and had a great view of the sunset from the bay area. The staff is friendly and capable and they supervised us during the time we were out without interrupting but just making sure we were safe and in the safe area. We had a lot of fun and we would surely go back. read more

Highly recommend Empire City Watersports. The staff is great and the tour guide was amazing. No limitations on what you can do as long as it's a safe ride and you follow all the rules. Speed limitations? NONE! Lol loved it. I will be going back in the future. Ask for Melly when you call. read more

Excellent experience. Staff was fantastic... helpful, thorough and SUPER friendly! Our guide was so chill! Kept his eyes on everyone to make sure we were good, but gave us the freedom to do our thing! Huge harbor to ride in... jet skis are newer, clean and not slowed down! Full throttle is a blast!!!! Comin back next week.... read more

For background, I came here for my 26th birthday with two best friends. As a local, I wasn't sure if this was a typical thing to do, but I had seen it in the movie Hitch and have wanted to do it ever since. The people here are truly amazing. Our tour guide was Jimmy, who you can just tell loves what he does and treated us like friends even. I don't normally review, but definitely made my birthday special. read more

Came here and got the worst experience, the chubby guy who takes your money , id and credit card had a bad attitude and didn't seem like he wanted to work at all . I felt embarrassed for him honestly. The guy with the dread locks took us out and we had a blast . I recommend getting someone else to greet the customers. Someone who actually wants to work read more

The experience was great but too much for the experience. We have done jet ski tours everywhere we go but staff here are rude and very unprofessional, need to train them !! I bought a deal in Groupon and it was not worth it I paid 300+ for a 90 minutes tour plus tax , whatever I paid in Groupon was less of what it really cost. I gave them 3 stars because the view and the tour was great but some of the tour guides are rude and unprofessional. So before you buy here check other companies or at least make sure you are not overpaying them. Great experience but too pricey for a simple tour and guides treating you like you are a kid when they have so many directions and they give you directions thinking you are going to hear them in the middle of the river with boats and the noise of other jets skies. DO NOT RECOMMEND unless you don't mind paying more than 300$+ for one jetski plus taxes ... scam from Groupon and them!!! read more

Believe the reviews that comment how poor customer service is; utterly rude. Our tour guide was absolutely miserable, did not do any guiding, and practically yelled at guests with demanding instructions and if you didn't follow, he'd yell even more. Witnessed an asian couple get vehemently yelled at by this guy. When we were all set to dock back, the girl didn't turn engine off as he had asked because she misunderstood his instructions so he screamed at her like she was a piece of crap. It was disgusting. I wouldn't ever support this kind of business again. Also, we spent nearly $500 per person on the around manhattan tour quote to be 4 hours only to be done in 2 hours. All sped and rushed. My jet ski was the slowest of all no matter how much gas I gave it. Poor equipment. Not a single person tipped this man and left as soon as we docked back. Really nasty people. There's other options out there. Think twice before heading here. read more

I was visiting from out of town and organized a group of my friends to get on this jetski tour around lower Manhattan, but was very disappointed with the services offered. We reserved 5 jet skis, arrived at the time stated in the email - 45 min before our scheduled tour time but didn't get on the water till 30 min after our scheduled tour. Our "guides" barely explained how to use the jet skis, told my bf and i to get on any jetski than after 10 min told us to get off the one we were on because it was off limits. First of all, the ride out to the Statue of Liberty is 30 long min, the guide left us behind, my bf and I were basically alone trying to catch up to the rest of the group. Ok, I had purchased a way overpriced picture package but figured it would be worth it because the memories would be amazing to have however got half ass service. While out in the water we had to keep reminding the guide to take our pic, first stop was Statue of Liberty, drove around on the skis for a bit but when we asked for a pic, the guide was signaling for the group to leave because we were being shooed away by the security from the Statue of Liberty. Then we stoped at a lower Manhattan, our guide proceeded to tell us to do a donut in the water while snapping our pic from his iPhone for "action shots" with the same background.. then we headed towards the Brooklyn bridge and when my friend asked for a pic, the guide said we were late and we had to rush back. We didn't even get to Ellis island, or manhattan bridge. Ok, we get back, i ask for my pics and he says he'll send them later on, it's been three days and still no pics. The guy I spoke to was really rude when I nicely told him I did NOT receive my pics and that I don't want them anymore since they were def not worth the 45$ for 50 pics of the same background. He said he didn't care whether I wanted them or not, that he was going to send them to me anyway and he was not refunding me any money. Very unprofessional, terrible customer service, do not ride with this company!!!! read more

Awful!! I have never had such horrible customer service. First of all, a woman, who I guess was pretending to be a 'receptionist' behaved abominably. She was rude, she did not answer our questions, she took our passports away and said that she will not return them to us until the end of our tour (I am sorry but what?? These are our documents and you do not have the right to take them "to the safe" without our permission and warning about it!!). My friend and I were really scared! And finally, she charged us twice and did not let us do a refund. It was the first time ever a company charged me twice and did not return my money. Also, all of their jet skies are old and do not look safe. We did not enjoy our jet ski at all. STAY AWAY. read more

I had a rough couple of months, and I just wanted to have fun. I didn't know that gonna cost me that much money

It was one of the most fun jetski experiences i ever had. the instructors were clear and friendly. individualized attention. great views and high speed ride. thanks empire city watersports read more

Almost perfect experience ! The guys were very informative. Husband and I rented two jet skis for an hour. They had someone come out into the water with us. You will get wet so bring a towel! We will be back soon. read more

Empire City Watersports - It's scary at first but then you loosen up! - Jet Skis Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Horrible horrible horrible do not use this place, this is a scam all the way . They told me to book a reservation and after I did they told me that the reservation wasn't valid after they already charged my account and they want me to directly book with them a second time . Why didn't they just have me book directly with them from the beginning ? read more

If you want an adventure close to home, this is the place for you. I treated myself to the Statue of Liberty tour (90 minutes) for my birthday. I first heard about Empire on Groupon. It was worth it! The instructors were awesome. Few helpful hints: Wear sunglasses, it helps with the salt water. Give yourself plenty of time to get there. I live in NJ, Exit 136. It took me 30 minutes that morning (Goethals to Belt Pkway). It could have been longer if there was one accident on the Belt Parkway. Also check the website's FAQ page. I am hoping to do another tour at the end of August. read more

Empire City Watersports - Empire City Watersports, Statue of Liberty/Lower Manhattan Tour, July 16, 2016 - Jet Skis Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Awesome experience! Amazing way to see the city in a different perspective. Jerry and his staff were very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. I booked the the 90 min tour for my boyfriends birthday and he loved it. Cant wait to go back but this time i am riding my own jetski lol. Thanks guys for the great experience! read more