$50,000 Tour of Man-Made NYC Waterfalls in Works

When Olafur Eliasson's NYC Waterfalls start roaring on the East River and New York Harbor this June, cruises like Circle Line will be bringing passengers so close to the spray they’ll need to stock ponchos on board. Sure, you could just look at the falls from any number of points on the shore, but tour boat companies are betting that plenty of people will gladly pay for the Man-Made of the Mist experience.

A press release from Circle Line notes that “in today's travel climate, it is more important than ever to create a memorable experience that provides bragging rights to last a lifetime.” So for rich braggarts with $50,000 to throw around, the company will be offering a luxury “Gold Plate” package tour that includes:

Champagne: Dom Perignon and Karl Lagerfeld's vintage 1998 "A Bottle Named Desire."
Chocolate: Knipschildt's La Madeline au Truffe, recognized by Forbes Magazine as the most expensive chocolate in the world.
Diamonds: Tiffany Jazz™ Drop Earrings.
Dinner for Two: Six-course meal from Chef Daniel Boulud's Feast & Fêtes catering.
Presidential Suite: A night in one of New York City's most luxurious presidential suites.

The only thing missing is a diamond-encrusted poncho! And those on a fixed-income needn’t feel shut out – you can also slum it with Circle Line on a $10,000 budget cruise, which features none of the swag but does include a night in the Presidential Suite at Westin New York Times and dinner for two at Le Bernadin. (And yes, Circle Line will still be herding hoi polloi onto double digit tours as well.)

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By John Del Signore in News on May 9, 2008 2:11 PM

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quinticire

$50,000? How many trips from NYC to Niagara Falls can you have with that amount? And you can always Nigara fall up close in those tour boats for $50.

Niagara Falls, is a natural phenomenon, not man-made. The only phenomenon with this Christo's waterfall is the ludicrous price. Another example of man's pride. Remember, Pride is the greatest sin of all, and the cause of Satan's fall.

Blairy Blair

Yum. East river mist.

Tim N.

The biggest difference between this and the Gates is that the Gates didn't charge 50K to get close to.

Having said that, I'd watch the waterfall flip the boat over for nothing.

sonyactivision

Pure publicity stunt, like that "$10,000 coctail". Circle Line knows that only weird-ass rich russians and Donald Trump would ever take this bait...they just want the rest of us on their boat, spending $200 to wonder why that "mist" is strangely oily.

west side Michael

Who TF remembers Christo's gates..more crap this

time with h20.

ihateallbrokers

genius, making $$ off idiots the ameriKKKan way.

amsci

TimSPC wins. Close the comments.

TimSPC

Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to.

drewo

New York City waterfalls?!!!

Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch...

robingee

Is this even a thing?

petebfd

this keeps getting lamer

chuzzlewit

exposure to that mist will cause you to have children with a penis growing out of their foreheads - now THAT'S art.

ed_Extinct

joke

yoplay

I hear ya tien mao... but first you have to become a big successful arteest, then mumble the diamond encrusted poncho vision to any arts organization and they will all ooooh and aaaaah, and you'll be receiving a standing ovation. saying that the project is all about nature and the urban condition would seal the deal.