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Join the oldest harbor cruise operator in Boston for harbor tours, Provincetown ferry service, and whale watching excursions. Boston Harbor Cruises (BHC) is Boston's and New England's largest and oldest cruise company. Since 1926, Boston Harbor Cruises has been offering visitors to Beantown the opportunity to learn about the city, the Boston harbor and its history from the comfort of its fleet of 19 traditional vessels and four high-speed catamarans. From high-speed ferry service to Cape Cod to narrated sightseeing tours of Boston harbor, to exhilarating whale watching tours, any visitor seeking to "get out on the water" will be sure to find that Boston Harbor Cruises is the operator of choice.

Boston Harbor Cruises offers the following tours, cruises, and ferry services:

Boston Whale Watching Excursions

Boston Harbor Cruises offers the only 3 hour whale watch in the Boston aboard their high-speed catamarans. Faster vessels means more time to watch these amazing creatures. During you whale watch, you might see humpback whales, right whales, finback whales, minke whales, sei whales and dolphins. All whale watch trips are narrated by professional researchers from the Whale Center for New England. Boston whale watch excursions with Boston Harbor Cruises operate during the springs, summer and fall - April 14 - October 31.

Boston Harbor Sightseeing Tour

See the city and learn its history from the unique perspective of the Boston harbor. You can only see the beautiful Boston skyline from the water! Learn about Boston's 400 year plus history, see historical landmarks, hear about Boston's importance to the founding of the United States, learn about the maritime history of New England and much more. Boston Harbor Cruises offers 5 different tours including the 45-minute USS Constitution Tour, 90-minute Historic Sightseeing Tour, 90-minute Charles River and Lock Tour, 90-minute Sunset Cruise (tour), and the 5-hour Lighthouse Cruise. The Lighthouse Cruise is a half day tour that will take you our beyond the Boston harbor to see some of the most historic lighthouses in New England. 

Cape Cod and Provincetown Ferry

Boston Harbor Cruises will whisk you away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Boston to the picturesque town of Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod. A great alternative to driving to Provincetown (and beating the Cap Code traffic), Boston Harbor Cruises will get you to Provincetown in under only 90-minutes!

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