Originally Posted by
lsquare
I'm sorry Landing Gear. I didn't realize the prices were in there as well.
US$17 for the ferry? Does Statue Cruises always have a monopoly on that route? I don't remember it was this expensive before! Are there any extra fees for booking online?
From the nps.gov link provided to you earlier:
Please Note: Statue Cruises is the only authorized transportation concessioner at the Statue of Liberty. Private vessels are prohibited from docking.
See also:
http://www.statuecruises.com/choose_tickets.aspx
If you do a google search for photography, tripod, and statute of liberty you will return a number of links to photography websites and discussion boards that state that tripods either may not be taken onto the island (because of size) or if allowed may subject you to NPS paperwork and fees for commercial photography. You should probably contact the NPS as earlier advised by Landing Gear.