ALL ABOARD SOLARIS Hudson River Maritime Museum Announces 2025 Schedule for Solar-Powered Tour Boat, Solaris

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Solaris Inquiries: Jack Loesch
jloesch@hrmm.org
Senior Museum Educator / Solaris Coordinator

KINGSTON, N.Y.  - The Hudson River Maritime Museum’s solar-powered tour boat, Solaris, returns with a splash on May 2nd for the 2025 season. The museum’s crew and docents are excited to bring passengers back for regularly-scheduled lighthouse tours and sightseeing cruises from early-May through the end of October.
Tickets for our regular season are now on sale at www.hrmm.org/all-boat-tours.html. Descriptions of cruise offerings are located on the same page below the calendar. Every Solaris ticket includes a free all-day pass to the museum.
Public ticketed cruises begin on Friday, May 2 with regularly-scheduled tours operating Friday-Sunday throughout May. Solaris will extend its cruising scheduling, operating Thursday through Sunday beginning June 5, 2025. For July and August, Wednesday cruises will be added to the schedule for additional opportunities to catch a ride. All tours leave from the museum’s waterfront marina at 50 Rondout Landing in Kingston. Cruises depart at 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm, 6pm, and 7:30pm daily, with an additional 11am cruise on Sunday mornings. 
The schedule includes daily trips to the historic Rondout Lighthouse, which stands on the jetty where the Rondout Creek meets the Hudson River. During lighthouse tours, passengers disembark and are led through the lighthouse by the museum’s knowledgeable crew, culminating in unique 360-degree views from the observation deck at the top of the lighthouse. Other Solaris tours include narrated cruises with routes up creek to explore the Rondout’s industrial history, and trips led by local historian Bill Merchant and ethnoecologist Justin Wexler covering the history of the D&H Canal and Native American history. For those simply wanting to relax to only the sounds of the river, we also offer gentle sunset cruises on the Hudson River.
As part of the City of Kingston’s Earth Day Festival on May 10, we will also be offering a full day of FREE cruises. Complimentary sightseeing cruises on Solaris will begin at 11am, and will continue on the hour, every hour with the last cruise sailing at 4p.m. Each cruise will last approximately 45-minutes. Admission to these cruises cannot be booked in advance; interested passengers can reserve on a first-come, first-served basis via a sign-up booth in the yard of the Museum day-of, beginning 30 minutes prior to each cruise.

The 2025 season is also packed with exciting themed cruises. The popular live music cruises return, Thursdays, June through August at 6pm. Kicking off with roots rock ‘n’ roll act, Lara Hope on June 5, Solaris will welcome a slate of local musical acts performing in, arguably, Hudson Valley’s most intimate music venue. We welcome the return of our Elements of Taste series, partnering once again with Kingston Wine Co. to lead relaxing tasting tours highlighting flavors of the Hudson Valley’s wineries and cideries. Additionally, Hudson-based Kundalini Yoga, Meditation and Gong Sound Healing teacher and guide, HariPrakaash, will once again offer a monthly gong cruise. Bliss out aboard Solaris as you float along the river at sunset immersed in a meditation accompanied by the healing sound vibrations of the Gong in gentle meditation.
For those seeking a more personalized tour experience, Solaris can be chartered for private groups. Pair an intimate reunion, family excursion, birthday or anniversary celebration with a peaceful cruise on the river. Guests are welcome to bring their own food and drink.

Follow the link below to explore all of this season's offerings:

https://www.hrmm.org/solaris-cruises.html