The Freeport Gem publishes $4,950 for up to 50 people, tax and gratuity included, and $55 per additional person plus tax. That is first party, from the operator's own wedding page, and it is the only genuinely all in wedding package price published by any Long Island vessel. Capacity is up to 130 guests, also first party. Those two numbers together make this the one boat on the island you can price against a catering hall.
freeportcharterboat.comThe package is priced the way a catering hall prices, which is why it repays a close reading. Included, first party: a hot and cold buffet of salad, pasta, chicken and pork, with beef and salmon upgrades available; a house open bar covering liquor, beer, wine and soda; cookies, coffee and tea. The operator also includes one security guard, a photo booth, dual 42 inch televisions and a sound system on both decks. The event is described as a four hour party with up to a three hour cruise. Read that gap. Roughly one hour of your four is dockside boarding and disembarking, so the boat is under way for three.
The wedding page describes exchanging vows aboard and using both the upper and lower decks for ceremony and reception, first party. That is more than most Long Island operators will commit to in writing. What the page does not carry is a guest minimum, a boarding time, a late guest policy, a rough seas policy, a cancellation policy or a season. The site's copyright line reads 2025, so the price itself should be reconfirmed for a 2026 date before you plan around it.
The operator states that the boat is operated by a US Coast Guard licensed captain and equipped with Coast Guard safety gear and life rafts, first party. That is a claim about a person and about equipment. It is not a statement that the vessel itself holds a Certificate of Inspection, and no certificate number appears anywhere on the site. A 130 passenger boat has to be an inspected vessel and has to hold a certificate, so ask for it. No Long Island operator publishes one.
The 150 passenger figure attached to The Lauren Kristy comes from third party editorial, and from four independent write ups that agree with each other.
Sapphire Princess publishes a capacity of up to 127 guests on its own site, and that figure is corroborated twice.
Captain Lou Fleet publishes 1 to 150 passengers for Captain Lou VII on its private charters page, first party, and the identical figure for two sister hulls at the same dock.
The Moon Chaser publishes a capacity of 200 people, first party, which is the largest of any vessel docked on Long Island.
Bay Princess II says it is licensed for 100 passengers, first party, which is the closest any Long Island operator comes to publishing a certificated number on its own site.
The operator publishes up to 30 guests plus two crew, first party.