Mass Bay Lines

10/11/2024

The northern lights once again put on a show in Massachusetts! There is another chance to see the aurora Friday night. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3BGPBF6 (📸Mark Guarracino in Cohasset, MA)

09/21/2024

Ahoy mateys! Jolly to see ye. It’s been a while. 'ave yer 'eard the story o' Nixes Mate?

No? Well, it’s a jolly one.

Some say one of Captain Nixe’s mates turned on him somewhere off Boston. When he failed, Captain Nix left him on the island. The mate claimed his innocence, and cursed the island before he died, claiming the island would disappear if he was innocent.

Turns out th’ island has been disappearin’... but whether or not t’do with th’ curse or wi’ years of walks takin’ gravel ‘tis not for me to say.



Image Description: Close up of the black and white pyramid shaped structure called Nixes Mate. There is little island around it, just water.

Image Credit: NPS Photo

08/15/2024

Dog Days of Summer Cruise Aug 18 and 31.
2pm to 3:30pm
Bring your furry friends and not so furry friends for a cruise around Boston Harbor.

08/02/2024

08/01/2024

August 9th

The next underway of the year is coming! ⚓️🎉😍

Reminder, USS Constitution is scheduled to get underway Friday, August 9th, from Charlestown Navy Yard at 10:00 a.m.

The cruise will be viewable from the Boston Harborwalk, Castle Island, and Charlestown Navy Yard.

We will fire a 21-gun salute viewable from Fort Independence on Castle Island at approximately 11:30 a.m.

07/21/2024

The July full moon, also known as the Buck Moon, occurs on July 21, at 6:17 a.m. EDT. The full moon shares the evening sky with Mercury, which will be at its greatest apparent distance from the sun that day. Moonset is at 5:29 a.m. that day in New York City, but farther south the moment of full phase occurs before then.

The name "Buck Moon" originates from Native American traditions, referring to the time of year when male deer, or bucks, begin to grow their new antlers.

On the night of the full moon, just after sunset (which is at 8:21 p.m. in New York), one will be able to see Mercury, which reaches its greatest eastern elongation — the maximum apparent distance from the sun — at 11:37 p.m. EDT. The planet sets at 9:34 p.m., so it won't be very high in the sky; it will only be 5 degrees above the western horizon by 9 p.m. But careful observations after sunset might allow you to see it before then. Do not try to use any optical aid to see it until the sun is below the horizon, however; observing any objects close to the sun is dangerous because even split-second exposure to sunlight through binoculars or a telephoto lens can cause permanent damage to your retinas.

Happy Moon and Planet gazing and don’t forget to check out our guided Full Moon adventures: https://thetrustees.org/program/full-moon-adventures/

📷: World’s End, Hingham – cr: Jean Beach




[Description: Photo of the Full Moon as seen from World’s End in Hingham, MA.]

07/21/2024

Full moon cruise tonight!

The full moon in July is known as the buck moon and will arrive on July 21, 2024, at 06:17 a.m. ET.

07/17/2024

Deal Alert! BUY ONE GET ONE FREE!
Perfect after dinner activity! Sit back, relax and cruise around Boston Harbor.
Moonlight Cruise June21st 9pm to 10:30pm
617 542 8000 to use the offer

07/01/2024

Harbor Fireworks tomorrow night!

A massive fireworks show will take place over Boston Harbor this Tuesday as part of Harborfest, one of the nation‘s oldest & largest Fourth of July festivals 🎆 Other activities include a free clam chowder festival, historical reenactments, a parade, the USS Constitution underway, a pop-up beer garden, and so much more 🎉 Details 👇

https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/boston-harborfest-2023

07/01/2024

Our cruise leaves at 8pm

A massive fireworks show will take place over Boston Harbor this Tuesday as part of Harborfest, one of the nation‘s oldest & largest Fourth of July festivals 🎆 Other activities include a free clam chowder festival, historical reenactments, a parade, the USS Constitution underway, a pop-up beer garden, and so much more 🎉 Details 👇

https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/boston-harborfest-2023

06/30/2024

July 2nd Harborfest Fireworks Cruise
8pm to 10:30pm
21+ Cash Bar
DJ for dancing
https://www.massbaylines.com/tours-and-cruises/holiday-events/

Harbor Tours, Sunset Cruises, Music Cruises, Private Charters, Weekly Specials, Holiday Cruises, and

03/13/2024

03/12/2024

In July 1891 four women took off on an adventure to Great Brewster Island. The women, all from Lowell, spent nearly two weeks on the island. To pass the time, they read, cooked, met with island locals, and watched sunsets. In their collective journal of the trip, they expressed their feelings about leaving the island and recounted the joy of their time there:

“We leave behind us the uneventful, idyllic days, like no others in our lives, with their placid serenity, their pleasant spice of labor, the unruffled happiness of accustomed comradeship and all the glory of sea and sky….”

Join us on March 20 at 6:30pm for a talk about the “The Great Brewster Journal” with author Stephanie Schorow and researchers from the Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands to learn more about the women behind this Boston Harbor adventure.

To register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-history-on-the-boston-harbor-islands-the-great-brewster-journal-tickets-804126151967?aff=oddtdtcreator

Image Credit: Helen Augusta Whittier Album, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University

02/08/2024

Before mariners developed tried-and-true navigation techniques, sailing the seas involved a lot of guesswork.

11/18/2023

10/13/2023

10/11/2023

3rd Annual Howl - o - we**ie costume dance cruise! Show off your best costumes- human and
Dogs - cruise around Boston Harbor and enjoy the tunes of DjATM.
https://www.massbaylines.com/tours-and-cruises/howl-o-ween-doggy-costume-party/

08/27/2023

Tickets available today 8/27
2pm Dog Days of Summer Cruise
7pm Sunset Cruise
90 minute cruises around the harbor.

08/24/2023

WATER you doing this weekend?
Sunsets, Moonlights, Dogs...
OH My.

08/12/2023

07/29/2023

👀 see the M/V Freedom

07/29/2023

https://patch.com/massachusetts/across-ma/2-supermoons-august-one-blue-how-see-ma?utm_source=share-link&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=share

The first supermoon will appear over Massachusetts Tuesday — if the weather cooperates.