Northern Lights City Lights Ghost Tour

Haunted Harbor Ghost Cruise with The Histrionic Academy

Step aboard Northern Lights, a 1920s-style yacht, for a 90-minute evening cruise that blends Boston Harbor’s history with live, spine-tingling storytelling. In partnership with The Histrionic Academy, two costumed performers guide you past island fortresses and dark waterways, weaving an original script of legends and lore—perfectly timed to the city lights at night.

Hear immersive tales of the Lady in Black at Fort Warren, Nix’s Mate and its pirate gibbet, the Great Molasses Flood, the Ghost Frigate, Peter Rugg “the Storm Breeder,” Captain Green at Fort Independence, Boston Light’s curse, and the Lady of the Maritana. Expect call-and-response narration, atmospheric cues, and a quietly eerie vibe—more candlelit folklore than jump scares.

Settle into indoor lounge seating or step onto the open decks for sweeping skyline views. This is a narrated harbor cruise (we don’t land on the islands); sights vary with weather and navigation.

Good to know

Duration: ~90 minutes; evening departures from Rowes Wharf

Live performers from The Histrionic Academy; original script

Climate-controlled interior and open outer decks; restrooms on board

Light concessions/bar available; dress for cool harbor breezes

A memorable night of history + mystery—for curious locals and brave visitors alike.