Passengers arrive for 7:30 a.m. departure at the Charles River Boat Cruise dock in Cambridgeside Galleria Mall Lagoon. The vessel is 1996-built 90-passenger MV Henry Longfellow. This tour has the two-fold purpose of viewing the harbor facilities of Boston Harbor - with emphasis on transportation - and accompanying the 18th Annual Boston Harbor Tugboat Muster and Parade sponsored by the World Ship Society, Port of Boston, New England Branch.

Roger Austin photo.