Long Island Wine and Spirits Tasting and Tours

If you are planning to visit multiple wineries to enjoy their tastings, what better way to travel than by luxury charter bus?  That is just what two bus loads of people did this past Saturday as they joined us for our first Long Island Wine and Spirits Tour and Tastings.

Customers relaxed in the air conditioned coolness and enjoyed breakfast served on board as they enjoyed the scenic route out east. Our tour began at Pindar Vineyards in Peconic.  Our customers enjoyed the wine tasting at the spacious bar, did some shopping, then relaxed on the cool front porch or toured the grounds.

Our next stop was Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard in Baiting Hollow.  What a beautiful place!  Tastings could be enjoyed both indoors and out.  The outdoor courtyard had shaded tables and chairs and lunch could be purchased and enjoyed outdoors.  Live music was an added bonus!  Also available at Baiting Hollow is a tour of their horse rescue.  There are many horses to pet and stories to be heard.

The third stop was actually just a quick walk next door to LiV Vodka.  This was a unique experience as customers were able to see a vodka distillery and, of course, enjoy a tasting.  LiV Vodka has a beautiful outdoor patio with a gorgeous view where you can sit and relax as well.

Feedback from our customers was fantastic!  Pictures of the day as well as videos will be posted soon so keep a look out!  Also, keep a lookout for future tours and specials!

2010 Concierge Choice Award Winner

Planning a trip is exciting! Getting away from your usual routine and surroundings helps you relax and recharge.  So it's important to know just who you are relying on to make your trip smooth, easy, and enjoyable.  One way to do this is to look for an award winning service provider.

The Concierge Choice Awards (CCA) recognize companies, organizations, and individuals who create exceptional experiences for New York City visitors. Selected by the New York City Association of Hotel Concierges (NYCAHC), these prestigious awards are bestowed upon the city’s elite in the tourist, theater, restaurant, retail, service, and transportation industries. When seeking guidance on the city’s finest destinations, New York City hotel guests trust their concierges. That’s why members of the NYCAHC are the perfect judges for the awards – they are professionals who know the best of New York in any given category.

Hampton Luxury Liner won the 2010 Tourist Transportation Concierge Choice Award and is nominated once again for the 2011 award!  We appreciate the recognition and look forward to providing excellent and luxurious service to our customers.  Join us and let us share our award winning service with you!

Stellar Safety for Luxurious Travel

 Classic Coach has been an industry leader in safety for many years. We spend about $7,000 per year, per coach on safety related expenses, more than most bus companies in the US. We currently have a Satisfactory safety rating with NYS Dept of Transportation and US Dept of Transportation. 

Also, we recently received the Safety Leader award by the United Motorcoach Association and have received other industry safety awards in the past. The award recognizes an individual who is actively engaged in the industry and who has demonstrated achievements for their company and/or industry.

We have a strong driver safety program that includes MPRI simulator training, iDrive event recorders, GPS system, and Mobileview interior camera system installed on our entire fleet. MobileView is an interior camera system that provides real time on-demand viewing into each motorcoach allowing operations the ability to view what is going on inside the motorcoach at any time from any computer, iPod, iPad, iPhone or any smart phone.

MPRI is a leader in vehicle-simulation products, services and education. They have successfully trained thousands of drivers in transportation, emergency responder, novice driver, and the military. MPRI allows us to prepare drivers for the real experiences every motorcoach driver could encounter on the road.

The idrive system is a professional event data recorder system for vehicles which can capture high definition videos, both of the front of the vehicle and the interior, using a dual camera device and records when an event occurs, including: accidents, aggressive driving behavior, door open event or panic. The idrive system reduces the frequency and the severity of unsafe driving behaviors and will objectively report the truth as to what actually happened when the accident occurred.

Our drivers are carefully chosen for their professionalism and customer service.  We train our drivers to uphold the high level of safety we demand.  Rest assured, our passengers can relax and enjoy the luxurious experience of traveling safely with Classic Coach and Hampton Luxury Liner.