NEW YORK 2016 CRUISES planning & info thread. NYC

[Lorilais_mommie]

I've seen a lot of newer questions about cruising out of NYC
Upon searches I keep running into a older thread from 2012 that had Help a lot of NYC cruisers at the time.
However most is outdated.. I thought the 2012, 2016, and local cruisers could compile some new information to help us all out..
I will try to keep the 1st post up to date as much as I can..

Please Remember....
I'm only human and if something on my 1st post in incorrect please let me know so I may fix it.

Disney Cruises sailing out of New York

• 5-Night Canadian Coastline Cruise on Disney Magic – Itinerary B from New York
  New York • At Sea • Saint John, New Brunswick • Halifax, Nova Scotia • At Sea 10/2/16*
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• 8-Night Bahamian Cruise on Disney Magic – Itinerary B from New York
  New York • At Sea • At Sea • Nassau • Castaway Cay • Port Canaveral (Walt Disney World) • At Sea • At Sea 10/7/16
  
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• 7-Night Bahamian Cruise on Disney Magic – Itinerary A from New York
  New York • At Sea • At Sea • Castaway Cay • Port Canaveral (Walt Disney World) • At Sea • At Sea
  10/15/16*, 10/22/16*, 10/29/16*
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• 6-Night Eastern Caribbean on Disney Magic – Itinerary A from New York New York • At Sea • At Sea • At Sea • St. Maarten • Tortola. 11/5/16
  • On November 5th, the Disney Magic will reposition to San Juan for just one sailing, a repositioning cruise to Port Miami.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PARKING INFO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Info need...

Couldn't find much info on what pier we will be at..
Disney historical as been in pier 88 & 90


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hotels ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HOTELS RECOMMENDED BY DISERS:

SKYLINE HOTEL

COMFORT INN TIMES SQUARE

SHERATON TIMES SQUARE

CHELSEA SAVOY HOTEL

MARRIOTT MARQUIS TIMES SQUARE

And in New Jersey - across the Hudson River:

Homewood Suites by Hilton®
10 The Promenade, Edgewater, New Jersey, United States 07020
Tel: 1-201-941-4700 Fax: 1-201-941-479
next to shopping, restaurants, and movie theaters

Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel
500 Harbor Boulevard · Weehawken, NJ 07086 USA ·Map · Contact Us · Phone: (201) 617-5600 · Fax: (201) 617-5627 · Special Offer Reservations:
(866) 716-8115 (next to Lincoln Harbor NY Waterway Terminal)

W Hoboken 225 River Street, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 United States
Phone: (201) 253-2400
(Expensive)

Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson
2 Exchange Place,
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA 07302
Tel: (201) 469 1234 Fax: (201) 432 4991

 

[Lorilais_mommie]

This is the 1st post of the older thread... Please keep in mind some info MAYBE OUTDATED..
But links maybe still be useful

Helpful links:

NYC LODGING THREAD

TRIP ADVISOR

http://www.foodsofny.com/index.php

http://www.screentours.com/

http://nyc.bestparking.com

https://www.enttours.com/destination...ationInfoId=35

http://www.nycruise.com/terminal.html

Here is also a link to the press release put out by the NY Economic Development Corp. and they finally put a link to the press release on the NYcruise.com website

http://www.nycruise.com/index.html

http://www.nycedc.com/PressRoom/Pres...ruiseLine.aspx

http://www.taxifarefinder.com/info.php?city=NY

https://www.airportfastpark.com/BaltimoreMapBlue.aspx

DISUNPLUGGED INFO ON NYC CRUISES

BAHAMAS INFO FROM DCL SITE

A Disney Cruise Line 8-Night Bahamian Cruise offers a vacation to remember with a day in historic Nassau, a day on Disney's private island Castaway Cay, and a day at Port Canaveral—your gateway to Walt Disney World Resort! Included in your cruise fare is a 1-day Walt Disney World Resort ticket with Park Hopper® option for each Guest in your travel party. At Port Canaveral, complimentary roundtrip transportation is provided between the ship and the Resort. On this round trip departing from New York City, discover a world of sand, surf and sun blended with all the wonders of the tropics!

FYI....the one day park hopper ticket included is good for ONLY that one day and can't be used to upgrade to any other multi-day ticket


2 NIGHT CRUISE INFO FROM DCL SITE

5 NIGHT CANADA CRUIE INFO AT DCL SITE


Pictures of the drive to the port via the GWB and port entrance can be found in this thread at posts 88 and 89.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

You can also stay at my house in NYC! Wow I can't wait for cruises to leave from NYC!!!!!

 

[Lorilais_mommie]

Looking at today's hotel rates and parking fees.
We may need to! We are driving down from Boston

I can only imagine what the rates will be for oct 28th 2016..

 

[MaleficentRN]

Are there any hotels that do a Stay/Park/Cruise package in the NY/NJ area?

 

[Lorilais_mommie]

I've been looking in both NYC and NJ.. I haven't come across any..
If anyone has some info please share!

 

[Disneyteachers]

Depending on departure day, you could theoretically stay outside New York (in ct or nj) and go to the port on departure day. Weekdays or holidays may make this less feasible due to traffic.

 

[SeaSpray]

When we did this cruise in 2012 we flew in the day before and stayed at the Marriott next to the airport. I think for this trip we'll take Amtrak (coming from Boston) into Penn Station the day before and stay at the New York Marriott Marquis (we have a ton of Marriott rewards points), and I think DCL will offer transfers from there, to the port. They did this in 2012.

Anyway, does taking a taxi from Penn Station to the NY Marriott sound like the easiest/best idea?? I have mobility and health issues, so walking is out of the question, especially with the luggage we'll have.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

Yeah use Uber if possible too they are VERY accessible in New York and your prices I believe might be predetermined so you won't have someone taking advantage of tourists

 

[Dug720]

Yeah use Uber if possible too they are VERY accessible in New York and your prices I believe might be predetermined so you won't have someone taking advantage of tourists

Pre-determined to a degree. Uber does still do surge pricing though, so you're taking a risk.

As far as cabs, know the cross-streets of where you're going. When you get in give them the ADDRESS (not the name of the hotel) and say "between X and Y". Example (NOT to a hotel, but this is how you'd do it): "717 9th Ave between 48th and 49th". They will figure you know where you're going and take the most direct route (though honestly most cab drivers I've encountered DO take you the most direct route - but there ARE one way streets that can't be taken the other way, so sometimes going around blocks IS in fact necessary.

I know people on here seem to not like anything short of 4-star, but there are some super nice Hampton Inns around all over Manhattan from the financial district to the theatre district.

When you are looking at where to stay, be sure to factor in transportation hassle and costs from NJ or CT, especially if you're not driving and especially if you plan to sightsee in Manhattan before the cruise. Once that car fare or train fare is factored in, you may be just as good staying in Manhattan proper.

 

[waggles02673]

When we did this cruise in 2012 we flew in the day before and stayed at the Marriott next to the airport. I think for this trip we'll take Amtrak (coming from Boston) into Penn Station the day before and stay at the New York Marriott Marquis (we have a ton of Marriott rewards points), and I think DCL will offer transfers from there, to the port. They did this in 2012.

Anyway, does taking a taxi from Penn Station to the NY Marriott sound like the easiest/best idea?? I have mobility and health issues, so walking is out of the question, especially with the luggage we'll have.

We will be taking the train out of Boston as well and are planning on staying at the Marriott Marquis or the Hilton Times Square. What sailing are you on? We are doing the Canadian sailing Oct 2nd.

 

[SeaSpray]

We will be taking the train out of Boston as well and are planning on staying at the Marriott Marquis or the Hilton Times Square. What sailing are you on? We are doing the Canadian sailing Oct 2nd.

We're doing the Oct 22nd Bahamas sailing.

 

[Cheryl Pavia]

Are the pools on the ship even usable on a cruise to Canada?

 

[lauti]

Are the pools on the ship even usable on a cruise to Canada?

Sure. They are heated so just depends on outside temp and how brave the persons using them are. They don't close them just because of the season.

 

[MaleficentRN]

Sure. They are heated so just depends on outside temp and how brave the persons using them are. They don't close them just because of the season.

As long as te hot tub is up and running, I'm good!

 

[Lorilais_mommie]

We are looking at the same hotels..
Although we may do one closer to the port on Friday night and then on the return stay in one of these

 

[Dug720]

I don't know of too many hotels (at least not ones I'd dare to stay in - and I'm not super picky about hotels) closer to the port (on 11th/West Side Highway) than 8th Ave. So if you're looking at the Times Square/Theatre District area, you might as well just stay put. The aforementioned Hampton Inn Times Square North (I think that's what they're calling it now) is going to be about a block or so closer.

 

[Melissa S]

Are the pools on the ship even usable on a cruise to Canada?

DD swam each day of our Canadian cruise. She was the only one in the pool but they were useable

 

[SeaSpray]

Pre-determined to a degree. Uber does still do surge pricing though, so you're taking a risk.

As far as cabs, know the cross-streets of where you're going. When you get in give them the ADDRESS (not the name of the hotel) and say "between X and Y". Example (NOT to a hotel, but this is how you'd do it): "717 9th Ave between 48th and 49th". They will figure you know where you're going and take the most direct route (though honestly most cab drivers I've encountered DO take you the most direct route - but there ARE one way streets that can't be taken the other way, so sometimes going around blocks IS in fact necessary.

I know people on here seem to not like anything short of 4-star, but there are some super nice Hampton Inns around all over Manhattan from the financial district to the theatre district.

When you are looking at where to stay, be sure to factor in transportation hassle and costs from NJ or CT, especially if you're not driving and especially if you plan to sightsee in Manhattan before the cruise. Once that car fare or train fare is factored in, you may be just as good staying in Manhattan proper.

Excellent advice!!! In addition to not wanting to over-pay for the taxi, I just want to get to the hotel ASAP. lol

We're going to stay at the Marriott Marquis because it won't cost us anything due to an over abundance of Marriott Rewards points; also, in 2012 DCL offered transfers from that hotel to the pier, so I'm hoping that they offer them again. If not, we'll take a taxi from the hotel to the port.

 

[Dug720]

Excellent advice!!! In addition to not wanting to over-pay for the taxi, I just want to get to the hotel ASAP. lol

We're going to stay at the Marriott Marquis because it won't cost us anything due to an over abundance of Marriott Rewards points; also, in 2012 DCL offered transfers from that hotel to the pier, so I'm hoping that they offer them again. If not, we'll take a taxi from the hotel to the port.

You're welcome! A friend of mine told me that when I was flying in to look at a school and staying with her - she knew I was going to be tired as it was a LATE flight, and the more tired I am the more my usually hidden southern accent comes out. She said "Give him these exact directions (she gave me her address and cross streets) and he will assume you're a college student who knows where you live." And there was no problem!

The Marquis is nice - my family and I stayed there over Christmas a couple of years ago. It's not super far from the pier if it's a nice day and you don't have that much luggage. (Obviously I've become a New Yorker as I tend to walk pretty much everywhere so my sense of "far" is probably skewed. Ha!)