Good reasons for cruising from New York City
Tourists who want to view New York City’s “magnificent skyline” from the water can take various tours such as Circle Line’s two-hour view but those trips pale when compared to leaving the city for a more extended trip, says ArcaMax.
Those short trips can’t “provide the thrill of departing from New York on a large ship, setting off for a two-to-seven day adventure at sea, and on to tour the Caribbean Islands to the south or cruise along the scenic coasts of New England and Canada to the north, or on a transatlantic crossing to Southampton and other European ports of call,” writes Jennifer Merin.
Those are choices for passengers departing from any one of New York’s three passenger ports in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bayonne, NJ.
“There’s always a celebration to welcome new passengers and turn the departure into a gala. Drinks are served and music is played on deck, and there’s hoopla and dancing everywhere,” she writes.
She says cruises departing from New York City are “larger than life.”
There are several reasons:
—For travelers from out of the area, there’s a wide range pre-or post-cruise stays that cater to special interests such as museums and galleries, the theatre or gourmet restaurants.
—Time elements of the cruises’ also vary. Most of the major cruise companies have ships leaving New York for three or four days, one or two weeks or longer trips to the Caribbean. Some cruises go to New England and Canada to the North, or they can even steam across the Atlantic to Southampton or other European ports of call.
—There are also itineraries that give cruisers a sampling of several of the Caribbean’s beachy islands and cultures such as Crystal’s luxurious Symphony, which has 12-day trips to Bermuda, St. Maarten and Antigua, among other stoops.
—For those who want to explore the coastal areas of New England and Canada, and choose a departure date during the Fall foliage season, they get some “glorious leaf peeping mixed in with the opportunity to explore quaint and historic cities.”
By David Wilkening
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