Itsnevertoolate

3 hours ago, Portia! said:

The Studio Lounge is intended for Solo travelers (in a studio or other solo cabin) and a key card is required to enter the space with the coffee maker. It is more available (as in door may be propped open) if the solo gathering is taking place - usually around 5-6 pm on ships that hold the meeting in the lounge. 

Well, that is good to know!  Thank you!  I just happen to be in a solo balcony cabin with lounge access for this trip!  Yay me!  Thanks, everyone, for all of the great info.

I am booked on my first NCL cruise in 25 years, and I’m seeing a lot of chatter about Starbucks on board.  Is Starbucks the only option for a latte on board the Getaway? Is there a latte on the MDR menu?

6 minutes ago, mahdnc said:

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, wow…I had not seen that!  We did a sky suite last summer for our Mediterranean cruise and LOVED our butler. He checked on us daily and spoiled us rotten. We’ve booked a sky suite again on the Ascent for next October - this is disappointing.

On 11/1/2023 at 4:35 PM, billc23 said:

That is one of the trust issues that has not effected me but disturbed my sense of fairness and honesty.

I missed this one…what was the SS and butler issue y’all are talking about?  What happened?

On 8/21/2023 at 7:55 PM, navybankerteacher said:

Take the ferry back to Pier 11 in lower Manhattan, then the #2 train from Wall Street station (where you got off on you way to the cruise terminal) just one stop to Fulton Street, where you change to the A train to Howard Beach where you can change to the JFK AirTrain which stops at all terminals.  
 

p.s. How come you are flying in to LGA and out from JFK?

Frequent flier miles...one way tickets were less miles!  When I tell you I am doing this trip on the cheap, I am NOT kidding!  🙂  My flights and my hotel in Flushing were free - that is how I am justifying the 100% upcharge for solo travelling to my husband, lol!  (He has a golf tournament and can't come with me.)

Thank you SO much for sharing all of your knowledge!

3 hours ago, navybankerteacher said:

I think you are referring to the Dumbo ferry landing on the Brooklyn side of the river - not helpful to you.
 

My suggestion is to take the #7 subway from Flushing to Times Square in Manhattan , then change to Seventh Avenue IRT #2 train (quite well marked) to Wall Street station - which is perhaps a five minute walk to Pier 11 (straight east on Wall Street) for the ferry to Red Hook - which is right next to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. Total time on subway will be just  over an hour- add perhaps no more than an hour for the walk to Pier 11, the wait for the ferry, the crossing, the couple of minutes from the Red Hook landing to the cruise terminal.  
 

If your boarding time is 1:00 PM, start out from Flushing at 11:00 AM.

 

Don’t ask about my thoughts about getting around New York by bus - of course, it can be done, but…

 

Thank you for your help!  This plan sounds the easiest to me - and very doable with a suitcase. 😊 

Now for the plan to get from Red Hook to JFK after the cruise … I’m thinking ferry, subway, tram.  Before I’m done, I will have utilized every form of public transport, lol!  Thanks again!

On 8/18/2023 at 12:04 PM, Itsnevertoolate said:

hmmm, that's a thought!  I will look at that.  Thanks!

On 8/18/2023 at 8:57 AM, navybankerteacher said:

Getting from Flushing to lower Manhattan by subway to access the ferry is easier (close to a half hour shorter time)  than getting to Carroll Street - and it saves you the long walk in Brooklyn.

 

I appreciate your help so much, and I've been looking at your suggestion...do you happen to be familiar with the DUMBO/Fulton ferry stop?  It looks like maybe going to this ferry station is closer to Flushing, and this ferry appears on the schedule to go to Red Hook after Fulton St.  

Is there a reason for not going to this ferry station by subway from Flushing and hopping on here to get to the cruise port?  Is this ferry station more difficult to get to from the subway than the Carlears station?

I'm so leery of simply looking online at maps and public transport schedules...they don't always paint an accurate picture.

And now that you have given me this ferry idea, I'm wondering why Rome2Rio and Google maps didn't give me this as a suggestion when I looked up the route!  The ferry is so much more convenient to the cruise port than any other form of transportation!

3 hours ago, navybankerteacher said:

Getting from Flushing to lower Manhattan by subway to access the ferry is easier (close to a half hour shorter time)  than getting to Carroll Street - and it saves you the long walk in Brooklyn.

 

hmmm, that's a thought!  I will look at that.  Thanks!

Thanks for the idea, but I am staying in Flushing, so the ferry is not a good option for me.  I'll be taking the subway from Flushing to Carroll St and walking from there to the port.

I know, many will say I’m crazy, but I am traveling solo and trying to cut costs, so I am planning to travel to and from the Brooklyn cruise port by Subway via the Carroll St station.  I am an able bodied walker, and I’ll have just one rolling suitcase.  I’ve looked at the Google street level maps, and the walk to the port from Carroll St seems completely doable…except for actually entering the port. Where would (should) a pedestrian enter the port?  
I would love to hear from anyone who has actually made this trek on foot! 🙂

Oh my gosh, never mind!  My iPad simply wasn’t loading…I see them now. Ugh!

Does anyone know when the schedule for Jan/Feb 2025 will be released?  

Customer service at FBC is definitely lacking. They booked my return flight to an entirely different state!  After 3 1/2 hours on the phone, it was corrected, but now we return the day AFTER our cruise ends.  So frustrated.