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    Pre Cruise QOTS New York

    in East Coast Departures

    Posted

    By the way, I lived on Staten Island for many years, and commuted to Manhattan for school and work by bus, ferry and subway for part of that time. You shouldn't be deterred by having to do that for your sightseeing trips...it's a relatively minor inconvenience.

     

     

    Thank you njhorseman

    Pre Cruise QOTS New York

    in East Coast Departures

    Posted

    Carol's advice/directions are for someone staying at a Newark Airport area hotel. It's not geared to someone staying where you are because she wasn't aware of the fact that you're locked into staying on Staten Island. You could go back to the airport, but it will take you time and the train will cost you money you don't have to spend.

     

    As I stated in my earlier post, your best option may be to take the hotel shuttle (or even a taxi if you want to spend a few dollars) to the Staten Island Ferry, take the ferry to Manhattan and then a subway to Times Square. To see the Statue of Liberty again take the Staten Island ferry to Manhattan, and walk to Statue of Liberty ferry ticket office/dock...probably less than 5 minutes from the Staten Island Ferry terminal in Manhattan.

     

    You can find out about/plan your Statue of Liberty visit here: http://www.statuecruises.com/ . It's the official website of Statue Cruises. There's even a map with photos of how to walk from the Staten Island ferry terminal to the SOL ferry: http://www.statuecruises.com/pdf/StatenIslandFerrytoCC.pdf

     

    While staying at the HGI on Staten Island isn't ideal for visiting Manhattan, you'll still be able to do what you want, with perhaps just a little more advance planning.

     

     

    Thank you njhorseman for your input.

    Pre Cruise QOTS New York

    in East Coast Departures

    Posted

    We will be in

    Charleston for one day off the Ruby Princess on Nov 1st. Do not want to do a ship tour. Will there be things available to book right there at the dock or do I need to arrange something ahead of time and then figure out how to get to the start location. Would love a quick city tour and then a visit to Boone Hall Plantation.

     

    Thanks for any advice.

     

    Dottie

     

    Dottie,

    Did you post your comment on wrong thread?

    Pre Cruise QOTS New York

    in East Coast Departures

    Posted

    Well, you can book two nights through Trinity at $132 tax included and one night at $208 tax included at the Ramada.

     

    You have several options for getting in and out of NYC. Hotel shuttle to the P4 Airtrain station, free Airtrain to the Newark Airport Station, NJ Transit train to New York Penn Station for midtown, or to Newark Penn Station to pick up PATH to the World Trade Center. There is also a NJ Transit bus which runs along Frontage Road and goes to Newark Penn Station for transfer to NJ Transit or PATH. This will take a lot less time to go into Manhattan, particularly midtown Manhattan than staying on Staten Island.

     

    It appears you are coming from Canada, so to stay on Staten Island you will pay a $13 bridge toll plus a little extra turnpike toll plus at least another 20-30 minutes to get there coming and going.

     

     

    Thanks Carol for your expert advice.

     

    Yes I am driving in from Canada.

    My Dilemma is that I have already paid in full for Hilton Garden Inn at Staten Island. So now Only option is to stay at Hilton.

    As it appears to be a bad choice on my part.

     

    So best option for me will be to take Hotel Shuttle to Newark Airport and then Take Air Train to New York Penn Station to see Times Square.

     

    How about going to Statue of Liberty? what would you recommend?

     

    Regards

    Pre Cruise QOTS New York

    in East Coast Departures

    Posted

    Getting to Manhattan on public transit from Staten Island is not hard, but it is time consuming.

     

    You could take the S48 bus to the Staten Island Ferry. Here is the schedule. It sometimes runs as the S98 limited stop.

     

    The other option is the X10 bus. Here is that schedule.

     

    Both will be nearly 1.5 hours from the Hilton to get to the southern tip of Manhattan. The ferry offers the advantage of being a nice boat ride, and is quite convenient to the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island ferries. The bus, though can take you deeper into Manhattan without transferring to the subway.

     

    Google Maps does quite well for public transit directions in New York.

     

    Thanks for the info

     

    Just find out Hotel have free Shuttle to the Newark Airport, Would it be any Better from Airport , then Staten Island?

    Pre Cruise QOTS New York

    in East Coast Departures

    Posted

    We are going on Quantum of the Sea Dec 12 2014, We are staying At Hilton Garden Inn , Staten Island New York. We took their park and Shuttle to Pier package.

     

    Now Main question is , how do we go to New York to see Statue of Liberty, Times Square , and Empire state building . I am not big fan of driving in New York.

     

    So how and where could we get Public transit, Subway to see all these?

     

    Any suggestions would help....

    Pre Cruise to New York

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    We are going on Quantum of the Sea Dec 12 2014, We are staying At Hilton Garden Inn , Staten Island New York. We took their park and Shuttle to Pier package.

     

    Now Main question is , how do we go to New York to see Statue of Liberty, Times Square , and Empire state building . I am not big fan of driving in New York.

     

    So how and where could we get Public transit, Subway to see all these?

     

    Any suggestions would help....

    UPGRADE - FOS please read

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    Hi we have just been offered an upgrade from an interior stateroom on deck 8 to an oceanview on deck 2 as this is our first time cruising could someone tell me if this is a good thing or not???

     

     

    Sent from my iPhone using Forums

     

    Yes, Ocean view Staterooms on Deck 2 are really nice. I was on FOS last month Deck 2 Ocean view. We loved it.

    Hoq many ships..

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    It will be 23 with new Ships

     

    Ship Class Ship Name

    Quantum Class Quantum Of the Seas

    Anthem Of the Seas

     

    Oasis Class Oasis of The seas

    Allure of The seas

     

    Freedom Class Freedom Of the seas

    Liberty Of the Seas

    Independeance of The Sea

     

    Voyager Class Voyager Of the Seas

    Explorer Of the Seas

    Adventure Of the Seas

    Navigator Of the Seas

    Mariner Of the Seas

     

    Radiance Class Brillance of The Seas

    Radiance of The Seas

    Serenade of The seas

    Jewel of The Seas

     

    Vision Class Legend Of The Seas

    Enchantment OF The Seas

    Grandeur OF The Seas

    Rhapsody of The Seas

    Splendor Of The Seas

    Vision Of The Seas

     

    Sovereign Class Majesty OF The Seas

    What kind of binder?

    in Ask a Cruise Question

    Posted

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    It keeps all the confirmation , phone numbers and other travel details by Trip and it is free and also it does not use any DATA. That means you can easily access the information when you are on the ship.

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