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Sounds like a plan. From Pier 11 it looks like you can walk over to Water St and take the M15 bus to Canal St. What hotel are you staying in?

We're staying at the wyndham Chinatown. Thanks for the Info!!

When you get off the ship, you go to the taxi dispatcher and tell him you want a ride to the light rail at 34th St in Bayonne. The light rail (HBLR) is accessible - you buy a ticket from the machine for $2.10 and validate it.

 

My advice would be to take the light rail to Hoboken, which appears to be the easiest place to transfer to the ferry. It appears to be a bit a of a walk from Exchange Place HBLR station to the Paulus Hook ferry terminal and I know it is a hike from the Marin Blvd HBLR station to the NYWaterways ferry terminal.

 

Why are you taking the ferry? Is it for the ride across the Hudson River? Why are you going to Pier 11 instead of the World Financial Center?

 

You do know that You can do an easy transfer to PATH at Exchange Place for $2.65/pp for a 5 minute ride under the Hudson to the World Trade Center?

Thanks, Hoboken looks like the best option to me too. We' re staying in Chinatown so Pier 11 seems like the closest stop. Also, were arriving on Quantum so am looking forward to see the Statue of Liberty from the water in daylight. If you have another suggestion I'm open to it. Thanks so much for your assistance!

Can someone please provide directions from the Bayonne Cruise Port to Wall Street/Pier 11 using the water ferry? I'd like to use Public Transportation as much as possible ( which station do I use for light rail to the ferry building??). It looks like the Ferry leaves from Liberty State Park or Hoboken. Any recommendations are appreciated! Also, if it makes more sense I can take a taxi to the ferry departure, please advise!! thanks.

Thanks for the excellent review. Can't wait to be on her in two weeks!

Two questions: was there a discount in Murano's the first night? And when cruising the inside passage, was the temperature on the balcony shorts weather or long pants?

Safe travels for the rest of your journey!

There is so much info on this thread! Could someone please summarize the transportation options from Bayonne Cruise port ( arriving on Quantam) to NYC?

We're definitely considering using public transportation but open to taxi/shuttle/private car too. Thank you!

Is there a map anywhere for the new terminal? Specifically I'm trying to get a feel for using public transportation to exit and get to NYC. Thanks!

There is luggage storage at Pier 39 but they close at 7pm. $5 per bag.

 

There is also apparently luggage storage at the Ferry Building Amtrak (bus) station, but it might be only for Amtrak passengers. Maybe call and find out, because it would be convenient to catch BART to SFO from there if you want to do it that way.

 

You can also ask at a hotel, maybe a chain that you use frequently, or if you're staying at a hotel pre-cruise, ask if they'll do this for you after the cruise. Or just walk into any decent-looking hotel and offer money…

Thanks for the link to Pier 39 as that is most helpful. I'm trying to call the Ferry Building and will report back any info I find out. Thank you for your assistance!

We disembark in the morning but are taking the red-eye home. Is there a place to store luggage in the city, or at the port, so we can spend the day sight seeing? Any ideas appreciated!

Another option and one we really enjoyed was a local bus to Tarquinia. The ride is very pleasant and the city of Tarquinia is walled and cobblestoned with lots of shops and restaurants and quite a few Etruscan tombs.

 

Here is the description of our visit in 2010:

After breakfast we left the ship and found the bus stop for Tarquinia. What you do is take the free shuttle from the ship to the entrance to the port. There you exit the gate and turn right. At the first major intersection you cross the street and walk toward the big church (you can see the tower). The local bus stop is across from the church. Before you get to the stop there is a newsstand (Tabacchi) That’s where you buy the bus ticket. Just tell them 1 for biglietti (in our case) Tarquinia ritorno and you’ll get a roundtrip ticket for less than three euros (actually we paid 2.50). I tried to buy the tickets at the first newsstand we passed (on the corner where we first turned) but learned that only this stand near the bus stop had the tickets. We had no idea what the bus would say on it, so we asked the first bus driver who stopped at the bus stop. He said we should look for a blue bus with Tarquinia on the front sign. It was a long wait, so we must have just missed a bus. Finally the blue bus with Tarquinia on the front pulled up and we got on and asked the driver to show us where to get off. We put our ticket in the ubiquitous yellow validation box to avoid a fine if the inspector showed up. IIn Europe whenever you take a train or a bus, you buy the ticket and then get it time and date stamped by sticking the ticket in the slot.)

 

When the driver indicated we had arrived (our destination, the Piazza Cavour was around the corner from the bus stop) and he showed us where the Piazza was. Right on the square was a TI office so we popped in there to get a map and inquire about the Necropolis. The very young woman looked at us (two women who are past 60) and at her watch and frowned. She told us the Necropolis was open until 2:00, but the ticket office would close at 12:30 and that it was a long walk. Clearly she was doubtful that we could make it. (It was 11:45 a.m.) Told to hurry, we took off up the hill. All those speedy three-mile walks we do at home came in handy. At one point we passed a couple walking away from the Necropolis, guidebook in hand. “How much farther?” we asked. They told us it was a seven minute walk (curiously specific, but actually very informative and correct.). We made it to the ticket office with plenty of time to spare… it was only 12:10.

 

The visit to the Etruscan tombs was very interesting. There are about 20-30 tombs, not all of which are currently open to visitors. The open ones are easy to spot – the door is open. You go in and down a flight of steps. At the bottom, you push a button and a light illuminates the tomb with its wonderful cave paintings. Each tomb has a descriptive sign outside describing who was buried the in the tomb, what the cave paintings depict (some are obvious and some are quite faded so the descriptions are helpful). The contents of the tombs are to be found in the museum back in town.

 

In addition to the tombs, we also walked over to the edge of the hill where there is a wonderful view of the Lazio hills. The walk back to town was much more relaxed. We found the museum (just opposite the Piazza Cavour) and spent some time looking at the various sarcophagi and other tomb relics. Then we strolled around the town, which is a small walled city with some charming shops and interesting cobblestone streets. Opting to eat back on the ship, we walked back to the bus stop and found the couple we had passed on the way to the tombs. They turned out to be English people who live in Seville and were sailing on the Azamara ship docked next to ours.

 

Hope this is helpful... have a wonderful trip!

Linda

 

Has anyone done this recently? I've read that the Tabacchi has closed and it's not possible to purchase tickets from the driver. Does anyone know how to get a ticket for the public bus from Civi to Tarquinia?? I reached out to the Tourism site in Tarquinia, but they didn't answer! Thanks!

One more request for your notes please. I've been following your posts for years! I'm very much looking forward to your input on Herc. (We're also going to Tarquinia if you have anything to share for there). Thank you very much!! Sgedson at comcast dot net