138east Posted January 22, 2016 #1451 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Hi there, I'll be sailing from Cape Liberty for the first time on October 6th/Anthem. My plan is to fly in the day of to Newark, direct flight from Tampa arriving @ 9:41 AM and reserving a car service to take us (2 people) directly to the port. I read that RCCL cancelled it's bus contract. There is no more RCCL provided transportation from EWR to Cape Liberty? I thought since flying in the day of it may be safer to use their transport. Thanks for any comments/suggestions! RCCL is still offering transfers from EWR. The bus service that was cancelled was the bus service from Boston and other New England cities and the bus service from the Washington, and other southern cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dogmom Posted January 22, 2016 #1452 Share Posted January 22, 2016 RCCL is still offering transfers from EWR. The bus service that was cancelled was the bus service from Boston and other New England cities and the bus service from the Washington, and other southern cities. Perfect, thanks! I think I'll go with the RCCL transport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlcruise Posted January 24, 2016 #1453 Share Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) Suggestions needed for a hotel (with airport shuttle), 1 nt pre cruise near EWR please. Date May 27, 2016. We're arriving at 11:45 pm, 2 adults and 1 child. Thank you. Kimberly Edited January 24, 2016 by stlcruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
138east Posted January 24, 2016 #1454 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Suggestions needed for a hotel (with airport shuttle), 1 nt pre cruise near EWR please. Date May 27, 2016. We're arriving at 11:45 pm, 2 adults and 1 child. Thank you. Kimberly Hotel budget? Late night food requirements? Breakfast? How are you getting to the port? Cape Liberty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlcruise Posted January 24, 2016 #1455 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Hotel budget? Late night food requirements? Breakfast? How are you getting to the port? Cape Liberty? No late night food requirements. Breakfast would be nice, but not a requirement. Carmel or Dial7 to get to Cape Liberty. Budget, under $150. Kimberly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Got2Cruise Posted January 24, 2016 #1456 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Hotel budget? Late night food requirements? Breakfast? How are you getting to the port? Cape Liberty? Hi Carol I wish I had your email sorry to interrupt. Did you see the sad news about Greatam on the Cruise Air board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted January 24, 2016 #1457 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Hi Carol I wish I had your email sorry to interrupt. Did you see the sad news about Greatam on the Cruise Air board? Carol knows about it. I told her on another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
138east Posted January 24, 2016 #1458 Share Posted January 24, 2016 No late night food requirements. Breakfast would be nice, but not a requirement. Carmel or Dial7 to get to Cape Liberty. Budget, under $150. Kimberly Last Minute Travel - Ramada Plaza $94 + tax - cancellable up to 3 days ahead - breakfast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
138east Posted January 24, 2016 #1459 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Hi Carol I wish I had your email sorry to interrupt. Did you see the sad news about Greatam on the Cruise Air board? Thanks for posting. Paul told me yesterday. So sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlcruise Posted January 24, 2016 #1460 Share Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) Last Minute Travel - Ramada Plaza $94 + tax - cancellable up to 3 days ahead - breakfast Thank you Carol!! I appreciate your help. :) Kimberly Edited January 24, 2016 by stlcruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PROCRUISE Posted January 24, 2016 #1461 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Last Minute Travel - Ramada Plaza $94 + tax - cancellable up to 3 days ahead - breakfast Have tried to read through a lot of your recommendations. We're cruising out of Cape Liberty on Celebrity Summit on 9/19/2016. We'll fly into EWR on 9/17 and have been looking for a decent hotel to spend the night, with airport shuttle service. Naturally TripAdvisor has excellent reports and terrible reports on each hotel we've looked into.. Did take your previous post recommendation for the Ramada Plaza, but its web site says they have no rooms available on 9/17. So what do you know about Hampton Inn - EWR verses Country Inn and Suites by Carlson or any other suggestions? We were planning on going back to the airport, via hotel shuttle, on the morning of the 18th and take Celebrity shuttle to Cape Liberty Port, about $28.50 pp. Haven't checked Dial7 or any other service for price comparison. Thanks for any helpful information. :) David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
138east Posted January 24, 2016 #1462 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Have tried to read through a lot of your recommendations. We're cruising out of Cape Liberty on Celebrity Summit on 9/19/2016. We'll fly into EWR on 9/17 and have been looking for a decent hotel to spend the night, with airport shuttle service. Naturally TripAdvisor has excellent reports and terrible reports on each hotel we've looked into.. Did take your previous post recommendation for the Ramada Plaza, but its web site says they have no rooms available on 9/17. So what do you know about Hampton Inn - EWR verses Country Inn and Suites by Carlson or any other suggestions? We were planning on going back to the airport, via hotel shuttle, on the morning of the 18th and take Celebrity shuttle to Cape Liberty Port, about $28.50 pp. Haven't checked Dial7 or any other service for price comparison. Thanks for any helpful information. :) David Newark Airport is not a vacation destination. The airport Hotels get a wide range of reviews. At this time of year particularly many reviews are from folks who end up in one hotel or another because their travel plans go awry. What is your hotel budget? How many people and bed configuration? Will you arrive early enough to be dining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidymom Posted January 24, 2016 #1463 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Does Independent Driver have a website or email? I wanted a quote for a trip from Country Inn & Suites in NJ to Bayonne for an April cruise. Since I'm from Canada and if I don't get a hold of someone they may not want to call long-distance so if anyone knows of an email address that would be great. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PROCRUISE Posted January 24, 2016 #1464 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Newark Airport is not a vacation destination. The airport Hotels get a wide range of reviews. At this time of year particularly many reviews are from folks who end up in one hotel or another because their travel plans go awry. What is your hotel budget? How many people and bed configuration? Will you arrive early enough to be dining? Budget: $100 - $150+. Arrival time: 11:15 A.M. Two of us, 1 King size bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
138east Posted January 24, 2016 #1465 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Does Independent Driver have a website or email? I wanted a quote for a trip from Country Inn & Suites in NJ to Bayonne for an April cruise. Since I'm from Canada and if I don't get a hold of someone they may not want to call long-distance so if anyone knows of an email address that would be great. Thanks. They are a low frills operation - no email or web site that I'm aware of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
138east Posted January 24, 2016 #1466 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Budget: $100 - $150+. Arrival time: 11:15 A.M. Two of us, 1 King size bed. That's a very low budget. Your best deal is actually a park/sleep cruise (yes I know you don't need the park) through trinity reservations at the Ramada Plaza for $202 tax included that includes round trip port transportation (value at least $114). If you don't need two way transportation, Last Minute Travel offers this hotel for $94+ tax for your date. What time is your return flight? The shuttle would take you back to the hotel and you would have to take the hotel shuttle to the terminals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joand452 Posted January 25, 2016 #1467 Share Posted January 25, 2016 We shared an Independent Driver shuttle with friends in Nov. 2014 from the EWR Hampton Inn. It was $55 each way, plus tip. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
138east Posted January 25, 2016 #1468 Share Posted January 25, 2016 We shared an Independent Driver shuttle with friends in Nov. 2014 from the EWR Hampton Inn. It was $55 each way, plus tip. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Thanks for posting back. We recommend Independent Driver a lot. Occasionally someone says they have used them successfully and no one has complained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastcruiser Posted January 25, 2016 #1469 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Looking for assistance, please. We are cruising on Celebrity Summit this Oct out of and return to Cape Liberty. We are flying into JFK and spending a few days in NYC pre-cruise. Have transportation in place to the port. My issue has to do with our return flight. We want nonstop return home to the west coast. And our preferred airline flies out of JFK; of course, it is less expensive, too, to buy round trip airline tickets. How difficult would it be to get back to JFK on a Sunday morning for an early afternoon flight? Cost? Time? Obviously, we want a reliable method of transportation, too. Has anyone done this? Suggestions? Ideas? Or should we forget the entire idea and fly out of Newark? HELP!! :eek: Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted January 25, 2016 #1470 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Looking for assistance, please. We are cruising on Celebrity Summit this Oct out of and return to Cape Liberty. We are flying into JFK and spending a few days in NYC pre-cruise. Have transportation in place to the port. My issue has to do with our return flight. We want nonstop return home to the west coast. And our preferred airline flies out of JFK; of course, it is less expensive, too, to buy round trip airline tickets. How difficult would it be to get back to JFK on a Sunday morning for an early afternoon flight? Cost? Time? Obviously, we want a reliable method of transportation, too. Has anyone done this? Suggestions? Ideas? Or should we forget the entire idea and fly out of Newark? HELP!! :eek: Thanks in advance. Book a car service such as Dial 7 or Carmel Limo. Fare, tolls and tip will probably be about $125. Sunday mornings normally have the lightest traffic. You should be able to make a flight that leaves JFK after 1 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcbryan_22 Posted January 26, 2016 #1471 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Thanks for posting back. We recommend Independent Driver a lot. Occasionally someone says they have used them successfully and no one has complained. I know this has been posted before and I went through a lot of the pages but couldn't find their information. Could you re post it please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joand452 Posted January 26, 2016 #1472 Share Posted January 26, 2016 1-888-816-0973 inde.drvr@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcbryan_22 Posted January 27, 2016 #1473 Share Posted January 27, 2016 1-888-816-0973inde.drvr@gmail.com Thank you :):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjtll Posted January 27, 2016 #1474 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Is this not a site for parking at Cape Liberty? I seeing everything but parking information. Please tell about the parking garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayonnejoe Posted January 27, 2016 #1475 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Is this not a site for parking at Cape Liberty? I seeing everything but parking information.Please tell about the parking garage. This is a general thread on every question about cruising out of Cape Liberty, Bayonne, not just the parking. But to answer your question, the garage is right next to the terminal and costs $20 a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts