Live from the Caribbean Princess, Oct 14 - Nov 5, 22-day Canadian and Atlantic Coast Land and Sea Adventure

[Ken the cruiser]

We both are looking forward to our excursion tomorrow as neither of us have been to the Statue of Liberty or Ellis Island before.

 

[Ken the cruiser]

So here’s a question for those in the know when it comes to being docked in NYC. Most of the ship bars are closed while in NYC until we leave at 11 pm. We noticed a few that will be open, but there is not many. I wonder how that will work when order a glass of wine or other spirits during lunch and/or dinner?
 

 

[Ken the cruiser]

We have arrived in New York City!

 
Sorry for the blurry picture. I didn’t have my glasses on. But his was the view from our balcony as we were just arriving. 😂

 

 

 

 

 

[voljeep]

35 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said:

We have arrived in New York City!

 
Sorry for the blurry picture. I didn’t have my glasses on. But his was the view from our balcony as we were just arriving. 😂

 

 

 

 

 

Wel’re done. I fell on Wednesday and broke 2 bones in my ankle. In hospital waiting for swelling to go down. No weight  baring 4-6 weeks. Surgery next week 

[LACruiser88]

1 hour ago, voljeep said:

Wel’re done. I fell on Wednesday and broke 2 bones in my ankle. In hospital waiting for swelling to go down. No weight  baring 4-6 weeks. Surgery next week 

Oh, no! So sorry to hear this.  Wishing you a successful surgery and recovery.  🙏

[Bollycats]

I will be on this ship next month and I'm wondering if there are better places on the ship than others to use the wifi, specifically to download movies to watch online?

[LACruiser88]

56 minutes ago, Bollycats said:

I will be on this ship next month and I'm wondering if there are better places on the ship than others to use the wifi, specifically to download movies to watch online?

We download movies to our devices at home, before leaving for the cruise.  You can never count on the internet onboard to be able to download movies, it usually takes for EVER!

[Bollycats]

20 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said:

We download movies to our devices at home, before leaving for the cruise.  You can never count on the internet onboard to be able to download movies, it usually takes for EVER!

That is my plan, but I have a show that is releasing the next season while I'm at sea. I would like to watch some of it on my last sea day. 

[Ken the cruiser]

6 hours ago, voljeep said:

Wel’re done. I fell on Wednesday and broke 2 bones in my ankle. In hospital waiting for swelling to go down. No weight  baring 4-6 weeks. Surgery next week 

That totally sticks! We hope your surgery goes well and you’re back on your feet as soon as you are able.

[Ken the cruiser]

3 hours ago, Bollycats said:

I will be on this ship next month and I'm wondering if there are better places on the ship than others to use the wifi, specifically to download movies to watch online?

One thing we like about cruising on Princess ships is they have a router out on the balcony. As far as quality, we’ve had no issues with download speeds in our cabin this whole trip.

 

[Ken the cruiser]

We just got back from our excursion and I have 243 photos to edit through, which might take a while. 😂

 

So I thought I’d post a picture of the view we have to deal with from our balcony where we’re currently sitting, docked at the Brooklyn terminal located in the bottom right hand corner of the photo.

 

 

[Bollycats]

23 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said:

One thing we like about cruising on Princess ships is they have a router out on the balcony. As far as quality, we’ve had no issues with download speeds in our cabin this whole trip.

 

Good to know, thanks. I'll try my balcony first!

[Ken the cruiser]

18 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said:

We both are looking forward to our excursion tomorrow as neither of us have been to the Statue of Liberty or Ellis Island before.

 

We had a great time on our excursion today, first visiting the Statue of Liberty and then Ellis Island. Then on the way back to the Brooklyn terminal, we also drove by the World Trade Center.

 

It took about 15 minutes to get The Battery where we would board the ferry to see the Statue of Liberty.

 

 

As you might imagine, we ran into a little traffic along the way.

 

 

 

Once we made it to the Battery, it was a short walk to the entrance. Along the way we saw the pigeon patrol overhead keeping an eye on the traffic! 😂

 

 

 

Once we made it through security, it wasn’t too long we were boarding the ferry and heading across the channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
While there on tge island, we went to a 20 minute introductory movie, which was quite interesting. Afterwards we checked out the original Statue’s torch, then walked around the outside.

 

 

Governors Island

 

There is never a shortage of helicopter tours flying around!

 

 

 

Caribbean Princess off in the distance.

 

 

 

 

 

Verrazzano Bridge

 

 

There was definitely no shortage of birds in the area! 😂

 

 

 

 

 

This was what our ferry boat looked like.

 

 

Then it took some work, but I was finally able to get a close up of the Statue of Liberty pigeon! 😅

 

 

Then we took a short ferry ride over to Ellis Island.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Then it was time to head back to the ship by way of the World Trade Center.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then, it was gone. This is a view of Brooklyn from the promenade deck.

 

 

[Ken the cruiser]

The Manhattan and surrounding NYC area this evening at sunset. This is such an amazing skyline, whether it’s during the day or in the evening!

 

 

 

 

 

[Ken the cruiser]

2 hours ago, Bollycats said:

Good to know, thanks. I'll try my balcony first!

You should be fine. But to improve your download chances, think about downloading any movies when most folks are off the ship enjoying the day in port. For example, right now it’s 6:40 pm and all aboard is at 10:30 pm tonight here in NYC, and this is the download speed I’m currently encountering on our balcony.

 

[abbydancer2003]

11 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said:

The Manhattan and surrounding NYC area this evening at sunset. This is such an amazing skyline, whether it’s during the day or in the evening!

 

 

 

 

 

Too bad you missed Manhattenednge -where the sunset lines up perfectly with the street grid.  It's very cool.

[KLM3164]

1 hour ago, Ken the cruiser said:

Then it took some work, but I was finally able to get a close up of the Statue of Liberty pigeon!

🙏 🤣 

 

I also love your photo of the trees in full fall colors and the skyline in the background. After reading your report on this trip I think we may be booking a similar trip next October. 

[Ken the cruiser]

30 minutes ago, KLM3164 said:

🙏 🤣 

 

I also love your photo of the trees in full fall colors and the skyline in the background. After reading your report on this trip I think we may be booking a similar trip next October. 

Thanks! We definitely have had an enjoyable cruise, to include the 5 day land portion before the cruise and highly recommend both. 😁

[cr8tiv1]

These birds were decompressing after a tough day on Wall Street.  
 

[Ken the cruiser]

Tonight’s entertainment in the theater was a saxophone player, Tommy Proulx, who was very entertaining, and played a lot of the songs we recognized, which is always a good thing? 😁

 

 

 
Then we were off to watch the very funny Fill in the Blanks Game Show!

 

 

[Ken the cruiser]

Day 15 - Oct 28 - Sea Day (1 of 3)

 
 

 

Here’s an interesting event scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. Remember our discussion a few pages back regarding the Elite Wine Tasting event? It looks like it might be open to everyone on the ship, as there is no reference to “Elite Only” on the Patters for tomorrow at 2-2:45 pm. Maybe there is an Elite Only wine tasting event at some other date/time?

 

 
It looks like it’s going to be a pretty sea day tomorrow, as I’m guessing we might be somewhere around Virginia Beach by tomorrow afternoon. 
 

 

 
https://www.cruisemapper.com/?imo=9215490

 

[abbydancer2003]

2 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said:

Day 15 - Oct 28 - Sea Day (1 of 3)

 
 

 
 

Here’s an interesting event scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. Remember our discussion a few pages back regarding the Elite Wine Tasting event? It looks like it might be open to everyone on the ship, as there is no reference to “Elite Only” on the Patters for tomorrow at 2-2:45 pm. Maybe there is an Elite Only wine tasting event at some other date/time?

 

 
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I might be wrong, but I don't think it's limited to Elites, they just get it for free.  Others pay, I think it used to be around 9.00

[Ken the cruiser]

2 minutes ago, abbydancer said:

I might be wrong, but I don't think it's limited to Elites, they just get it for free.  Others pay, I think it used to be around 9.00

Just curious, but why would I want to pay $9 for 4 very small glasses of different wines if I have a drink package? If nothing else, I’ll have to go by there tomorrow afternoon on one of my ”scavenger hunts” just to find out the details. 😁

[abbydancer2003]

1 minute ago, Ken the cruiser said:

Just curious, but why would I want to pay $9 for 4 very small glasses of different wines if I have a drink package? If nothing else, I’ll have to go by there tomorrow afternoon on one of my ”scavenger hunts” just to find out the details. 😁

You wouldn't.  Maybe that's why only Elites go. 😁

Seriously, the event predates the Plus/Premium packages, so most people didn't have them (drink packages by themselves require a lot more drinking than I do to be worth it).

[Ken the cruiser]

And we’re off! The next stop is Ft Lauderdale after 3 sea days of rest and relaxation! 😁
 

 

Edited October 28, 2023 by Ken the cruiser