Penn Station NYC to Brooklyn Cruise Port?

[wheezedr]

Looked at all the options when we made this connection in October.  Ended up just grabbing the first taxi at the cab stand outside the station .  Door to door so lot    less luggage handling. Cost was 45.00 on a Tuesday AM.  That should give you a comparison number.

[FLKrewzer]

Wheezedr-approx how long was the ride?  Thx

[eppler]

18 hours ago, wheezedr said:

Looked at all the options when we made this connection in October.  Ended up just grabbing the first taxi at the cab stand outside the station .  Door to door so lot    less luggage handling. Cost was 45.00 on a Tuesday AM.  That should give you a comparison number.

Was there an issue with traffic at the port?  I have this picture of going the final quarter mile in an hour because everyone is doing the same thing.

[wheezedr]

19 minutes ago, eppler said:

Was there an issue with traffic at the port?  I have this picture of going the final quarter mile in an hour because everyone is doing the same thing.

No problem but it was the Monday of Columbus Day so not sure if that made any difference.  We followed a group of taxi’s all together. I think I said Tuesday up above

Edited February 20, 2024 by wheezedr
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[noshoobie]

On 2/18/2024 at 11:06 AM, njhorseman said:

IMO, yes...Uber or taxi from Penn Station...actually Moynihan Train Hall...to Pier 11 and then the ferry to Red Hook would be my choice.

Need your expert advice. Arriving Penn Station via NJTransit. If we decide to take the subway instead of an Uber to Pier 11 what train would we take? 

[navybankerteacher]

2 hours ago, noshoobie said:

Need your expert advice. Arriving Penn Station via NJTransit. If we decide to take the subway instead of an Uber to Pier 11 what train would we take? 

IRT #2 train to Wall Street station - which is about 4 short blocks (straight east on Wall Street) from Pier 11.

[noshoobie]

2 hours ago, navybankerteacher said:

IRT #2 train to Wall Street station - which is about 4 short blocks (straight east on Wall Street) from Pier 11.

Thank you. We Ubered last May to Red Hook. $55 plus tip (Sunday during the 5 borough race) and $34 plus tip from Red Hook to Penn Station also on a Sunday. We want to consider a cheaper alternative but, then again, taking an Uber is so much more convenient. We'll see.

[navybankerteacher]

13 minutes ago, noshoobie said:

Thank you. We Ubered last May to Red Hook. $55 plus tip (Sunday during the 5 borough race) and $34 plus tip from Red Hook to Penn Station also on a Sunday. We want to consider a cheaper alternative but, then again, taking an Uber is so much more convenient. We'll see.

I am inclined to agree:  the whole point of taking a cruise (likely costing thousands of dollars) is to spoil yourself with a good time.  Does messing with luggage up and down stairs and on and off subway trains to save yourself about $50 fit in with that intention?
 

While I am glad to suggest ways of using public transportation to people who ask about it, I am not a committed advocate of penny pinching.

 

That said, for an out-of-towner who wants to spend a night in New York before sailing from Brooklyn, I will recommend a Wall Street area hotel and the passenger ferry across to BCT.

[njhorseman]

5 hours ago, noshoobie said:

Need your expert advice. Arriving Penn Station via NJTransit. If we decide to take the subway instead of an Uber to Pier 11 what train would we take? 

Thanks for the compliment.

In addition to the #2 train already mentioned by @navybankerteacher, the #3 train to the Wall St. Station also works. Take whichever comes first.

[Oceans 818]

Hi, I've looked at potential taxi/uber costs being roughly $60 for transport from Moynihan Train Hall to  the Princess docks at 210 Clinton Wharf, Brooklyn. Which is doable. Now here's my question. If we arrived day of sailing our train if ontime would arrive at 12:45pm and the ship sails at 4pm. On a Tueday in mid August. Is a 2hr window enough time to get from the train station to the ship?

 

[njhorseman]

22 minutes ago, Oceans 818 said:

Hi, I've looked at potential taxi/uber costs being roughly $60 for transport from Moynihan Train Hall to  the Princess docks at 210 Clinton Wharf, Brooklyn. Which is doable. Now here's my question. If we arrived day of sailing our train if ontime would arrive at 12:45pm and the ship sails at 4pm. On a Tueday in mid August. Is a 2hr window enough time to get from the train station to the ship?

 

Do you have a full two hours window? I've not cruised on Princess but I did look at their guest contract and it calls for passengers to be at the terminal two hours before sailing. I realize they may not strictly enforce that, but it's pretty common for cruise lines to enforce at least a 90 minute pre cruise arrival time.

In any event if there's absolutely no traffic (which never happens in NY 😉) you can get to the cruise terminal in about 25 or 30 minutes from Moynihan Train Hall...but if the train's late...or you have to wait for a taxi, Uber or car service...or there's a traffic jam somewhere...you may have a problem. Personally I'd be a lot more comfortable arriving on an earlier train.

[Oceans 818]

32 minutes ago, njhorseman said:

Do you have a full two hours window? I've not cruised on Princess but I did look at their guest contract and it calls for passengers to be at the terminal two hours before sailing. I realize they may not strictly enforce that, but it's pretty common for cruise lines to enforce at least a 90 minute pre cruise arrival time.

Hi, thanks for pointing that out. I couldn't find anything in any of our previous sailing receipts to verify as such. I gave them a call and he said it was the 90 minutes as you stated. Which just smashed my 2hr to 1 1/2hrs... 

For us that is the earliest train. We'll probably go up the day before and spend the night. 

[princeton123211]

18 hours ago, Oceans 818 said:

For us that is the earliest train. We'll probably go up the day before and spend the night. 

Most likely for the best. Even if the train got me in at 10am I would be comfortable with that but 12:45 (assuming it's on time) would be way too close.