A self confessed Cruiseaholic…… with barely enough funds to support his passion!
One of the places you hear about in New York quite a bit is Times Square. There are 2 HoHo bus routes, one uptown and one downtown and they over lap in this area and it allowed us have a stroll through and experience it for ourselves.
New York Times Square
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With only one full day in New York it was always going to be difficult to choose what to do. Being as it is our first visit we are going to take the HoHo bus so that we can get our bearings and also see most of the places of interest. We can then depending on time make decisions on the places we actually want to go to.
Below are an assortment of some the street views taken from the HoHo bus. Excellent value for money and a brilliant way to see the city and get your bearings.
New York HoHo Bus
New York HoHo Bus
New York HoHo Bus
New York HoHo Bus
New York HoHo Bus
New York HoHo Bus
New York HoHo Bus
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After arriving safely at JFK airport we transferred to our hotel in Manhattan. Feeling very tired we opted for a walk and managed to find our way to the 9/11 memorial at ground zero. It is a very eerie place and also a wonderful monument to the people who lost their lives that day. Lots of photos but only time to post three for now. Not sure how well they have come out and will have to wait until I return so I can check.
Work is well advanced with the new Trade Centre and it is amazing just how tall these buildings are.
9/11 Memorial Garden
9/11 Memorial
911 Memorial- North Pool
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After an early start we have had good safe trip to Heathrow’s Terminal 4, we are now just 1 hour away from our Delta Airlines flight to New York’s JFK airport. Our plane is on the photo below.
Our plane awaits……..
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You know you are getting close when all your documents arrive which was exactly what happened in this mornings post. We made this booking through an agent called Cruise Club UK and so far I am very pleased with everything they have done, they have been very professional and efficient with every aspect of our booking.
Cruise Documents have arrived
Looking through our transfer documents, we have some varied and interesting transfers. Previously it has always been coach’s when we have purchased a package but this time we will arrive at the port in an Executive Sedan Car.
Our documents even go as far as to suggest the gratuity amount.
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The hotel we will be staying at pre cruise is the Cosmopolitan Hotel, NYC. It looks to be a great location right in the in the heart of Tribeca in downtown Lower Manhattan, New York City.
If what I have read can be believed, then it is an easily walk to the following places: The 9/11 Memorial and Museum, City Hall, Wall Street, South Street Seaport, Soho, Chinatown, Little Italy and Greenwich Village.
On Premises Amenities include
From what I can determine from the various cruise timetable websites, the following ships will joining us on the days listed.
Caribbean Princess – 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Adventure of the Seas – 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Dock)
Carnival Victory – 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Adventure Of The Seas – 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Dock)
Azamara Journey
All booked and just counting the days down now. Nicknamed operation “kickback” will be this 12 night Southern Caribbean cruise departing from Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New York.
The ship is the Celebrity Silhouette and is one of the sister ships of one we have cruised on before, that being the Celebrity Equinox in January 2010.
On this cruise there are lots of sea days and 5 beachy islands. Just what we need.
ITINERARY
| DAY | DATE | PORT | ARRIVE | DEPART | |
| Thu | Mar | 29 | Bayonne, NJ | 5:00pm | |
| Fri | Mar | 30 | At Sea | ||
| Sat | Mar | 31 | At Sea | ||
| Sun | Apr | 1 | At Sea | ||
| Mon | Apr | 2 | St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue | Apr | 3 | St. Kitts | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed | Apr | 4 | St. Lucia | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Thu | Apr | 5 | Antigua | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri | Apr | 6 | St. Maarten | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat | Apr | 7 | At Sea | ||
| Sun | Apr | 8 | At Sea | ||
| Mon | Apr | 9 | At Sea | ||
| Tue | Apr | 10 | Bayonne, NJ | 8:00am | |
