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Just an FYI. We had problems with Drlta in Cincinnati Airport because they didn’t want to allow us to check for free two bags apiece. Even when Jim found it on the web to show the Delta Agent he refused to accept it because the system kept coming up that we had to pay for it. Finally he agreed to wave the extra baggage fee!

Thank you so much for your posting of your cruise. We leave on the Emerald Princess on January 31st with a few days in Buenos Aires before hand. My husband and I are so looking forward to it! Thanks for the insight.

I think you have a good hotel reservation that meets your needs and I would keep it. No real reason to rearrange at the last minute.

 

What else are you going to do in Manhattan? It's only 8 stops on the R train to the World Trade Center area in downtown Manhattan. By the way don't underestimate the local R train - it wanders through Manhattan past many areas you might want to go to. http://web.mta.info/nyct/maps/subwaymap.pdf

Thanks. We did the World Trade Center right after it opened (and were very moved by it. My husband is from CT originally and has several friends with tales of that day). We are going to be doing major sightseeing when we get back from our cruise.

What are you paying for the hotel? It gets mixed reviews, but it sounds OK to me. It's a budget hotel in Brooklyn with free breakfast and good subway access, not the Four Seasons. It's also close to the port, so I'm sure you will find other cruisers staying there. How much more would you be willing to pay to change hotels?

 

The F train will take you to midtown in 25-30 minutes. From the 42nd & 6th Ave stop you can easily walk to the Schubert. Coming back the D train is also an option with a transfer to the R at Atlantic Ave. If you want to get closer to the Theater, you can transfer at W. 4th St to the A, C, E train to 42nd & 8th. http://web.mta.info/nyct/maps/subwaymap.pdf

 

 

Others will tell you about the LGA to Brooklyn cab/car service costs. Please post your Thursday flight arrival time.

We actually get in early Thursday morning - by 10 am. Our rate is about $220 a night. Would prefer to not pay too much more. We have stayed at LaQuinta's before and been pleased with them even though, as you say they are not the Four Seasons. I am interested in safe area and good subway access, and ease to get to the port.

Thanks,

Joan

We are sailing next Saturday out of Brooklyn on the Regal Princess to New England ports as well as Halifax and ST. John. We currently have reservations at the LaQuinta on 3rd street arriving on Thursday. Does anyone know approximately what the cost from LaGuardia to the the LaQuinta would be and then from there to the Brooklyn Port? We also will be going in to NYC on Friday for Hello Dolly with Bette Midler. Hopefully it is not too hard to get from the La Quinta to the Schubert Theater on West 44st. Any suggestions? Is there a better place to stay (we can change through Wednesday)? This is our first time sailing out of NYC, although my husband was originally from CT (we live in Kentucky now), and we came into plays often when visiting my husband's parents.

Thoughts from anyone?

Joan