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Definitely check your flights in terms of cost as well. I believe American, JetBlue and Delta both fly to all three airports but you may have several hundred dollars of cost difference between the airports OH another word to the wise. If you're flying Frontier or Southwest.... do NOT fly into Macarthur airport (sometimes also called Islip). This very small airport is located on Long Island and is a LONG drive (or train using the LIRR) from the city.

One thing you dont want to do in New York regarding airport transportation is to take the offer of some guy who may solicit you for a ride from the airport. The cabs at all of the NYC airports are well regulated (usually its a flat rate to certain areas of town. Like midtown hotels, downtown hotels, etc) to not rip you off and I found the cost of a NYC cab to be similar to an Uber/Lyft. You have 3 major airports in (or near) the city. Newark, which is technically in Jersey, but is really close to the city (IMO not the nicest airport... but it does have a nice convenient train station that you could take an Amtrak into the city for likely very little money) LaGuardia is located in Queens (which on its outskirts is very suburby despite being part of the city) and is a pretty nice airport. I like LaGuardia. Kennedy airport is also located in Queens and is the largest of the three I believe. And along with being the largest in terms of traffic, with a footprint that was built in the 50s, it suffers from some pretty severe congestion. Great airport. Crap design for modern airplanes with some pretty severe ground delays, especially if you're flying Delta. I have no clue why, but Delta and Kennedy do NOT seem to get along well on the ground. . If I were giving advice on which airport to pick of these three it would be LaGuardia, Kennedy and then Newark. Just in terms of what airport is pleasant to fly in and out of.

I'm one of those evil smokers, and I always find myself apologizing for my smoke. I let myself "air out" so I'm not nearly as pungent after smoking, especially if I have to take an elevator to where I need to go. If I'm smoking on the promenade deck, I'll cup my cigarette and wont exhale if someone walks by. I try my dangedest to be a considerate smoker. And NEVER smoke on the balcony. I've gone out before and made the reach for one on many occasions especially in the morning. But I've never gone so far as to actually light up. I know people who do. I once travelled with family who were smokers and every night they were out on the balcony with the opaque bottle of beer as their receptacle. Granted, they were family and I did not have the heart to call GS on them. But I was just hoping people on the other balconies would report them

The problem with sailing out of Baltimore isnt just the bridge (the bay bridge is no problem, its the Key bridge that's like new york or tampa with its height) there's also the problem of the turning basin which is rather narrow. An option that I've seen starting to take off is revitalizing Norfolk. We're seeing a handful of cruises passing through there to some success. Norfolk eliminates the size issue of Baltimore's bridge and turning basin. It eliminates the distance issue of navigating the length of the Chesapeake just to get out to sea. And it could reasomably be a starting point for new england and canada cruises as well as Bermuda, and if Bermuda is an option, the Bahamas become an option