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Yep definitely something to look for. I included that with my total cost, so it's already accounted for. I also added in unlimited tolls, because we are taking the PA turnpike which really adds up, and I know there are some in NYC too.

They were charging $45 per day for each day of our cruise (10 days, so $450).

Yep that would be completely reasonable. It's still showing $450 for my week, and I just can't justify that. So after a lot of research and back and forth on it, just for others to see what we decided to to, if they are in a similar situation: We are renting two one-way car rentals. The Budget car rental is just about a half mile from the cruise port and at least it LOOKS like it's reasonable walk from there. If the weather is bad, we will do a cab for the four of us. The one way rentals weren't cheap, but it came out to about $250, no wear and tear (or worry about my car being left), and that includes all toll charges for both drives. We drop the car off in the morning we embark, and when we get back, we have a car we will pick up and drive home. We have a hotel booked just south of the Newark airport for the night before. It was much more reasonable to stay there than in Manhattan. I hope it works out well - I'll try to remember to follow up after our cruise with how it went!

Thanks, this is very helpful. I am thinking parking in NJ and taking the ferry would be ideal.

$45 times 10 days though... An Uber for 7 costs you $450?

Definitely a consideration!

Thank you for this detailed info! I'll check it out. I appreciate your time.

Do you have any suggestions or tips on taking the train in? I've thought about this, we are comfortable with public transportation and this was our first thought when we booked the cruise. But if we go this route we will need to drive, park somewhere at/near a station, and then take a train. We are coming from Ohio, and the closest train is in Cleveland and the tickets cost more than a plane ticket from here to NYC.

Thanks for this! Good thoughts about the independent lots moving your car around. A $15 a day rate doesn't look so appealing if you have to figure in possible dent repairs. We are coming from central Ohio, and unfortunately the cost of both Greyhound bus or Amtrak is even more than many airline flights. I was shocked! But $459.95 to park at MCT for the cruise length, on top of gas and simply the stress of driving to Manhattan on a Monday morning also doesn't seem appealing. I truly keep going back and forth on this.

We booked late but are coming on this cruise! Less than a month! I take reviews with a grain of salt because most of the time those who review are those who had problems... or they are often looking for a way to complain. We tend to have fun wherever we are and we go into it with realistic expectations and knowing there will be crowds. I mean, we enjoy Disney, so.... 🙂 I am mostly looking forward to ten days of sitting and watching water go by. We've been to the ports except for San Juan, so I'm looking for fun things to do there. Now we are trying to figure out the best place to park our car without using the terminal lot (10 days- so expensive!!) or if it's better to park at a hotel outside of the city and take the subway in. First time at this port.

We have a cruise out of the MCT for ten days. We picked this cruise because we can drive to NYC. Too far away to take a bus or train economically though, so we will either be renting a car or driving our own. Either way we will need to park it -somewhere. The MCT lot is pricey so I've looked at surrounding lots but wonder if the price difference isn't worth the inconvenience. Ideally we would LOVE to park a good way outside the city, maybe even west of Newark, and take public transport in. We've been to NYC before and are comfortable with navigating subway/trains. Other than logistics of getting there and getting back after the cruise, the other concern is carrying our bags around with us all day, especially if we want tl see any of the city. MCT doesn't have baggage storage areas. If we can't find a place to park our car west of the city and take the train/subway in, we have considered parking around an airport nearby and taking an airport shuttle to the port, or doing a hotel with stay and sail parking. So far the only ones I've seen with service to MCT though look like the hotel should be condemned, or the reviews are super scary, so I'm hesitant. Any locals or been-there-done-that people have a good suggestion on how we can accomplish this with our family of 4 (kids are teens, capable of getting around too). Thank you!!