Premier Parking lot at Bayonne

[middvillmom]

Has anyone ever used the Premier parking lot (not the one right at port) at Bayonne which is about 1.5 miles from port? Any input/thoughts appreciated cuz we are thinking about driving ourselves to port instead of car service. Would save about $75 :) enuf to indulge in my drinks of the day ;)

 

Thanks in advance.

[JMG]

We were on the 3/15 Ex and parked at the port. Had no problems. We had breakfast with a couple one day and they parked on a remote lot...sorry, do not know which one....and there was an hour 45 min wait for the shuttle to the port from the parking site. The shuttle was limited on the # of people it could take since everyone had all of their luggage.

 

Just something to consider. We pulled up, dropped off our luggage, parked the car, cleared security and were seated in the departure lounge in less than an hour's time.

[hollyberry]

Do a search, last year they had some every bad reviews. No experience myself, but I would definitely think twice.

[ck53]

We usually park @ the port since out friends tried Premier and had a wait for a ride to their car, basically what the previous poster said.

[FLAHAM]

Premier does not own any lots. It is a service that takes your reservation, skims off a portion, and delivers the remainder to its local associate that has a parking lot. It disclaims any responsibility for problems with its local associates.

[Oshawapilot]

We've used the lot twice. No issues whatsoever either time.

 

Searching here will yield all sorts of posts on the issue - it's been discussed plenty of times before. ;)

[kayehall]

2006 honeymoon....we parked right at the port and it was great!!! I think we paid $110.00 for the 9 day cruise. And they charge as you are coming in so no bill at the end of the cruise!!!

[steveru621]

2006 honeymoon....we parked right at the port and it was great!!! I think we paid $110.00 for the 9 day cruise. And they charge as you are coming in so no bill at the end of the cruise!!!

 

The port price has increased significantly.

 

We have used them once and would again. As for the reviews, the port has bad reviews for the paint overspray on your car.

Edited April 2, 2013 by steveru621

[JimInBuffalo]

We used premier in Nov. 2013 and had no problem. We will be using them again in March 2014.

 

Two things.

 

1) Don't get there earlier than 10 am to leave the car or you will wait. They need to clear out the lot from the past cruise before filling up with the next one.

 

2) Upon return, carry you bags off with express de-embarkation and get to the pick up location ASAP or you will be waiting for a while for a van to take you to your car. This is due to the lack of traffic flow efficiency at the port which creates bottlenecks that delay the vans from getting to the pick up location.

 

Again, we found it to be a great alternative and with good savings over the pier lot.

[138east]

Search the East Coast board for "premier" and look at the east coast threads. Experiences have been very mixed. I'm wondering how the folks coming back tomorrow on the Explorer are going to make out with a 4 pm arrival two days early!

 

Premier parking

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1579572&page=2

[njhorseman]

I don't why JimInBuffalo reopened a thread that's been inactive for 9 months. No one on this thread asked anything about Premier Parking since early 2013.

Edited January 28, 2014 by njhorseman