mertziek Posted December 17, 2019 #1 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Which side of the ship should we select for sailaway out of NYC to see the best sites and Statue of Liberty - port or starboard? TIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted December 17, 2019 #2 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Yes. You want to be on the port side for views of Manhattan and Starboard for views of the SOL. Then up high for the bridge. Get up on deck for sail away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mertziek Posted December 17, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted December 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, BirdTravels said: Yes. You want to be on the port side for views of Manhattan and Starboard for views of the SOL. Then up high for the bridge. Get up on deck for sail away. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copper004 Posted December 17, 2019 #4 Share Posted December 17, 2019 15 minutes ago, mertziek said: Which side of the ship should we select for sailaway out of NYC to see the best sites and Statue of Liberty - port or starboard? TIA. Port for the City Skyline, starboard for the Statue of Liberty. After you pull away from pier, be on the port side as NYC passes by. After you pass the 1776 ft. tall Freedom Tower (former Twin Towers location)go to the other side of the ship as the S of L will be coming up on the right side. Watch for the iconic Staten Island Ferry’s passing by. Approx. 15 to 30 min after the Statue, be on a high deck as the ship passes under the Verrazano Bridge (connects Brooklyn & Staten Island). Longest suspension bridge in U.S.! Enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mertziek Posted December 17, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Thank you copper004. Just what I was looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallux Posted December 17, 2019 #6 Share Posted December 17, 2019 And here I was just going to say "stay mobile"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyinpa Posted December 17, 2019 #7 Share Posted December 17, 2019 you can go inside if its cold , for about 20 min till you get to the bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob brown Posted December 17, 2019 #8 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Typical approximate time from the Manhattan Cruise Terminal: Statue of Liberty................30 minutes Verrazzano Bridge.............60 minutes Ambrose pilot station.......120 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyhanek Posted December 17, 2019 #9 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Then put on your winter coat and hat because the next 1.5 days will be freezing. Same for the return 1.5 days of really cold weather even thru mid April.. I've sailed out of NYC and defiantly don't recommend it. It might save you money in flights to Miami but you will have to embrace a freezing cold cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greek Boss Posted December 17, 2019 #10 Share Posted December 17, 2019 8 minutes ago, Vyhanek said: Then put on your winter coat and hat because the next 1.5 days will be freezing. Same for the return 1.5 days of really cold weather even thru mid April.. I've sailed out of NYC and defiantly don't recommend it. It might save you money in flights to Miami but you will have to embrace a freezing cold cruise. We live in Pennsylvania so for NCL cruises NYC is the closest port for us. Sailed on the Gem end of April/beginning of May in 2017 and the last day it was FREEZING. Since then we have just been cruising with NCL out of Miami because the weeklong itineraries to Bahamas/Florida from NYC have gotten so overused and repetitive. Hoping the new Leonardo class ships are small enough to sail out of Baltimore with hopefully different ports of calls.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCroozer Posted December 17, 2019 #11 Share Posted December 17, 2019 17 hours ago, copper004 said: Port for the City Skyline, starboard for the Statue of Liberty. After you pull away from pier, be on the port side as NYC passes by. After you pass the 1776 ft. tall Freedom Tower (former Twin Towers location)go to the other side of the ship as the S of L will be coming up on the right side. Watch for the iconic Staten Island Ferry’s passing by. Approx. 15 to 30 min after the Statue, be on a high deck as the ship passes under the Verrazano Bridge (connects Brooklyn & Staten Island). Longest suspension bridge in U.S.! Enjoy! What my neighbor from the OC said ☝️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesneygirl Posted December 17, 2019 #12 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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