Rare PistolPete13 Posted August 23, 2021 #1 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Hello my Norwegian friends, this is Pete, the crazy guy on Staten Island that went on a photo tear in 2019 documenting all the ships leaving NY harbor. Tonight the first cruise since March of 2020 left NY Harbor on the heels of a major storm/hurricane. It wasn't a Norwegian ship, but the Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas. Probably the largest cruise ship to ever dock in the NY Tristate area. To fit under the Verrazano Bridge, the smoke stacks had to be lowered! I believe the first Norwegian ship to leave from NY is the Breakaway next month on 9/26. I hope everyone is doing well and I look forward to restarting my ship photos again! 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PistolPete13 Posted August 23, 2021 Author #2 Share Posted August 23, 2021 A view of the tight squeeze under the bridge! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted August 23, 2021 #3 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Great photos, Pete, thanks for sharing them! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted August 23, 2021 #4 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Beautiful! Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruzPrincess Posted August 23, 2021 #5 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Those are great pictures! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted August 23, 2021 #6 Share Posted August 23, 2021 i always wanted to try sailing with Royal. If my breakaway cruise in October gets canceled then i guess i should jump ship to try sailing with Royal in October 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PistolPete13 Posted August 23, 2021 Author #7 Share Posted August 23, 2021 13 minutes ago, shof515 said: i always wanted to try sailing with Royal. If my breakaway cruise in October gets canceled then i guess i should jump ship to try sailing with Royal in October Same here. They have some interesting eastern Caribbean sailings out of Bayonne this winter but the ever changing Covid testing requirements from all the countries has me hesitant to commit to anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ba8alou Posted August 23, 2021 #8 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Wow, Pete! What great pictures. Were you outside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllieinNJ Posted August 23, 2021 #9 Share Posted August 23, 2021 We are on that ship October 17th, two weeks after we come back from Bermuda on the Breakaway. Those pictures are getting me so excited. Hope both cruises are going to happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PistolPete13 Posted August 23, 2021 Author #10 Share Posted August 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Ba8alou said: Wow, Pete! What great pictures. Were you outside? Yup, standing at an overlook near the base of the bridge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Sol Posted August 23, 2021 #11 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Absolutely Great Shots Pete...Thanks so much for sharing...(I so miss cruising out of NYC!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Laszlo Posted August 23, 2021 #12 Share Posted August 23, 2021 2 hours ago, PistolPete13 said: Yup, standing at an overlook near the base of the bridge. Need to get your drone out for the next shots 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Lynne Posted August 23, 2021 #13 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Love the pictures!! Thank you for posting here on the NCL board. I am so excited to see any ships sailing out of the NY/NJ area. I really want to go on Oasis, but feel better about NCLs Covid protocols. I also really like Breakaway, but haven't been on it since the inaugural season. We went on it for my 50th birthday on the first or second full week trip out of NY. It was awesome watching fireworks from Spice H2O, and hanging out with some of the Rockettes. My husband enjoyed walking the plank and going down the drop slide. It was fun to see how close we came to the Verrazano as well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Laszlo Posted August 23, 2021 #14 Share Posted August 23, 2021 8 minutes ago, Cruising Lynne said: Love the pictures!! Thank you for posting here on the NCL board. I am so excited to see any ships sailing out of the NY/NJ area. I really want to go on Oasis, but feel better about NCLs Covid protocols. I also really like Breakaway, but haven't been on it since the inaugural season. We went on it for my 50th birthday on the first or second full week trip out of NY. It was awesome watching fireworks from Spice H2O, and hanging out with some of the Rockettes. My husband enjoyed walking the plank and going down the drop slide. It was fun to see how close we came to the Verrazano as well! The fireworks ended years ago, just in case you thought they still had them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Lynne Posted August 23, 2021 #15 Share Posted August 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Laszlo said: The fireworks ended years ago, just in case you thought they still had them I did know that there are no more fireworks, thank you. It is good that you pointed it out so that others would not expect them. I was just having a little nostalgia for the good old days. 🙂 One issue I did notice with the fireworks was that the residue/ashes from them made a mess of the Spice H2O water feature. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaHunt Posted August 23, 2021 #16 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Oh wow fantastic photos! You are an expert! 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trex-de Posted August 24, 2021 #17 Share Posted August 24, 2021 I can’t wait to see photos of the Breakaway when she gets there. Hopefully soon since her first paying voyage is Sept 26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PistolPete13 Posted August 24, 2021 Author #18 Share Posted August 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, trex-de said: I can’t wait to see photos of the Breakaway when she gets there. Hopefully soon since her first paying voyage is Sept 26. Both the Oasis and Breakaway are scheduled to leave NYC at 4PM that day. If the weather of good, I plan to be out there snapping photos again. Hopefully they both leave on time! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odie1024 Posted August 24, 2021 #19 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Look forward to sailing out of NY on the Breakaway in October, last time was on Celebrity to Bermuda when the twin towers were still standing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredsmom Posted August 24, 2021 #20 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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