Disembarkation in NYC

[WorkforBeerGuy]

We will be on a WB crossing later this summer and have a few questions about the disembarkation procedures.  Hopefully people arriving on 1 July or one of the May cruises can provide their experience.

What are the Group Transfer call-off times to LGA, and what time does the bus actually leave for the airport?  Cost?  The Cunard "web site" shows 10 possible transfer option prices, without any descrptions!

What is the latest time to be off the ship?

Are taxis readily available throughout the morning, or mostly at the start?

[tv24]

We are on the QM2 right now with an arrival in Brooklyn tomorrow.  The motor coach transfer from the ship to LGA costs $60 per person and leaves at 8:15 AM.  The latest one can disembark is 10:00.  In the past availability of taxis at the Red Hook terminal has been sketchy;  sometimes there have been several and other times none at all.  Calling Uber or Lift may be your best option.  I will try to send more info on the taxi situation after we disembark tomorrow.

 

[TouchstoneFeste]

21 hours ago, WorkforBeerGuy said:

We will be on a WB crossing later this summer and have a few questions about the disembarkation procedures.  Hopefully people arriving on 1 July or one of the May cruises can provide their experience.

What are the Group Transfer call-off times to LGA, and what time does the bus actually leave for the airport?  Cost?  The Cunard "web site" shows 10 possible transfer option prices, without any descrptions!

What is the latest time to be off the ship?

Are taxis readily available throughout the morning, or mostly at the start?

 

I'll be interested to see what @tv24 has to say, but when we boarded on May 1, the line of people waiting for taxis was the entire length of the waiting area (a hundred yards?), and it appeared to be moving very slowly. This was complicated by unusual citywide traffic issues, though ...

[tv24]

We are on the QM2 right now with an arrival in Brooklyn tomorrow.  The motor coach transfer from the ship to LGA costs $60 per person and leaves at 8:15 AM.  The latest one can disembark is 10:00.  In the past availability of taxis at the Red Hook terminal has been sketchy;  sometimes there have been several and other times none at all.  Calling Uber or Lift may be your best option.  I will try to send more info on the taxi situation after we disembark tomorrow.

 

So this morning at 10:30 there were a few taxis waiting for customers.  But bear in mind that the line to get through the very slow immigration process was immense, so bad that Cunard was holding lots of PAX on board until the immigration lines lessened.  So the demand for taxis was limited by the slow trickle of PAX leaving the terminal.