Rare jean87510 Posted November 6, 2023 #26 Share Posted November 6, 2023 1. Baltimore 2. Fort Lauderdale 3. San Juan 4. Barcelona worst for travel to port solely based on distance and expense 1. Seward 2. New York City (not Bayonne) 3. Civitavecchia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davy jones Posted November 6, 2023 #27 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Baltimore or Bayonne because I can easily drive there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoloAlaska Posted November 6, 2023 #28 Share Posted November 6, 2023 2 hours ago, jean87510 said: 1. Baltimore 2. Fort Lauderdale 3. San Juan 4. Barcelona worst for travel to port solely based on distance and expense 1. Seward 2. New York City (not Bayonne) 3. Civitavecchia I’ve done Seward and love how small the terminal is. The transfer for me was part of the adventure wether by train or the long bus transfer. In a few weeks I’m doing a cruise from Civitavechia to NYC (NCL) but am taking the train again to get to the port. Thankfully I travel fairly light and love the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted November 6, 2023 #29 Share Posted November 6, 2023 For Europe Barcelona, in USA I love New York but since rccl doesn’t sail from there Ft Lauderdale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkaczanowski Posted November 6, 2023 #30 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Anywhere but Bayonne. Bayonne’s port staff are the rudest around. Fort Lauderdale is great - friendly staff, close to airport, direct flights from Boston, good hotels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sealeggs Posted November 6, 2023 #31 Share Posted November 6, 2023 On 11/4/2023 at 2:25 PM, bigque said: As of right now…. San Juan! I totally agree. Nothing better than starting your cruise in the Caribbean!!! When we have sailed from San Juan we usually arrive 2 days early and will stay at least 1 day after. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jean87510 Posted November 6, 2023 #32 Share Posted November 6, 2023 2 hours ago, SoloAlaska said: I’ve done Seward and love how small the terminal is. The transfer for me was part of the adventure wether by train or the long bus transfer. In a few weeks I’m doing a cruise from Civitavechia to NYC (NCL) but am taking the train again to get to the port. Thankfully I travel fairly light and love the train. Which is why I said it is based on expense and distance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky1987 Posted November 6, 2023 #33 Share Posted November 6, 2023 1. Vancouver 2. San Juan 3. Fort Lauderdale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Researcher Posted November 6, 2023 #34 Share Posted November 6, 2023 We've only done the popular US based embarkation ports: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Miami, FL Port Canaveral, FL Galveston, TX Bayonne, NJ Seattle, WA I like the sailaways best in Miami and Bayonne Ft. Lauderdale feels like a shipping container yard more than a cruise port. Galveston, Port Canaveral, Seattle are o.k. but a much bigger hassle to get to and back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoloAlaska Posted November 6, 2023 #35 Share Posted November 6, 2023 1 minute ago, The Fun Researcher said: We've only done the popular US based embarkation ports: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Miami, FL Port Canaveral, FL Galveston, TX Bayonne, NJ Seattle, WA I like the sailaways best in Miami and Bayonne Ft. Lauderdale feels like a shipping container yard more than a cruise port. Galveston, Port Canaveral, Seattle are o.k. but a much bigger hassle to get to and back. One of the reasons I like Vancouver is because it overlooks the container yard. I have shipments come through that port so I like seeing where my long awaited orders come through before boarding a train and crossing the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Researcher Posted November 6, 2023 #36 Share Posted November 6, 2023 10 minutes ago, SoloAlaska said: One of the reasons I like Vancouver is because it overlooks the container yard. I have shipments come through that port so I like seeing where my long awaited orders come through before boarding a train and crossing the country. Fair enough, no arguments there, but it's far from the scenery I personally want to look at while embarking or sailing away. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaBear55 Posted November 6, 2023 #37 Share Posted November 6, 2023 For ease of getting to the port: Cape Liberty (don't have to fly there). For beauty on sail away: Miami, Vancouver and Tampa. For convenience in small terminals: Civitavecchia and Ravenna. For a place to spend time before or after a cruise: Rome, London, Venice, San Juan. I haven't met an embarkation port I haven't liked, because I'm going on a cruise! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nferr Posted November 6, 2023 #38 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Easy. Cape Liberty. Only a couple of hours from home in SW Connecticut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigque Posted November 7, 2023 #39 Share Posted November 7, 2023 On 11/6/2023 at 10:19 AM, sealeggs said: I totally agree. Nothing better than starting your cruise in the Caribbean!!! When we have sailed from San Juan we usually arrive 2 days early and will stay at least 1 day after. That is exactly what we do from the first time we cruised from there and we have cruised from there four times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galfromkazoo Posted November 8, 2023 #40 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Stockholm was by far the best port we ever sailed from. Easy Uber ride and quick to get on ship. Sailing through all the islands was beautiful. Favorite US port, Port Canaveral. Easy in and out. We always rent a car and arrive a couple of days early so that helps with the trip from Orlando. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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