Hi Everyone,
Just put a blog post together about information you should know if you are sailing from the New York/New Jersey ports. Hopefully this answers your questions about location, parking, transportation and which cruise lines sail from which ports.
Hope you enjoy and that this helps!
https://thehappiesttravels.com/2024/01/06/what-you-need-to-know-about-cruising-from-new-york-new-jersey/
I had to look. We're spending at least one and maybe two nights (two reservations while we make up our mind) in Columbus in April. The Courtyard Downtown is $327 + parking for the Sunday night. In fairness, it's a 1/2 mile from Nationwide Arena and Bruce is playing that night (which is why we're there), but downtown Columbus ain't Midtown Manhattan!