Val Kraut wrote:
>
> > NEW YORK
> > >
> > New York City's Economic Development Commission intends to use Pier 92
> > exclusively for trade shows, a move that the ILA says violates the
> > government's responsibility safeguarding the City's resources, namely
> > the Hudson River and the Harbor.
>
> We took Veendam from Copenhagen to New York this year - 18 day Northern
> Isles Adventure. One of the reasons we picked that particular sailing was
> the return to NY - we live on Long Island and the thought of not having to
> put up with the airlines at the end was a reason to chose that sailing.
> We've also sailed out of NY to Canada, and to/from NY on Bermuda and Carib
> cruises.
>
> As the Veendam was entering the Harbor a large fraction of the passengers
> were on deck (started aroun 4 AM) to see the bridges, statue of liberty and
> waterfront views. Really a spectacular experience.
>
> With the vast increase in cruising, and many places building new piers just
> to attrack crusie ships it would indeed be a shame for a small group to
> terminate New York availability to cater to Ttrade Shows.
It is wonderful to be able to cruise from NY and not have to
deal with the airlines, but it's not like the West Side piers
are the only place you can get a cruise out of the NYC area.
Princess sails out of Brooklyn and RCI and Celebrity sail out of
Cape Liberty (I think they own that one). I am not sure of the
ownership of the Brooklyn pier but it's not unreasonable to
think that other cruise lines could use it (and presumably it is
not much further for you from Long Island).
Bill |
