About one million people sailed from New York three ports (Manhattan, Brooklyn and Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey) in 2007, after New York City Economic Development Corporation, and that number is expected to increase in 2008.
Since 9 / 11 the number of ships and passengers increased to the point that additional berths in Red Hook, Brooklyn and Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey opened. Today, all major cruise line has several ships that home portNew York for extended seasons of voyages from a one-day party cruise to a 100 + day circumnavigation.
Four cruise lines (Cunard Line, Holland America, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line) have year-round service from New York. Itineraries range from one-day party cruises to a 99-day full circumnavigation. Cunard Line Queen Mary 2 continues the tradition of regular scheduled transatlantic service between New Yorkand Southampton.
Tips for the best ships and itineraries from 2008/09:
Best Cruise Lines and SHIPS
The New York Star: Queen Mary 2 Ballroom dancing to a live orchestra, high tea perfectly served, scholarly guest lectures, a dog kennel and the ultimate in comfort to keep the British maritime heritage alive.
Best Ships for Families: Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas. A big kid pleaser due to their climbing wall, inline skating, Ice skating and private teen club is Explorer of the Seas very popular with cruisers of all ages.
Top Luxury Ship: Crystal Symphony (Crystal Cruises) Boasting the highest levels of the food, service and penthouse suites with private butlers and onboard enrichment programs that steals the show Crystal Symphony in luxury cruising.
Tours: Princess Cruises Caribbean and Canada / New England cruises from Brooklyn.
Best ships for Relaxed People: Norwegian> Cruise Line. This shipping company popular "Freestyle Cruising" program means you can choose to dine in many restaurants when and with whom you want. And, no tuxes.
Best Onboard Food Program: Cruises Caribbean Princess. Princess Princess offers the choice of single open seating restaurants and traditional food groups and a two seat Lido Restaurant that serves great food 24 hours a day.
Tours of the financial year 2008/09
Caribbean: (Princess)Caribbean Princess sails on nine Days Eastern Caribbean travel round trip from Brooklyn to Bermuda, Grand Turk, San Juan and St. Thomas
Bermuda: (Royal Caribbean & NCL Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas leaves on a six-day Bermuda cruises from Cape Liberty (Bayonne), NJ, and Norwegian Cruise Line 'Norwegian Dawn makes seven-day Bermuda voyages from Manhattan
Canada / New England: (Princess) Princess Sea Princess sails on ten nightCruises between Brooklyn and Quebec City (with an overnight stay on board the vessel). Ports of call are Newport, Boston, Bar Harbor, Saint John, Halifax, Sydney, Charlottetown
Europe: Six-night transatlantic crossings between New York and Southampton aboard the Queen Mary 2
Short Cruise: 29 August 2008 three-night cruise aboard Holland America's nowhere brand new Eurodam sailing from Manhattan.
Best Long Cruise: Sea Princess' 14-day Iceland &Greenland voyage from Southampton, UK, 30 in Brooklyn August 2008. Bergen, Norway, Shetland Islands, Scotland, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Iceland, Nanortalik, Greenland, St. Johns, Nova Scotia.
World Cruise: Victoria Sailing from New York to Barcelona on a 99-day world tour departing 10th Queen January 2009. The ship visits Curacao, Guatemala, Cabo San Lucas, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand,Singapore, India, Dubai, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Rome, Barcelona.
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