njhorseman

Lawbreaking thieves. They don't want to do those short trips. the metered fare including a reasonable 20% tip should be under $20 in average traffic conditions.

The CDC stopped requiring cruise ships to report COVID cases months ago. They didn't contact you because they didn't know you had COVID. Why would you expect them to? A few years ago I came down with pneumonia while on an NCL ship. I certainly didn't expect them to contact me after the cruise. What purpose would it have served ?

Refundable Refundable Not sure what you're including in "amenities" Correct

Those of us who are fortunate enough 🙄 to use NJ Transit don't have to worry about that. We have the pleasure of using good old Penn Station. I'm sure the planned $7 billion dollar 😲 refurbishment will be money well spent. 😏

The government of Puerto Rico recently signed a long term contract with a new cruise port operator and it's expected they will be making a significant investment in upgrading San Juan's cruise port facilities. Of course this isn't going to happen overnight, but hopefully we will start to see improvements in the not-too-distant future. https://www.cruisehive.com/new-pier-and-terminal-coming-to-san-juan-after-major-cruise-port-deal/79191 https://cruiseradio.net/puerto-rico-san-juan-cruise-port-receive-425-million-dollar-upgrade/ https://maritime-executive.com/article/global-ports-wins-san-juan-port-concession-with-425m-investment

It can happen anywhere...your home...a hotel room...a cruise ship. They don't just appear out of thin air, they got to where they are because they've been transported there by someone, often in luggage. I'm not saying this is the case here, but a cruise passenger could have stayed overnight at hotel that had an infestation pre-cruise, the bugs got into their luggage and then set up shop in their cabin on the ship. It can happen to the cleanest people staying at the most luxurious of hotels. It's also not uncommon if you go to a beach you can be bitten by sand fleas, and the bites can easily be mistaken for bed bug bites. This is very, very common in the tropics.

OK...you pre-booked a cruise package that included hotel and transfers with your cruise, which is exactly what I was saying had to be done. That's not the same as just being able to board a shuttle back to the hotel because you booked a day room with the hotel, which is what you seemed to be suggesting.

OK...I'll bow to your personal experience. Did you have to buy a ticket from NCL? Slip the driver a $20 bill? Show the driver a booking confirmation from the hotel?

This must be an accurate rendition of how passengers felt during the rocky trip home from Bermuda 😁

While NCL will have a partner hotel at LAX I've not seen one instance of an NCL cruise ending in a US port (or perhaps anywhere) where you can be picked up by that hotel at the port. The shuttle is one way...from the hotel to the port for those who spent the night before the cruise at the hotel. Luxury lines sometimes have this type of service, but not NCL or other mass market lines AFAIK, unless you've booked the post cruise hotel for an overnight stay through the cruise line.

I can't personally recommend this tour because I haven't taken it, but Sunseeker Tours runs a tour that starts at San Pedro that will take you to LAX at its completion: https://sunseekertours.com/our-tours/cruise-terminal-tours/

This site and others are fine for getting an approximate idea of how many ships/passengers may be in port, but they aren't official sources and often aren't updated to reflect itinerary changes. By doing an internet search you can find official port schedules published by some port authorities, which are often more accurate.

No to both . Hotels in Manhattan don't have airport shuttles nor do they offer shuttles to the cruise terminal. Taxis, Uber/Lyft or car services are commonly used means of transportation .

We always park at the cruise terminal. Convenient, secure and although $40 per night sounds high, it's reasonable for Manhattan. The price includes all taxes and there's no surcharge for vehicles larger than a small sedan, unlike most Manhattan parking facilities. If you're parking during the winter bring a snow brush, ice scraper and small shovel as parking is on the roof of the cruise terminal.

Hundreds of hotels in Manhattan and many are just a short taxi ride from the cruise terminal so there's no need to be very close. Good restaurants are everywhere...it would be hard to find a hotel that is very far from someplace good to eat. Are you just staying in Manhattan for one night or several? If you want to be within walking distance of the cruise terminal, the best hotel is probably Ink48 . There are also a couple of chain hotels on West 48th St. ...Holiday Inn Express and Comfort Inn that are OK for a one night stay.

If you want to sightsee you want to be in Manhattan, not Brooklyn. As I said in post #9 it's not possible to make a specific recommendation without knowing when your stay will be, your budget and what you're planning to do. I agree with @navybankerteacherthat either the Wall St. area or midtown are good possibilities, but there are so many hotels in Manhattan that you need to do some research on prices for your dates as a starter.

There are two separate hotel stays under discussion, one pre cruise and one post cruise. I didn't have to look very deeply into anyone's post to figure that out. I suggest you read post #9, where I've made some general recommendations for each of the two.

For your pre cruise night, since you just need a place to sleep, I'd suggest looking for a hotel near LGA that has a free shuttle from the airport. I can't make a specific recommendation having not been in the area in years but you'd probably be OK with any recognizable national chain hotel. Just be sure the hotel really is near LGA as some advertise they are but in reality are quite a distance away. The morning of your cruise take Uber/Lyft or book a car service such as Carmel Limo or Dial 7 for the trip from the hotel to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. For your post cruise stay you should look for a hotel in Manhattan. Not knowing your budget, the dates or your stay nor your sightseeing ideas it's impossible to make a recommendation. Hotels rates can vary greatly by date. As was suggested check one of the major booking websites. You use Uber/Lyft or a car service for travel from the cruise port to your hotel and from your hotel to the airport when you're departing NY.

I suspect the travel agency was excluding the NCF (Non commissionable fare) from their base fare quote and including it in the taxes and fees, which travel agencies are permitted to do but cruise lines are not. Obviously by doing so they can advertise a fare that is deceptively low. The bottom line is that all anyone should be looking at when comparing cruise fare quotes is...the bottom line...the total including all taxes and fees, not the fare excluding taxes and fees.

The part of @Got2Cruise's post, the first paragraph, that suggests staying near LGA, is clearly referring to the OP's pre cruise night, and staying near LGA that night is an appropriate suggestion. The second paragraph of @Got2Cruise's post addresses the OP's post cruise stay and isn't suggesting staying near LGA, although it probably should specifically suggest staying in Manhattan.

No, the OP said "We will need someplace to stay that night. We won't be doing anything except sleeping - not going to anything"

A port call in Nicaragua is very common on full transit Panama Canal cruises. We've been there a number of times. It would be "cool" if the Nicaraguan government were not a repressive dictatorship that imprisons and even murders its opponents.

Sounds like a lot of BS to you and pretty much anyone with functioning grey matter.

Since your ship will be departing from Berth 46 NCL is correct...they can't put anything else in your e docs . I think you'll find that you can't go to Berth 46 on your own and the driver of any vehicle that is transporting you will be directed to go to the main Berth 92/93 complex....however that isn't from personal experience but rather my reading into what other cruisers have said...but I could be misinterpreting.

The State Department isn't a good source of information for cruise passengers, as it's not uncommon for countries to have less restrictive requirement for cruisers than those arriving by air. This is commonly true in the Caribbean because of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and the State Department's website often omits the cruise passenger requirements from its website. For NCL cruises there's a reliable source of information on the website and one can easily see that US citizens on NCL closed loop Caribbean cruises departing from US ports do not even need a passport, much less a passport with 6 months remaining . A birth certificate and government-issued photo ID suffice, as does a WHTI-compliant document . As long as the passport is valid through disembarkation it's acceptable. Here's the information: https://www.ncl.com/freestyle-cruise/cruise-travel-documents For Cruises Leaving From a U.S. Port to the Caribbean, Bahamas & Florida, Bermuda, Alaska, Mexican Riviera, Canada & New England, Pacific Coastal You’re required to carry: A Valid Passport OR Proof of Citizenship (see below) AND Government-issued photo ID (Baptismal paper, hospital certificates of birth, and Puerto Rico birth certificates issued prior to 7/1/10 are not acceptable.) State certified U.S. birth certificate Original certificate of U.S. naturalization Original certificate of U.S. citizenship U.S. Consular report of your birth abroad OR WHTI (Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative)-compliant documents (click here to for more information.) *A U.S. citizen under the age of 16 does not require a government-issued photo ID.