njhorseman

I wasn't at all suggesting that corporate headquarters hasn't been strongly influencing what the subsidiary cruise lines are offering. That's always the case in any business. I worked as head of strategic planning at a huge company with billions in assets that was the subsidiary of an even bigger company. We didn't have a free hand in what we did. We were always controlled by the guidance of headquarters. I was merely pointing out that the senior corporate executives at NCLH were not and are not evil ogres from a corporate takeover as some mistakenly believe...they were and are Oceania executives, not NCL executives.

By the afternoon of January 1 there should be little or no evidence remaining of the New Years Eve festivities so that shouldn't be an issue. In any event despite its name your hotel isn't located in Times Square. It's on 7th Ave and 36th St (the entrance is on 36th), several blocks south of where the NYE celebration takes place, so there should be even less likelihood of a lingering problem there.

Yes, they operate the parking at the MCT: Scroll to the bottom of this page of the official port website https://cruise.nyc/MCT-directions-parking and you'll see: Contact Contact: Jason.Rubino@propark.com For inquiries regarding Manhattan Cruise Terminal parking, email Jason.Rubino@propark.com or call 646 299 4670.

You're wrong. From very early on in the consolidation NCLH was headed by FDR, the founder of Oceania. Since FDR's recent retirement NCLH has been headed by Harry Sommer, a long-time FDR disciple. The show has been and continues to be run by Oceania-bred executives, not NCL executives.

No hotels I know of in San Juan offer airport or pier shuttle service. Uber and taxi fares are quite reasonable. You haven't said when you're traveling, but since most cruises are during the winter that is peak tourist season in Puerto Rico so hotel prices are high. Since the airport isn't very far from anywhere in San Juan there's no need to limit your search to nearby hotels. We often stay at the Courtyard by Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort, which is a mid-range priced hotel adjacent to the airport., but if you look on any hotel booking engine I'm sure you can find less expensive hotels if you stay somewhere that isn't on the beach.

Yes, you can get an Uber at the airport. There are designated Uber pick up locations at the airline terminals. Uber is also available at the cruise port for your return.

This is incorrect. Uber has been permitted to pick up at the airport for several years now.

It does not show Enchanted Princess leaving from Manhattan, it shows that the ship departs from Brooklyn. In my previous post I gave you the link to the Brooklyn schedule page of the official port website. Here it is again: https://cruise.nyc/BCT-Schedule .

A word of caution . The State Department's website doesn't always list exceptions to the passport and visa rules applicable to cruise passengers. Sometimes cruise passengers are exempt from the requirements applicable to those arriving by air because cruise passengers may be considered to be "in transit".

You're leaving from Brooklyn, not Manhattan Taxi, uber or car service will be $100 or less.

I answered on the other thread on this board where you posted this. You're departing Brooklyn Taxi, Uber/Lyft, car service such as Dial 7 or Carmel Limo all would work and none will be anywhere near $330...should be more like $100

Assuming you're on the Enchanted Princess, the official port schedule has your departing from Brooklyn. There are no Princess cruises departing Manhattan on that date. Why Princess continues this nonsense of saying Brooklyn or Manhattan is beyond me. Those arrangements are made months, indeed probably years in advance. https://cruise.nyc/BCT-Schedule As for transportation, I don't know who's quoting $339, but something around $100 or even less is more like it via taxi, Uber/Lyft or a car service such as Carmel Limo or Dial 7.

You've also said at least three times that you rely on the wording in the passenger contract, when in fact that wording isn't there. The cruise line isn't giving you anything in writing because the contract says it's your responsibility to have the required documentation and they take no responsibility for advising you.

How do you propose to determine what documentation is required for your cruise by reading the contract ? As @sparks1093 noted hours ago and documented by quoting the Carnival contract cruise contracts generally do not contain the specifics of what passenger documents are required beyond saying that it's the passenger's responsibility to have the appropriate documentation.

We're talking about documentation requirements...passports and other forms of documentation, not smoking.

Where did you get that misinformation from? You are 100% wrong. US citizens sailing on closed loop cruises to most destinations in North and Central America including Canada, as well as most of the Caribbean, the Bahamas and Bermuda are permitted to cruise with an official birth certificate and government-issued photo ID such as a driver's license. This has been the case for many years and has not changed .

Care to give a specific example?

Unfortunately the US Department of State's website is not a reliable source of that information. It fails to identify all the destinations that have permitted exceptions for US citizens on cruises that have been made to their usual passport requirements. A couple of examples of the Department of State having incorrect information are Sint Maarten and Bermuda, destinations where thousands of cruise passengers go every week. If you were to believe State, all US citizens cruising to these two destinations are required to have passports, when in fact both countries participate in the WHTI and permit alternate documentation such as a passport card or enhanced drivers license, and for closed loop cruises an official birth certificate and government-issued photo ID are acceptable.

Competently managed companies will have website materials having legal implications reviewed by their legal compliance staff.

The numbers may not lie but quoted in a vacuum they don't necessarily present a meaningful picture. GT is a measure of total enclosed volume, and the word total is important because it includes a lot of space not utilized by passengers...engine rooms, galleys, crew quarters, store rooms. etc. For example I recall when Marina and Riviera were being built the ships' architect commented that the size of the galleys were exceptionally large for ships carrying 1,250 passengers. Those exceptionally large galleys take away from the space available for passenger use. The size of staterooms affects the size of public spaces and public spaces are where passengers notice whether a ship feels crowded. In two ships of equal GT carrying an equal number of passengers smaller staterooms can translate to larger public spaces, larger staterooms to smaller public spaces. Then, how the public spaces are divided substantially affects the perception of spaciousness. For example, a smaller main show room leaves more room for other venues. For those reasons while the space to passenger ratio has some value the numbers aren't a mathematically meaning measure. A ship with a ratio of 60 may not have 20% more public passenger space per passenger than a ship with a ratio of 50.

Don't even think about taking subways and busses with someone who is in a wheelchair. There aren't hotels anywhere near the Brooklyn cruise terminal with park/cruise packages. Where are you traveling from ? If it's not terribly far away...for example New Jersey, the Philadelphia area or somewhere in nearby Connecticut you may want to check the price of car services directly from your home to Brooklyn. If you take Amtrak your best options to get from Penn Station to the cruise terminal are probably Uber or a car service such as Carmel Limo or Dial 7. You have to be sure to book a vehicle that an accommodate the wheelchair.

It's much closer to St. George's.

She can't wait anywhere within the cruise terminal complex. She'll need to find a spot on a side street.

No current or future NCL ship can replace Pride of America because in order to sail POA's itinerary the ship must be built in the USA.

Although a passport is always the preferred travel document a US citizen doesn't need a passport for this itinerary. An official birth certificate and government-issued photo ID such as a drivers license will suffice, and the children don't even need a photo ID because they're under age 16.