meadowlander

Already booked on this cruise. I checked the price I paid for a balcony cabin compared to the present price. My travel agent, who provides outstanding service and is articulate, had a lower group rate(tax included) than at present. Saves me an email to him seeking an upgrade.

There is bus service from Port Authority to Bayonne.

Prepaying parking is not an option. Upon disembarking and after passing facial recognition inside the terminal, exit right towards the parking garage to pay for parking. You were advised to bring the parking ticket with you because if you have left the parking ticket in your car, you will have to retrieve the ticket, return to the pay machines outside the garage then return to the car to drive away. You will also need the ticket to raise the gate at the exit.

The closest you can get via public transit is the 34th Street light rail station which is about 3 miles from the terminal. Never had an issue getting Uber from the station. There are 2 parking lots at the station. Inform Uber if you are at the Avenue E lot which is adjacent to where you exit the light rail or at the other lot on the 440 side, reached by using the overhead pedestrian bridge. Archie's Cab is a fixed fare from 34th Sreet. Used to be $9 person, I think it is now $12 pp. Could also get Uber from Hoboken terminal to Cape Liberty.

I strongly disagree with your statement. More than a dozen sailings from Bayonne and have never experienced traffic jam of departing cars early in the morning of a returning cruise. For those boarding at Bayonne, arriving before 10:30 am will greatly reduce the length of time sitting in a car waiting on the approach to the terminal. The only time I do not get off the ship early in the morning at Bayonne is if I am using public transit, waiting until the weekday morning rush is over.

If your flight is from JFK it would be best to take a cruise line bus excursion that takes you to JFK. My understanding is the tour bus passes by NYC sights but does not stop at them. If you are flying from EWR you will have more hours to fill, though no good options. There are rental car agencies in Bayonne. You could use the trunk to store luggage, drive locally and then to EWR. Jersey City has Liberty Science Center. Liberty State Park in Jersey City has ferry transportation to the Stature of Liberty. Both are close to Cape Liberty. American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, NJ is about 15 miles from the port. You could spend time there. If you do not want to rent a car you could Uber to Jersey City. Possibly find a hotel that would allow you to store your bags, you could then take PATH trains (different than the NYC subway) & be in Manhattan in 10-15 minutes. Or if the weather allows, stay in Jersey City have lunch, take in the spectacular views of lower Manhattan until time to go to EWR. Luggage Hero & Bounce Luggage Storage may have locations near Bayonne to store your luggage.

Yes, porters have blank luggage tags & will fill them out upon presentation of your boarding pass. The luggage zone is before the entrance doors of the terminal.

NCL has a NY-Galveston cruise January 2025. Carnival & Princess also have 1 way cruises ending in Galveston. Don't see any Royal or Celebrity.

Verizon is my provider too. I have never had cell service inside the terminal though I see many others who do. I do get service onboard the ship prior to departure.

You selected a good arrival time. Arriving at Cape Liberty before 10:30 will greatly lessen the traffic approaching the terminal that builds from 11 am onward, being the road is only 1 lane which expands to 2 when the terminal building is in sight. Cars are stopped prior to the terminal by port employees then directed to the luggage zone, which does not have to be utilized but must be driven through to park in the garage or surface lots. Of the multiple times I have parked in the garage only once were both elevators working. If, as usual, only 1 elevator is working, there will be a line to use that elevator upon disembarkation or skip the line and use the stairway.

Yes, used it early May this year. Received an email from BLH prior to docking in LeHavre informing they would provide pick up service from the port to their meeting point in Le Havre. Unfortunately, their vehicles are not allowed into the port. To use their transport, we would have to walk from the terminal to the meeting point located just outside the port area. Chose to buy tickets in the terminal for a public bus that dropped us off exactly at the meeting point of BLH. Spent some hours exploring LeHavre as I selected the 12:45 departure. The meeting place for BLH bus transfer to Honfleur is in a plaza very close to the war memorial Was on the 3 hour transfer to Honfleur. Was surprised to learn Honfleur is the most visited city in France excluding Paris. Unfortunately it was a holiday in France and Honfleur was crowded, much too crowded. I was disoriented the whole time in Honfleur due to the crowd and able to visit only 1 of the many places I wanted to see. Found a place to sit and waited the last hour for the return bus which stops at the cruise terminal (near the ship-unlike pickup outside the port) and in town at the meeting location. I would use BLH again if in Le Havre. Unfortunately the many visitors made enjoying Honfleur less than anticipated.

No problem. I had not seen your subsequent posts when I quoted your first reply with your irrelevant incorrect additional info "up from $20 two years ago". For the number of cruises I sail from Bayonne, I wish the daily rate was $20 not the present $30.

When are you sailing? If it is during the months that 2 Royal ships and Celebrity sail from Bayonne, most likely you will be directed to surface parking lots not the garage. The road leading to the terminal is 1 lane which expands to 2 when the terminal is in sight. Arriving before 10:30 am will minimize the time waiting to approach the terminal. All vehicles must pass through the luggage drop zone regardless if they utilize it or not.

No, parking at the terminal was $25 2 years ago and earlier. I did b2b on Oasis in October 2021. It was announced that the $30 parking fee was to go into effect on the second cruise, fortunately it did not and the $25 rate was in effect in 2022 as well.

My first Royal cruise, I was unaware of what was allowed or not, I had a similar item in my backpack. It was confiscated by security, told I could retrieve it at the end of the cruise. I did not bother as I did not buy the pocket knife, rather found it in a street. As I boarded, an alarm went off which I am convinced was due to having that item minutes earlier.

Based on the replies the only potential confusion is from those living in NJ and local too. No ticket is needed to ride the free monorail. No monorail ticket is sold anywhere at EWR for patrons to be able to use the monorail nor do monorail riders need to possess a ticket to board or exit the monorail. It is only NJT tickets for trains servicing EWR airport station that are incur a surcharge and by the way, the surcharge is not paid separately as it is included in the fare of the NJT ticket, not that it matters(as it did not to me weeks ago) other than it is the cost of the NJT train ride not the monorail ride. I am aware of at least 2 out of state posters, who because local people posted of the surcharge imposed by NJT on their customers only, who thought there is a fee to use Air Train. As you stated in # 16... "were you riding Air Train within the grounds? Yes it's free for that" ...which confirms what I wrote post 3 yet you felt the need to correct what I wrote but now agree. Thanks. Out of town visitors could care less that there is a surcharge only for NJ Transit EWR train station users. They do care if they are mislead into thinking from what they read on this board that there is a fee associated if using the monorail. They now have my post and your post confirming they will not incur a fee.

Actually it’s not., you have your mileage numbers wrong. I’m local.

I do know there is a surcharge added to NJT tickets for service to EWR train station. I incurred that fee a few weeks back. What’s your point? Are you also falsely claiming users of Air Train between terminals at EWR have to pay to ride transportation? They don’t. You as a NJ resident should know that. If you noticed, I stated to the op more Amtrak trains likely stop at NPS but I appreciate your confirmation too. I took Amtrak from Newark Penn in the winter to Baltimore on the same day of a cruise. No problem, train arrived earlier than scheduled. The only delay encountered was in the Uber driving to the port due to a road closure. I do agree with the advice of arriving in a port city prior to sailing day. Also encountered no delay returning to Newark Penn early afternoon from Baltimore in the winter. As I exited NPS I did encounter a man on his way in who asked me for money for his train ticket. He was not homeless, dressed no worse than me. He turned direction and proceeded to follow me stating reasons why I should give him money. Thankfully the Uber arrived exactly when I reached the pick up location.

Where in this thread did anyone post about riding NJT to EWR train station? The overwhelming majority of travelers at EWR do not use NJT such as the original poster. Posts that claim there is a charge for using AirTrain (monorail) only confuses visitors. No ticket is required to ride the free monorail including to the EWR train station. For anyone flying into EWR and using AirTrain between terminals, to the shuttle pick up station, to the rental car location you will not be charged despite posts in this thread stating Air Train is not free. Thanks for confirming that Newark Penn Station is further to Cape Liberty.

Took the free monorail, though some posters prefer to insist there is a cost to ride the monorail which serves only to confuse visitors, 3 weeks ago. Took a total of 3 minutes from the EWR airport train station to a terminal. The EWR station is closest to Cape Liberty in Bayonne.

Newark Airport train station is closer to Cape Liberty than Newark Penn Station. Estimate $35 for taxi or Uber from EWR to CL. Amtrak likely has more trains stopping at NPS .

After passing facial recognition at CL, there are exits to the left and right. For those parked in the garage the exit is to the right. Signs indicate all others should exit left though cruisers using taxi service((not car service) should also exit right for a shorter walk to the parking lot taxi service is located. You exited the terminal to the left and encountered the longer walk to the garage just as cab riders would as they must use the crosswalk located at the entrance of the parking garage. Next time, exit right. There are a few agents in booths behind the facial recognition scanners to declare purchases.

There is another hotel in Ridgefield Park that has the MCT package. Think it is the Hilton. The Fairfield Inn in North Bergen also has a MCT package.

I am researching for a 2025 Rome visit & have no experience with TAM bus. Being that it is the only bus that serves FCO from Ostiense, that may appeal to you but there are 3 other bus lines to FCO from Termini, Terravision,SIT & Rome Airport bus . The Leonardo Express train is 14 Euro but I found the regional FL1 train from Roma Trastevere is cheaper at 8 Euro and a shorter ride in time. Trastevere is easier for me from my hotel than Termini and Leonardo Express & I will use the regional train next year.

As posted in #2 NJ Transit trains from Newark Penn Station will get you to NY Penn Station. PATH trains (different from NJ Transit) can get you to lower Manhattan & 33rd Street in NYC. Light rail serves Newark and surrounding areas, not NYC. Was in NPS last December and there are booths staffed by people that will sell NJ Transit tickets. There is also an info window near the ticket booth & seating area manned by a security guard. NJtransit.com will be helpful, especially their 'plan your trip' link.