cape liberty in february - snowstorm

[Nekochan]

I was wondering if there is someone available to dig your car out at cape liberty if there's a major snowstorm while you are on your cruise

[phoenix1181]

I've been wondering how they handle the snow as well........

[138east]

I arrived back in a snowstorm last February. The parking lot was plowed, but my car was not. Silly me - I live in NE and should know better. Had a scraper, but no shovel. There was a guy in the lot who shoveled me enough to get out and would not take any money at all. I don't know whether he was there to do that specifically or was just a good Samaritan. Anyway, he saved me from my own stupidity. I travel with my 91 year old mother and was really woman alone on this one.

 

Next time I will back my car into the parking space and take a shovel. I always leave my winter gear like boots in the car. I've sailed or flown out of the area 5 times in February and this was the first time I hit serious snow.

[njhorseman]

We arrived at the Manhatan cruise terminal after over 20" of snow in February. I had a shovel in my car but still couldn't get out, even in my AWD vehicle because the plowed snow had hardened into an icy mass. I paid a porter $20 to shovel me out.

[phoenix1181]

Looks like we won't be cruising on Explorer in the winter months! With our luck, there would be an ice storm & no one would be around to help us out. DH is pushing 80 & arthritis prevents me from doing much shoveling so we'll pass.

 

It would be great if they built a garage............

[Nekochan]

That's why I usually take car service when I cruise in February - parking at the port costs $171, car service round trip around $250 including tip (my friend is in the limo business) - considering the cost of the cruise it's not that much more.

[megr1125]

yes, i highly suggest a car service....and arrive a day early....and if possible plan to be stuck 1 extra day.

 

i generally book a room near EWR airport...i take my chances that the roads around it will be clean......and i book ahead, since if flights are cancelled, the hotels will fill up fast! Then, if i don't need the room, i just cancel (obviously this will not work if you use priceline or some other pay-ahead site....)

 

worked like a charm.....it's not really getting out of the pier that i worry about, it's whether or not my dirveway is plowed....

[phoenix1181]

A car service is great if you live close. I don't think it would work so well from Boston! :eek:

[Nekochan]

Boston - no. Long Island - yes

[megr1125]

A car service is great if you live close. I don't think it would work so well from Boston! :eek:

 

amtrak perhaps???