Transatlantic Arrival in New York

[LDVinNC]

Our September cruise arrival shows as Manhattan or Brooklyn. How far in advance will we know where the ship will dock? We will be flying home out of Newark and need to decide how early we can book a flight. Thanks.

[Micahs Grandad]

Always wondered why it took so long to pick a site for disembarkation

[fishywood]

The only time it could ever not be Brooklyn (other than when Red Hook was closed after superstorm Sandy) is when there are more than one Princess or Cunard ships scheduled for NYC turnaround the same day. And the last few times it happened it was the QM2 rather than the Princess ship that was assigned to Manhattan.

 

That said an anomaly did occur a few years ago when Caribbean Princess had to dock at the RCI terminal in Cape Liberty NJ. But notice was provided pretty far in advance.

 

And Princess' flight guidelines for NYC make no reference to which pier the ship disembarks at. Also note that no matter how early the ship is alongside, the times remain the same based on when the ship is cleared to actually start disembarkation and how long it takes to get through baggage claims and passport control (hint: much longer than at other US ports--especially for the first call of the season after the Transatlantic):

 

Disembarking Passengers

For voyages arriving in New York City at 5:00 and/or 7:15 am, the earliest flight departures are as follows:

• LaGuardia: 1:15 pm for international flights, 12:15 pm for domestic flights
  
• John F. Kennedy: 2:15 pm for international flights, 1:15 pm for domestic flights
  
• Newark: 2:15 pm for international flights, 1:15 pm for domestic flights
  

[LDVinNC]

Thank you. Looks like a mid-afternoon flight is what we will book.

[Keith1010]

Better to be on the safe side.

 

I think the times mentioned look fine.

 

Keith