Cruise end 7.00am at New York and JFK Flight at 6.30pm

[Max Cam]

We're ending a cruise in January 2025 on NCL Prima (Haven) with a docked time of 7.00am in New York. Our international return flight to the UK is for 6.30pm from T8. Does anyone have any experience of what time we are likely to be off loaded from the ship for transfer as we may need to allow for a day room somewhere near the airport?

[CruiserBruce]

They will be pushing the last few people off by 9:30.

[Max Cam]

I thought that might be the case, thank you.

[ilovesalchows]

Not sure how much you want to spend, but the TWA Hotel at JFK has day rooms and is an awesome experience.  You can plane spot from the heated pool over the runway.

[FlyerTalker]

Aside from the TWA hotel, the pickings around JFK are pretty bleak.  You might want to consider spending time at a hotel in Manhattan and then just head straight to your terminal at JFK.

[jollyjones]

You'd be lucky to find a Manhattan hotel that will let you check in early - check in time is usually 3pm or 4pm - you might be able to find a Manhattan hotel that will offer a day room, but that won't be cheap.

IMO your most realistic option is to get a day room at the TWA hotel at JFK.

https://www.twahotel.com

It is not cheap either but will save you endless aggravation and give you a room to drop your luggage and rest before your overnight flight. The adjacent JFK air train is pretty good for getting you to your departure terminal.

You can probably purchase a transfer to JFK with NCL when on board, could be cheaper than a taxi, it's a long way from the west side of Manhattan to JFK.

 

Other JFK 'airport' hotels are much further away and are a pain to get to and from and are, indeed, pretty bleak.

Edited February 10 by jollyjones

[FlyerTalker]

1 hour ago, jollyjones said:

You can probably purchase a transfer to JFK with NCL when on board, could be cheaper than a taxi, it's a long way from the west side of Manhattan to JFK.

 

Pre-booked car services may be the answer.  For example, the Dial7 rate for a sedan to JFK is $69 plus tolls.  A minivan is $97.  For two people, that likely beats what a cruiseline would charge.  For example, a recent cruise charged $70 per person for a 3 mile ride to the airport (not NCL nor to JFK)

[Max Cam]

Thank you all, most helpful!

[hallux]

On 2/10/2024 at 9:50 AM, FlyerTalker said:

For example, a recent cruise charged $70 per person for a 3 mile ride to the airport (not NCL nor to JFK)

and yet the NCL cruise I was just on had transfers for $70 total (if even that much, it might have been as low as $25 per person) for two to get from San Pedro cruise terminal to LAX.  Prices vary considerably from port to port.

Edited February 14 by hallux

[FlyerTalker]

31 minutes ago, hallux said:

and yet the NCL cruise I was just on had transfers for $70 total (if even that much, it might have been as low as $25 per person) for two to get from San Pedro cruise terminal to LAX.  Prices vary considerably from port to port.

 

And cruiseline to cruiseline.

 

 

[jbrinkm]

If you want to sightsee, you could look into luggage delivery or luggage storage in the city. 

[neeuqdrazil]

The cruise line might also offer an excursion + transfer option (I know Cunard does this after TAs) - you disembark, get on board a coach with your luggage underneath, have your excursion, and arrive at the airport at a more reasonable time.