10cruise Posted June 10 #1 Share Posted June 10 My wife and I will be cruising out of the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal on September 7, 2024, and returning on September 14, 2024. Princess does not have any transfers available and was wondering the best way to get to the cruise terminal and then back to the airport. Any idea of the cost? Are cabs easily available or Uber? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted June 10 #2 Share Posted June 10 Plenty of cabs and Uber. It sound strange that Princess is not offering post cruise transfers for those passengers that are flying out the same day as disembarkation. It also sounds strange for pre-cruise transfers for those flying in the same day as embarkation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewPennCruiser Posted June 10 #3 Share Posted June 10 We just did a Princess transfer from LGA to Brooklyn with lots of other people on 6/4. Maybe they will be available closer to your sailing. Also we had to go through our TA to book it, we could not do anything on line ourselves. FYI, they are also offering the same transfers at disembarkation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10cruise Posted June 10 Author #4 Share Posted June 10 NewPennCruiser. Can you tell me what time your flight was at disembarkation? How long was the ride? Thanks again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewPennCruiser Posted June 10 #5 Share Posted June 10 35 minutes ago, 10cruise said: NewPennCruiser. Can you tell me what time your flight was at disembarkation? How long was the ride? Thanks again... We are currently on the ship so we have not left yet but the disembarkation transfer says it required a flight time of 1:00 or later. Our flight is 2:30. The transfer to the ship took forever because traffic was in complete gridlock. Princess said 40-50 minutes but it probably took 90+ minutes once we got on the bus and stopped twice at the airport and then crept along the Brooklyn Expressway. Taking a taxi or Uber would have probably been just as bad. In fact when I checked a cost for Uber they quoted basically the same cost as the transfer for the two of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZaTaz Posted June 10 #6 Share Posted June 10 Did you actually check with Princess for transfers or just try on line? I read that people have been able to book on line but have never succeeded always had to call CVP to get transfers added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10cruise Posted June 10 Author #7 Share Posted June 10 Thank you for taking the time to write back. It's greatly appreciated! What ship are you on? Can you tell me what day the ship left the port? We are arriving and departing on a Saturday. I wonder if the drive time would be any easier vs departing M - F. I hope you are enjoying your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10cruise Posted June 10 Author #8 Share Posted June 10 I'm waiting for a call back from my CVP now. I'll have to check that out. Thank you AZaTaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclue Posted June 10 #9 Share Posted June 10 We use Carmel Car Service in NY . They are reliable and efficient. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewPennCruiser Posted June 10 #10 Share Posted June 10 2 hours ago, 10cruise said: Thank you for taking the time to write back. It's greatly appreciated! What ship are you on? Can you tell me what day the ship left the port? We are arriving and departing on a Saturday. I wonder if the drive time would be any easier vs departing M - F. I hope you are enjoying your cruise. We’re on the Island and got on the ship last Tuesday. I didn’t think Tuesday morning traffic would be bad but I was sure wrong. Saturday will probably be better. We did a transfer from LGA with NCL to the Manhattan terminal last summer on a Saturday and traffic was not bad. I realize that’s a different direction but Saturday results might be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpeabody Posted June 11 #11 Share Posted June 11 There is also dial7. I have used both Carmel and Dial7 and both were fine. I much prefer this way to the Princess transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted June 11 #12 Share Posted June 11 Unless the cruise line’s transfer is markedly cheaper, it is better to take your own taxi or Uber. When you use the line’s transfer you often have a substantial wait until the bus fills up (unless you are lucky enough to be the last one climbing on), you have a crowded bus ride rather than a comfortable car, and when you get off you are part of a crowd all pushing ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking69 Posted July 21 #13 Share Posted July 21 (edited) On 6/10/2024 at 2:37 PM, 10cruise said: My wife and I will be cruising out of the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal on September 7, 2024, and returning on September 14, 2024. Princess does not have any transfers available and was wondering the best way to get to the cruise terminal and then back to the airport. Any idea of the cost? Are cabs easily available or Uber? Thank you. I was just on the Princess website for our upcoming fall cruise and found that Princess transfers may be available. Go to the website and log into your account. Then select Manage my Booking and select Ez Air. When you scroll down the page you will see a section to provide your information if you booked your own flights. Log in your information. Then scroll down the page and you will see a section for Transfers. If you click on that you should see a selection for Pre and Post Cruise transfers. It shows about $54 per person. Enjoy your cruise! Edited July 21 by viking69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vakamalua Posted July 21 #14 Share Posted July 21 If you booked through a TA, you always have to book a transfer through them. We always book cruises online then transfers to our agent for the good-size rebate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddmel Posted July 23 #15 Share Posted July 23 On 6/10/2024 at 9:05 PM, navybankerteacher said: Unless the cruise line’s transfer is markedly cheaper, it is better to take your own taxi or Uber. When you use the line’s transfer you often have a substantial wait until the bus fills up (unless you are lucky enough to be the last one climbing on), you have a crowded bus ride rather than a comfortable car, and when you get off you are part of a crowd all pushing ahead. Agree ..... like to be in charge, as they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted July 24 #16 Share Posted July 24 Taxi or ride share should be cheaper and faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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