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  1. By "NYC Cruise Terminal", do you mean Bayonne/Port Liberty? Because that's very different than, say, Manhattan Cruise Terminal. Largely because it's in a different state with the largest US city standing in between. 

    Assuming you do mean Port Liberty...no, there's no way in heck I would try to get across NYC at rush hour to catch an 11:25am flight. Can you make it? Perhaps. Is there also a good chance you'll cut it extremely close and end your vacation with a lot of undue stress and potentially a missed flight (which can make for an expensive, last-minute replacement ticket)? Yep.

    Might I recommend you look at flights out of Newark, which is significantly closer and easier to get to (and cheaper to get to). 

  2. 2 hours ago, bobroo said:

    The US has sent troops into Haiti before and it was of little benefit, they aren't going to do it again.

     

    Sending troops in to Haiti to "bring freedom" (😅) is totally different than bringing them in on a counterterrorism raid to free/protect thousands of Americans and other allied country's nationals. They would absolutely go in the form of the latter, and I sure as hell hope they would. 

  3. 1 hour ago, GatorCruiser said:

    Haven’t been to Falmouth. It seems like the consensus is that it stinks. What say y’all ?

    Falmouth is shitty if you're looking for tropical Jamaica. If you're an adventure traveler, Falmouth is fine. I've strolled around Falmouth a few times, gotten a beer, hung with the locals. But I also have been on vacation to places like Somalia and C.A.R., so I admit I am not the normal cruiser. And I blend in more than many 😉

  4. 2 hours ago, CanHardlyWait said:

    To me, aside from being incredibly dangerous right now. Getting off there for a day of fun in the sun, seems like dancing on a grave right now. I find the situation to sad and it would feel just wrong to enjoy.

    It's a real "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation. Labadee helps the people working there...they get money in a country that has an incredibly high unemployment rate, and those people would be significantly worse off without Royal Caribbean. People will suffer in Haiti with or without ships stopping at Labadee, but there will be ever so slightly less suffering with ships coming. However, it does also open Royal Caribbean passengers up to security concerns (whether big or small, they're still there more than some other places) and can also help a government that may not be worth helping.

    There's no good solution. 

    It also has been all but confirmed that Henry is in Puerto Rico and, as I said earlier, may or may not ever make it back to Haiti. 

  5. 4 hours ago, Vacation Crazy said:

    Haiti's government declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday after armed gangs stormed a major prison.

     

    "Government" is a pretty useless term when it comes to Haiti, unfortunately. Especially since their President (who is also their PM, who is also under suspicion for having been part of the plot to kill the former President while PM) is probably out of the country and may or may not ever return, whether by choice or by force. 

  6. Sadly, this is just another day for Haiti. I love Haiti, I love the Haitian people. I used to do some occasional work in Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haitien (which is one of the largest cities in Haiti and very close to Labadee), but it's one of those countries I just won't take work from anymore because I don't feel safe there...

    BUT, I would still go to Labadee without hesitancy. It'll be fine, and you won't even know you're in Haiti. 

  7. 18 hours ago, Suzanne Elise said:

    East Rutherford seems to have a good collection of hotels because it’s near a sports stadium. There’s a huge touristy mall nearby too.

    EWR to East Rutherford to Bayonne is further than EWR to Hoboken/Jersey City to Bayonne, and Hoboken/Jersey City have more restaurant/bar choices as well as a good view of the skyline. Just my two cents, but East Rutherford seems a bit of a wasted opportunity to me. This is with the assumption that OP is cruising out of Bayonne. 

  8. 3 hours ago, BrianB said:

    It looks like the majority of the incidents involve gangs targeting each other.

    Which is pretty much the case anywhere. Even in the US...you're very rarely going to have an issue as a common person walking through the streets of Chicago or St. Louis or Baltimore. Can it happen? Sure...but the crime statistics don't tell the truth for most tourists or even most residents. 

  9. 7 hours ago, Safemike1 said:

    I normally don't go outside of the port for this very reason. But, what are your thoughts?

    And if it is that bad, then why would Royal still be making port calls there?

    Two separate questions, of course, but:

    1) You're missing a perfectly fine place. I've been around even the "sketchiest" areas of Nassau and have been perfectly fine. Like most places in the world, trouble usually won't come to you unless you seek it out. 

    2) Because they can make money and their insurance carrier(s) aren't too concerned about it. 

  10. First of all, unless you think you can get some good sleep on a redeye (which is tough even in business/first), be prepared for at least your first day of vacation to be pretty miserable. So, not only are you at risk with the same day arrival, but you're almost guaranteed to be in bad shape physically. 

    Will you be okay? Probably. But what if you aren't? When is the next port, and how many days would you lose? 

    Plenty of hotels in the area between Newark Airport, Hoboken, Jersey City. Book directly with the hotel. 

  11. 20 hours ago, Kim8900 said:

    Do you know if you miss your flight and then the ship and have booked on the Air 2 Sea will they allow you to get in at the second port? 

    It depends. Does the second port have an airport? Some don't. Would getting on at the second port breach regulations? Sometimes it does. And, as always, even if there is an airport and it's allowed, there need to be flights with seats on them...which isn't always the case and Air2Sea can't add seats or bump other passengers. So as with most things, it depends. 

  12. On 1/1/2024 at 2:22 PM, happy cruisers 2 said:

    It's been many years ago, but I really enjoyed using the London Underground (The Tube).  Some of it is above ground actually.  

    In fact, the majority is above ground. Just not necessarily in the areas that tourists go. But of the 250ish miles, something like 60% is above ground. 

  13. 18 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

    The last time I was through Dallas was on my way to the Bahamas for a cruise in 2021. I was probably just anxious to get there and that's why it felt like the tram took so long.

    I'm currently in the air to DFW and have a connection of negative 30 minutes now due to a weather delay at my origin...so we'll see how efficient DFW is 😉

    In reality instead of DFW-ICN, AA already rebooked me on DFW-HND-GMP. 

  14. 1 hour ago, smokeybandit said:

    I don't fly through Dallas a lot, but when I do it seems to take forever to switch terminals

    I'm there seemingly every other week haha. Heading out tomorrow to go to Seoul via DFW. I find it amazing how efficient it is for the size it is. I've never had too much of a problem switching terminals. I believe the entire ring (around the five terminals (plus where the sixth terminal should be, but isn't) takes less than 20 minutes, with the two furthest stations being nine minutes apart (plus the walk to/from the gate, of course). 

  15. 2 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

    Also 2.5 hours at DFW really isn't that long if you have to change terminals.

    Disagree. 2.5 hours at DFW is an absolute eternity. The train is super quick with multiple stops at each terminal with frequent service in both directions. I've ever traveled with someone in a wheelchair from two of the gates that are furthest apart and it took like 25 minutes. By myself, I can get from pretty much any gate to any other gate within 12-15 minutes. Granted, I am quoting gate-to-gate and not seat-to-seat, but even if it takes 15 minutes to unload the plane, you still have ages of time.

  16. On 12/19/2023 at 11:19 PM, WAYNO said:

    No airport is easy .

    Airports like SIN, HKG, MUC, and ICN are usually pretty darn easy 

    12 minutes ago, CruisingNewb said:

    Keep in mind that Alaskan cruises are always during baseball season and other sporting events.  Seattle has 2 or 3 stadiums next to each other and between the pier and Seatac.  If you are traveling during home games, good luck.

    A home game on a Monday morning? 

    On 12/19/2023 at 7:46 PM, Cory said:

     

    2. how is the seattle airport as far as going thru security and customs?

     

    There won't be any customs at SEA airport. More importantly, and perhaps what you meant, is that there won't be any immigration at the airport. the US doesn't have outbound immigration or customs checks. 

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