Donna Legacy Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 A group of us will be sailing out of Cape Liberty on February 23rd and were wondering about people’s experiences with hotels and parking? We’ll be traveling from Atlantic Canada so we would be traveling down the I-95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebiGale Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 We will be sailing out of Cape Liberty on Sunday and will be staying at the Hilton Garden Inn Staten Island. Cruise package includes parking and shuttle to and from port. Our cruise is 12 nights and the package is substantially less than parking at the port. Zeashore and DLXLDY 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whenismynextcruise Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Not sure what the hotel package offers or how convenient it is but just parking at the port for our cruise for thanksgiving week (Sat-Sun) was $176USD or $22 per day Hoski and DLXLDY 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 My advice is pick a hotel in Manhattan, enjoy all the great things in NYC, and then take Lyft to the port in the morning. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Legacy Posted December 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 6 hours ago, DebiGale said: We will be sailing out of Cape Liberty on Sunday and will be staying at the Hilton Garden Inn Staten Island. Cruise package includes parking and shuttle to and from port. Our cruise is 12 nights and the package is substantially less than parking at the port. So if I understand correctly, this hotel offers a cruise package whereby we could stay there the night before our cruise, get a shuttle to and from the cruise port and leave our vehicles there while we are on the cruise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebiGale Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Donna, that is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitsmom Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 On 12/2/2019 at 8:22 PM, bytheslice said: Springhill Suites in Newark is another hotel with a sleep/cruise/shuttle package. The parking is gated. More convenient than driving to Staten Island and avoids the bridge toll. I will check out Springhill Suites for our October cruise. We are flying in though. Do they have an airport shuttle too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitsmom Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 20 hours ago, bytheslice said: A quick Google search revels there is an airport shuttle. Use Airtrain(monorail) to station P4 to meet/board the shuttle. No restaurant at the hotel, besides delivery or Uber, the only choice would be to walk to the Courtyard for their restaurant. The Doubletree at Newark Penn Station also has a shuttle with more options for eating. Oh Wow! Thanks for the information. I will look more closely at this now. We land at 7:30 pm so we will be ready for dinner when we finally get to our hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxboroCruiser Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 Any other recommendations for hotel & parking for Cape Liberty? We are driving down from Massachusetts. We lived in NY for a long time butt on Long Island and Westchester so don't know the Newark area quite as well. I guess we would prefer a hotel that has at least breakfast, and a parking /shuttle solution would be ideal. I'll keep searching through older posts too, but thought it might be worth bumping this thread back up the message board whitsmom and Zeashore 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Legacy Posted December 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 We ended up booking at the Marriott Springhill Suites which has free breakfast and you can pay to leave your vehicle there during the cruise. They do not have a shuttle to the cruise port though FoxboroCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whenismynextcruise Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 On 12/27/2019 at 10:47 AM, FoxboroCruiser said: Any other recommendations for hotel & parking for Cape Liberty? We are driving down from Massachusetts. We lived in NY for a long time butt on Long Island and Westchester so don't know the Newark area quite as well. I guess we would prefer a hotel that has at least breakfast, and a parking /shuttle solution would be ideal. I'll keep searching through older posts too, but thought it might be worth bumping this thread back up the message board If you are driving down from Foxboro you are really looking at a 3.5 hour drive straight through. We drive from just north of boston, have done this trip many many times on the day the ship leaves, parked at the super convenient garage directly next to the port and have never had any problems. We, of course, watch the weather and such up to the point of departure and if there looks to be a storm then we could easily drive down the day/night before and stay in a hotel if needed. Obviously I am not sure what your reasons for wanting to travel the day before are, many here will tell you they never travel same day, but it is such a short drive you can really save on the money you will spend on the hotel with the 100% convenience of driving yourself, parking at the port and not worrying about a Lyft/Uber or shuttle where you have to schlep luggage around. Leaving the ship is even easier because you are not waiting for a ride and if you walk off the ship you can be home in Foxboro by 10:30 AM. FoxboroCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptod Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 On 12/27/2019 at 10:47 AM, FoxboroCruiser said: Any other recommendations for hotel & parking for Cape Liberty? Look into https://www.trinityreservations.com/ for park & cruise packages with free shuttles to/from the port. We can get to Cape Liberty in about 3 hours but have been stuck in traffic on 95 (as well as alternate roads) at all hours of the day and night and don't want to deal with that on the way to a cruise. I would rather chill at a hotel closer to the port the night before and take a shuttle at a price close to the cost of parking at the port. If you see the Ramada in Newark offered, it ticks all the boxes we look for. Nice property, secure parking, free shuttle, restaurant on site offers good food at reasonable prices. There are other properties in the area that would work as well. lambdabeta and FoxboroCruiser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxboroCruiser Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 On 12/29/2019 at 2:03 PM, ptod said: Look into https://www.trinityreservations.com/ for park & cruise packages with free shuttles to/from the port. We can get to Cape Liberty in about 3 hours but have been stuck in traffic on 95 (as well as alternate roads) at all hours of the day and night and don't want to deal with that on the way to a cruise. I would rather chill at a hotel closer to the port the night before and take a shuttle at a price close to the cost of parking at the port. If you see the Ramada in Newark offered, it ticks all the boxes we look for. Nice property, secure parking, free shuttle, restaurant on site offers good food at reasonable prices. There are other properties in the area that would work as well. Thank you very much for taking the time to reply! This is really helpful info, much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxboroCruiser Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 On 12/29/2019 at 8:04 AM, whenismynextcruise said: If you are driving down from Foxboro you are really looking at a 3.5 hour drive straight through. We drive from just north of boston, have done this trip many many times on the day the ship leaves, parked at the super convenient garage directly next to the port and have never had any problems. We, of course, watch the weather and such up to the point of departure and if there looks to be a storm then we could easily drive down the day/night before and stay in a hotel if needed. Obviously I am not sure what your reasons for wanting to travel the day before are, many here will tell you they never travel same day, but it is such a short drive you can really save on the money you will spend on the hotel with the 100% convenience of driving yourself, parking at the port and not worrying about a Lyft/Uber or shuttle where you have to schlep luggage around. Leaving the ship is even easier because you are not waiting for a ride and if you walk off the ship you can be home in Foxboro by 10:30 AM. We travel to NY a lot, wife’s family is on Long Island. At least 2-3 times a year. We lived there for 5 years before Westchester for 3 and finally home to MA 15 years ago. The drive is hit or miss. Christmas Day we made it in just over three on the way down, but it took over 4 on the way back. I guess we thought the whole vacation might seem less stressful and a little longer if we got to NJ the day before, but we’ll have to consider the savings of not spending the night as well. We’d need two rooms... thanks so much for the reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darketower Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 On 12/31/2019 at 9:17 PM, FoxboroCruiser said: I guess we thought the whole vacation might seem less stressful and a little longer if we got to NJ the day before, but we’ll have to consider the savings of not spending the night as well. We’d need two rooms... We live in Worcester, MA and we drive down the day before for the same reason we fly down to Florida the day before - to avoid the stress of something coming up that is completely out of our control - traffic, weather, construction, etc etc etc. We also like to get on the ship right at 10:30 am, which would mean waking everyone up by 4:00 am for the drive (again to factor in several additional hours just to be safe). Yes, it's an added cost, but one that helps me feel a whole lot more relaxed at the start of my vacation. FoxboroCruiser, WAAAYTOOO, ptod and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOLO Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 On 12/31/2019 at 9:17 PM, FoxboroCruiser said: We travel to NY a lot, wife’s family is on Long Island. At least 2-3 times a year. We lived there for 5 years before Westchester for 3 and finally home to MA 15 years ago. The drive is hit or miss. Christmas Day we made it in just over three on the way down, but it took over 4 on the way back. I guess we thought the whole vacation might seem less stressful and a little longer if we got to NJ the day before, but we’ll have to consider the savings of not spending the night as well. We’d need two rooms... We live in between Providence and Worcester. We stayed in NJ once for a Cape Liberty cruise but only because we had a big group. It worked out OK, but I really like parking on the pier for Manhattan terminal cruises and in the garage for Cape Liberty cruises. We do walk off departure and can usually get home before noon time. Sometimes a bit later if we drive through RI to pick up our dogs who stay near Oakland Beach. I know that for longer cruises the stay and park packages can be cheaper, but for us we pay the extra to get home quicker as well as be able to leave the day of. There is a bus that travels from Worcester to Cape Liberty which some of our neighbors took for a Breakaway cruise a few years back. But there are so many stops on that bus that they got back home around midnight! They hated it. No way for me... FoxboroCruiser, Mrs. RoyalMoyal and WAAAYTOOO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeashore Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 Following; we have always flown down to Florida but with airfares 'taking off' (haha) we are seriously considering Cape Liberty from Cape Cod. @FoxboroCruiser - please say hi to Gronk. YOLO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptod Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Zeashore said: Following; we have always flown down to Florida but with airfares 'taking off' (haha) we are seriously considering Cape Liberty from Cape Cod. We flew everywhere for cruises until trying the Anthem out of Cape Liberty. Soooo much easier. Itineraries (heading south) are not as exciting but having a 3ish hour drive home instead of a day of flying was quite nice. It is an easy port to try different ships as the fleet is moved around. I just have to remember that prices out of Cape Liberty can be the same as price of cruise/flight out of FL so we still keep FL in the rotation. We are adding Baltimore to the mix in 9 days. Guess we should try a cruise out of Boston soon too. hahaha FoxboroCruiser, YOLO and Zeashore 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxboroCruiser Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 6 hours ago, darketower said: We live in Worcester, MA and we drive down the day before for the same reason we fly down to Florida the day before - to avoid the stress of something coming up that is completely out of our control - traffic, weather, construction, etc etc etc. We also like to get on the ship right at 10:30 am, which would mean waking everyone up by 4:00 am for the drive (again to factor in several additional hours just to be safe). Yes, it's an added cost, but one that helps me feel a whole lot more relaxed at the start of my vacation. Thanks for the reply! Our youngest son goes to Worcester State YOLO and darketower 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeashore Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 16 minutes ago, ptod said: We flew everywhere for cruises until trying the Anthem out of Cape Liberty. Soooo much easier. Itineraries (heading south) are not as exciting but having a 3ish hour drive home instead of a day of flying was quite nice. It is an easy port to try different ships as the fleet is moved around. I just have to remember that prices out of Cape Liberty can be the same as price of cruise/flight out of FL so we still keep FL in the rotation. We are adding Baltimore to the mix in 9 days. Guess we should try a cruise out of Boston soon too. hahaha We have taken a Caribbean cruise out of Baltimore and arrived via Amtrak. I don't think their port can accommodate the larger ships. …. We were on Grandeur. AND the weather was cold for three days out and the last three days of the cruise. (it was a February cruise) We probably won't be doing that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. RoyalMoyal Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 We like Embassy Suites. I do not use the shuttle, though, I park at the pier. It saves a ton of time on the way home, it is convenient, and it is a covered parking ramp/garage. FoxboroCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeashore Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 14 hours ago, Mrs. RoyalMoyal said: We like Embassy Suites. I do not use the shuttle, though, I park at the pier. It saves a ton of time on the way home, it is convenient, and it is a covered parking ramp/garage. Hi Mrs. RoyalMoyal, May I ask what town the Embassy Suites is in? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 Just now, Zeashore said: Hi Mrs. RoyalMoyal, May I ask what town the Embassy Suites is in? TIA I'm pretty sure she is talking about the one in Elizabeth, NJ. That is the one that many of us have stayed at. Great property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeashore Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 Just now, Lovetocruise2002 said: I'm pretty sure she is talking about the one in Elizabeth, NJ. That is the one that many of us have stayed at. Great property. Thanks LTC2002. Not having to worry about luggage size and weight by driving to port is such a PRO vs CON. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 Just now, Zeashore said: Thanks LTC2002. Not having to worry about luggage size and weight by driving to port is such a PRO vs CON. They have parking for cruisers and complimentary breakfast and happy hour. I have pics and a mini review of it in my blog. FoxboroCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeashore Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: They have parking for cruisers and complimentary breakfast and happy hour. I have pics and a mini review of it in my blog. Thanks for that great blog during your Anthem cruise Sabrina. Well done! We are now seriously reconsidering a January cruise out of Cape Liberty due to the cold. Not a fan. Not a fan at all. We enjoyed your insights on the ship, food, and activities as well. Now going to sniff out an autumn or spring cruise out of Bayonne.... Lovetocruise2002 and Mrs. RoyalMoyal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, Zeashore said: We are now seriously reconsidering a January The only pro about sailing Anthem out of Cape Liberty in January is the lower prices. As you probably know, I am from Canada. If I'm going on vacation, I want to go somewhere hot. It bothers me when it's not warm because then I feel like it's no different than being at home. This is just me though. I know what I like as a cruiser. For some, it won't bother them because Anthem has a lot that you can do inside as well. Just know what you are getting into and set your expectations accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeashore Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 44 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: The only pro about sailing Anthem out of Cape Liberty in January is the lower prices. As you probably know, I am from Canada. If I'm going on vacation, I want to go somewhere hot. It bothers me when it's not warm because then I feel like it's no different than being at home. This is just me though. I know what I like as a cruiser. For some, it won't bother them because Anthem has a lot that you can do inside as well. Just know what you are getting into and set your expectations accordingly. Understood. We have sailed out of Baltimore one February. The first three days were chchchchillly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxboroCruiser Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 On 1/2/2020 at 8:30 PM, Mrs. RoyalMoyal said: We like Embassy Suites. I do not use the shuttle, though, I park at the pier. It saves a ton of time on the way home, it is convenient, and it is a covered parking ramp/garage. I like the sound of the Embassy Suites since there will be four of us. Myself, sure and two sons (19&22). May be I can book a white that's e effectively cheaper than two standard rooms... Even if not they always have breakfast, a bar, etc. Makes for a nice stay. I've read up on the port garage and it sounds all positive - Easy in, easy out. May be there's cheaper options but $22 a day isn't awful especially for the ease and convenience. Mrs. RoyalMoyal and Zeashore 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. RoyalMoyal Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Embassy Suites in Elizabeth, NJ. I request a room not facing the runway. It is a good choice with teenagers. I really like Anthem, but I recommend April through October sailings out of Bayonne. I have cruised in December, January, and February from Bayonne, I treated Day 2 and 7 as "travel days not stuck in an airport"..... it has been as cold as -12F and as warm as 60F.... on boarding day. I would do a 12 night in winter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeashore Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 10 hours ago, Mrs. RoyalMoyal said: Embassy Suites in Elizabeth, NJ. I request a room not facing the runway. It is a good choice with teenagers. I really like Anthem, but I recommend April through October sailings out of Bayonne. I have cruised in December, January, and February from Bayonne, I treated Day 2 and 7 as "travel days not stuck in an airport"..... it has been as cold as -12F and as warm as 60F.... on boarding day. I would do a 12 night in winter... I get it. When you think about it, you need to pack for cold and warm weather. I know we can bring more suitcases, but...…….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whenismynextcruise Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 On 12/31/2019 at 9:17 PM, FoxboroCruiser said: We travel to NY a lot, wife’s family is on Long Island. At least 2-3 times a year. We lived there for 5 years before Westchester for 3 and finally home to MA 15 years ago. The drive is hit or miss. Christmas Day we made it in just over three on the way down, but it took over 4 on the way back. I guess we thought the whole vacation might seem less stressful and a little longer if we got to NJ the day before, but we’ll have to consider the savings of not spending the night as well. We’d need two rooms... thanks so much for the reply! Whatever you decide to do you are going on a cruise!!! have a great trip!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzinfun Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 On 12/2/2019 at 5:29 AM, whenismynextcruise said: Not sure what the hotel package offers or how convenient it is but just parking at the port for our cruise for thanksgiving week (Sat-Sun) was $176USD or $22 per day Happy New Year! They raised the prices at the port to $25 a day http://www.cruiseliberty.com/directions_parking.html I don't know if that helps to drive you to a park/stay and cruise or fly/stay and cruise more OP but here's the info. YOLO and Zeashore 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeashore Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Cruzinfun said: Happy New Year! They raised the prices at the port to $25 a day http://www.cruiseliberty.com/directions_parking.html I don't know if that helps to drive you to a park/stay and cruise or fly/stay and cruise more OP but here's the info. If I could figure out how to react with the frown face, I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzinfun Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Zeashore said: If I could figure out how to react with the frown face, I would. I know, I get it. I was so not happy to see that happen as it doesn't help the budget for the trip coming up. But I keep telling myself at least it doesn't leave out of NYC lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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