Paid4c4 Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 We are cruising on AOS on August 18th, 2022 bound for Bermuda and then San Juan. My question is there much of a view as you sail from Cape Liberty? Bill WAYNO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, Paid4c4 said: We are cruising on AOS on August 18th, 2022 bound for Bermuda and then San Juan. My question is there much of a view as you sail from Cape Liberty? Bill If you want to see the skyline of NYC and a distant view of the Statue of Liberty, you'll want to be on the port (left) side of the ship. But, if you are on the uppermost deck, outside, it's all good. WAYNO and Kathleen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid4c4 Posted June 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 18 minutes ago, Suite Snob said: If you want to see the skyline of NYC and a distant view of the Statue of Liberty, you'll want to be on the port (left) side of the ship. But, if you are on the uppermost deck, outside, it's all good. Thank You Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryAA Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 Passing under the Verrazano bridge is kind of cool Moby Dick, WAYNO and Kathleen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAYNO Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 For a Westerner that is very much a fish out of water while visiting New York City... NEW YORK CITY! , the view from Port Liberty was astounding. ellcee, Kathleen and Moby Dick 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 23 minutes ago, WAYNO said: For a Westerner that is very much a fish out of water while visiting New York City... NEW YORK CITY! , the view from Port Liberty was astounding. I saw on either a FB group or one of the posts here, someone replied "there is no view of NY".....I'm thinking they must have been standing on t \he side with the Jersey view! LOL Moby Dick, JasonOasis and WAYNO 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Miller Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 Be aware that the ship is basically in the middle of a yard full of industrial shipping containers and perhaps a cargo ship or two. It's not a pristine vista of the city. It's cool enough, but you are pretty far away. Notice how grainy most folks pics of the skyline are? That's because they are zoomed all the way in. For me the ease of getting there compared to the Manhattan terminal more than makes up for it. On the other side of the ship is the teardrop memorial and its worth a picture as well IMO. Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 Once in a while (but not often) a ship leaving Cape Liberty might be allowed to sail up the river and near Manhattan before turning and doubling back to leave the area and enter the Atlantic. I was lucky enough to have this happen once but it should not be expected. Sailing away under a bridge is always a good time. Going under the Verrazano Narrows bridge is usually 20 minutes or so after leaving Cape Liberty and kind of cool. Unless it's raining make plans to be outside for the experience. GaryAA, RCARD, Moby Dick and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCARD Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 We were fortunate (?) to sail on the first RCL cruise from Port Liberty on a Canadian itinerary in May 2004 on the Voyager. It was so new, there weren't any directions to the port available, but as lifelong NYers, we found our way. As I recall, Voyager made it's way up the Hudson River, turned around, past the Statue of Liberty and under the Verrazano Bridge. What a great view and experience. Also worthwhile to get up for the early morning return to NY Moby Dick, Kathleen and PPPJJ-GCVAB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakaia Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 I think it's a pretty cool sailaway! Lots of interesting boat traffic on the river, NYC skyline and going under the Verrazano is really cool (every time I swear we aren't going to make it ) These pics from Oasis on May 29th. Moby Dick, Kathleen, FionaMG and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenline627 Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 WAYNO and Kathleen 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 11 hours ago, greenline627 said: Looks like Adventure did when we went under the Verrazano Kathleen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qeytondude Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 On one of our summer sailings a helicopter (don't recall if NYC, or Port authority) started showing off for us shortly after the bridge. It was bobbing and weaving, and then moving in parallel to us sliding front to back, even did an arched fly over to entertain the other side. Only lasted a few minutes, but amazing to see. Kathleen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonOasis Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 6:44 AM, twangster said: Once in a while (but not often) a ship leaving Cape Liberty might be allowed to sail up the river and near Manhattan before turning and doubling back to leave the area and enter the Atlantic. I was lucky enough to have this happen once but it should not be expected. Sailing away under a bridge is always a good time. Going under the Verrazano Narrows bridge is usually 20 minutes or so after leaving Cape Liberty and kind of cool. Unless it's raining make plans to be outside for the experience. That is something I wish could happen more often. I wish during the sail away they could take the ship up river to get a bit closer to the Statue of Liberty then turn around and head out under Verrazano on her way out to sea. I'll never forget cruise I took on Norwegian out of the Manhattan Terminal (the terminal is a dump in my opinion at least back then) but sailing past the Statue of Liberty during the sail away has always stuck in my mind and I still look at those pictures. I remember my first cruise on Royal out of Cape Liberty and as we sailed away I asked some people who had cruise with Royal out of Cape Liberty before if we would sail up to the the Statue of Liberty they were like no this is a close as the ship gets, zoom your camera in if you want a good shot of the Statue of Liberty LOL. Other than that bit of disappointment I have to say sailing out of Cape Liberty is fun and there is a lot to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Pats Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 NY Skyline from Oasis - 5/29/22 NYPD Chopper flyby 5/29/22 (they circled the whole ship after we left the dock in Bayonne) WAYNO and Pattycruise 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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