cruisercamper Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 I am reading a live blog that mentions the Captain took them by the Statue of Liberty and lower Manhattan and then turned around to head out to sea. I thought this was one of the neat experiences of sailing out of Bayonne but others mentioned that they couldn't believe the Captain did that- that it's not usually the case. Veteran Anthem travelers - what was your experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 I think most of the time it just sails out of the harbor, without a special trip closer to the Statue of Liberty. As you noted, it has happened in the past periodically, but when I went on Anthem last year we did not make a special detour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whenismynextcruise Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 I have been on Anthem each year for Thanksgiving cruises since she has been in Bayonne. We have only ever sailed past the SOL. Its still a fantastic view but you are not all that close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 When we left last Friday we actually left an hour behind schedule. There was no time to detour. I think @twangster had a special experience that time. We had a port side balcony and we could see the manhattan skyline and Statue of Liberty, but not up close. PrincipalTinker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 The NY/NJ harbor is pretty busy and most times a harbor tour isn't authorized by the port authority. It isn't that Royal wouldn't love to make this a standard part of the cruise, but it's out of their hands and in the hands of local officials. Of 3 Anthem cruises It happened once for me. I documented it in this live blog: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/5387-anthem-11919-9-night-bahamas/&do=findComment&comment=54519 PrincipalTinker and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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