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We are getting ready to sail away from Pier 88 in Manhattan on Norwegian Getaway so I’m looking for a good view on a public deck.
That’s the Intrepid museum at Pier 86. The shed looking structure houses the space shuttle Enterprise and you can see a British Airways Concorde…
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After touring the Intrepid I headed back to the port. I had already dropped my luggage off with a porter before heading to Intrepid.
Since I’m boarding late, I thought I would fly through everything. I think 2pm would’ve been better for that.
I entered the port at 1:18.
This was the…
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Good morning from the Sheraton Times Square. The street market they had setup yesterday is gone today.
I had to unplug that clock last night. The entire bottom of it lights up.
That’s where I will store my luggage after the cruise when I go to the Mets game.
I’ve only been…
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The USS Intrepid is an Essex-class aircraft carrier that was commissioned in 1943. It served WWII and Vietnam, surviving five kamikaze attacks in WWII. The Intrepid also acted as a recovery vessel for the Mercury-Atlas 7 and Gemini 3 NASA space missions.
The Intrepid was decommissioned in 1974 and opened…
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I flew into LaGuardia and took a bus and a train to Times Square. The first thing I did was check into my hotel room at Sheraton Times Square. I’m staying here tonight then again one night after my cruise. For a full review of of the hotel please…
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The Lion King is one of the most popular and most expensive shows on Broadway.
I always do extensive research on seat locations and try to find the best seat for the money. For this show on Saturday night the cheapest seat was $135 for rear balcony.
For this show It’s…
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I stayed at the Sheraton Times Square before and after my New England/Canada cruise out of New York City. I thought the location was outstanding. It’s walking distance to Times Square, The Theater District, Rockefeller Center, Central Park, and even the port if you’re willing to do it.
I booked…
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Good morning. We’re flying to New York today and boarding Norwegian Getaway tomorrow morning. I found a nice parking spot on the end to leave my car in for the next ten days.
The shuttle from the The Spot is crowded! I’m in the seat by the driver.
The driver’s first…
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Booking
I have been looking a New England/Canada itinerary for years. When Carnival took Boston off, I stopped looking. Now that I’ve started cruising with Norwegian and Princess, I’ve started looking again because they both cruise out of Boston.
I originally was looking at Princess out of Boston. That cruise was…
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Good morning! Today is debarkation day for Norwegian Escape in New Orleans. The first announcement I heard was at 7:10 for self assist.
This depends on which ship you are on but I really wish they’d at least let us get coffee in the lounge on debarkation day here.
I headed…
