actually the photo is taken in Port Everglade I think??? Recognise that terminal anywhere.

Regards

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Originally posted by KenC:
Hi Thad

actually the photo is taken in Port Everglade I think??? Recognise that terminal anywhere.

Regards

Ken

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Ken you're right--that's Pier 21 at Port Everglades, QM2's regular berth there. You can see the Hyatt Pier 66 Hotel in the background.

From the NY Daily News

Again from the Daily News

However, visualize as follows: you're at the front of the ship just going under the Verrazanno Narrows Bridge, Staten Island is at your left and Brooklyn at your right, the Statue of Liberty is now visible straight ahead and a bit to the left, you'll pass her in about two miles heading up the Hudson River, and another four miles to the old NYC piers.

Instead, passing under the bridge, you'll soon veer right into the Buttermilk Channel, a narrow tidal strait between Brooklyn and the south side of Governor's Island. The north side of Governor's island is the entrance to the East River and the lowest point of Manhattan, the Battery section where the Staten Island ferries dock.

The Associated Press described the entrance to the strait as a "Herculean ballet manuever"!

Hope this helps.

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The Bayonne Piers (Cape Liberty; RCI/Celebrity) are the two large finger piers near lower left.

Just below the center of photo are Ellis Island and Liberty Island.

Right of center and down is the large Governors Island and to the right of it is Buttermilk Channel and southeast of it is Red Hook Point (new Brooklyn Cunard Piers).

The Manhattan cruiseship piers are up the Husdon River near the top of the picture.

This aerial picture was taken after the WTC attacks...

http://www.stinky.com/wtc/NYC-091101.jpg

Another good aerial of Governors Island and to it's right Buttermilk Channel. The new Cunard Piers are lower right side of channel.

http://www.penceland.com/pics/nyc_aerial.jpg

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Patsy, on the subject of maritime heritage: I'm still upset that Southampton lost it's wonderful 'ocean Terminal'.

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You get off one of the most luxurious ships afloat and walk down a gang plank into a tin shed

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Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:

The NYPT is no palace. Parts of that remind me of a disused wharehouse. In fact many of the cruise terminals are dumps! At best thet are often sparce, but functional. At worst they are totally inadeqaute to handle mega-ships.

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Valid point, however, I personally would still rather travel 6 blocks from the NYPT to my pre- or post cruise hotel than 6 miles from/thru Brooklyn.

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Valid point, however, I personally would still rather travel 6 blocks from the NYPT to my pre- or post cruise hotel than 6 miles from/thru Brooklyn.

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I agree. I found it amazing on my first Trans that you could actually berth on the edge of the city. We are all use to Airports being on the edges of cities.

However, New Yorkers have been spoilt. Many of the worlds cruise terminals are miles from their respective cities. Even six miles is reasoanbly close. For example, Southampton, sometimes billed as "for London" is actually 80 miles from London.

By the way, I recall arriving at NYPT by QM2 in August 2005. I was given a taxi cab ticket number '94' and they were currently on number '6'. My Hotel may have been just six blocks away but the wait made the journey take almost 2 hours. If

BTW: What is QE2 going to do?

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Isn`t that what this ship has been built for?

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BTW: What is QE2 going to do?

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Also use Brooklyn...

http://www.worldshipny.com/2006nycarrdep.html

Sept 19th

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