New York Cruises: Best Ships and Itineraries of 2008/09

New York's best ships and itineraries for 2008/09 were named by the editorial staff of Cruising From New York, a web site devoted to passenger shipping from the three ports, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Cape Liberty (Bayonne), NJ.

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 29, 2008 -- New York's best ships and itineraries for 2008/09 were named by the editorial staff of Cruising From New York, a web site devoted to passenger shipping from the three ports, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Cape Liberty (Bayonne), NJ.

According to Anne Campbell, editor of Cruising From New York, "Today every major cruise line has several ships that home port in New York for extended seasons of voyages ranging from a one-day party cruise to a 100-plus-day circumnavigation of the globe."

Over one million people sailed from New York's three ports in 2007 and that number is expected to increase in 2008. Since 9/11, the number of ships and passengers has increased to the point that additional berthing facilities were opened in Red Hook, Brooklyn and Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey.

BEST CRUISE LINES AND SHIPS

New York's Biggest Star: Queen Mary 2. Ballroom dancing to a live orchestra, high tea perfectly served, scholarly guest lecturers, a dog kennel and the ultimate in creature comforts keep the British maritime heritage alive and well.

Best Ship for Families: Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas. A big kid pleaser due to her rock climbing wall, roller blading, ice-skating and private teen club, Explorer of the Seas is hugely popular with cruisers of all ages.

Biggest Bang For The Buck: Carnival Cruise Lines' ships boast large cabins, the best entertainment and exceptionally good food.

Best Onboard Dining Program: Princess Cruises' ships. Princess offers the choice of single open seating dining or traditional two seating dining plus a Lido Restaurant that serves great food 24 hours per day.

Best New York Itineraries: Princess Cruises' Caribbean, Europe and Canada/New England cruises from Brooklyn.

Best Ships For Laid-back Cruisers: Norwegian Cruise Line's vessels. NCL's popular "Freestyle Cruising" program means you may dine when and with whom you please in numerous restaurants. And, formal attire isn't required.

BEST ITINERARIES OF 2008/09

Caribbean: (Princess) Caribbean Princess sails on nine-day Eastern Caribbean voyages round-trip from Brooklyn to Bermuda, Grand Turk, San Juan and St. Thomas

Bermuda: (Royal Caribbean & NCL) RCI's Explorer of the Seas sails on six-day Bermuda cruises from Cape Liberty and Norwegian Cruise Line' Norwegian Dawn makes seven-day Bermuda voyages from Manhattan

Canada/New England: (Princess) Sea Princess' ten-night cruises between Brooklyn and Quebec City calling in Newport, Boston, Bar Harbor, Saint John, Halifax, Sydney, Charlottetown

Europe: Six-night transatlantic crossings between New York and Southampton aboard Queen Mary 2

Short Cruise: Aug. 29, 2008 three-night cruise to nowhere aboard Holland America's brand new Eurodam sailing from Manhattan.

Best Long Cruise: Sea Princess' 14-day Iceland & Greenland voyage from Southampton, UK to Brooklyn departing Aug. 30, 2008. Ports of call: Bergen, Norway; Shetland Islands, Scotland; Faroe Islands, Denmark; Iceland; Nanortalik, Greenland; St. Johns, Nova Scotia.

Cruising From New York is a web site devoted to cruising from the three ports of New York (Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bayonne, NJ) providing 2008/09 itineraries, ship reviews, port directions and cruise bargains.

Contact:
Anne Campbell
Email: shipcritic@gmail.com
Telephone: (212) 877-0081

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