Background: DH, 44 and myself, 46 on our 4th Carnival cruise (3rd cruise within a year ~ yeah, we are addicted ).

We decided to take the Carnival Victory out of New York City to Saint John, N.B., Canada. We like to travel over the 4th of July and not having to fly was a nice part of this cruise.

We drove from New Hampshire to NYC on Tuesday, the 2nd. We booked two nights at the New Yorker Hotel (a Ramada property) at 8th and 43rd. It was a decent value for two nights of sleeping. The Tick Tock Diner in the lobby is open 24 hours a day and was well worth the convenience. Read more