First of all, let me introduce our "travelers" for this cruise. I am 34, hubby is 33, mother (60) and aunt (63). This is hubby and I's 12th cruise. Seven on Carnival, One Royal Caribbean, One Norweigan, Three Disney (and one booked for 2011). We love cruising! We like some aspects of certain ships better than others, but overall have never had a bad cruise.

We flew into White Plains, NY (Westchester airport - HPN). Typically, 30 - 45 minutes from Manhattan. However, we flew in on a Friday night. Therefore, we were about an hour to an hour and half from Manhattan. We had made reservations with www.nylibertylimo.com. They were excellent!!!! I was a bit nervous. Not having been to New York and booking our travel to and from the airport/cruise terminal with an online agency. However, we couldn't have been happier! They were great!! Picked us up in an SUV. Gave us a great "tour" of New York on the way to Manhattan. Lots of information and couldn't have gotten a better deal if we'd have booked a regular "tour". The price for all four of us from White Plains airport (HPN) to the Roosevelt Hotel was $180. Split by four - not bad. That included the tip. However, we tipped an extra $20 because Alex did such a nice job. Told us where to go and what to do to make the most of our night in New York. Our hotel was The Roosevelt Hotel. Great location. Booked on Priceline ($133.85 with taxes, etc.). Good deal for the location. Hotel room was very small! Way too cramped for four people. Oh well, it was only one night and we were only there to sleep. We booked name your own price. We only got a queen bed, but they gave us two doubles instead since we had four people. Supposed to have charged extra for that, but they didn't. So, that was nice. Easy check in and check out. The bellman made us reservations at a steakhouse nearby. All in all, the hotel was fine for one night. Would be fine for two but if you have four I'd get two rooms.

New York cabs are great. They are everywhere and it's only $6 - $10 for the whole cab depending on where you are going in Manhattan. So, if you split by four - definitely cheap! Nice steak dinner, then we went to Central Park and took a carriage ride ($100 for all four - about an hour). Took a cab to Times Square (spent a couple hours there). Ate some street food (hot dogs and sodas). Stopped at a bakery in Times Square and got some stuff for breakfast the next morning. It was a fun evening. Read more