Not only is it an ugly port but the staff are clearly untrained or simply don't care. We were sent hither and thither when trying to locate the area for pick-up by a pre-ordered car. The car was 45 minutes late. There were no facilities outside customs which was a slow and officiously obnoxious process. There was very little space to shelter from either rain or sun and few seats for those ...
Red Hook is a disaster. Very difficult to get to. Getting in and out is difficult. One must compete with numerous tractor trailer trucks. Can easily get lost upon departure. Taxi's will not go there due to no return trips. Paying for tolls over the bridges to Brooklyn does not help. Once there you are treated like cattle. One bathroom for Grill Suite passengers
You also miss the aura of ...
I live in upstate NY---Took taxi $35 from Grand Central to port--No problem and I highly recommend this. There are ALWAYS yellow cabs lined up on 42nd st outside Grand Central- They can NOT refuse to take you to Brooklyn or any of the 5 boroughs, so feel confident!! ...
In other ports, platinum and elite passengers have always skipped the huge line up and are taken through immediately. Disappointing that this did not occur here ...
We found NYC very friendly contrary to what many think. Yes, it is a faster pace. KNOW where you are going and get a good map. Subway was fine for getting around stayed in mid Manhattan hotel and left for Newark the next day via Penn Central station. A lot easier that it looks, ...
We arrived a day earlier and stayed at the Comfort Inn hotel in Red Hook. The hotel was nice, but is in a very industrialzed area and there is nothing there other than a lot of old buildings. ...