The crowds and the ancient infrastructure of Manhattan are always challenging, but the proximity to dozens of hotels, theatres and yes the NYC Penn Station (with direct service from/to Long Island and NJ) makes the Manhattan Cruise terminal quite convenient for those who are ok with bumping shoulders a bit. Read Less

New York is New York. MSC was not prepared Read Less

W arrived in NY two days before sailing to enjoy the city and to make sure we were on time to board ship....lol Read Less

Guide did his best to show as many highlights as possible. Difficult task in a City like New York. Read Less

What a terrific city! We came two days early, stayed at the Marriott Marquis. Excellent hotel. Took a trip to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island and two different shows, Tootsie and Waitresses. Excellent Read Less

We have been before so the wow factor perhaps subdued. Very busy which took the edge off the enjoyment. Book our own bus tour on the basis that it was cheaper and also on the basis that if all the 2600 plus passengers were on the ships bus tour then that companies buses would be packed. Hop off but not get back to hop on as they would be full. We had that earlier in the cruise Read Less

It was a very hot day to be on the top of the hop on hop off bus. Did just the uptown route. The instructions for returning to the ship was not very clearly communicated so chose to go back early. Read Less

It's NYC and there are millions of things to do. My advice..if you have never been..come in the day before, get a hotel room...experience the city away from Times Sqaure/Midtown/Tourist district. Eat at a local restuarant (there are thousands..every nationality and food you can imagine) Go see a show. Read Less

Saw the 911 Memorial. It was tastefully done and not to be missed. Read Less

New York port was very quick customs was perfect and had no problems leaving or coming Read Less

I took the transfer from Brooklyn Cruise Terminal to Manhattan (Penn Station). It's a cost effective and efficient way of getting downtown. Read Less

Very easy to get on the boat. Read Less

The Mahattan terminal was clean and there were lines but did move in an orderly fashion. Read Less

Embarkation went smoothly and were allowed to board early Read Less

Embarkation was very easy! Have your passport and paperwork out and ready. Read Less

The process of boarding the ship in Manhatten was extremely tedious. Read Less

The Brooklyn dock is a bit out of the way but the views in and out of the harbor are fantastic. Read Less

Too much traffic to move throughout the city. Battalion Park to ship required three hours in rain on the roofless bus. Read Less

Hint: Download the New York Ferry app on your smartphone and buy tickets before you go. Otherwise, there is one vending machine for tickets at the Brooklyn/RedHook Ferry stop. The ferry is right next to the pier. A quick walk.....simple. The app also shows you the ferry schedule. They run more frequently in the morning...Remember, the early bird gets the worm, everyone else waits in line. Read Less

We took the ferry to Manhattan and spent the day. Read Less

Again I will say: download the app for the ferry between Red Hook and Manhattan. Just one single ticket machine on the Brooklyn side. Read Less

supposed to pre book brooklyn tour, waste of time waiting at east river ferry, to re take manhattan your we had done years before, nice lunch beside wall st ferry terminal (booked separately) Read Less

Loved New York. Arrived 2 days early to take in as many sites as we could. Will definitely return. Read Less

We drove to NYC from CT so we did not spend any extra time in the city. Read Less

Got to the ship early. Check in was pretty easy and painless. Rooms weren’t available until 1:30 but the ship was open and ready to use. Already had my suit was able to go to a pool that packed up pretty quickly. Read Less