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New York City has major Cruise terminals in both Manhattan and Brooklyn which offer passengers easy access to parking as well as convenient embarking and disembarking procedures.
Manhattan Cruise Terminal
12th Ave & W 55th St
(212) 246-5450
Parking information: (212) 641-4454.
The Manhattan Cruise Terminal remains the primary home port for trans-Atlantic crossings from Europe. Other itineraries include Bermuda, Canada and the Caribbean. Major cruise lines served in Manhattan include Carnival Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruise Line, Cunard, Holland America Line, Crystal Cruises, Seven Seas Cruises, Silversea and Seaborn.
Located on Piers 84 to 94 on Manhattan's West Side (12th Ave & W 55th St), the Manhattan Cruise Terminal is the fourth busiest cruise terminal in the United States.
The Manhattan Cruise Terminal had its start as the New York City Passenger Ship Terminal in the 1930s, when Mayor LaGuardia built long, modern finger piers out into the Hudson along Manhattan’s west side. For much of the early twentieth century, a half dozen of the world’s greatest passenger ships docked side by side from Piers 84 to 94—a stretch that became known as Luxury Liner Row—starting with the Normandie in 1935, followed by the Queen Mary the following year and the Queen Elizabeth after the outbreak of World War II. During the war, thousands of GI’s embarked on the latter two ships for the European theater of war—16,683 at once when the Queen Mary departed from Pier 90 in July 1943.
Kings, queens and Hollywood royalty enjoyed luxurious post-war cruises, departing from the Terminal in great numbers. Despite the advent of affordable air travel in the 1950s, cruising enjoyed a resurgence of popularity in the 1960s, with Bermuda as a popular destination. Following renovation of the piers in 1970, the Terminal has served the expanding cruise travel business, and continued its historical role of providing embarkation for all transatlantic crossings.
In 2004, to secure its position as a first-class passenger terminal, the City of New York began a program of $200 million in capital investment at the New York Cruise Terminal. The new terminals will include modern adjustable gangways and expanded pier aprons to load and unload passengers and supplies with greater speed, comfort and efficiency. The redeveloped terminals will also segregate embarking and disembarking passengers onto separate levels, allowing for more efficient use of passenger space and reducing congestion.
Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
Red Hook Terminal Pier #12
General Information: (718) 246-2794
Parking Information: (718) 246-2794 x303
Located in Red Hook Brooklyn, opposite Governors Island, the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal's official address is Red Hook Terminal Pier #12. The Queen Mary 2 sails from this terminal and the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal is regarded as New York's most modern luxury cruise ship terminal. Currently Brooklyn cruise line destinations include England, the Caribbean, Canada, New England and a world cruise. As of 2008, two Cruise lines sail from this terminal: Cunard Line and Princess Cruises.
Historically, this area of Brooklyn’s waterfront served as the gateway for the nation’s goods and people for more than 150 years. Pier 12, developed just prior to the Civil War, served almost exclusively as a cargo pier for all types of goods. Reopened in 2005, the terminal is New York's most modern luxury cruise ship terminal.
Parking at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal is about 200-300 yards south of the terminal entrance/exit. Parking resides in an outdoor lot with security. Handicap spaces are available and the same rates apply as follows. Reservations are not needed to park.
For inquiries regarding Brooklyn Cruise Terminal parking, please contact:
By email: BCT@nycedc.com
By phone: (718) 246-2794 x303
