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The MARAD Hospital Ship USNS Comfort is expected to depart New York on Thursday April 30, 2020. UPDATE:Today, Friday (4/30), just after 12 noon, the USNS Comfort slowly backed out of Pier 90 Manhattan. The Hospital ship completed her New York mission tending to the ill and those stricken with the coronavirus. The current number of cases can be handled by the local hospitals and other constructed temporary hospitals. The ship slowly headed down the Hudson River flankes by a half-dozen tug boats all in salute. Lining her decks were maritime and medical heroes all wearing masks as they walked the decks of the ship. The USNS Comfort is heading directly to Norfolk Virginia - her home-port - awaiting a further deployment. Post from Thursday 4/29/2020 below..... ABC News 7 NYC reports that the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is scheduled to depart New York City Thursday, April 30, after supporting the Department of Defense's COVID-19 response efforts to New York and New ...

USNS Comfort Arrives in New York to Provide Hospital Beds to Non Coronavirus Patients The USNS Comfort arrived in New York on Monday 3/30/20 at 11:00 AM. The massive Navy hospital ship came to NYC to help relieve city hospitals overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. Spectators lined both sides of the Hudson River, ignoring social distancing, to get a look at the gleaming white ship with a red cross on it as the USNS Comfort sailed up the river. The 1,000-bed floating hospital docked at Pier 90 on Manhattan’s West Side, and is set to begin treating patients Tuesday. “Our nation has heard our plea for help here in New York City,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said as he greeted the ship at Pier 90. “There could not be a better example of all of America pulling for New York City than the arrival of the USNS Comfort.” The USNS Comfort will not treat coronavirus patients, but will take on other patients including trauma cases, freeing up beds at local hospitals focused on c...

Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Bliss Two cruise ships arrived in New York Today.  Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas docked in Cape Liberty, Bayonne, NJ. The ship is returning from a 7 Day Bahamas and Florida cruise. Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Bliss arrived at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal from a 7 Day Florida and Bahamas cruise. Both ships are expected to disembark passengers and then enter layup, as both cruise lines have temporarily suspended operations. See our other post from today. Additional Impacts of the Coronavirus on the Cruise Industry.  RETURN TO NYCRUISEINFO.com   ---------------------------------------   Sister Sites => NYCruiseInfo.com Website - Cruise Schedule, Ship Reviews, Ports of Call & More. => Nick's Cruise Corner Blog - News On Cruise Ships Sailing World Wide. => Follow Us on Instagram - NYCruiseInfo At Instagram => Subscribe to Our Monthly New Y...

Manhattan Cruise Terminal on a busy day. - NY Economic Development Organization New York Harbor looked sad this Saturday. The temperature in New York City peaked out at 53 degrees and Sunny on Saturday 2/22/2020. People were outside enjoying the warmer weather and as I walked along the river - no cruise ships were in port. None of the busy port traffic was chris-crossing the Hudson River. Only the occasional ferry was sailing between New Jersey and New York. Missing were the excursion boats, tug traffic, yachts, pleasure craft and most of all - the cruise ships. The marine traffic was noticeably missing as the cruise ship piers remained empty. Sunday saw the arrival of the Norwegian Bliss and Anthem of the Seas. The Norwegian Bliss docked alongside pier 88 in Manhattan. The Anthem of the Seas docked in Cape Liberty, Bayonne, NJ. Both ships - surprisingly sailed on time which has been infrequent for the Norwegian Bliss. The Norwegian Bliss and Anthem of the Seas were sailing o...

This weekend was filled with a number of interesting ship facts. Carnival Cruises' Carnival Sunrise spent most of Saturday sailing in circles off the coast of Cape May and Atlantic City NJ. The ship which was supposed to sail to Charleston, SC and Bermuda - aborted her call in Bermuda. Hurricane Humberto knocked out power to the island and created extremely rough seas causing the ship to head toward New York well ahead of her expected arrival date. Princess Cruises' Regal Princess embarked passengers on a New England Canada Cruise on Saturday after arriving in New York from a Transatlantic Cruise.  Oceania Cruises' Insignia was one of 7 Ships that Called at the Port of New York / New Jersey This Weekend. Sunday the Manhattan Cruise Terminal played host to AIDA Cruises' AIDAdiva, Oceania Cruises' Insignia and Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Epic. While Brooklyn Cruise Terminal supported Carnival Cruise's Carnival Sunrise and Cape Liberty Playe...

Princess Cruise Sun Princess (left) and Peaceboat's Ocean Dream (right) in NYC This weekend saw 2 unique visitors to New York, Each ship offered extended, multi-day stays in the Big Apple. First was Princess Cruises Sun Princess arriving in New York Friday Night as part of her World Cruise. Passengers were treated to two glorious days in New York. The Weather was perfect - Sunny, dry and clear making the stay enjoyable. The second ship was  the Japanese chartered Ocean Dream (aka the Peaceboat) also spent 2 days in New York bringing tourist to New York on a mission of peace and goodwill.  The Peaceboat began her career as Carnival Cruises' first new ship - the Tropicale. Both ships stayed very late, providing passengers the opportunity to enjoy an extended stay in NYC. The Peaceboat/Ocean Dream left the Manhattan Cruise Terminal shortly after 11:00 PM and the Sun Princess departed at approximately 12:45 PM. ------------------------------------------- Sister...

Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas - Arrives Early At Cape Liberty, Bayonne. The east coast of the US was subject to heavy rains and strong winds this past Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The adverse weather had cruise ships speeding toward New York in in order to avoid the storms. Friday at 8:30 PM, Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas arrived in New York a full 12 hours ahead of schedule. Passengers stayed aboard the vessel  along side at the Cape Liberty Cruise Terminal. Azamara Cruises' Azamara Journey docked at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal around 1:30 PM in the afternoon on Saturday. The Azamara Journey was sailing from Bermuda to New York and arrived  a full 20 hours ahead of schedule. The Azamara Journey will spend overnight along side and her passengers will have the opportunity to explore New York City and use the ship as their floating hotel. The Azamara Journey is expected to load passengers tomorrow for a New York, Hamilton, Horta, Ponta Delgada, Lisbon ...

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Pearl Arrives in New York for the First Time to Sail Bermuda, Bahamas, Florida and Transatlantic Voyages from the Big Apple. Today marked the maiden arrival of the highly rated Norwegian Pearl in New York arriving in the port at around 9:30 AM. The Norwegian Pearl made her way to the Manhattan Passenger Ship Terminal preparing to sail on a 10 Day cruise to Bermuda, Florida, Bahamas and Norwegian's private island - Great Stirrup Cay.  On April 28th the Norwegian Pearl will return to New York, and prepare to sail on a 12-day Transatlantic voyage departing from New York (New York);  and sailing to Cork (Cobh) (Ireland); Dublin (Dun Laoghaire) (Ireland); Le Havre (Paris) (France); Tilbury (London) (England); Brussels / Bruges (Zeebrugge) (Belgium); Disembark Amsterdam (Netherlands) where the cruise ends. Norwegian Cruise Line...

  Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Encore to Sail from New York to  Bermuda 2020. Norwegian Cruise Line has announced thier 2020 Cruise Ship Deployment from New York and Boston. In a surprise move, Norwegian Cruise Line is taking their newest ship - the Norwegian Encore and will deploy her on the New York to Bermuda circuit. In addition, the Norwegian Gem will also sail to Bermuda but she will sail from Boston. The highly rated Norwegian Pearl will sail from New York as well offering New England / Canada  and Florida / Bahamas cruises. Here are the details from the Norwegian Cruise Line Press release. Bermuda – Norwegian Encore and Norwegian Gem Following her inaugural season in the Caribbean, Norwegian Encore will reposition from Miami, Florida to New York City offering seven-day cruises to Bermuda beginning April 22, while Norwegian Gem will offer seven-day voyages from Boston to Bermuda beginning May 1. Both ships’ seven-day itineraries over...

Home Lines New and Seek Oceanic - A regular on the New York to Nassau Cruise Run. A regular fixture on the New York to Bermuda and New York to Nassau cruise circuit, Home Line's Oceanic had a following like no other ship of the day. Home Lines was known for their Italian hospitality, great food and top-notch entertainment. It was not usual for many passenger to stay aboard for back to back cruises and Home Lines capitalized on this - with a very successful onboard booking agent. One of Home Line's most successful ships was the Oceanic. Designed specifically for cruising and fitted with a Magradome glass roof over the pool. The glass roof allowed passengers to swim regardless of the temperature outside or weather conditions. The ship offered spacious accommodations and an upscale onboard experience. The Oceanic departed New York every Saturday at 4 PM during the peak summer season sailing 2 days down to Nassau; Spending 3 days in port and then 2 days at sea back to New...

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape Delayed Dur to Fueling Issues Sunday (yesterday) was a unique day in New York with scattered thunderstorms and frequent breaks of sunshine, bright blue skies and fluffy clouds. During the key departure hour (4 PM) the Celebrity Summit actually departed a little early leaving at 3:50 PM under bright sunshine. I was anxiously awaiting the departure of the Norwegian Escape at 4 PM but at 5 PM I was still waiting. It appears that the re-fueling of the ship for her 7 day cruise to Bermuda was running drastically behind. Refueling usually takes 4-6 hours.  It was not until about 7:50 PM where the Norwegian Escape pulled away from the pier and headed down the Hudson River. The departure delay is NOT expected to impact the ship's schedule since 2 days are allowed for the 1 - 1.5 day trip to Bermuda. Refueling delays are not common and I can say I was disappointed because the 4 hour delay was too long to stay to see the ship depart. C...

Princess Cruises Pacific Princess Visited New York as Part of Her 2018 World Cruise Princess Cruises Pacific Princess called at NYC on June 3rd as part of her 111 day world cruise. The ship, which docked at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal, arrived around 8:00 AM. Visiting guests enjoyed a 12 hour stay to enjoy the Big Apple. Originally built in 1999 for Renaissance Cruises by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France, as the R3, the 30,277 ton ship is intimate by today's standards carrying 688 passengers double occupancy. The Bermuda registered ship is 594 feet long and 83.5 feet wide. The Pacific Princess departed New York at 8:45 PM sailing to Canada and Iceland before arriving in Europe for the summer season. Check Out Our Sister Sites: Nick's Cruise Corner Blog to Learn About World Wide Cruising NYCruiseInfo.com to Learn About Cruises From New York and New Jersey. .

Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 was one of 3 ships departing from New York and New Jersey Today Sunday was a busy day for the 3 New York Harbor Cruise Terminals each playing host to a different ship. Arriving in the wee hours of the morning, Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape sailed into New York Harbor to disembark and embark passengers as well as load stores for her next 7 day cruise to Bermuda. The ship docked at about 4 AM at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. Also departing for Bermuda this past Sunday was Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Summit. The Celebrity Summit docked in Cape Liberty Bayonne around 7 AM. She too disembarked / embarked passengers as well as loading food and supplies for the upcoming voyage. Finally Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 arrived at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal shortly after 7 AM. The regal ship, prepared for its upcoming transatlantic sailing. She too disembarked a full complement of passengers, as well as embarked passengers for a sp...

Nobel Caledonia's Hebridean Sky Made a Recent call in New York to Load/Unload Passengers on Coastal / New England / Canada Cruise. Noble Caledonia's exclusive Hebridean Sky made calls in both Cape Liberty, Bayonne New Jersey and Manhattan.The 4,200 ton, Hebridean Sky called at the port after making a coastal cruise visiting Portsmouth, Baltimore and Philadelphia. Upon Arriving in the port of New York, the Hebridean Sky gave passengers an exclusive view of the Big Apple sailing up the Hudson River to Yonkers, New York, sailing back down the river passing  the George Washington Bridge, Empire State Building, and lower Manhattan. She then headed up the East River giving passengers view of the skyline and the many bridges crossing the river. The ship then proceeded along the Brooklyn shoreline through the Buttermilk Channel and back out to the Veranzarro Bridge. Turning around, the ship them headed back up the Hudson past the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, lower Manha...