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New England Getaway: Sail Away

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June 5, 2026

We are getting ready to sail away from Pier 88 in Manhattan on Norwegian Getaway so I’m looking for a good view on a public deck.

That’s the Intrepid museum at Pier 86. The shed looking structure houses the space shuttle Enterprise and you can see a British Airways Concorde…


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New England Getaway: Embarkation

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June 1, 2026

After touring the Intrepid I headed back to the port. I had already dropped my luggage off with a porter before heading to Intrepid.

Since I’m boarding late, I thought I would fly through everything. I think 2pm would’ve been better for that.

I entered the port at 1:18.

This was the…


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New England Getaway: New York Day 2

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May 29, 2026

Good morning from the Sheraton Times Square. The street market they had setup yesterday is gone today. 

I had to unplug that clock last night. The entire bottom of it lights up.

That’s where I will store my luggage after the cruise when I go to the Mets game.

I’ve only been…


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Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

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May 25, 2026

The USS Intrepid is an Essex-class aircraft carrier that was commissioned in 1943. It served WWII and Vietnam, surviving five kamikaze attacks in WWII.  The Intrepid also acted as a recovery vessel for the Mercury-Atlas 7 and Gemini 3 NASA space missions.
The Intrepid was decommissioned in 1974 and opened…


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New England Getaway: New York Day 1

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May 22, 2026

I flew into LaGuardia and took a bus and a train to Times Square. The first thing I did was check into my hotel room at Sheraton Times Square. I’m staying here tonight then again one night after my cruise. For a full review of of the hotel please…


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The Lion King on Broadway

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May 18, 2026

The Lion King is one of the most popular and most expensive shows on Broadway. 
I always do extensive research on seat locations and try to find the best seat for the money. For this show on Saturday night the cheapest seat was $135 for rear balcony. 
 
For this show It’s…


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Sheraton Times Square

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May 15, 2026

I stayed at the Sheraton Times Square before and after my New England/Canada cruise out of New York City.  I thought the location was outstanding. It’s walking distance to Times Square, The Theater District, Rockefeller Center, Central Park, and even the port if you’re willing to do it.
I booked…


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New England Getaway: Travel Day

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May 11, 2026

Good morning. We’re flying to New York today and boarding Norwegian Getaway tomorrow morning. I found a nice parking spot on the end to leave my car in for the next ten days.

The shuttle from the The Spot is crowded! I’m in the seat by the driver.

The driver’s first…


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Venezia Transatlantic: The Trip Home

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November 6, 2023

Good morning. It is 10am. I’m in my hotel in New York’s Financial District. I have a 2pm flight out of Newark Airport.
I highly recommend the City Mapper app for navigating the New York City transportation system. This is my trip to the airport. I’m taking the subway to…


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Venezia Transatlantic: New York Day 3

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November 3, 2023

Good Morning! I am flying out of Newark, New Jersey this afternoon. My plan is to go eat breakfast, then pick up a sandwich from Katz to go for lunch. I just grabbed a coffee to go from the free breakfast area at the hotel.

This is the first time…

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