Liberty Island was originally named Bedloe’s Island. Prior to the American Revolution it was used as a smallpox quarantine station. In 1800 it was transferred to the federal government for the construction of a fort that would later be named Fort Wood.
The walls of the 11 point star shaped…
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I just got off of Carnival Venezia in Manhattan. Normally I would try to get breakfast in the Main Dining Room on debarkation day. I skipped that today on purpose with a plan to head to the nearest bagel shop between the port and a subway station. Hudson Bagel…
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The last time I was in New York I was able to go to my first Mets home game. This time it worked out where I can catch the first game of the Subway Series: Yankees @ Mets. My hotel this time is in the Financial District so I’m…
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We just docked at the Manhattan cruise terminal. For the pictures and videos of that as well as an impromptu Serenity Deck tour, please check out Venezia Transatlantic: Arrival in New York City.
Before I leave the room, let’s take a look at the ship cams and the in-room movies….
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Good morning! It’s 4am on the east coast and we are approaching New York. The weather looks pretty great today. It’s 66 degrees right now with a high of 78.
We are coming up on the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge which connects Staten Island to Brooklyn.
And we have passed the bridge.
I did…
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I got what I thought was going to be a good spot for sail away. Then I realized I’m probably going to want to be on the other side of the ship for the city view.
The captain said sail away is delayed because we still have people who haven’t…
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Earlier this year I stayed at the Warwick Seattle under a spring special they emailed me. This happened right around the time I was looking an New York hotel. I went ahead and booked the Warwick New York under the same special for all four of my nights in…
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