There
are lots of enjoyable sights, shops, restaurants and more to explore in other
northeastern home ports, too, which include Boston, Mass.; Bayonne, N.J., just
across Upper New York Bay from Brooklyn; and Baltimore, Md. Millions of people
live within easy driving distance of one or more of these ports. And, driving rather
than flying to your cruise ship can free up more of your vacation budget to spend
on the ship and in the ports you visit.
Boston
is a popular port for cruises to New England and Canada on Holland America
Line, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean ships. These cruises are no
longer limited to the height of the fall color season, but sail from May
through October. Boston’s cruise ship terminal had an $11 million renovation in
2010 that produced a new, 21,000-square-foot departure lounge and the ability
to handle embarking and debarking passengers at the same time – one reason why
the number of cruise ships docking in Boston grew by nearly 10 percent in 2012.
Located
within sight of the spires of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty, Bayonne’s spacious
Cape Liberty Cruise Terminal became a home port for Royal Caribbean way back in
2003. Celebrity Cruises also offers cruises to Bermuda, the Bahamas and the
Eastern and Southern Caribbean from Bayonne.
Baltimore
is convenient starting point for cruises to New England and Canada, Bermuda,
the Bahamas and the Caribbean. The port’s state-of-the-art, climate-controlled
passenger boarding bridge is part of the appeal. In 2012, more than 240,000
passengers sailed away from Baltimore on 100 different cruises. Baltimore is
also a home port for Royal Caribbean, which will soon locate the newly
refurbished Grandeur of the Seas
there. The renovated ship boasts new entertainment venues, more dining options,
freshly updated staterooms and a number of technological upgrades.
To find out more about where and when you can
sail from the home ports of the Northeast, contact Anita, your Cruise Holidays
personal cruise expert.
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