Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas remains in NJ for 2011/2012.
Photo by CapeLiberty.com
As Royal Caribbean begins loading the scheduling and pricing into the reservations system for the 2011 and 2012 season, it can be confirmed that Explorer of the Seas will remain in Bayonne, New Jersey. The Voyager class ship which has been sailing round trip and year round from Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey for the past several years will be offering the following itineraries:
- Bermuda
- Canada and New England
- Caribbean
What's new for 2011-2012
Royal Caribbean is going to offer two shorter sailings over the Christmas and New Year's time period for 2011 . Instead of one long 12 to 14 night cruise (as in past years during the holidays), in 2011 there are two 7 day Bahamas cruises are scheduled for departure for the holidays. The first sailing is scheduled to depart on December 23, 2011 for Christmas and the second on December 30, 2011 for New Year's Eve. For those interested in longer cruises of 10, 11, and 12 day sailings you will see those return to the schedule after the holidays and resume beginning January 6, 2012 with a 10 night sailing to the Eastern Caribbean.
2011-2012 ITINERARY FOR EXPLORER OF THE SEAS
- May 7, 21;
- June 4, 18;
- July 2, 16, 30;
- August 13, 27;
- September 10, 24;
- October 8, 22;
- November 5, 2011;
- April 7, 21, 2012
Ports of Call: Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey • Kings Wharf, Bermuda
Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey
7-Night Holiday
- Bahamas December 23, 30, 2011
Ports of Call: Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey • Port Canaveral, Florida
Nassau, Bahamas • Cococay®, Bahamas
Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey
9-Night Bermuda & Caribbean
- May 12, 26;
- June 9, 23;
- July 7, 21;
- August 4, 18, 2011;
- March 29 2012;
- April 12, 2012
Ports of Call: Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey • Kings Wharf, Bermuda
Philipsburg, St.Maarten • Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
San Juan, Puerto Rico • Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey
9-Night Canada & New England
- September 1, 15, 29;
- October 13, 2011
Ports of Call: Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey • Portland, Maine
Bar Harbor, Maine • Saint John, New Brunswick
Halifax, Nova Scotia • Boston, Massachusetts
Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey
9-Night EasternCaribbean
- October 27
Ports of Call: Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey • San Juan, Puerto Rico
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas • Samana, Dominican Republic
Labadee®, Haiti • Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey
10-Night Eastern Caribbean
- November 10;
- December 1, 2011;
- January 6, 27;
- February 17;
- March 9, 19, 2012
Ports of Call: Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey • Phillipsburg, St.Maarten
Charlotte Amalie, St.Thomas • San Juan, Puerto Rico
Labadee, Haiti® • Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey
11-Night Southern Caribbean
- November 20, 2011;
- January 16, 2012
- February 6, 27, 2012
Ports of Call: Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey • Labadee, Haiti
Samana, Dominican Republic • Phillipsburg, St.Maarten
Basseterre, St. Kitts • St. John’s, Antigua
Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey
12-Night Southern Caribbean
- December 11, 2011
Ports of Call: Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey • Labadee®, Haiti
San Juan, Puerto Rico • Charlotte Amalie, St.Thomas
Phillipsburg, St.Maarten • St. Johns, Antigua
Bassaterre, St. Kitts • Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey
Location and Contact Information
Cape Liberty is located in Bayonne, NJ. Contact information is as follows:
Cape Liberty
14 Port Terminal Boulevard
Bayonne, NJ 07002-5038
(201) 823-3737
Website: http://www.cruiseliberty.com/
Directions by Car
• From the North
Take the New Jersey Turnpike/I-95 South to Exit 14A - Bayonne.
From Exit 14A:
Follow the signs for Route 440 South. Proceed 1 1/2 miles and make a left into the Bayonne Ocean Terminal. The cruise terminal is two miles straight ahead.
• From the South
Take the New Jersey Turnpike/I-95 North to Exit 14A - Bayonne. Follow directions above from Exit 14A.
• From the West, via I-80
Take I-80 East to I-95 South to the New Jersey Turnpike. Take the turnpike south to Exit 14A- Bayonne. Follow directions above from Exit 14A.
• From the West, via I-78
Take I-78 East directly to the New Jersey Turnpike. Take the turnpike east to Exit 14A- Bayonne. Follow directions above from Exit 14A.
• From the East/Staten Island/Long Island
Take the Verrazano Narrows Bridge into Staten Island. Take I-278 West to Route 440 North to and over the Bayonne Bridge. Continue on Route 440 North approximately 3 miles. Make a right into the Bayonne Ocean Terminal. The cruise terminal is 2 miles straight ahead.
• From NYC, via The Lincoln Tunnel
Take the Lincoln Tunnel to New Jersey. Follow I-495 West to the New Jersey Turnpike/I-95. Take the turnpike south to Exit 14A - Bayonne. Follow directions above from Exit 14A.
• From NYC, via The Holland Tunnel
Take the Holland Tunnel to New Jersey. Take the New Jersey Turnpike west to Exit 14A - Bayonne. Follow directions above from Exit 14A.
• From The Bronx/Connecticut/New England
Proceed to and across the George Washington Bridge. Follow signs for the New Jersey Turnpike/I-95 South. Take the turnpike south to Exit 14A - Bayonne. Follow directions above from Exit 14A.
• From Westchester County
Take I-684 South to I-287 West to I-87 South. Follow signs to and over the George Washington Bridge. Follow signs for the New Jersey Turnpike/I-95 South. Take the turnpike south to Exit 14A - Bayonne. Follow directions above from Exit 14A.
• From Rockland County
Take the Palisades Parkway South to I-80 West. Follow signs for the New JerseyTurnpike/I-95 South. Continue to Exit 14A (Bayonne). Take the turnpike south to Exit 14A - Bayonne. Follow directions above from Exit 14A.
Parking
A safe, secured parking facility, operated by Central Parking, is conveniently located adjacent to the cruise terminal. Parking fees are $19 per day including state and local sales tax. Cash, travelers checks and major credit cards are accepted. No reservations are necessary.
Public Transportation
• By Train
Take the PATH train from Manhattan to Jersey City or Hoboken. Outside the PATH Station, take the NJ Hudson-Bergen Light Rail train to Bayonne. Get off at the 34th Street Station in Bayonne. You are now directly across Route 440 from The Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor, which includes the Cape Liberty Cruise Port. Call one of the three Bayonne cab companies to drive you to the cruise port, which is about two miles east of the Light Rail line.
Bayonne to or from the main gates of the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor: $4.25
Bayonne to or from any point within the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor, except
Royal Caribbean's Cape Liberty Cruise Port: $5.00
Bayonne to or from Royal Caribbean's Cape Liberty Cruise Port: $8.00
Cab fares from the Cape Liberty Cruise Port (prices are approximate and subject to change)
- to Newark International Airport:: $30.00
- to Penn Station Newark: $30.00
- to Penn Station in Manhattan: $65.00
- to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan: $65.00
- to Grand Central Station in Manhattan: $70.00
- to Kennedy International Airport: $75.00
- to LaGuardia Airport: $80.00
in addition to the prescribed fare.
There is a charge of $1.75 for each additional stop on a taxi trip.
For transporting a trunk or large baby carriage or the like, there is a charge of
$1.00.
Taxis have the right to charge for waiting time at the rate of $12.00 per hour.
From the Port Authority Bus Terminal, take the 99S bus to Bayonne. The 99S bus travels along Kennedy Boulevard into Bayonne and stops on request every three blocks. When you reach 33rd Street and Kennedy Boulevard in Bayonne, you will be at the closest point on the bus route to the cruise port. Call one of the three Bayonne cab companies to drive you to the cruise port, which is about three miles east of Kennedy Boulevard.
For more information contact your local travel agent or visit Royal Caribbean at http://www.royalcaribbean.com
Comments
The holiday schedule for 2011 suck!! Horrible ports of call!! This is a serious disappointment :(
Thanks for info! Now I can start planning!
The Bahamas and Florida for the holidays? Gee! Now I can escape the cold, wet Northeast for the cool and rainy Southeast and Bahamas. I will NOT be booking either of these sailings and I've booked Explorer consistently for the past 4 years for the holidays. What is Royal Caribbean thinking??
Personally I'm happy they're offering two shorter cruises for the holidays, I can't get two weeks off in a row at work. I'll be booking the December 30th sailing for certain.
Thank you for providing this wonderful information!
When are they going to wake up and send a newer ship to Bayonne? EOS is getting old and tired. NJ is a strong cruising market and Royal isn't giving us the respect we deserve. Let them try to fill their ships without people from NJ and NY!!
I just got a quote from my travel agent for December 30, 2011 on EOS. Get this $1780.79 per person for the New Year's Eve sailing for a Category E2. Thanks but no thanks.
I LOVE sailing under the Verrazano Narrows!
NOT a Royal Caribbean fan to begin with and I wish there were other options out of NYC.
Who care? I hate Royal Caribbean!
Who cares? I hate Royal Caribbean!
Just booked the September 1st sailing!
I think the options for the length of the cruise are awesome. Personally, that carrier is not my favorite, but its always nice to have options! great reporting!
Doing a happy dance! I've been waiting for a one week sailing during Christmas so our whole family could go, and, we're now booked!! Looking forward to our first Christmas cruise in 2011!
You have GOT to be kidding. Wake up Royal Caribbean! Everyone is tired of the ship and these same ports of call.
Why doesn't Royal Caribbean offer some different itineraries and what do we have to do to get a newer ship up here? And, Royal Caribbean, if you're reading this please DO NOT transfer one of those "mistakes" known as Oasis or Allure to Bayonne!! Give us a Freedom class ship in 2012-2013!! You have lost me as a customer until I see change for the better in Bayonne.
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