Manhattan Cruise Terminal

Manhattan Cruise Terminal

Manhattan Cruise Terminal

Piers 88, 90, 92

New York has begun an overhaul of the 70-year-old passenger ship terminal on the West Side of Manhattan, which with its forbidding, industrial-like exterior, relatively narrow berths and antiquated waiting rooms has long needed an update.

In Manhattan, the biggest hurdle at the existing terminal, which sits along the Hudson River between West 47th and 53rd Streets, has long been a lack of space. Built in the early 1930′s and last renovated in the early 1970′s, the facility now has three finger piers – Piers 88, 90 and 92 – that are about 1,000 feet long and about 400 feet apart. A terminal building sits atop each.

The piers provide a total of five berths, but they were designed when cruise ships were often only about 80 feet in width. Modern ships now average about 136 feet, with some as wide as 142 feet. As a result, two modern vessels can no longer fit comfortably in the same slip between two of Manhattan’s piers.

The city wants to redesign the Manhattan cruise terminal to handle only three ships at a time, at Piers 88 and 90, but with more berth space for each ship. Pier 92 and its building will continue to be used through 2008, but over the next year the Economic Development Corporation will evaluate other uses for it.

2011 Cruise Schedule

  • Norwegian Gem – February 1, 11, 12, 19, 26; March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; May 7, 8, 15, 22, 29; June 5, 12, 19, 26; July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; August 7, 14, 21, 28; September 4, 11, 18, 25; October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; November 6, 13, 20, 27; December 4, 11, 18, 25
  • Norwegian Jewel – February 2, 12, 13, 20, 27; March 6, 13, 20, 27; April 3, 10, 17, 24; May 1, 17, 21, 28; June 4, 11, 18, 25; July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; August 6, 13, 20, 27; September 3, 10, 17, 24; October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; November 5, 12, 19, 26; December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
  • Norwegian Dawn -
  • Norwegian Epic -
  • Queen Mary 2 – May 17; July 1, 6
  • Queen Elizabeth – September 19, 20
  • Crown Princess – October 22
  • Carnival Miracle – April 14, 21, 28; May 6, 14, 22, 30; June 7, 15, 23; July 1, 9, 17, 25; August 2, 10, 18, 26; September 3, 11, 19, 27; October 5, 13
  • Carnival Glory – June 5, 9, 13, 18, 23, 27; July 2, 7, 11, 16, 21, 25, 30; August 4, 8, 13, 18, 22, 27; September 1, 5, 10, 17, 24; October 1, 8, 15
  • Veendam – May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; June 5, 12, 19, 26; July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; August 7, 14, 21, 28; September 4, 11, 18, 25; October 2, 9, 16
  • Prinsendam – May 17
  • Rotterdam – July 12
  • Marina – April 2, 3
  • Princess Danae – April 10, 11, 12
  • Club Med 2 – April 27, 28
  • Silver Whisper – May 17; September 21; October 11, 20
  • Le Boreal – October 8
  • Crystal Symphony – September 13, 14; October 6, 27
  • MSC Poesia – September 27, 28; October 8, 22, 29
  • MV Regatta – September 30; October 24
  • MV Navigator – October 3
  • MV Columbus – October 11, 12
  • Seabourn Sojourn – September 30; October 15
  • Seabourn Spirit – December 9
  • ms Eurodam -September 10, 30
  • Aurora – September 25, 26
  • Arcadia – June 12, 13; September 7, 8
  • The World – April 28, 29, 30; May 1
  • AIDAluna- September 17, 18, 19; October 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 17, 29, 30, 31
  • AIDAaura – September 11, 12, 13; October 1, 2, 3, 21, 22, 23

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Resources

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