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Fantastic day! God bless our military and stay safe.

Nice place, close to Times Spuare or watch the sunset in the Hudson.

Piered here for Fleet Week New York 2024. Great location if you are looking for fun things to do in New Your. Small walk to Central Park, short Water Taxi ride to 9/11 Memorial. Very centrally located.

Title: Disappointing Experience at Pier 88 and Onboard Carnival Venezia

On May 17, I and a guest recently embarked on an 11-day cruise on Carnival Venezia from Pier 88 in Manhattan, and I must say, the experience left much to be desired, particularly in logistics and amenities. Starting with parking, the $49 daily rate at the pier is exorbitant, especially given the overall cost of the cruise. It seems reasonable to expect complimentary parking for guests, or at least a discounted rate, during the cruise duration.

The terminal experience at Pier 88 was chaotic and poorly managed. Despite being a platinum member of Carnival, which usually offers express entry and priority boarding, the process was disorganized and slow, making us feel more like cattle being herded rather than valued guests. This area desperately needs structured lanes or roped sections to manage the crowd more effectively.

Additionally, to my surprise, Carnival Venezia lacks laundry facilities—a first in my 24 cruises with Carnival. Given the prohibition against bringing irons onboard, this lack of amenities is a significant oversight, affecting the comfort and convenience of all passengers.

In conclusion, while the terminal and the ship itself need substantial improvements in crowd management and guest amenities, these changes are essential for enhancing the overall passenger experience, especially for those departing from NYC. My rating reflects these challenges: 1 star for both parking and laundry facilities and 2 stars for terminal management. I hope to see improvements in these areas in future voyages.

We were here end of March 2024. We actually walked to the port and pier 88 from the Megabus terminal a few blocks down. We were onboard the Carnival Venezia. The pier and terminal itself wasn't bad at all but then again we hiked in. The kids were complaining about all the constant honking from the traffic. I can only imagine what it would be like to drive here.

Overall we found the directions and staff at the terminal great to work with. We would totally do another cruise out of this terminal and pier. I've posted a number of cool pictures of what it looked like from our ship and to sail in and out of the harbor. It was amazing to see the Statue of Liberty at sunset as we left and then the bridge and skyline of the city at sunrise when we returned early in the morning.

This is the best thing carnival could do for new yorkers that have to fly out to travel. Ive taken 3 cruises with carnival from New York. I live in the bronx and its only a cab drive away, im able to save on air fair. The ship i sailed on was the carnival Venezia, beautiful Italian style.

I went during fleet week 2023. We had a great time. There was a long wait in line to get on the ship, but it was well worth it getting on an active navy ship and meeting our military men and women. They had demos and visual of some of the equipment we were even able to take some pictures. So if you go during fleet week, pack your patience, and if you're taking young kids, have something for them to do while in line because it is a wait. Portable toilets were available.
All of the pictures were taken on board the ship.

I was at Pier 88 today for Fleet Week. Several large ships come in once a year and allow people to board them.
For some reason, and I think its Navy's personnel's fault and not pier employees, there were long lines waiting to board the ship with no explanation as to how long the wait is likely to be and what your options are . It seems that in one direction, to see several ships there was a wait while the other direction, to see only one, there was no wait.
After about a half hour wait when we didn't move i walked through the gift shop and went on the one ship, the HMS Scott.
Visiting the ship was lots of fun. The crew was friendly.
Fleet week is worth a visit but give yourself lots of time.