CRUISE TERMINALS
Cruise Terminal Car Service in New York
Transfers to and from the three passenger terminals serving New York sailings, in vehicles chosen for the amount of luggage a cruise actually involves.
Confirm your terminal before you book anything
Three different passenger terminals serve what cruise lines sell as a New York sailing, and they are nowhere near each other. Two are in New York City and one is in New Jersey. Arriving at the wrong one is not a detour you can absorb on a sailing morning, and it happens often enough that it is worth saying first.
Your terminal is on your cruise documents, not on the brochure. Check it there, then give us the terminal name when you book rather than the city. If your documents are ambiguous, tell us the ship and the sailing date and we will work from that.
The three terminals
Manhattan Cruise Terminal
711 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
On the Hudson in Hell's Kitchen, entered from 12th Avenue. The city advises passengers to use public transport to and from the terminal, which is a fair indication of how congested the approach gets on a turnaround day.
Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
Pier 12, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY 11231
In Red Hook on the south side of the Atlantic Basin. Vehicle access is through the terminal gate near the corner of Bowne and Imlay Streets, not from the waterfront side.
Cape Liberty Cruise Port
4 Port Terminal Boulevard, Bayonne, NJ 07002
In Bayonne, New Jersey, on the former Military Ocean Terminal peninsula. It is a New Jersey port despite being sold as a New York sailing, which changes the drive entirely depending on where you are starting from.
Terminal details last verified 27 September 2026.
Cape Liberty is a common pairing with a flight into Newark. If you are flying in and sailing the same day, book both legs on one reservation and allow margin for the terminal approach.
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Timing a cruise transfer
Sailing day is a boarding window, not a departure time
Cruise lines assign a boarding window that is usually hours before the ship sails. Book the transfer against the window on your documents, not against the sailing time, and give us both if you have them.
Turnaround mornings are congested
Thousands of passengers disembark and embark at the same terminal within the same few hours. The approach roads and the drop-off area are the bottleneck, not the drive.
Disembarkation runs on luggage tag groups
Coming home, you leave the ship in an assigned group rather than when you choose. Give us your best estimate and your phone number, and the pickup adjusts once you are actually off.
A late flight is better than a tight one
If you are flying home the same day you disembark, build in more margin than feels necessary. This is the single most common way a cruise transfer goes wrong.
Luggage is the reason vehicle choice matters here
Cruise passengers travel with more luggage than almost any other kind of passenger. A seven-night sailing for two people is routinely two large cases, two carry-ons and a bag nobody planned for, and a formal night adds a garment bag on top of that. A sedan that is comfortable for an airport run can be genuinely tight on a cruise transfer.
Tell us the passenger count and the case count when you book, not just the passenger count, and we will confirm the vehicle that actually fits. It is a two-minute conversation that prevents the only real failure mode on this kind of trip.
Coming from New Jersey, or going to Cape Liberty
Cape Liberty is in Bayonne, New Jersey, which means a sailing sold as New York may involve no New York driving at all — and equally, a passenger staying in Manhattan sailing from Cape Liberty has a New Jersey drive and a tunnel in front of them. Which terminal you are using changes the route, the timing and the crossing completely.
If you are starting from New Jersey, the origin pages below cover the crossing and the realistic timing for each town we serve most.
Cruise terminal transfers — questions
Which cruise terminals do you serve?
The Manhattan Cruise Terminal at 711 12th Avenue, the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal at Pier 12 in Red Hook, and Cape Liberty Cruise Port at 4 Port Terminal Boulevard in Bayonne, New Jersey.
How do I know which terminal my ship sails from?
It is on your cruise documents. Check there rather than assuming from the city name, because all three terminals are sold as New York sailings.
What time should I book the transfer for on sailing day?
Work from the boarding window on your documents rather than the sailing time, and allow for the fact that the terminal approach is congested on turnaround days.
What if we are delayed getting off the ship?
Give us your phone number and your best estimate. Disembarkation runs on assigned luggage tag groups rather than your own schedule, and the pickup adjusts once you are actually off.
Can you take us from the terminal straight to the airport?
Yes, as a point-to-point transfer. If you are flying the same day you disembark, allow more margin than you think you need.
Which vehicle should we book for a cruise?
Tell us the passenger count and the number of cases. Cruise luggage is heavier than airport luggage and it is the main factor in choosing between a sedan, an SUV and a Sprinter.
Are tolls and parking included?
No. Tolls and parking charges are billed in addition to the quoted rate.
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Book a cruise terminal transfer
Give us the terminal, the sailing date and your boarding window, and we will time the pickup to it.