Galveston is Texas’s cruise port. And most of the cruises from this port city on the Gulf of Mexico take lucky passengers to the western Caribbean, Mexico and Central America.
Yes, You Can Cruise From Galveston to New York
But when the prime Texas cruise season comes to an end (around the end of April), the cruise companies move their ships to other departure ports. For Royal Caribbean’s ship Adventure Of The Seas that “other departure port” is New York – more accurately, Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey, within view of the Statue of Liberty.
They’re never interested in moving an empty ship, so Royal Caribbean offers a 13-night “repositioning cruise” to cruisers looking for something a bit different. In 2022 the annual Adventure Of The Seas voyage from Galveston, Texas to New Jersey departs on April 29th.
Galveston Repositioning Cruise Itinerary
And this is no “okay, let’s take the shortest distance between two points” kind of trip. The 13 day trip takes passengers all the way to South America before heading north to New York. Here’s a list of ports visited by Adventure Of The Seas:
- Cozumel, Mexico
- Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
- Colon, Panama
- Cartagena, Colombia
- George Town, Grand Cayman
- Falmouth, Jamaica
- Labadee, Haiti
- Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey
Cape Liberty Cruise Terminal
Once you’ve arrived in New Jersey you’re a short trip into New York City – or the airport. Here are the distances from Cape Liberty to some nearby destinations:
- Newark Liberty International Airport (10 miles by car)
- Lower Manhattan (11 miles)
- Central Park, NYC (14 miles)
- Newark Penn Station (11 miles)