Queen Mary 2 is slated to move to a new $52 million Brooklyn
Cruise Terminal on April 15. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other
dignitaries will be on hand to welcome the world’s most famous
ocean liner as she sails into New York and docks in Buttermilk
Channel to celebrate the official opening of the new full-service
facility at Pier 12 in Red Hook.
Carnival Corporation’s Cunard Line and Princess Cruises will use
the Red Hook facility. In its first year of operation, the
182,000-square-foot Brooklyn Cruise Terminal is expected to welcome
approximately 40 ships, including the new Crown Princess launching
in June.
New York City is the third largest cruise market in the U.S.,
and the new Brooklyn Cruise Terminal is the first in the New York
area to be designed specifically to accommodate today’s larger
cruise ships. In addition to deepening the channel, reinforcing
moorings and upgrading the gangway, the new facility includes
traveler-friendly improvements, such as improved signage,
landscaping, a tourist kiosk and an attractive glass exterior and
canopy.
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