New York, New York - Sail In
Our last port of call was New York City. During the night the ships clocks (and ours) were set 1 hour back to be on the same time as New York. Our pilot boarded at about 3:30 AM and we made our way to port. We sailed to the south side of Long Island and passed under the Verrezano-Narrows Bridge as we entered the Harbor at 4:30 AM. The rails were lined with passengers as we made our way pass the Statue of Liberty, a warm and welcoming light in the darkness. I thought of my grandmother coming to this harbor as a young woman. Yes, it can bring a little tingle of tears to your eyes. I returned to my room as the ship found her berth in the New York harbor. Clothes and the main suitcase had been packed last night and the luggage gathered by the staff to help with staging our disembarkation. My traveling companions had an 8 AM call to disembark; mine was at 11 AM. I walked around the ship and took a few more photos before I wen...