Before the crack of dawn, at 3:45 to be precise, my alarm woke me up.
Reason: I wanted to be on deck when we reached New York. It was still dark
but slowly the Verrazano Narrow Bridge which connects Staten Island with Long Island
appeared in front of us. The QM 2 crawled very slowly between the lights which mark
the Ambrose Channel. It was breathtaking when the ship went under bridge. The clearing
between the funnel and the bridge is about 3-4 meters only. Sailing on we passed the
Statue of Liberty on the port side and the skyline of Lower Manhattan in front of us. New York
from a completely different point of view. Simply fantastic !
Breakfast was served today much earlier and after the scenic centric into New York and with
a long day in front of me a nice breakfast was on the agenda. With my embarkation slot about
1 ½ ahead of me plenty of time to enjoy this.
Resume of my crossing: I WILL DO IT AGAIN.
The experience was great and beyond my expectation.
My time came and I could disembark at around 9:00. In the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal ones luggage
was available by disembarkation slot number and could be found easily. With my suitcase in hand
I proceeded to a long but moving queue for the immigration procedure. All in all it took about 30 minutes
to get everything done and friendly Cunard staff guided us to the waiting coaches, in my case for
La Guardia.
A bit lengthy commute through the morning New York rush hours but some time later La Guardia was
reached. Fortunately I could get rid of my luggage despite the fact my flight was scheduled to leave only
at 16:57. It was a boring wait but finally the time of departure arrived. AS I spend the extra Dollar I could
board my plane first, settled down and of we went. Two hours later I touched down in Detroit Wayne Metro
Airport where my cousin was already waiting. After more then 4 years it was an emotional welcome for
both of us.
Reaching her has the Berlin flag was already out greeting me.
The rest of the day we both spend exchanging news and I dropped shortly after midnight in my bed.
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