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Bayonne

Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey, faces the Statue of Liberty across the harbour and is Royal Caribbean's New York-area base.

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Peak season: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

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Things to do in Bayonne

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Getting to your ship

Airport to cruise port

Cape Liberty in Bayonne is about 10 miles (16 km) from Newark Liberty, 20 to 30 minutes by taxi or car service. JFK and LaGuardia are an hour or more away.

EWR

Newark Liberty International

To Bayonne · one way

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JFK

John F. Kennedy International

To Bayonne · one way

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LGA

LaGuardia

To Bayonne · one way

Airport lounges

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Rental cars: Available at Newark; the terminal has its own parking if you drive in.

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Safety ashore

Women travelers

Routine precautions

Editorial baseline for a daytime port visit, based on country-level government advice rather than a women-specific local incident rate. Canada advises normal security precautions in the United States; theft occurs in tourist areas and violent crime varies by neighbourhood, particularly after dark. Check the route locally, keep valuables secure and arrange transport for unfamiliar areas at night. This rating does not establish that every terminal or neighbourhood is safe.

Reviewed 2026-10-25

LGBTQ+ travelers

Extra caution advised

Government advice highlights changing federal gender-marker processes and state or local rules affecting LGBTQ+ travelers. Check the relevant state and your travel documents; this is not a port-specific incident score. Assessment uses country-level government advice; port-specific conditions may differ.

Reviewed 2026-10-25

Editorial guidance reflects the cited advice and review date. Laws, attitudes and conditions can differ within a destination. No rating guarantees personal safety.

Pick your moment

When to go

  1. Jan: Low season
  2. Feb: Low season
  3. Mar: Low season
  4. Apr: Shoulder season
  5. May: High season
  6. Jun: High season
  7. Jul: High season
  8. Aug: High season
  9. Sep: High season
  10. Oct: High season
  11. Nov: Shoulder season
  12. Dec: Shoulder season
● High season○ Shoulder season◌ Low season

Bermuda and Caribbean sailings run all year, but summer and autumn are the busiest seasons.

Who else is in port?

Port crowding index

100 is average. 150 means 50% more ship passenger capacity than this port’s observed hourly average over the past 30 days; 50 means half the average.

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Estimate for tracked catalog ships, based on published passenger capacity, not actual passengers ashore. Port areas are approximate circles around published port coordinates. Only positions reported within an hour at 1 knot or less are counted; ships at anchor may be included. Missing AIS reports and untracked ships can understate crowding. Quiet observed hours count toward the average; collection outages do not.

Set sail

Ships sailing from Bayonne

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Odyssey of the Seas at Rhodes, Greece, September 20244.2 ★Royal Caribbean InternationalOdyssey of the Seas2021 · 169,379 GT · 4,284 guests · Bahamas · MediterraneanOdyssey of the Seas is the second Quantum Ultra-class ship and the last of the Quantum family. She entered service in 2021, initially from Port Everglades, and was christened…

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