NEW YORK HIGHLIGHTS DRIVE
Get a taste of the Big Apple on this half-day, guided sightseeing adventure, and discover New York’s most celebrated landmarks. Enjoy a sightseeing drive of Manhattan passing by Rockefeller Center, Times Square, the Theatre District, the Empire State Building and St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Travel through quintessential New York neighbourhoods as you pass Greenwich Village, Little Italy, the Financial District, Fifth Avenue and Central Park. On your way down to Lower Manhattan, your informative guide will offer historic and factual commentary. You will first stop at Battery Park to see the Statue of Liberty in the distance. The highlight of your New York exploration will be a visit to 9/11 Memorial which consists of two massive pools set within the original footprints of the Twin Towers with 30-foot waterfalls cascading down their sides. The names of the 2,982 men, women and children killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993, are inscribed in bronze on parapets around the edges of the Waterfalls. There will be some time to view and contemplate the 9/11 Memorial, and NY`s tallest building, One World Trade. Your tour guide will be there to answer questions. Following these visits, you will re-board the coach and drive back to the ship.
Please note: Tour sequence may vary depending on local conditions. There will be approximately 45 minutes of slow walking at the Financial District & 9/11 Memorial. Walking is at the guest’s discretion
