Brooklyn, NY - Queen Mary 2 Cruise-Ship Docks in New Terminal
Brooklyn, NY - The Queen Mary 2 sailed into New York Harbor in the predawn hours of April 15th, made an unusual 180-degree pirouette, and docked at the new Red Hook cruise-ship terminal in Brooklyn instead of at its previous berth on Manhattan's West Side.
The arrival of the Queen Mary 2 signaled the formal opening of the new Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, a $52 million facility that New York City officials hope will help them regain some of the cruise business that has been lost in recent years to a rival port in Bayonne, NJ.
"Diversifying our economy is an integral part of our economic development strategy, and investing in growing sectors like tourism and the cruise industry is one of the best ways we can achieve that," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a statement.
The arrival of the Queen Mary 2 signaled the formal opening of the new Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, a $52 million facility that New York City officials hope will help them regain some of the cruise business that has been lost in recent years to a rival port in Bayonne, NJ.
"Diversifying our economy is an integral part of our economic development strategy, and investing in growing sectors like tourism and the cruise industry is one of the best ways we can achieve that," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a statement.
posted by VOS IZ NEIAS @ 4/21/2006 08:28:00 AM
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