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Are there hudson river cruises for most of the length of it?
0Question: Are there hudson river cruises for most of the length of it?
Would love to take a cruise from at least as far North as Albany, down to Westchester Country or NYC.
Either a standard “tourist” cruise or even a freighter cruise would be great….
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Best answer:
Answer by Sa_San
Norwegian cruises offer weekend cruises to nowhere. You are on sea and go in a circle for two days. They have them departing from NYC.
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/cruisesearch/cruisesearch.html;jsessionid=HTxjtVm3hspwQhkn8LSR2lRk2Ls9s5qm!918027706
US Air Flight 1549 Cockpit To Ground Audio: ‘We’re Going to Be in the Hudson’
251 year ago
by admin
in Air Travel
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The FAA has released the audio tapes and transcripts of the radio communications between Flight 1549, the US Airways jet that crash-landed in the Hudson River on Jan. 15, and the various air traffic controllers in the area on the afternoon of the accident. The tapes are dramatic, providing a moment by moment account of the flights communications from the time it suffered a double bird strike to the time it glided down without engine power onto the chilly surface of the Hudson River just off Manhattans West Side. At 3:27:32 pm, a scant 2 minutes and 32 seconds after the flight was cleared for takeoff by the tower at LaGuardia, Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger III alerted air traffic control of trouble. In a deep, calm voice, Captain Sullenberger said, Ah, this is, uh, Cactus 1539. Hit birds. We lost thrust in both engines. Were turning back towards La Guardia. His cadence is brisk, in the clipped syntax that is normal for communications between cockpits and controllers. If there was a sign of stress, it was that the captain had fumbled his call sign; Cactus is the correct sign for US Airways, but he was Flight 1549, not 1539 or 1529, as the flight was occasionally called, incorrectly, at various points in the tape. The controller replied instantly, OK, yeah, you need to return to La Guardia, turn left, heading of, uh, 220, that is, further to the left. Captain Sullenberger acknowledged, and the controller, in a windowless radar room at the New York Terminal Radar Approach …
Westchester Marriott Tarrytown offers vacation packages winter in the Hudson Valley, New York
01 year ago
by admin
in Special Interest Travel
Tarrytown, NY (openPR) 4 November 2007
Winter is spectacular in the State of New York and one in Valley of New York Hudson River offers the best chance of experience. Pamper yourself with the “Stay for Breakfast in West Chester offers Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown. This winter holiday you can enjoy the Hudson River Valley vacation at its most beautiful time of year. You will discover. Restaurants, shopping, golf, cultural attractions and activities of child-friendly and you can taste all around Westchester County – just 25 minutes from Manhattan
.family package, this luxury 437-room offers many amenities of first class you expect from a Marriott hotel. These include an indoor pool and whirlpool, fitness center and high-speed Internet. The 10-story Marriott Westchester Tarrytown offers three floors of concierge and is totally smoke free.
Seasonal fall beauty
and rooms for families from Westchester Marriott Tarrytown makes this a great value. Room with breakfast for two adults and two children under the age of 12 who are in the same room, set at 4 to 4.
Free self-parking, customers can enjoy the attractions of the region and to enjoy many activities away from the hotel.
golf without spending your precious vacation time just to get there? Great courses are just minutes away, including Sprain Lake (7 miles) the combination of both small greens and hilly terrain with some very difficult holes. Saxon Woods (11 miles) and Maple Moor (13 miles) are also nearby. Dunwoodie Golf Course (11 miles) challenges golfers with dramatic topography and steep slopes. Mohansic (28 miles) offers the most challenging courses in Westchester County with 18 tees renovated and its tight holes amid hilly terrain.
Shoppers find
offers luxury in the upscale shopping center near the West Chester. New York first Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus stores are only two among the many good chances on first-class mall.
Hudson River Valley weekend also provides guests near many cultural attractions. Among them are Lyndhurst Castle, Kykuit (Rockefeller Estate), the Old Dutch Church and the Military Academy at West Point. They are also near Philipsburg Manor, Sunnyside Estate, Van Cortlandt Manor, and of course New York City.
Westchester Marriott Tarrytown
offers one of the finest leisure packages family among the hotels in NY:
Workout or relax at any time in the fully equipped fitness center 24 hours, whirlpool and saunas.
Rye Playland is a short drive.
How do you keep your power for all these activities, travel, shopping, golf and more? Start with breakfast in Westchester Marriott Tarrytown’s Harvest Grille. It also serves lunch and dinner. Or, dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steak House for steaks to perfection.
“Stay for Breakfast in West Chester” package is valid from Thursday to Sunday and must include a Friday or Saturday night. The rooms for this offer are limited and the offer is not available to groups of 10 or more rooms. Not combinable with other promotions. In addition, blackout dates apply. Reservations are required. Prices are per room, per night and based on availability at the time the reservation is made. For more information or reservations, please call (800) 228-9290 or visit www.westchestermarriott.com. Westchester Marriott Tarrytown is at 670 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, New York City’s 10591st
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Family holidays in winter
Hudson Bay
01 year ago
by admin
in Accommodations
Reader,–I take for granted that you are tolerably well acquainted with the different modes of life and travelling peculiar to European nations. I also presume that you know something of the inhabitants of the East; and, it may be,
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1863 Victoria Vancouver Church Hotel Bridge Hudson Bay
01 year ago
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in Accommodations
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Old Antique Historical Victorian Prints Maps and Historic Fine Art ———-. 1863 Victoria Vancouver Church Hotel Bridge Hudson Bay Full Page From The Illustrated London News Date 1863.An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper.Weeks Date As Shown On Top Of Page. Size Approx 15.5 X 11 Nches(395X280)All Are Genuine Antique And Not Modern Copies, The Illustrated London News An Illustrated Magazine
Price: $ 19.31
Five Hudson Valley bridges to get security upgrades
01 year ago
Five Hudson Valley bridges to get security upgrades
BEAR MOUNTAIN — Five bridges in the Hudson Valley will soon receive $4.6 million worth of security improvements, including high-tech cameras, officials said.
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