9/4/03 A Cruise Ship in the Hudson:


When leaving Circle Line today, I saw this cruise ship leaving New York. All cruise ships that come to New York City only have one parking lot that they can fit in: The Ship Terminal on the West Side un the upper 40's. That happens to be right next to Circle Line's 43rd street pier, and so I often get to see these behemoths entering and leaving New York via the Hudson River. By all accounts, the Hudson is a wide river... except when these guys are floating in it... then the Hudson seems narrow. I would like to take one of these, once people stop getting sick en-masses on board.

In the below photo, look closely at the top deck on the right, and you'll see little black spots. Those are PEOPLE.