Originally Posted by
Ladysail
I’m staying in NJ at the Hilton near the Newark Penn station….but my intention is to exit my cruise at Pier 88, walk to Pier 79 and take the Staten Island ferry to the WTC stop, walk to the Oculus and take PATH to Newark Penn Stn. At the Penn Station, board Bus #62 to T2 at Liberty airport…then fly home. From watching a few YouTube videos all seems quite reasonable to do (just hope the weather cooperates). Plan B is to almost do the same but at Newark Penn Station, go back to my hotel and take their shuttle back to the airport, if the bus indeed does have stairs and is not a flat floor.
Forgive me, but your post is very confusing.
Note that the ferry you are talking about is not the "Staten Island Ferry" (which does not serve the west side of Manhattan), but rather the St. George route of the "NYC Ferry," a completely different service. But if you plan to go to the airport with your luggage on the same day that you disembark from your cruise, where does the hotel at Newark Penn Station come in?
With a 45-pound suitcase which you might have trouble lifting, I would not recommend taking the #62 bus (which I have taken many times). Note that luggage may not block the aisle on a bus. Assuming that you are indeed staying at the DoubleTree by Hilton at Newark Penn Station, I would take the hotel's free shuttle to the airport, not the #62 bus.