Jeanie Johnston visits New York City
Thursday, 3rd July to Sunday 13th July, 2003

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Please read our photo report about Jeanie's arrival and also view New York photos

Jeanie Johnston will be docked in New York from Thursday, 3rd July, after sailing on a three day voyage from Bristol PA. The ship will be open to visitors from Friday 4th July to Sunday 13th July at North Cove Marina, Battery Park City alongside the Irish Famine Memorial and will depart for Port Jefferson, Long Island on Sunday 13th July at approx 5pm, arriving there on Monday 14th.

The visit to New York is particularly symbolic as the city was the destination for so many Irish emigrants. By 1860 about one quarter of New York's population of 800,000 was Irish-born. The Famine Memorial was commissioned to be a "contemplative space, devoted to raising public awareness of the events that led to the Great Irish Hunger and Migration of 1845-1852."

Details of Jeanie's arrival

  • The ship will arrive at the Statue of Liberty at approx 10.00AM, she will be in full sail on the Hudson and will berth in the marina sometime between 12 noon and 2.00PM. She will be escorted by the New York Fire Department Boats giving the red, white and blue water cannon salute and flanked by a large fleet of other vessels.
  • The arrival ceremony to greet Jeanie will take place from 12.30 and 3.00PM and the ship will be welcomed to New York by the Governor of New York, George Pataki and Irish Tourism Minister John O'Donoghue. The ceremony will include special performances from Irish Tenor Ronan Tynan, NYCFD Emerald Society Pipes & Drums, the Sean Fleming Band and other special religious and civic guests.

    Dates the ship is open to visitors and location:

  • Friday 4th to Sunday 13th July - North Cove Marina, Battery Park City.

  • Open for guided tours daily.
    July 3 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and
    July 4-13 from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
    (5pm on evenings when a reception is being held).

    Admission charges:
    $7 for adults
    $5 for seniors, students and under 12's
    $20 for family ticket (2 adults and up to 4 children)

    		•  Jeanie will be docked near the the Irish Famine Memorial

    Jeanie will be docked near
    the Irish Famine Memorial

    Ireland's County radio station, Radio Kerry is scheduled to broadcast live daily from the ship on 97FM and on the internet.

  • There is a major Irish Festival scheduled to take place on the second weekend to celebrate the first anniversary of the Irish Famine Memorial and the visit of the Jeanie Johnston.

    Tourism Ireland, the tourism promotion agency for the island of Ireland has lent its full support to the Jeanie Johnston and will arrange a series of special events aboard the ship in various North American ports - Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and Montreal - to highlight Irish heritage and promote tourism to Ireland - North and South.

  • Special Function on Thursday, July 10th
    The Kerry Football Club and the Kerrymans Association in conjunction with the Nassau County & New York City Brehon Law Society will host a gala reception onboard the Jeanie Johnston.
    Time: 6:00 - 8:30. Tickets are $125 per person.

    Special introduction by Christine Kinealy and music performed by County Kerry's own Mary Courtney & John Nolan.

    Contact any of the following for reception tickets:
    James Wrynn (New York City Brehons). Tel 718 423 6800

    Marty Glennon (Nassau County Brehons). Tel 516 741 6565

    Pat O'Donnell(Kerrymen's Association). Tel 718 432 9175

    Maurice Brick(Kerrymen's Association) Tel 914 632 5195

    Kathleen Curtin(Kerry Football Club) Tel 914 395 1465

    location of North Cove Marina in Battery Park City, New York

    Location of North Cove Marina where the Jeanie Johnston
    will be berthed whilst in Battery Park City, New York
    • Jeanie Johnston moored in New York on the night of 4th July

    		 Jeanie Johnston moored in New York on the night of 4th July 2003

    Send this photo to a friend as a postcard.
    Jeanie Johnston moored at North Cover marina in New York Ellen Murphy who kindly sent these photos and who has worked on Jeanie as a tour guide

    To the left you can see Jeanie moored at North Cover Marina, New York.

    Ellen Murphy, who kindly sent in these photos, is pictured above. Ellen has worked on the ship as a volunteer tour guide both in Co, Kerry and in New York.

    The photo on the right shows the Carnival Victory cruise ship passing down the Hudson past the Jeanie about 5:30 p.m. July 3.

    Photo by Gerry Regan of TheWildGeese.com.

    Read Gerry's review of the Jeanie Johnston Experience on the Wild Geese website.

    		Jeanie moored in New York with cruise ship Carnival Victory behind her.

    Jeanie Johnston can be hired for private and corporate functions whilst docked in New York.
    Please check the project website for details.
    Will you be visiting the Jeanie Johnston whilst she is docked in New York? If so, we would like to hear from you, letting us know how you found the experience onboard, for posting in a short report on this page. A photo or two would be nice as well!

    and return to JeanieJohnston.net.