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We had friends that stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn down the street and said it was fine for a quick overnight. Less than 10 minutes to the airport by car.

Not necessarily. I live several months of the year on the island and Uber and Lyft will flip flop which one is more expensive from time to time. Uber availability tends to be better overall. Its worth checking both if something seems a bit more than you were expecting.

I called them once I was ticketed. I had a full fare Business Class ticket. They provided the ground service free of charge because of my status with United at the time and brought me to a private passport control and then drove me to the next flight where I boarded via the stairs next to the jetway. It could be that they charge for this if you don't have the status (I was Global Services with United at the time). Munich also has a VIP transfer service and VIP terminal which sounds similar (not run by Lufthansa like what I experienced but a private company). Its pricey-- a transfer is like 500 Euro-- but it would guarantee you the quick trip across the airport.

Are you flying Lufthansa or another Star Alliance like United? Lufthansa offers a great ground service in Munich with private passport control and private cars between aircraft. While normally reserved for their First Class passengers I have been able to utilize it twice in Business purely because I called and asked them about a tight connection. Drove me to the First Class terminal to quickly do passport and then literally drove me to the gate of my connecting flight on the tarmac.

Only by 2-3 degrees on average and still firmly with highs in the 80s-- I wouldn't make this decision based on Hawaii's weather which is pretty consistent year round. One thing to consider for the Mid March trip is that would put you in whale watching season where Mid October would be a bit early to see much.

Just make sure there are no one way drop fees-- sometimes these are not shown in the rental cost and can be significant.

To echo what Bruce said-- its more about the weather difference. There will be very little humidity (compared to Florida) and it will be cooler, especially once you set sail and are a few miles off coast. The ability to layer will be helpful. In terms of formality it might be a tad bit more country club casual than a Florida sailing due to the demographic (most likely has more in common with a sailing from NYC in the summer) but won't be materially different.

The Palace is a great redemption on on Marriott Bonvoy if you have points to burn. Stunningly beautiful hotel-- just walk through it or have a drink at the Pied Piper Bar if you don't stay there.

As others have said, pretty much everything but taxis credit cards are almost universally accepted. The one small caveat is if you do use US dollars-- and they are accepted as the Bermudan Dollar is pegged to it-- you can and will get change back in Bermudan Dollars which then become paper souvenirs if you don't spend them before leaving the island.

Boston is a fairly expensive city for hotels and the port is located right in the city. Hotels in the immediate vicinity of the hotel will be on the more expensive side, generally speaking. Of course-- but what is reasonable for you? What sort of budget are you looking at? It's a lot easier to help with that in mind. There is a Hampton Inn right by the pier which can be in the mid to low $100s but sometimes can jump into the $200-300s range depending on if there are conventions in town etc which is still pretty reasonable for Boston. There are plenty of restaurants in South Boston/Seaport district where the pier is. I have not heard of a hotel with a shuttle to the cruise terminal-- Uber or taxis will be your best bet. Your other option would be to stay outside of the city in a place like Quincy which will lower prices significantly but you'll have to Uber to and from the port.

I often travel by myself with carry on luggage and will sometimes try some very, very tight connections (knowing that I won't always be successful) so I get where you're coming from there trying to get home early. What you're describing is physically possible-- Long Beach Airport is tiny so in airport delays with TSA are minimal and there is very little walking to gates. Also the distance between the cruise port and airport at that time of morning is short-- without traffic you're about 20 minutes door to door. If you are pierside and in a car no later than 7:30 (and any earlier will only help you) you should be able to make it. But as the others said-- you are gambling. Any number of things that cause a delay will cause you to possibly miss the flight. Just have a backup plan.

I was in San Juan for a quick work trip a few weeks ago and just used Uber-- super easy and you can go on the app right now and get an idea of what the cost would be. Went from the airport into town and then back to the airport the next day-- was about $18 each way which I believe is less expensive than a traditional taxi there.

They did update the front cabin on the 767s on this route earlier this year to the new Polaris suites-- a huge improvement from the old configuration that didn't provide direct aisle access. Given this is an 11 hour ordeal it was stupid they didn't do this sooner.

The opposite. You’re thinking with an East Coast mindset around school vacation- the real season over there is in the cold months- especially from the West Coast. West Coasters crowd Hawaii in winter. We spend extended periods of time in Maui every year and only go in the winter to get to out of the Northeast winter.

So United did confirm that EWR-HNL service is suspended starting on April 13, 2024 but will most likely return the next winter as a seasonal service.

What general area are you coming from? Generally if I can drive somewhere reasonably the train would also work and Amtrak, especially with their new tiered pricing, could actually come in less than the cost of parking and save a ton of hassle. Again, without knowing where you are coming from its hard to definitively say. The MCT lot is actually quite reasonable for that part of Manhattan. The other big advantage at MCT parking, especially if you are bringing your car vs a rental, is that the car stays put the whole time you are away. Parking in a surrounding garage the car can be moved by them in very tight quarters multiple times per day and thats where dings and dents can happen. Again, without knowing the direction your'e coming from it makes specific rec harder but if you were looking in New Jersey ideally you'd want to pick a spot that is along the NJ Transit line to make getting into NYC easy. I would be careful in what sort of lot you parked-- keep in mind your car will be unattended for 10 days. Even in nicer areas that can make it a target-- I wouldn't leave my car that long anywhere in Newark or adjacent. I would look at the long term lots at EWR if that area was where you wanted to be. A personal favorite in central NJ is the Hilton Short Hills. They do have a large enclosed parking garage-- I just have no idea if they would let you park there that long or what it would cost. Its attached to an office building so its possible you could just pay a nightly fee for it. Trinity Reservations is recommended a lot here for stay and park packages.

Worth mentioning also that its WAY too early to be looking at actual pricing/availability for 2025--- if you can actually find availability it will most likely be priced much higher than if you were to book 5-6 months out.

Also download and take a look at options on an app called Blacklane. We use it quite a bit in Italy for longer trips (not a short airport ride or something like that I would use an Uber for etc). They are an aggregator for some of the top independent car services in Italy and their standards are very high-- we have only gotten new model Mercedes E and S Class as well as a Metris in an executive configuration in the many times we have used them. Billing is also very simple-- all inclusive rate at time of booking with gratuity and its all billed through the app so no dealing with the driver on it.

I don't disagree with you but would have been disappointed with Nassau over getting to Bermuda (obviously couldn't be helped in this particular situation). But they do have you figured out from a tiered brand standpoint-- in the end NCL still got your money...

Canada Place is the pier in Vancouver. You could always ship your bags overnight, which would be quite expensive. Why wouldn't you just travel with the bags? Whistler Shuttle offers bus service to Whistler from Vancouver. They will pick up at most major hotels downtown so you could ask them for a pickup at the Pan Pacific Hotel which is actually attached to Canada Place. Super easy. Other options would be to hire a car and driver or rent a car and drive yourself. Any of these options would easily accommodate your luggage without having to pay extra to ship them.

Its most likely temporary-- it's been run seasonally in the past and also when United has a widebody aircraft shortage this is a route they typically will pull them from for a while. They just had upgraded the aircraft on this route when we flew back to EWR from HNL in late April with the new Polaris suite so seems odd they would cancel it completely. Sorry it impacted you here. Hawaiian from JFK is one of our favorite ways to get to Hawaii-- we go several times a year from the Northeast and this is our favorite flight to get there (the outbound flight is Hawaiian 51 but the return from HNL is Hawaiian Five-O). The major benefit of Hawaiian vs the others is when you step onboard you actually get the sense you are in Hawaii-- lighting, mu. Just a really nice way to start a vacation and the food overall is MUCH better on Hawaiian than the other legacy carriers. They run it on a A330 widebody (already a better option than narrowbody JetBlue) and in coach you have a 2-4-2 configuration so easy for couples to have their own space. Their First Class is really a nice version of an international business class-- lie flat seats with nice bedding, dining on china, etc. For a single traveller they don't have the same amount of privacy as United Polaris suites but for a couple they work really well and overall is a better product than what United has on this route.

There's no set side. A ship will dock on different sides depending on what needs to be done while they are overnight-- could be a port side lifeboat drill or maybe they need to paint the starboard side over those days. There is no way to be certain for a particular port visit.

It's like 45 minutes without any traffic door to door to MCO from Cape Canaveral. Just because the ship is scheduled to arrive at 7 doesn't necessarily mean thats when you can immediately go ashore-- it will have to clear formalities first. If NCL will let you book a transfer with an 11:30 flight (and will stand by it in case something does go wrong) by all means do it-- peace of mind and let them tell you when and where to go. If not I would self disembark with my luggage at your earliest possible time. If you were ashore and in a car by 8/830 you will be to the airport at or just after 9am and should have plenty of time for 11:30. Keep in mind MCO is generally a nightmare if you don't have TSA Pre with all the kids going through security so it takes a little bit longer than a usual airport at peak times.

Uber/Lyft in New Orleans is very easy and is much better than the very tatty, run down taxis they have. Garden District from the pier by car is 10 minutes or less depending on where you're going. It's the World War II Museum (not 1) and thats even closer-- about 5 minutes by car from the pier.

100% Also agree. Start looking at hotels once we get into 2024-- hotels right now haven't really published their standard rates or promotions for next year so what you're seeing is the "take it or leave it" pricing that far out.