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While it's a little off the beaten path, and I agree that you should take a cab or Uber, it isn't necessarily unsafe. Its a quasi residential area with parks, residential buildings, bars, and restaurants. The chances of something not great happening to you is low. I used to live on the other side of Times Square and would frequently walk to the cruise terminal for weekend cruises they used to do. That being said you will have zero issue getting a cab or Uber from Times Square at any time of day or night-- I would not base whether you see a matinee or later show on transportation. It is readily available there and a pretty inexpensive ride over to the passenger ship terminal.

Just running Uber right now its $120 for an UberX or $150 for an UberXL. An Uber Comfort (most likely the best comparison to a Carmel/Dial 7 is $137 and an UberBlack is $158. Based on this, personally, I would use UberX to save $ but if you were considering a Carmel or UberBlack the difference going up to Blacklane isn't that much and the quality will be much higher.

Torcello is lovely. Make a lunch reservation at Laconda Cipriani-- stunning to have a meal under the flower trellis in the garden.

Agree with what 1025cruise said. If you want good cannoli the usual suspects, Mikes Pastry and Modern Pastry there for you (and will have lines). My personal favorite from my time living in Boston is Maria's Pastry which gets sometimes overlooked since it isn't on Hanover Street but I think is of a higher quality than Mikes or Modern. Also agree that Uber/Lyft are the best bet for quick, easy ride from the pier into town. From the North End you can walk pretty much anywhere of historic value in Boston. Chinatown isn't one of the country's best-- was a bit of a war zone when I lived there a number of years ago but my guess is its a bit better now. But not atmospheric-- only worth going if you plan on eating there.

I'm with Scott on this one-- if the first rental is for transportation only, just use Uber/Lyft. Will be a push cost wise (and you might even save some $$) and save you a bunch of hassle. Felt that pain a couple weeks ago-- needed to rent an SUV to get some extra folks to Hana with us and it was brutal.

This. Cabs in New Jersey are awful. Stay away from them. Plenty of better options above and some, like Uber/Lyft, at better pricing than taxis.

If you want to stay in Venice proper, and not deal with hauling luggage, you'll need to find a hotel with water taxi access (which isn't hard) which will allow you and your bags to be deposited right at the hotel entrance. What's your budget? It will run the gamut from a couple hundred a night for a budget option to several thousands a night for a 5 star. Venice is not inexpensive. The ride from Marco Polo to the city in a water taxi is a lot of fun.

If you want something that's of a higher quality than the mainstream dispatchers like Dial7/Carmel an app called Blacklane works quite well-- you get newer model cars (basically Mercedes E/S Class for the sedans and Cadillac Escalades for the SUVs) but you do pay more. Have used them quite a bit and have had a great experience. If its a price play, Dial7/Carmel or Uber/Lyft are going to be the best options.

There will supposedly be the island's first land based casino at the St Regis resort near St George's-- the license was granted in October and as a few months ago, published in the Royal Gazette it is still (sort of) on track. There was also one in the plans for the Hamilton Princess but that looks to be not happening at the moment.

In all likelihood they are the same as Dial7 and Carmel-- a dispatch service that pulls from the same pool of independent drivers that the other two do. There is nothing on their website, such as fleet info etc, that suggests that they are a brick and mortar operation that owns/operates their own cars.

As Lois said-- not walkable-- they won't let you and there is no sidewalk outside. They would both enter the JetBlue Terminal 5 together-- the Delta one would then go upstairs to the top level and follow signs to the AirTrain while the JetBlue one would go to the departures level for security. It takes about 15 minutes, with most of it walking to the AirTrain, to get from the TWA Hotel to Terminal 4.

Especially when you consider that there is a small stretch once you leave Front St onto Honoapiilani Hwy that you are walking along the exposed shoulder of a busy 4 lane highway with no sidewalk or path before you get to the path that brings you into Kaanapali.

Not airside-- JetBlue is at Terminal 5 and Delta is at Terminal 4 and there is no post security connection to them. If they wanted to hang out before security-- and had the time to do so-- there is the TWA Hotel at Terminal 5 that has several restaurants, lounges, and bars they could utilize. The JetBlue daughter would have a short walk to security. The Delta daughter would need to take a short AirTrain ride over to T4- it takes about 15 minutes with the train ride and the walking involved.

So a little bit to unpack here. If you are departing from Manhattan Cruise Terminal you are going to have to go into Manhattan regardless, so you might as well look at other options in Manhattan rather than staying in Queens. If you are using IHG points, which is great, you should maximize their value. Generally the lower priced airport hotels not in prime areas are a terrible value when redeeming points. For example, just running a search on September 23rd (Saturday) as an example, the Holiday Inn Express Woodside you are looking at has a redemption of 44,000 points for a free night (vs $216). On the same night, the Holiday Inn Express Midtown West is 55,000 points (vs $319). The Holiday Inn Express Times Square is 60,000 points (vs $315)-- even the Intercontinental The Barclay, a 4+ star hotel in Midtown, is 71,000 IHG points (selling for $436 that night). All of those options put you very close to your ship the next day and will minimize the amount of ground transportation you need and are a MUCH better redemption value vs what you would otherwise pay for them. If you were going to do any sightseeing you would be doing it in Manhattan anyway, so you'll just end up spending more money on ground transport if you stay in Queens. To be frank I wouldn't be looking at the subway anyway-- Uber/Lyft are going to be your best options here whether you stay in Queens or Manhattan.

Try using an app called Blacklane. We used it extensively in Italy with really good results. You can book a ride through it in advance, the cost displayed is all inclusive, and the cars we were provided were new and the drivers very professional. It is essentially an aggregator of limousines and will connect you with local companies you would never be able to find on your own. All communication is through the app. They are used by a number of major airlines so very legit and our experience, over about 8-9 rides, was flawless.

Something to keep in mind with companies like resortpass.com is that, while they can be very helpful providing access to things like the pool, cabanas, etc, often times with a day room you can get a more favorable rate/terms going direct to the hotel. Day rooms are still sort of the Wild West (although companies like Marriott have tried to standardize them a bit during the pandemic) and front desk agents often have quite a bit of leeway to negotiate. This could mean getting a better, non-commissioned rate than you would through a third party like resortpass.com or getting the room for a longer period of time.

I would aim more towards noon at the earliest then if you want a little bit of buffer in there. If you could do self disembarkation and carry your bags off yourself (which wouldn't require any preferred class) you could maybe do a bit earlier.

I'm with you on this one-- lived in Manhattan for years. Wall Street, Financial District, Downtown, The Battery, Battery Park City-- heard all those plenty of times and would know exactly where you meant. "FIDI" at very best is newer and at its very worst, nauseating.

Second this. 11am is the earliest if you are a couple without any kids in tow and travel well. 12-1 for anything else. Also what size ship are you on? We've arrived in Piraeus on large ships which literally took til 9am to get off of (with a 6am arrival) and we've been in on small ones where we walked off the ship at 7am. That will make a difference as well.

There is no train at Venice Marco Polo Airport-- you need to either take a taxi or bus to get to Mestre.

You can also have your Global Entry interview on arrival to any airport that does offer it without an appointment (although there could be a wait) as long as your Global Entry documents have been submitted. For example, if you are flying back into JFK from an international destination, all you have to do is notify the Immigration agent that you would like to have your Global Entry interview and they will send you over to where it is conducted. We did ours that way at JFK and it all took less than 20 minutes.

So the good news is they are close by-- only about 15-20 minutes. We did this once in reverse-- we were staying in Portofino and had friends who were staying on the other side of Santa Margherita Ligure. The hotel set up transportation for us one way and getting a taxi back was easy from Santa Margherita. I am not sure the same would be as easy in reverse-- I don't remember a ton of taxis in Portofino (but I also wasn't looking out for them either). If I were doing this myself I would hire a driver to be on the clock to take me back and forth and wait for me. Time is going to be tight here and getting stuck in Portofino when you have to make a last tender back would not be good. Knowing you have a driver waiting for you would give me the peace of mind to actually enjoy myself on such a tight side trip.

Would second this-- its a tedious walk through an area that is mostly newer development/construction (especially for someone who is there just a day) and lacking the charm of the historical city core. An Uber/Lyft will be your fastest option here to get right to the middle of Boston's main sites. Another tip is if you are planning on doing most of the Freedom Trail I would recommend taking a short Uber or walking one way to the Charlestown Navy Yard where the USS Constitution is. From there take the MBTA Ferry from Charlestown Navy Yard to Long Wharf downtown (or you could do that in reverse). This will save you time (vs backtracking your walk as the map will have you do) and you get a little harbor tour on the ferry.

The island has some great hotel bars that are worth a gander. At The Rosewood you have Tucker's Bar (which was a little more atmospheric before the renovation that took place a few years ago but still quite nice) where you can view the famous Pam Am Sky Club murals. They depict travel through the ages were originally commissioned by Juan Trippe for the Pam Am offices in NYC and are now on the walls of the adjacent Island Brasserie. Also at Rosewood is the Conservatory which has great views over the harbor area. Also out that way is Tom Moore's Tavern which is more of a restaurant than a bar, but we've gone there just for drinks numerous times and the enclosed outdoor area is wonderful, especially at dusk. I would second Charles in the recommendation of the Swizzle Inn, also close by, which should be on everyones Bermuda bar list. Back in Hamilton I also second Charle's rec of Hog Penny-- would be my favorite pub on the island. At the Hamilton Princess you have a number of options-- the lobby bar, Crown & Anchor, is always a good time with a nice mix of folks. 1609 is a mostly outdoor restaurant on the harbor which is my least favorite option at the hotel but worth a mention. Then there is the new Intrepid which used to be called Marcus' prior to the pandemic. If they kept things mostly the same as it was before the morph into the new concept, it has a great bar that really gets to be fun at night with a great mix of tourists, business folks, and locals.

While it looks close to downtown, Mt Rainier is deceivingly far away and any sort of day trip touring there is a really long, exhausting day. You are about 2+ hours in either direction from downtown Seattle to the entrance of the park, and that's before doing the very little you'll have time for. I would second the Museum of Flight as a great thing to do on the way out of town towards SeaTac that you might not have otherwise spent the travel time on the front end of your trip when you are concentrating on things downtown. Super cool museum. If you are sort of done touring and just want to relax the Fairmont Olympic downtown does offer limited day rates which will give you access to their great indoor pool facility which the kids might enjoy. They also have a number of good dining options on property. A day use option close to the airport that's good for families would be the Cedarbrook Lodge. While they don't have a pool there is a nice hot tub, a big property with a bunch of walking paths, and the hotel and restaurant themselves are very nice. Not your usual airport hotel. They offer a complimentary shuttle to the airport so you would only have to get yourself there from the pier.