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Was it really $89 for pictures?

And different states, too!!!! :D

 

 

 

I am from New Orleans and I have sailed out of N.O. several times and I absolutely love it. The Mississippi River is amazing. It takes about 9 hours to get to the Gulf of Mexico.

 

 

 

The port is in the heart of the city & is about 17 miles (driving) from the airport, so you really cannot compare to Galveston since most people fly to Houston to sail out of Galveston.

 

 

 

There is quite a bit of information in the New Orleans section, too, on Cruise Critic under Ports of Call. New Orleans is both a departure port and a port. We were just a stop on an around the world cruise earlier this month. I highly recommend the WWII museum. If you have children, I recommend both the Audubon Aquarium (next door to the port) and the Audubon Zoo. The LA. Children's Museum is also very good for kids under 12 or so (although my adult son would be happy to still go). There are excellent restaurant everywhere. I recommend www.nomenu.com for reviews.

 

 

 

Easter is on April 1 in 2018. There are Easter parades in the French Quarter - I think they start in the morning.

Thank you!! Full of useful info!! I'm pretty excited now.

You do know Galveston and New Orleans are different cities right

Yea. Thanks.

Why on Earth would you be nervous

Well I was all set to leave from Galveston one time and then heard it's not the greatest port leave from if you're flying in etc. fog problems, additional travel costs etc.

Well, Darlin'...You're welcome in Plantation anytime. Did you get enough to drink on your cruise?

Yes :) it was wonderful!!

Thanks for this thread... looking into booking Carnival Dream April 1st next year and was nervous about leaving from this port. Sounds like it will be neat... anyone have any idea how airfare prices compare to flying to Florida?

Great thanks so much

I'm looking into booking the dream for next April and had decided against it since the deck plans on Carnvial's website don't show any 2.0 upgrades. Now I'm hearing rumors it got 2.0 (guys burgs, blue iguana & alchemy are my musts) in the recent dry dock... I'm so confused can anyone confirm?

No, they don't know where you're going before the accept the fare. I asked the driver we got the next day and he said there's a lot of problems with uber at the airport and they aren't really welcome there... I don't know

Yep! I'm here! $45 plus tip for taxi from airport to hotel, $19.50 plus tip for uber from hotel to cruise port. Thanks everyone for the suggestions and info!!

I was at FLL and hit request ride, asked confirm location etc and then it just went back to the map with a blinking blue dot.

Been sitting here for 30min waiting for uber to even accept the ride. Uber stinks or I'm doing something wrong

Taxi on March 5, 2017 from pier 2 to Courtyard in Plantation was $37, and that was going down 17th St instead of 24th(SR 84).

Thank you!

I've never used uber, that scares me more than renting a car. Lol and how is availability around 9/10 am next morning to get to port? Usually a lot ubers available? :confused:

If you rent from Enterprise you would return it to the Enterprise location in the Hilton Marina on 17th Street and they will shuttle you to the pier. Easy peasy!

 

Once you get your luggage, pick up the car you can head out and stop for dinner, then go to the hotel. Let us know what you would like for dinner and we'll give you plenty of suggestions.

You're so helpful thank you. I. Still hesitant on renting a car, in my experience it's never that easy. Lol gosh I'm so mad at myself

I've never rented a car pre cruise before, how would I get to the port after I return it??

Yup tomorrow around 8pm.

Ok, I screwed up big time and apparently booked the Hyatt place in plantation instead of the one on 17th st :rolleyes: It's a non refundable rate so I'm stuck. No shuttle of course either so... can someone tell me how much a cab might be? I know it's atleast a 20 min ride for airport. Thanks

Its pretty much useless if you have cheers, I believe it can only be used in MDR as well..could be wrong though. I don't think it counts towards your 15 though, why should it?

If you started by taxiing to Marigot then taxi to the Butterfly farm you could walk the 1/4 mile or so over to Le Galion beach before taking a taxi back to port. You would get in the beach stop without losing time or paying for an extra taxi trip. You could do the Butterfly/beach first but keep in mind that many stores in Marigot close for the early afternoon and open back up at 3/4 pm.

Thanks I didn't know that about marigot.

So far, all through the ship's own excursions.

Sorry I meant which cruise line ?

Im hoping to visit the butterfly farm and Marigot after but carnivals tour is very short, I'd prefer more time at each especially Marigot. Taxis seem expensive, has anyone hired a private tour operator for just two stops? I supposed Beach stop would be nice too... to make a full day.

Thanks

I have not had the room, but know other people have done it. We all have priorities so do it!

I've booked the Butterfly Farm and Shopping in Marigot for my St. Maarten day port stop, but my tour gets back at noon and the ship doesn't leave til 5. Any ideas of what else I can do?

 

Note that I like to do different things at each stop and I already have a dolphin interaction booked for my stop in Nassau and a beach day planned for St. Thomas (though I'm still debating between Magen's Bay or Sapphire Beach), followed by a sunset cruise on a catamaran. I also don't like snorkeling.

May I ask who you are booked with?

Wondering if anyone here has done this? Wondering how long the whole hung lasts, if there is time for beach after? Or if anyone can recommend a private tour operator that does these two and maybe a beach?

Thanks

Jen