Vacationdreamer<>< Posted March 30, 2019 #1 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Our cruise leaves from NOLA on a Saturday. We will be leaving our house in NY on Thursday evening and driving directly to the greater NOLA area. I am considering staying in the Laplace or Boutte region (to maybe see a plantation before embarking) vs. a hotel in Slidell or a hotel in Gretna. What is traffic like in the area? Is it utterly impractical to stay west of the city to see a plantation prior to boarding? It looks like Evergreen Plantation is 65 minutes from port. Ideally we would be at Evergreen when it opened at 9AM, tour til 11:30 then get to port by 1:00 P.M. Is this reasonable? If this is too much, is there anything anyone can recommend to do in Slidell or Gretna areas with some regional flair? We are a family of me, DH, kids 19, 17, 15, 13, 9, 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted March 31, 2019 #2 Share Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) I’ve stayed in south Baton Rouge before my last two New Orleans cruises. No problems driving in...no traffic. Edited March 31, 2019 by Saint Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted March 31, 2019 #3 Share Posted March 31, 2019 As for what to do in Slidell/gretna. I’d post that on the New Orleans board. There are a few locals that hang around there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacationdreamer<>< Posted March 31, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted March 31, 2019 50 minutes ago, Saint Greg said: As for what to do in Slidell/gretna. I’d post that on the New Orleans board. There are a few locals that hang around there. Oh dear. I thought this was the NOLA board... Thank you for both replies!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted March 31, 2019 #5 Share Posted March 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, Vacationdreamer<>< said: Oh dear. I thought this was the NOLA board... Thank you for both replies!! https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/10-new-orleans/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaxsMama Posted March 31, 2019 #6 Share Posted March 31, 2019 10 hours ago, Saint Greg said: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/10-new-orleans/ Thanks! Didn't even know this existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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