CJPrincess Posted August 29, 2023 #1 Share Posted August 29, 2023 I usually travel out of Galveston and drive to port. However, this trip I have to fly to Long Beach for the cruise to Hawaii. I am flying in the day before because we have all heard those horror stories of delayed flights. So I will need to get a ride from Airport to hotel, hotel to ship the next day and then port to airport upon return. I don't travel without my car often so I don't know which is better, Uber, Lyft or cab. What is your experience and advice. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john91498 Posted August 29, 2023 #2 Share Posted August 29, 2023 I usually use Uber because I feel their app is the easiest to use. Not sure if you've been to Long Beach before, but there's only 1 way in and 1 way out. It gets pretty busy with folks dropping people off for embarkation and people picking up after a cruise. So, the line getting into the port can get long. Also, not sure why some GPS units do this, but it can send you to downtown Long Beach. Instead, have your drive follow the signs that say "Cruise Terminal" Have a good cruise 🙂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted August 29, 2023 #3 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Check both Uber and Lyft before booking one. Check with your hotel, they may have a paid shuttle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ncovert Posted August 29, 2023 #4 Share Posted August 29, 2023 1 hour ago, CJPrincess said: I usually travel out of Galveston and drive to port. However, this trip I have to fly to Long Beach for the cruise to Hawaii. I am flying in the day before because we have all heard those horror stories of delayed flights. So I will need to get a ride from Airport to hotel, hotel to ship the next day and then port to airport upon return. I don't travel without my car often so I don't know which is better, Uber, Lyft or cab. What is your experience and advice. TIA Uber would be our preferd choice. Any of the three will do the trick. Do you have your heart set on a particular hotel? The Queen Mary and Hotel Maya are both in walking distance of the port for the next morning. Also a number of hotels will offer a free shuttle from the hotel to the port, although then you will be on their schedule. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezal Posted August 29, 2023 #5 Share Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) depending on where your hotel is located, consider Long Beach Transit Passport bus https://ridelbt.com/passport/ https://ridelbt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Passport.pdf Edited August 29, 2023 by weezal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted August 29, 2023 #6 Share Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) For ship to airport at end of cruise, you can also do the ship transfer. Likely not the least expensive but it'll be the easiest to do. Edited August 29, 2023 by Haljo1935 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted August 30, 2023 #7 Share Posted August 30, 2023 13 hours ago, Haljo1935 said: For ship to airport at end of cruise, you can also do the ship transfer. Likely not the least expensive but it'll be the easiest to do. I prefer the return ship transfer. There is so much chaos, it is just easier to find clearly marked buses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJPrincess Posted August 30, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Thank you all for your information. I will look into Uber since that seems to be the preferred. I did look into Queen Mary and Hotel Maya but they were booked up already. That is good to know that it gets crowded down at the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttycat76 Posted September 4, 2023 #9 Share Posted September 4, 2023 On 8/29/2023 at 4:21 PM, CJPrincess said: I usually travel out of Galveston and drive to port. However, this trip I have to fly to Long Beach for the cruise to Hawaii. I am flying in the day before because we have all heard those horror stories of delayed flights. So I will need to get a ride from Airport to hotel, hotel to ship the next day and then port to airport upon return. I don't travel without my car often so I don't know which is better, Uber, Lyft or cab. What is your experience and advice. TIA Does your hotel offer a pickup shuttle from the airport to the hotel? We stay at Holiday Inn and they have a free shuttle. We also fly in the night before. We take Uber from the hotel to the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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