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LAX HOTEL (NEAR SHIPS SAILING)
Sorry second posting but no reply;
I just signed on for a Cruise leaving Los Angles March 8, 2006, 34 days to NYC via the tip of South America, on the new Queen Mary 2. I am some what experienced cruiser, but would like to know of a place close to the port in Los Angles, what kind of area might be a good hotel located? How to get from LAX to hotel, or ???. I am not familiar with the area at all |
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Cruiser Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 55 Leave car at San Pedro pier or hotel near by. HELP please. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Need some help. We are traveling by car from Nothern California next month. Should we leave our car at the San Pedro pier or book at hotel nearby the night before and leave it at the hotel. Is the San Pedro pier safe to leave your car for a week? Anyone know the price difference. All suggestions welcomed. Thanks so much in advance!! blueladybug View Public Profile Find all posts by blueladybug Add blueladybug to Your Buddy List #2 April 4th, 2005, 02:25 AM suziehmkr Cool Cruiser Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CA Posts: 827 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello! When we cruise, I book hotel stays the night before that will let us leave our car. Since I would never plan to fly or drive on the actual cruise day, this works out good for us. For San Diego it was awesome. We have a package reserved at the Sheraton in San Pedro for $149 which includes parking. Since our cruise is 15 nights, this is a bargain compared to what we would pay for hotel & parking seperately. You can do a search for San Pedro on the Hotels Pre & Post Cruise boards and you will find tons of information. suziehmkr View Public Profile Find all posts by suziehmkr Add suziehmkr to Your Buddy List #3 April 4th, 2005, 04:26 PM zuscruiserz Cool Cruiser Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 142 San Pedro -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are staying the night before at the Holiday Inn San Pedro - $149.00 for the park & cruise pkg, and their parking lot is monitored via video cameras. This is a bargain for a hotel in the area, as parking at the dock is $10.00 or $11.00 per day. Dock parking is very secure tho, we have done it many times. They lock your car inside a chain-link fence for the length of the cruise (with others who are taking the same cruise). BTW, blueladybug, we are taking the May 8 Mexican Riviera Cruise aboard the Vision - are you? If so, hope to see you there! laurie zuscruiserz View Public Profile Find all posts by zuscruiserz Add zuscruiserz to Your Buddy List #4 April 5th, 2005, 04:19 AM blueladybug Cool Cruiser Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurie, we will be on the vision on the 8th too!! There will be 9 of us. My family of 4 (kids ages almost 4 and 7), my sister and family (nephew age 3) and my parents. How many of you are going? Our first time on the Vision and cruising with our kids. Pam blueladybug View Public Profile Find all posts by blueladybug Add blueladybug to Your Buddy List #5 April 5th, 2005, 02:16 PM mcarnett Cool Cruiser Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brea, CA Posts: 257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since we live in the area, we always park at the pier. We have done this 8 times so far and have never had a problem. Cost is now $11.00 per day or $77.00 for a 7 day cruise. You can pay by cash or Credit card, no checks! They have a shuttle that goes between the parking lot and the pier. Mike mcarnett View Public Profile Find all posts by mcarnett Add mcarnett to Your Buddy List #6 April 6th, 2005, 05:16 PM zuscruiserz Cool Cruiser Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 142 Blueladybug -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorry it took so long to reply, our family of four is going on this cruise, myself, DH, DD's ages 15 and 11 (who will turn 12 aboard ship). We all can't wait! Did the docu-dance yesterday (cruise documents were on the porch when I got home) - DH and I made the girls dance with their boarding documents in hand, otherwise you can't go onboard (well, you can, but mom and dad would make them dance when we go onboard the ship!!! Our teen would have been SO embarrassed!!!). We will sign up for the meet & greet, and see you there! Laurie zuscruiserz View Public Profile Find all posts by zuscruiserz Add zuscruiserz to Your Buddy List #7 April 7th, 2005, 10:58 PM candigirl41 Cool Cruiser Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Calif. USA Posts: 204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have stayed at the Best Western Sunrise 3 times. Very good rates and you can walk to ports of call and restruants. Candi candigirl41 View Public Profile Find all posts by candigirl41 Add candigirl41 to Your Buddy List #8 April 8th, 2005, 09:27 PM AUNTDEBBA Cool Cruiser Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Shearaton also lets you park and shuttles you to the port and then picks you up after. There is also a great restaurant Acapulco's right on the water that is only a couple blocks walk. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Whidbey Island WA Posts: 86 Getting from LAX to Port of Los Angeles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any tips on getting from LAX to Port of Los Angeles -- are we safe with flight arriving at LAX at 1:10 p.m. for a cruise that sails at 4:00 p.m.? Has anyone used a cab or their cruise line's transfer service, and what are your opinions? Xoe View Public Profile Find all posts by Xoe Add Xoe to Your Buddy List #2 April 7th, 2004, 11:45 PM SoccerMom#3 Cool Cruiser Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 343 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'd be interested in this info also. Thanks 7/11 Pride Cruise http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/c...mezone=GMT-0800 SoccerMom#3 View Public Profile Find all posts by SoccerMom#3 Add SoccerMom#3 to Your Buddy List #3 April 7th, 2004, 11:47 PM GayleErmer Cool Cruiser Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Hudsonville, MI Posts: 32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We used SuperShuttle vans for our recent cruise on the Diamond Princess. I made reservations over the internet, but I'm not sure they were even necessary. We arrived in LAX at 11:00 pm the night before our cruise (due to a missed connection) and walked out to the shared ride van area outside the terminal to catch the shuttle, and arrived at our hotel (Sheraton San Pedro) by midnight. The cost was $33 for two people one way. We also used them from the ship back to LAX after our cruise (same price). Gayle Celebrity Galaxy 03/1999 Diamond Princess 03/2004 GayleErmer View Public Profile Find all posts by GayleErmer Add GayleErmer to Your Buddy List #4 April 8th, 2004, 12:27 AM babykates Cool Cruiser Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Xoe, your time-table sounds dangerously close! Gayle's drive took an hour when there was NO traffic. Can you get an earlier flight? Gayle - can you tell me about the Sheraton's shuttle? We are supposed to take it back after our cruise...will it be at the pier waiting for us (is it easy to find?), or do we need to call? Thanks. babykates View Public Profile Find all posts by babykates Add babykates to Your Buddy List #5 April 8th, 2004, 09:42 AM GayleErmer Cool Cruiser Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Hudsonville, MI Posts: 32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Babykates, Sorry - can't help you with Sheraton shuttle info on the return side. We only used it to get from the hotel to pier. Gayle Celebrity Galaxy 03/1999 Diamond Princess 03/2004 GayleErmer View Public Profile Find all posts by GayleErmer Add GayleErmer to Your Buddy List #6 April 8th, 2004, 03:53 PM SharB Cool Cruiser Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Ridgecrest, CA USA Posts: 213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Babykates, The Sheraton shuttle will keep circulating from the ship to the hotel. When we left the ship, the crowd to the hotel was too big for us to get on and we ended up having to wait until the shuttle came back. At that point, they were actually dropping off people at the pier for the NEXT cruise. SharB View Public Profile Find all posts by SharB Add SharB to Your Buddy List #7 April 8th, 2004, 05:16 PM trinidad Cool Cruiser Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northern Calif. Posts: 39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Having lived in LA for 30 years, I agree your schedule is too tight. The 405 can get bottlenecked very easily and, at best, is a horrible freeway. You need an earlier flight. Sepulveda is an alternative street to the port but not the fastest either. sun cruiser trinidad View Public Profile Find all posts by trinidad Add trinidad to Your Buddy List #8 April 9th, 2004, 01:35 AM mdchips Cool Cruiser Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Colorado Springs, CO, USA Posts: 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I fly a lot for business. Based on both my experiences with airlines and hearing about other people's experiences, I would never consider that tight of a schedule. Airlines experience many delays (both mechanical and weather) and baggage delays are even worse. On top of that, you add the variable of traffic in LA. Yuck. I am heading to LA in a few more days to cruise through the Panama Canal. I am flying in the day before. That way if there are any delays or baggage problems, I have one more day for things to catch up. I will be able to relax the night before, and then board the ship early. We have arrived at prior cruises shortly before departure. I am really looking forward to having extra time before the departure to explore the ship, unpack, and really enjoy the moment when the ship gets under way. We made our transport arrangements through www.xpressshuttle.com. The price was good (I think it was around $40 for two people in an SUV). It is not a shared ride so it costs a little more but we will not be waiting for anyone else. Mike mdchips View Public Profile Visit mdchips's homepage! Find all posts by mdchips Add mdchips to Your Buddy List #9 April 9th, 2004, 04:05 AM dien2cruize Cool Cruiser Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Culver City, California Posts: 128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The family and I took a trip down to Long Beach to see the Pride last weekend. It took us less than 30 minutes to get there. Freeway was wide open! Having said that, I would agree that is probably not to be counted on and I would try to get in earlier. Happy Cruzin' Linda Paradise 11/29/04 Inlaws 50th wedding anniversary http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/c...mezone=GMT-0800 Pride 5/29/05 Daughter's Sweet 16 http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/c...mezone=GMT-0800 dien2cruize View Public Profile Find all posts by dien2cruize Add dien2cruize to Your Buddy List #10 April 9th, 2004, 09:53 AM michcruisers Cool Cruiser Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canton, Michigan Posts: 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have to agree with others that the schedule is pretty tight for a 4 PM sailing. As for a cab, which will probably be the fastest, I took a cab last month from LAX to the port at San Pedro. It was approximately $50 plus tip. Not bad considering that there was almost no wait and I think we all know that the drivers are always in a hurry. We went on a Sunday so traffic was not too bad. I think it took a little over 30 minutes. Good luck! Tim Canton, Michigan http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/c...mezone=GMT-0400 Until the Carnival Paradise Sails Carnival Paradise July 2004 Vision of the Seas March 2004 Carnival Triumph June 2003 Brilliance of the Seas December 2002 Maasdam December 2001 Carnival Spirit May 2001 Sovereign of the Seas March 1998 michcruisers View Public Profile Find all posts by michcruisers Add michcruisers to Your Buddy List #11 April 15th, 2004, 08:09 PM stuartalt Cool Cruiser Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have you considered flying into Long Beach. There are now a couple airlines including Jet Blue flying there. ALso Orange County may have better times. stuartalt View Public Profile Find all posts by stuartalt Add stuartalt to Your Buddy List #12 April 17th, 2004, 06:22 PM wherenext Cool Cruiser Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Roy, Utah Posts: 59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is the Port of Los Angeles different then Long Beach? On the Diamond Princess it says Los Angeles (Long Beach) but on the Vision of the Seas it just says Los Angeles? Which airport would be the most convenient to fly into LAX or SNA? Thanks wherenext View Public Profile Find all posts by wherenext Add wherenext to Your Buddy List #13 April 17th, 2004, 07:01 PM wherenext Cool Cruiser Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Roy, Utah Posts: 59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I found the answer by searching the internet. Sorry wherenext View Public Profile Find all posts by wherenext Add wherenext to Your Buddy List #14 April 19th, 2004, 04:28 PM scsagh Cool Cruiser Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our experience was good on a Sunday, although we arrived into LAX around 10:00 a.m. A friend was circling the airport until we called him and told him we had our luggage. We were sitting in chairs waiting to board the ship after checking in at 11:10. The ship was not boarding until 11:30. At that time of the day on Sunday, traffic was free flowing. Don't know about later. We experienced the same kind of times (30 min.) when we returned to LAX by SuperShuttle. scsagh View Public Profile Find all posts by scsagh Add scsagh to Your Buddy List #15 May 18th, 2004, 03:01 AM heididun Cool Cruiser Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, I will be flying on Jet Blue into Long Beach aiport. I think Long Beach Airport is only about 7 miles from the Port of Los Angeles. How much should I expect to pay for cab fare. I got a shuttle quote for my family of 4 and it was $40.00 one way. That seemed kindof high considering that you could almost walk to the port. lol. heididun View Public Profile Find all posts by heididun Add heididun to Your Buddy List #16 May 18th, 2004, 08:04 AM dentalchic Cool Cruiser Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Tampa, FL Posts: 468 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OMGoodness...I didn't know that I could avoid LAX airport and fly into Long beach...wooo hooo...jet blue finally picked up service here in Boston and they have nonstops...I'm loving it. RCCL goes out of the San Pedro port...Carnival goes out of Long Beach...looking on the map...it doesn't look like San Pedro is that far. Am I right??? My first balcony on the Vision!!! 2/20/05 http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/c...mezone=GMT-0800 RCCL Majesty of the Seas - April 2004 Carnival Inspiration - June 2003 RCCL Monarch of the Seas - July 2002 dentalchic View Public Profile Find all posts by dentalchic Add dentalchic to Your Buddy List #17 May 18th, 2004, 03:09 PM heididun Cool Cruiser Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I think San Pedro is about seven miles from Long Beach Aiport. heididun View Public Profile Find all posts by heididun Add heididun to Your Buddy List #18 June 11th, 2004, 09:46 PM Xoe Cool Cruiser Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Whidbey Island WA Posts: 86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for all the helpful info. We've changed our flight so now it's too early instead of too late (limited choices using f.f. miles). Now we'll be at LAX at 8:30 a.m., half asleep probably, and twiddling our thumbs waiting for transportation to the ship! Tentatively, we'll use the cruise line's (NCL) transport, although I will check with Super Shuttle to see if it's a better deal. We might have been better off flying into Long Beach, but changing that now would cost some $$, and with the earlier time, it should all work, especially since it will be on a Saturday without heavy commute traffic. Colorado Jack wrote: Sorry second posting but no reply; I just signed on for a Cruise leaving Los Angles March 8, 2006, 34 days to NYC via the tip of South America, on the new Queen Mary 2. I am some what experienced cruiser, but would like to know of a place close to the port in Los Angles, what kind of area might be a good hotel located? How to get from LAX to hotel, or ???. I am not familiar with the area at all |
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Colorado Jack wrote:
Sorry second posting but no reply; I am some what experienced cruiser, but would like to know of a place close to the port in Los Angles, what kind of area might be a good hotel located? How to get from LAX to hotel, or ???. I am not familiar with the area at all There's a nice Sheraton in San Pedro, a few blocks from the cruise terminal and Ports O'Call Village. You can find other hotel options by doing an Expedia or Travelocity search, using San Pedro as the destination. The port's about 20 miles or so from the airport. Your best transportation choices are shuttle or taxi. There are only two shuttle services authorized to pick up at LAX: Prime Time Shuttle and Super Shuttle. You can get quotes for shared or private vans at their web sites, www.primetimeshuttle.com and www.supershuttle.com My personal preference would be to hop into a cab, though if you're traveling during rush hour, this could be expensive. How B |
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"Colorado Jack" wrote in message ... Sorry second posting but no reply; I just signed on for a Cruise leaving Los Angles March 8, 2006, 34 days to NYC via the tip of South America, on the new Queen Mary 2. I am some what experienced cruiser, but would like to know of a place close to the port in Los Angles, what kind of area might be a good hotel located? How to get from LAX to hotel, or ???. I am not familiar with the area at all As another poster suggested, search in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles. To find it on a map, look for the intersection of I-110 and CA 47 (it is at the south end of I-110). Another option that is nearby is Long Beach. It is about five miles east of San Pedro, but there are plenty of options there. To find it on a map, look for the southern end of I-710. -- I'm Tom Smith, and I approved this message. |
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