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Make sure you bring the receipt they will send in email. That's what you need to get into the garage apparently. I was not sure which of the emails was the actual receipt, so I printed them all, about 4 pages, and will have that on my car's dashboard when I arrive in New Orleans. This is a very good price; I hope the garage is as nice as it sounds on their webpage......😗 The papework did not indicate, but we can either drop the bags off at the (RCI) terminal then go to the garage, or simply take them with us on the shuttle from the garage to the terminal. We will probably do the first so we don't have to manage the bags on the shuttle, at least going to the terminal on the day our ship departs. Doug

Ya got me, Dorothy. Weird. I booked the Fulton place in my post above. It's not very close to the terminal, but has a shuttle and the price for a covered spot was under $125. Doug

I just booked here: https://neworleansparking.com/reservation. There are several lots listed at that page, so choose carefully, some are covered, some are not, some are not for cruise passengers, etc. I booked the covered Fulton garage, 901 Convention Center Blvd. Cost is $120.50, pay now, refundable less $5 up to 48 hours before your scheduled arrival time. They have a shuttle between the parking garage and the cruise terminal. Doug

WOW! Already? I have a cruise booked for min-October 2024, and had not even thought about reserving the lot. BTW, when we took our last cruise from NOLA last October, the the "Whale Lot" was still being used. No idea if it is still. There are many places to park in NOLA for cruises I hear, but I have only used the Whale Lot about a dozen times, and the new lot (Hilton Hotel garage) once. Please post what you find as I may be booking right after you!😎 Doug UPDATE - I just now tried to book the Hilton garage for dates in July and October 2024, and for March 2025, and get the same error message. I wonder if their computer is down or something right now? I'd suggest trying again in a day or two.

Apparently no one paid any attention to the above. The NOLA Whale Lot was still being used by many cruisers as of 10 March 2024. However, the 100 Poydras Garage, which is actually the Hilton Hotel garage, was a fine place I used. Covered parking, more secure than the Whale lot. Doug

Very irritating that the purser's office insisted the time would not change at 0200 on arrival day. I asked several at the desk the night before; none simply responded "Yes, we are sailing from from ET to CT but there is a DST change resulting in clocks not needing to be reset". I wish cruises on similar itineraries would simply stick with the departing port's time zone; forget about local time, stick with the ship's time.I found it irritating to change the clocks by only an hour so many times on a 7 days cruise.

If it makes you feel any better, I bought 100 shares of CCL for the OBC benefit back when it was trading for over $60.😳 Do the math, I'm too depressed over that acquisition..................😭 Doug

I looked it up at the hotel's web page: Parking On-Site Parking Available Guests may park in the covered self-park garage attached to hotel for $40 per day. Over-sized vehicles, bus, or RV parking available in the adjacent outdoor lot at additional cost, not affiliated with the hotel. Cost: $40 USD Ouch, that would be $280 for the week, about $100 more than I'm paying near the dock. I think I'll stick with my regular plan; drive 5 hours from home to Hammond LA on Saturday, then drive the rest of the way (90 minutes or so) to the parking area near the dock. Doug

You were able to park there for $30 total for a 7 night cruise? If so, that's a REAL bargain! Doug

What do/did they charge for parking? Parking near the port is not inexpensive. Doug

HA, we're not quite that desperate.....yet!😎

BINGO!🤑 Sad but true. When a company produces more product that it can sell (100% occupancy), there is little reason to change anything to make the product more attractive to potential customers. Basic economics. We too have been cruising for a long time, over 30 years in our case, and we still love it, but occasionally I wonder if we ought to continue. My poor wife will be very disappointed if there are no triangular "hash browns" on our cruise next month.😪 I can hold out a little longer as long as they continue to have excellent croissants.😎 Doug

We're cruising soon. Those triangular "hash browns" are one of the top three thing my wife loves about cruising. For me, it's the wonderful croissants; love 'em! Doug

Not sure what FAS is? Don't need to reply, I'm quitting this thread, it's gotten nuts!😜 Looking forward to cruising NCL, no matter how or when I pay! Doug

I'd be quite pleased if cruise lines would improve the value for us passengers, but I don't have that much faith it them. Good for Toyota. I did not know that, never had a Toyota car/truck. Glad someone does good just to do good! Doug

As others have probably said, I had to pay gratuities on the drinks and specialty dining package. Yes, that I would have to is buried somewhere in the contract or elsewhere, but I still think it's sneaky the way NCL does it. Doesn't bother me anymore, I know I will be charged that unless I have my TA get me the prince including those gratuities and putting that info on my invoice. Doug

Correct, except I'd replace "may not be" with "WILL not be". Why would cruise lines do anything to increase our value when the ships are full as it is? Economics 101 folks, supply and demand. Doug

Yep, when I get a quote for an NCL cruise which includes those package, I ALWAYS verify the price include EVERYTHING. I was stung once by NCL also, but no more! Doug

Thank you! Doug

I am old....old, old school! Never leave anything on an electronic device if it's possible to print. Only exceptions for cruises are those 15 page insurance documents and the like! Doug

Thanks to all you kind folks who replied. I did call NCL, they answered quickly, and the agent said the records showed we were both checked in, and to try to print the documents tomorrow. I was amazed someone answered the phone so quickly! Ha, if you think NCL has a corner on goofiness, you are so very wrong!😎 I would not even know where to begin to describe the issues I've had with Princess, HAL and Celebrity. 😁 Doug

It's 21 days until we sail. Everything is done online, NCL.com even says we're both checked in, but I cannot print eDoc/boarding passes. Below is the note that keeps popping up. I have no idea what a "Booksafe Travel Protection and other add-ins" are. She does not have her own NCL login ID. I completed not adding any of the extras such as travel insurance, more Wifi, drinks, etc for myself. However, when I check her in, the ability to check "No" or whatever is not there. Anyone know the secret to getting eDocs? I plan to call NCL tomorrow, but do not look forward to spending a couple of hours on hold.😳 Doug

We cruise to Coz often, probably 15 times in the last 20 years; usually in early-mid March and or mid October. We have never failed to dock at Cozumel in those years, but probably failed to dock at Costa Maya around 40% of the time. That port is very open to the ocean/winds as you know. Glad you did get to spend the afternoon in Coz, one of our favorite ports. Doug

Apparently even with OBC, we cannot cannot book specialty before boarding if we only want to book using that OBC. Kinda sucks IMO. 😩 Doug

MDR reservations or specialty dining reservations? If the latter, did you use OBC or your credit card? Doug