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Thanks for the info, everyone! I hate to pay more for something as boring as parking, but I think in this case it might be worth it for us. We'll be trying to get home as quickly as possible so we can all get some sleep before Easter the next morning. And somehow in all of my research (I love planning for and reading anything travel related) I missed that the Fulton garage doesn't open until 12:30. How did I miss that? I selected the earliest check in time available (10:30), so late parking won't work unless we change our plans. Looks like port parking will be best for us. Thanks again!

We are cruising out of New Orleans for the first time in April. I was originally planning to park at the Fulton Garage in order to save some money, but now I’m wondering if we wouldn’t be better to park at the terminal. Once we get off the ship, we will have a 13 hour drive home. If we park at the terminal, will we be able to get on the road more quickly than if we park at the Fulton Garage? Does parking at Fulton require quite a bit more time waiting for a shuttle, riding the shuttle, retrieving your car? Is it a lot faster to park at the terminal, walk off the ship, into your car and hit the road? We'll be returning to port on Saturday April 15th, cruising with Carnival if that makes a difference. Since we’ve never sailed out of New Orleans before, I really don’t know what to expect. Thanks for your thoughts!