HOSKI Posted April 16, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Who has used a rental car in NOLA? We are staying 2 nights post-cruise and will need an agency that picks up at the pier or is walking distance and that we can drop at the airport. Found some but still looking for good pricing. Fascination 1997 Destiny 2000 Victory 2000 Sensation 2001 Norway 2002 Legend 2002 NCL Dawn 2003 Inspiration 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwinfl91 Posted April 16, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Depending on what you plan on doing with your two days in New Orleans you may not want a rental car. If you are staying in the city parking is very expensive and hard to find and traffic is terrible. The French Quarter and the Garden District, via the St Charles trolly, are both very walkable places as is the riverwalk area. There are a variety of tour companies that can take you to the plantations outside of town for a half or full day tour. When we go to New Orleans we have already stayed in or very near the Quarter and parked the car for whole visit. Anyway that my two cents on driving in New Orleans. Have a great cruise. HAL Noordam 3/97 West Carib Hal Westerdam 12/97 East Carib HAL Veendam 11/98 East Carib Hal Zaandam 12/00 South Carib HAL Veendam 10/01 Panama Canal RCCL Enchantment 09/02 W.Carib Costa Atlantica 12/02 E.Carib HAL Noordam 03/03 S.Carib Golden Princess 07/03 Med Celebrity Zenith 12/03 W.Carib HAL Maasdam 05/04 Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSKI Posted April 16, 2004 Author #3 Share Posted April 16, 2004 We are staying out a ways because we have a little one and also my husband thinks we have time to go exploring elsewhere in two days. I tried to go for downtown and no rental but we are doing it his way. Fascination 1997 Destiny 2000 Victory 2000 Sensation 2001 Norway 2002 Legend 2002 NCL Dawn 2003 Inspiration 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted April 16, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Fulton St. Garage/Hertz Rental is located a little less than 3 blocks from the pier. They have a complimentary shuttle from the pier to there. You could rent the car there and then turn it in at the airport. If you use Hertz, your husband could take the shuttle, get the car, and come back for you and the little one. That way, you wouldn't have to deal with all the luggage on the shuttle. Festivale 1987 Carnivale 1988 Mardi Gras 1989 Pacific Princess 1990 Norway 1994 Holiday 2001 Holiday 2002 Holiday 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSKI Posted April 16, 2004 Author #5 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Cotton You are so sweet. I knew you'd have the answer. Did you come up with any ideas on the gift delivery places yet? Fascination 1997 Destiny 2000 Victory 2000 Sensation 2001 Norway 2002 Legend 2002 NCL Dawn 2003 Inspiration 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tclowe Posted April 17, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Hi, Hoski: Cotton is right. Hertz is your best bet. I am e-mailing from my hotel in New Orleans right now (free High speed internet). This has been a fantastic first day in Nawlins for us. We rented a Hertz full-size car yesterday (with Costco discount and an upgrade to mini SUV) we are paying $19.99 per day (exclud. taxes & etc) This is convenient and a good deal for us because there are 4 adults and 1 child (plus a ton of luggage). We were at the first day of French Quarter Festival today. Parked at a lot on North Rampart, about 3 short blocks from Bourbon Street, on the edge of the French Quarter (okay in the daylight, but pretty empty in the evening) for $10 all day. (They charge $5 all day on the weekday). We will be renting again post-cruise. Post more questions and I will try to help with replies after our post-cruise experience. We can't wait to board the Conquest on Sunday. Cynthia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSKI Posted April 18, 2004 Author #7 Share Posted April 18, 2004 Cynthia How did you contact Hertz for the rental? I have been going thru the online and haven't gotten a price nearly as good. I am not a Costco member (we don't have them here) but I do have AAA and Sam's club. Fascination 1997 Destiny 2000 Victory 2000 Sensation 2001 Norway 2002 Legend 2002 NCL Dawn 2003 Inspiration 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted April 19, 2004 #8 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Hi again Hoski. About the deliveries, I couldn't find that post again, so couldn't answer you. Frustrating to lose a thread. Anyhoo, I contacted both of the places I was thinking of, and neither deliver to the cruise ships any longer. They both said they had made deliveries that never ended up in correct cabins, so they just quit. Sorry. I tried. Festivale 1987 Carnivale 1988 Mardi Gras 1989 Pacific Princess 1990 Norway 1994 Holiday 2001 Holiday 2002 Holiday 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSKI Posted April 19, 2004 Author #9 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Thanks Cotton, I got one to deliver the birthday basket and soda but no adult beverages. Fascination 1997 Destiny 2000 Victory 2000 Sensation 2001 Norway 2002 Legend 2002 NCL Dawn 2003 Inspiration 2003 Victory 2004 Holiday 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tclowe Posted May 1, 2004 #10 Share Posted May 1, 2004 Hi, Hoski: Just back from our trip to NO and from the Carnival Conquest. I still have the Costco code. You can send me an e-mail at tclowe@aol.com for the code. Cynthia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSKI Posted May 1, 2004 Author #11 Share Posted May 1, 2004 Basket company who said they would take care of daughter's basket and my soda has not gotten back to me so now I'm scared to deal with them. Fascination 1997 Destiny 2000 Victory 2000 Sensation 2001 Norway 2002 Legend 2002 NCL Dawn 2003 Inspiration 2003 Victory 2004 Holiday 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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