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I'm in Boston twice a month for work and frankly couldn't justify it unless I have the corporate rate I have. As an example tonight the Fairmont Copley Plaza is $736 a night on their website for a standard King room including tax. This is not a 5 star hotel. The Newbury is $1049 tonight, the Westin Copley is $649, the Sheraton is $686 all in. This is a random Wednesday in September. This doesn't even take into account the truly 5 star options which are all in excess of $1200 a night tonight. Boston has an obnoxiously high priced hotel market mostly year round.

Oft asked and discussed on here-- never can predict sea conditions. You're in the middle of the Pacific in open water-- anything from smooth seas to rough can happen. Temps will be similar to LA and can be cooler in the mornings/evenings. Average temps in LA are low 70s that time of year. The day or two before arriving in Hawaii it will warm up a bit into the 80s. None of this can be predicted though-- it will be some shade of the above.

BDA Water Sports near Somerset Bridge-- not far from the Dockyard. We've used them for Boston Whaler rentals (which is fun if you want to see a bit more than you can in a kayak) but they also rent kayaks and provide suggested routes.

At Quai 22 you are right in city-- I have never waited more than 10 minutes for an Uber in Quebec City and I'm there several times a year. If you are docking where I think you are it's a very short walk.

That's sort of what I was suggesting-- you can rent one car vs having to rent in both Kauai and Oahu.

Waikiki is the way to go here-- WAY more to see/do/eat for visitors and a much nicer beach than Ala Moana. There are bus stops along Ala Moana Blvd right outside the port that head to Waikiki. It's also a very short and inexpensive Uber ride which will most likely be a lot faster. Tons of options for lunch along Waikiki. Mai Tai Bar at The Royal Hawaiian is a favorite spot. Duke's Waikiki is a very popular casual spot overlooking the beach. There are options at the Moana Surfrider. Even more casual options just a block or two off the beach. For drinks later in the day it's hard to beat House Without a Key at the Halekulani Hotel.

So just to clarify-- I said that renting a car would be the best option should you choose to drive out of town to Kuoloa Ranch. If you were planning on staying in Waikiki or greater Honolulu avoid renting a car at all costs. I do stand by what I said in that you can have a very similar experience to Kuoloa Ranch in Kauai and personally that would be where I would do it because there is far less to do there than in Honolulu. There are Avis counters at both the Sheraton Waikiki and the International Marketplace a bit down the street which I have used on numerous occasions. You are correct that the satellite rental locations have weird hours-- the trick is to rent for a 24 hour period and make sure that your pickup and 24 hour late drop off times are within their operating hours. Both locations have an after hours key drop so you can return the car early. Doing that should show you availability online-- if your return time is after their closing time it will show no availability. If it still doesn't work for some reason you can always just call them.

Agreed but that's usually 15 minutes before for most airlines. I think they can make it in this scenario, and maybe even with some time to spare, but just need to know that there are risks to it vs the later flight which would be easy.

Yes-- order when off the ship. Ubers are plentiful and reasonably quick. There is an area there in front of the terminal building you can get picked up at if memory serves. This is a VERY short ride-- I doubt any traditional company would take this as a prearranged booking. Like literally a 5 minute drive. Prebooking an Uber will always be much more expensive than calling one in the moment. Just call one when you get off the ship.

It's possible but it's also a calculated risk. You're about a half hour door to door without any traffic and can be more depending on if its a weekday or weekend. If the ship is on time (assuming it's scheduled to arrive 6-7am), you're one of the first off the ship with self disembark, and can get into a car quickly you should be ok. But just realize that the 2:30 flight is what the cruise line thinks you should take and the 10:30 flight you are taking a risk if something goes sideways like the ship being late, taking extra time to clear immigration, substantial traffic, etc.

I wouldn't rely on a taxi-- Uber/Lyft are going to be your best/most reliable options.

I believe it's in the outer harbor area-- lets your ship get in and out more quickly. Ships that are flipping over use the World Cruise Center further in. But agree that it's confusing. The main berths are 92/93 and they go down as you get closer to the open water. It's an industrial part of the port so I wouldn't count on many shoreside services. Whether there is a shuttle or not will be up to your ship and I would direct the question there. SS Lane Victory is right there and is delightful-- fully functioning WW2 Victory Ship. USS Iowa is not far either back towards the main cruise port area. Lane Victory could be walkable-- Iowa and the World Cruise Center I would say would not be walkable or advised to try. I was able to drive to the Lane Victory when I visited a couple months ago so in theory you would be able to get an Uber from your berth without an issue to go anywhere in LA you wanted to if there wasn't a shuttle for some reason. If you didn't want to do anything in LA proper that day you also could take the Catalina Express to Avalon which departs near the WCC.

I believe most of the shuttles like SuperShuttle got wiped out during the pandemic and have not come back to San Pedro. Easiest and simplest is going to be Uber or Lyft direct to LAX. 1030 departure is quite a bit earlier than most recommend from LAX for a San Pedro arrival so you really need to be conscious of time-- even if a shared shuttle were available the amount of extra time it can take vs a private car wouldn't be worth it when you have this tight of a connection.

Sundays should be quieter later on. Anytime I've gone by myself it's pretty quick. Even if there is a small line they'll pluck a single out of it to fill a single spot.

Georges Bank is off Massachusetts and local to Boston. The scallops from there are considered a delicacy and they are quite good.