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If you are not staying at that hotel and they are doing you a solid I would tip when you drop off and when you pick up. The tip on the front end might be what gets it done in the first place.

From a tourism standpoint it's not dead smack in the middle of everything like some other hotels are but you aren't far off. I've not stayed there but been by it-- it looks like a Soviet era bunker from the outside but is much nicer on the inside. 20-30 minute walk to Harrods and Knightsbridge. Similar walk to Kensington Palace. Right near Natural History Museum and V&A Museum. You're not too far from two of my favorite pubs in town-- The Nags Head on Kinnerton St (which is one of the few independent pubs left-- you'll understand what I mean when you get there) and The Grenadier which are close to each other. Things like the Buckingham Palace, West End, Tower of London etc are a taxi or tube trip. You are right near Gloucester Road tube stop so easy access there.

Up to $1000 take a look at the St Regis at 55th and 5th. Overall my favorite luxury hotel in town through experience-- blends old New York with updated features in the room. The King Cole Bar off the lobby screams New York and the food in the hotel, room service in particular, is very good. It's part of Marriott Bonvoy so you can either earn a ton of points or actually use points if you want to drill the cost down a bit but most of the time their entry room will fit into a $1000 a night budget. Its in midtown so a very short ride over to the MCT and sometimes they'll even take you for free in the Bentley house car. The Pendry Manhattan West is also very good-- a lot less grand than the St Regis but nice in an understated way and usually a little less expensive. The Park Hyatt is also very nice if a little stark. Although they fit in your budget The Plaza I think comes across very cold and the Mandarin Oriental is in major need of a refurb-- would stay away from those. The Ritz Carlton on Central Park is nice but the St Regis, for basically the same amount of money, is much nicer.

Still doesn't add up. Not sure why anyone would get in a random car when the Uber app clearly shows the license plate, driver name, and type and color of the car you are supposed to be in as well as its exact location. Just a trade group trying to cause a small panic for their own gain.

No downtown hotels have airport shuttles. Uber/Lyft are super easy and quick. The top Marriott hotels in Boston are the Ritz-Carlton and The Liberty Hotel. Both are on the expensive side but can be booked with Bonvoy points. Ritz is on Boston Public Garden and the Liberty Hotel has a neat location in Beacon Hill and was the former Charles Street Jail. The Marriott Long Wharf has a great location on the water but can be VERY overpriced for what it is-- it can be nearly as expensive as the Ritz and not even close to as nice. Then you have the Marriott and Westin in Copley which are both big convention hotels but well located and you can get decent rates. Also the W on the edge of Chinatown which is walkable to most things but not my favorite location. The Westin in Seaport is a big modern convention hotel-- not a great location for touring. Then you have a bunch of Courtyards and Residence Inns scattered around town. If you are trying to see Boston, staying at the airport isn't a great spot to do it. Plus there aren't any great Marriott options at the airport-- mostly Hiltons.

You do not need to prearrange an Uber-- you can call one in the app when you get there. This is clearly by a trade group trying to defend their turf. You shouldn't accept a solicitation in the parking lot but calling an Uber or Lyft in the app is perfectly legal.

Uber or Lyft, Blacklane, or Carmel/Dial7. All work. I wouldn't take a taxi from LaGuardia-- you dont have the flat rate protection you do from JFK. Uber/Lyft/Dial7/Carmel are all going to pull from the same group of drivers/cars (although you can request less expensive UberX or Lyft if you don't want a black car). Blacklane will be of the higher end quality of anything on this list.

You aren't going to have too much of an issue with traffic on a Saturday (compared to the weekdays) and 2pm is very, very doable.

We need more info. There are three ports in New York: Cape Liberty in Bayonne, NJ, the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, and the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. What's your budget? Something nice can mean something that's $400-500 a night for a 4 star or $1000+ per night for a 5 star in Manhattan.

Don't overthink Newport- it's pretty small and easily navigated by foot or by Uber. Zero need for a cruise excursion here.

If you don't want to go into New York proper for the night to be a tourist I would second Jersey City-- plenty of restaurants and bars to walk around to for dinner and a nice waterfront overlooking Manhattan. The Hyatt Regency would be my Jersey City pick. Also worth considering is Hoboken is just a little bit further and has a very nice W Hotel and a neighborhoody downtown to walk around in that's a little less corporate high rise than Jersey City. Alternatively if you just want a place to sleep for the night and places to walk around to are not important, one of the Newark Airport hotels would do fine and you are still an easy Uber/Lyft ride to the pier the next day. Word of advice-- the taxis in this part of New Jersey are generally awful, old, and obnoxiously expensive for what they are. Would highly recommend using Uber or Lyft.

Boatload is correct. The Ritz Reserve Dorado was close to 200,000 points a night for their basic accommodation (or $1600 per night if you paid for it which we did not) and the rooms you really want with the private plunge pools go for 300,000 Bonvoy points a night. As a comparison the always very expensive St Regis in New York is usually about half that at 100,000 and the St Regis Bahia Beach on the other side of San Juan is usually in the 80k Bonvoy points per night range. The Ritz Reserve Dorado is a spectacular property but it isn't for the faint of heart (even using points).

We use an app called Blacklane. Extremely reliable and easy to use in Italy. They serve as an aggregator of smaller black car companies. Cars are always of a much higher quality an an Uber and the price is locked in when you book, includes all fees and gratuities, and all payments and communication are done through the app. Super easy and has become our go to when in Italy and elsewhere in Europe.

Not in downtown proper. You can ask if you can book a day room. I even looked on ResortPass which has downtown hotel day passes in major cities (Washington and Philadelphia) but none listed in Baltimore which makes me think you're out of luck here. Most nicer hotels will store your bags for a few hours if you buy lunch or a drink there and tip the bellman well but won't give you access to facilities. The top two I would personally want to do this at would be first the Sagamore Pendry or the Four Seasons-- but neither is in the Inner Harbor.

I've had a Zoom video call on Verizon (not on wifi) sitting on the ship with zero issue.

Assuming you do make it in at 10:30-- a delay or ground stop can be an issue here-- you should be able to make it downtown by 2:30. Personally would take Uber. Same day is always a risk.

It's a waste of money if you are near a taxi rank in the Dockyard or at a hotel in Hamilton etc. But Hitch is a lifesaver when you want to get off the beaten path or need to come back from somewhere like this example. Added benefit is you can pay with your credit card through the app so it can also save you from having to carry around a lot of cash.

It’s a very short Uber ride from the dock.

Agree. I would have said Maui if they were stopping there but I would hit Waikiki when you're in Honolulu.

The best way to do it is use a a bank's (vs 3rd party) ATM in the terminal upon landing. Buying CAD ahead of time in the US you will needlessly pay more with less competitive exchange rates at banks (they have to make some money on the spread). The best conversion rate will be at a Canadian Bank's atm. There are Royal Bank of Canada ATM's in Vancouver Airport which will get the job done.

I would prob do Monday to try and avoid Cape traffic. People usually go down on Thursday/Friday and come back Sunday night or Monday morning.

As others have said it is still running. But I believe (and not 100% certain) that it does in fact run on Sundays when an NCL ship is in port. The one that doesn't run on Sundays is the public Orange ferry line. Double check me here with NCL.

Actually if anything it might keep places open a little later than they normally would be and could be to your advantage.

Either of those work. We've used an app called Blacklane which is essentially a much more higher end version Uber that only deals with top chauffeur services and pairs you with them through the app which unlike Uber is scheduled in advance on the app. It includes all taxes and gratuities too. I think our trip from The Savoy to the dock in Southampton was $210 pounds all in. Highly recommend.

The easiest way would be to split the group into 2 Ubers (I think UberXL is only up to 6 passengers).