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To each their own-- they are making a fair buck off of you that way. Canadian currency isn't rocket science.

Its about an hour door to door to the airport at Athens from the port. 5am doesn't mean you are off at 5am. I would be personally be comfortable with a 10am flight, taking into account possible delays disembarking (carrying my own luggage off first) and then getting to the airport. Athens Airport isn't exactly a model of efficiency so you'll loose a little time there too. I would say just about anyone could make a noon flight to Milan without any issue.

Just go and use an ATM at an actual bank at your first port-- you'll get a MUCH better deal overall than you will exchanging anything onboard.

A favorite mall would be The Grove and the adjacent LA Farmers Market. The Grove is going to be a bit more upscale than an outlet mall (Nordstrom is the anchor store) but there are also mid level stores to shop at. Very atmospheric to walk around-- most of it is outside and sort of feels like an upscale theme park. The older Farmers Market thats adjacent is one of my favorite things to do in LA-- great food options at very reasonable prices. It will be a 20-30 minute Uber ride from a hotel at LAX. A few minutes away you have the Howard Hughes Center-- its been years since I've been there but from what I remember its a smaller, very run of the mill mall. Not sure what it has going for it these days. You could also Uber up to Santa Monica which is very pedestrian friendly and there are lots of shops and restaurants there.

Most QC cabs take credit card-- there are a few that don't and a few cranky drivers who can but still wont. I'm up there a couple times a year for business and just use Uber-- its easier and you don't have these questions. No you can't use USD-- you're in Canada-- but I'm sure a cab driver would be happy to take it 1:1 given how much you would get hosed in that transaction.

As Bruce said, no on this routing specifically from Kona but there are one way cruises from Honolulu that stop at various islands and then continues onto the West Coast (usually Vancouver but you can find a few that go to San Diego with a stop at Ensenada, Mexico to satisfy the US shipping laws). They also tend to be on the longer side-- 10-14 days.

I believe the concessions (in season until sometime in Oct) close around 6pm. If you are going later than that there is a chance the concessions may be closed completely. You can obviously linger on the beach as long as you want. The shuttles are dependent on demand and don't run on a schedule-- they leave when they fill up. If there aren't many people there, there won't be many shuttles. Never a problem in the summer but can be in the Fall. You can always hire a private taxi or use an app called Hitch if none are there for some reason. Quite easy and doable.

There's a nice coffee shop called Aficionado about a block from the terminal if you walk up 52nd St and make a left on 11th. About a 5 minute walk from the terminal depending on where you exit. Haven't been here post a cruise but did spend a some time there while a buddy waited for his car be ready at one of the nearby dealerships. Pleasant place to spend an hour or two.

I would do it as you were boarding the shuttle or just after you board it. It wont take very long and they will wait there for a little bit for you.

Was it a single masted one? If so I think it was the yacht M5-- shes actually still there apparently. She's the largest single masted sailing yacht but by no means the largest sailing yacht. https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/sailing-yacht-m5

Generally you can. Keep in mind there might be some in transit passengers that are doing a back to back (which I would guess is rare on the PoA but not impossible). Good recs. Keep in mind with the Iolani Palace you'll want to make plans ahead of time as the ticketing is timed and capacity controlled. Personally I would just take an Uber to Waikiki and walk along the beach and have a snack and some Mai Tais.

I was just about to chime in with what Scott said here-- there are shuttles to LAX-it. Essentially the same process you would have to go through with a shuttle to get to your rental car so either option has no real advantage over the other here. The only alternative, and this will be a bit more expensive, is to use UberBlack for your first ride only. This will allow them to pick you up curbside and not have to use the LAX-it lot.

This is too short of a ride for a car service-- it is slightly less than 10 minutes. No car service is going to do that or if they would they'll charge you a ton for it. Just use Uber or Lyft.

You are already incredibly close to the airport at the Intercontinental-- about 10 minutes in a car. Its right across the harbor. You could go stay physically at the airport at the Hyatt Regency or Hilton but neither of them are as nice of a hotel as the Intercontinental and frankly not much closer from a driving standpoint.

Its not enormous. If he is a fanatic I would say 2-3 hours would give you a very, very in depth experience. You could easily Uber doing all of it. I personally would not rent a car based on what you are describing.

You still might come out ahead cost wise overall. The other thing to consider is that Santa Monica is so walkable (as opposed to other places) so you certainly don't need a car to do anything within Santa Monica.

A lot to unpack here given its several scenarios. Given what you've said, if the only thing you want to do outside of Santa Monica is the Petersen Museum (which is a huge favorite of mine), just don't rent a car at all and Uber to Santa Monica on arrival and then Uber back and forth to the Petersen the day you want to visit. You'll save money that way vs paying for parking nightly at your hotel, paying for parking at the Petersen, gas, and rental costs. No sense renting a car just to do a quick trip to the Petersen and no stress having to drive. I've stopped renting cars on trips to LA that I stay in one area or don't have to move around much. UberX is quick, relatively inexpensive, and can provide a lot less stress not having to find parking. Again, a few options here depending on what you do or if you take my advice above. If you don't rent a car at all I still think you'll come out ahead cost wise even with the longer Uber ride down to San Pedro. If you do rent a car you can usually return the car after hours at most locations with a drop box for the keys-- just confirm. BUT, and you should check this, one way rentals like this can come with significant fees that might not be immediately apparent since you wouldnt be picking up and dropping off at LAX. That also might tip not renting a car at all and just Ubering over in terms of cost savings.

The Intercontinental Boston definitely has bell staff and a doorman on at 5am but I agree that Uber will be helpful at that hour.

Depending on the length of the back to back from Maryland, you might want to look at Amtrak as an option into Newark Penn Station and Uber over to Cape Liberty and just leave the car at home. Two round trip Amtrak Regional tickets and the Ubers would be a lot less than $30 a day for 14 days (assuming its a 14 day B2B).

It depends on the hotel or hotel brand. They're not required to offer day rooms at all so if its a busier season there might be little to no day room availability as they would rather sell the room for a night. As travel has picked up substantially, day room availability in general has plummeted. For an easy way to search a big brand the Marriott day use rate code is ZDY which you can search across all their brands in their app or website.

Do double check where in New York you are docking. If it is a B2B (vs a port stop) there is the possibility you are docking in Brooklyn which would change things quite a bit in that it will take you time on each end to get to and from Manhattan. If you are docking at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal then a lot of the above advice works.

We've done the afternoon tea at both the Hamilton Princess as well as the Rosewood. The Hamilton Princess is the more traditional of the two with the tiered sandwiches and pastries etc. The Rosewood is a little more of a modern rendition. Both are good but if you are looking for something traditional I would do the Hamilton Princess. Afternoon tea and high tea are two completely different things. Afternoon tea is what you are describing. High tea is a traditionally working class supper with meats, fish, etc that was usually eaten standing up after a day of labor.

It is a real beach but only exists because of the manmade breakwaters that are just off shore. Frigate Bay is fine but calling it magnificent is a bit of a stretch. We've also had times there that the seaweed was so bad that you couldn't get in the water so worth keeping in mind. Of course thats why having access to the resort's pools comes in handy. I'm not disputing that it is nice, it is, but lets not oversell it with magnificent. If you want a magnificent beach take the ferry over to Nevis and visit Pinney's or head to Cockelshell Beach a bit further on St Kitts where the Park Hyatt is at.

I'm with Charles on this one-- get out of the Dockyard area and go see the actual island. Once you get back from the tour, if you leave first thing, you'll have enough time to wander around the Dockyard area.

Cambridge is fine and quite nice-- its the area where Harvard University is. It's just a bit further out from the normal tourist areas of Boston proper.