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Hello. It has been about 8 years since my husband and I sailed out of San Diego, so things might have changed, but when we went, we stayed at the Pacific Inn and Suites. Its not fancy at all, and a little old and outdated, but we were on a budget and we didn't mind. Even though it was older, it was clean and the surrounding area seemed nice and safe. We were able to keep our car parked in their parking lot during our cruise. If I remember correctly, they had a little pass that we stuck on our dashboard. They also had a small breakfast in their lobby. If you are looking for high end, this won't be the place for you. However, if you are more of a value/ budget friendly person, this place was perfectly fine for one night. I also remember I did not see anything on their website about park and cruise. I called the hotel directly and asked them about it. I know we paid less than $200. Also, my husband drove our car the morning of the cruise and dropped me and our luggage off right at the curb at the port, and then he drove back to the hotel to park the car. I waited about 10-15 minutes for him to walk back to the port. It wasn't a far walk for him. The hotel did not offer a shuttle, but if you don't want to walk, you could always taxi/uber to the port.

Hello. We are leaving on a cruise out of Long Beach in May and I have been exploring the area online to find some things to do as well while we are there. One thing I have found is the Long Beach Water Taxi. I'm not sure if its a year round service, or when it operates. You may want to try to find a schedule. However, the water taxi is only $1 per leg of each trip. I think it has about 4 or 5 different stops, so round trip would be about $5/person, but you don't necessarily have to go all the way around. In your situation, you could get off the cruise ship, and board the water taxi right there at the Queen Mary. You could then take it over to the Pike Outlets or Shoreline Village. They have shopping and dining right there on the waterfront. There is also a Ferris Wheel and a Carousel in that area. Also right there is a bike rental place with all different types of "wheels" to rent. I'm with you in the fact that it seems a little pricey to go to the aquarium. We will probably just walk around the Pike Outlets and Shoreline Village, because its free to look around and we can decide what to buy or do as we see it. The water taxi seems like it would be fun for our boys who are 4 and 6 and pretty inexpensive. I know there is a free bus called Passport that drives around the area too, but I am not exactly sure where it goes and what else there is to do within its route. There is also a grassy park area with a lighthouse that might be fun to explore too.

Hi Patti and thank you for the info. I did e-mail Jessica and was able to get a rate that both my husband and I can agree on. I'm super excited to start our vacation a day earlier now! Plus we won't have the anxiety of driving to the port the morning of the cruise. And now we can relax at the hotel the day before, walk around Shoreline Village or anything in that area. I feel like my vacation is now finalized and I can just relax more until its time to pack!! Thank you for all your help!

Last year we stayed at a Hilton not to far away from the pier. There was a park not to far (ceasar Chavez?) that our kids played at the day we arrived. We found that parking at the pier wasn't much different than parking at a hotel.

 

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I will keep that park in mind. Thank you! I would really love to arrive the day before and do something enjoyable with my boys before we embark! It kind of extends the vacation a little! As far as parking at the pier, I have found pretty much the same thing. Maybe we will get lucky and find a good deal just for the hotel and then just drive to the pier and park that morning. So far, the weekend that we are leaving, there are a bunch of hotels already sold out and prices for the really cheap looking hotels are already over $100...some closer to $200...Not sure if any of that is worth it, when we can just drive from an hour and a half away. I'd rather spend that $$$ on the cruise! But to each their own. We are an extremely budget friendly family, and we rarely splurge on anything.

I tried to book with the CCL rate but it wasn't available when I booked.

 

Try Jessica.Jimenez2@hilton.com

As far as I know, the code is P53 rate

I also park and cruise 159

 

I'm actually going to email her now. Good Luck

 

Patti

Awesome! Thank you so much! I will definitely try emailing her.

I saw that! It looks amazing!! But its $300 a night! :eek: I was hoping for something about half that price! But I hope you enjoy it!! I know once upon a time I read that there was a specific person that worked at Hotel Maya that you could email and she would give you a discount on a stay and cruise package...Anybody know?

Hey fellow Cruisers!

I am sure this has been answered somewhere else before, but I honestly can't find it. My husband, myself and our 2 boys ( 4 and 6) are going on a short cruise on the Carnival Imagination in May for my birthday!! We would love to arrive to Long Beach the day before we set sail and find a place to stay on the cheaper end with a park and cruise option. I have actually been searching for something for months, but I haven't been able to find anything that really seems worth it enough for me. Any help or advice? A safe, clean, and comfortable location is our number one desired must have. Other than that, we are a very value based family. We don't need bells and whistles, or anything extra. I know Long Beach has a ton of different areas and some places won't be as safe as others. So I'm really just looking for advice, insider information, deals, etc. that will help us decide. We have family that lives about an hour and a half away, so our other option is to just stay with them and drive to the terminal the morning of the cruise and park at the cruise terminal, but I would like to explore Long Beach a little bit the day before if we can do it for the right price. Thanks! :)