Alephzayin

I used MB Executive Transportation. He was about $50 higher than Super Shuttle's quote for my family and he was EXCELLENT. He picked us up in a big, roomy, gorgeous SUV and got us to the terminal very quickly. I just posted a review about his services on Yelp:

Mark will be the only one I call if I ever need a lift in LA again! I called him at 6pm Sunday to get quotes for a Monday morning pick up from the airport, dropping off at the Long Beach cruise terminal. He was hanging out at the Emmys, so was able to chat, and quoted me the most reasonable price I'd heard so far. When I asked if he had carseats, he said he didn't, but was interested in knowing more - since a few folks would use him for airport drop offs and he'd keep the seats until they returned. I mentioned to him that Cali law states that kids under 9 years old MUST be in restraints. He told me he'd be willing to pick up what I needed for my two kids as an investment in his business! I hopped on Walmart's website, found a 24 hr one, and then texted him the pictures of the seats I thought would be the most flexible for his business, as well as meeting my family's needs. He bought them and picked us up at the airport at 9am with them in the back of the SUV! :D Nothing quite like installing an unfamiliar carseat at LAX to wake a body up, but I'd told him to let us install them if he wasn't comfortable doing so since we've installed seats a few times before.

I was so incredibly floored by his willingness to go above and beyond! Not to mention, he's just a cool cat to talk with! He was incredibly kind to my daughters, and had the seats installed properly for the return trip. His prices were EXTREMELY reasonable - $50 more than a shared van from the airport. Can I go out to LA again just to use his services, please??

Awesome! That's great to know!! Early Bird, here we come! :D

Instead of a shuttle, for $50 more roundtrip we're using MB Limousine. He's already gone above and beyond by saying he'd buy carseats for his company so he could pick us up! I'm SUPER impressed!

Also, I see the QM has a BUNCH of different restaurants. Which is your fave for lunch?

We're leaving on our cruise tomorrow (yes, I plan things at the last minute). I haven't been in LA in 15 years, and have never been to Long Beach. I'm arriving with husband and two daughters, aged 3 and 1. I want to run this by some locals/experienced LA cruisers to make sure this plan makes sense:

Plane arrives at LAX at 8:10. Take shuttle (company TBD) to cruise terminal. Get dropped off at the Queen Mary area and scrunch around.

10am - Go into QM when it opens. Do the Diana tour. Grab lunch.

1pm(ish) - Go to terminal. Check in (not FTTF). Get through line by 2ish? so girls can lay down for nap.

So far PrimeTime has our vote for the shuttle, but I saw some very dated 2005 reviews that said they were banned from the airports, no insurance, dilapidated vehicles, etc. Is that still the case? Any more recent users that can vouch or confirm? NOT doing Super Shuttle, as they want to charge full price for my 1 year old.