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The SL1 Silver Line bus should have luggage racks. It also has 1 low step to get on - really no worse than a rental car shuttlebus.

 

If you are at the Renaissance, my preference would be to walk the 2-3 blocks up Congress Street to the World Trade Center station instead of to Silver Line Way. This is a real station with elevators. You purchase your tickets from the machine and either take the escalator or elevator down to the platform. The secret is to board the SL1 bus at the rearmost door which gives you direct access to the luggage racks and the most space. Silver Line Way is an outdoor station platform on the street with no controlled access. That means that you have to use the front door to either buy a ticket or register you ticket with the driver. The front of the bus has more limited luggage storage and a narrow aisle that can be very awkward with luggage.

Thanks so much for this info - very helpful!

Is it a lot cheaper to buy a 2 day pass online rather than buying it that day? Guess I am just concerned about the weather. Or can you purchase it from your hotel?

Thanks for the info about the Constitution.

Great. That's what we did last week. We also stopped at the Tea Party Museum (discount with the Trolley ticket), which our 8 year old loved. The Trolley ticket also includes a harbor cruise.

Where do you get on the harbor cruise? We are thinking about the HOHO as well. Can you still take pics of the Constitution - just not get on? What's the museum there like? Thanks for any info.

You should drop your luggage off at the Renaissance. If you don't want to walk the whole way, take the Silver Line bus in front of the terminal one stop to Silver Line Way ($2.75/pp), which will get you much closer. There is only one other Silversea ship in port that day and the Hoho doesn't start until 9 am, so I don't see a problem getting on at stop 19.

 

Look closely at the trolley map. The Seaport area loop is separate from the main loop. It takes you to stop 1, which is the beginning of the main loop where you transfer to another trolley.

 

What are your plans for getting to Logan Airport on Monday? You do know that the Silver Line bus will quickly take you there from Silver Line Way for $2.75/pp.

Thanks for the info, 138east. We were going to take uber to the airport but might do the Silver Line bus/subway if you can take luggage easily. More details would be greatly appreciated.

Just to clarify the "streetcar" or "trolley" is the Silver Line bus which takes you to South Station for a free transfer to the Red Line subway. My experience with the "trolley" schedule is that it is not precise but merely reflects the overall frequency of the service. The stop for the Renaissance is Silver Line Way and you can take either the SL1 or SL2 bus. The SL1 goes to the airport and most SL2's go all the way to Black Falcon Terminal.

 

http://mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/bus/routes/?route=SL1

http://mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/bus/routes/?route=SL2

Thanks again 138east. Your info has been very helpful.

We did this exact same thing 2 years ago-disembarked on a Sun morning-took a taxi to Renaissance Waterfront. There we checked in about 8-8:30, (way too early to get keys to our room), and stored our luggage with them. The trolley stopped right at the Renaissance (yea)-we had already bought a 2-day pass online-it might have been a Groupon-showed it to the driver and off we went. We had a free Duck tour included and we did that first. When you're ready to go back, you will transfer to a trolley that goes to the waterfront and it takes you right back to the hotel. Yea! We asked the first driver how to get back and he told us all this. It seems like when we got to the central trolley area we had to get off and get on a different trolley that took us all over town. It was SO easy. You might call the Renaissance and ask for the Concierge and make sure they're still stopping there (at the side door). Things could have changed in 2 years.

Also, you can catch the streetcar right across from the hotel and take it to the nearest Subway stop. I had printed off the trolley schedule ahead of time and knew what we wanted to do. They also give you maos on the trolley.

Thanks for the info, Sooner2. Great idea to call the Renaissance concierge as well.

It looks like you are disembarking in Boston and want to do a trolley tour. Could you provide more details? Are you flying out of Boston later that day (flight time?) or are you checking into a hotel or perhaps renting a car?

Yes, we will be disembarking in Boston Sunday morning. Our flight home isn't until Monday evening and we are staying at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel Sunday night. Thinking about getting a 2 day pass. Figured we could walk to the hotel and drop off our luggage and then go to stop 19 - Boston Fish Pier but concerned we might not ever get on due to the previous Black Falcon stop (18A). Or store luggage at the cruise ship pier if that is available. Any ideas or thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

We have done Old Town Trolly Tours twice and just booked again for October. On-line price for 2 seniors was $71.74 This is a wonderful 19 stop HOHO. There is nothing you won't get to see. I highly recommend them. I actually phoned them and the price is better than what showed online.

The Old Town Trolly picks up at the pier, so no transportation needed to get to the stop. They emailed me my ticket and said print it or just show driver your phone.

What do you do with your luggage if you go immediately to the trolley from the pier?

Thanks. I'm new to this, and didn't know how to search.

I usually don't buy the internet packages available, and just check email, etc while at ports. But thought maybe it would be nice to have it available 24/7. When is the best time to purchase an internet package? Any specials? What package do you recommend? Does internet work in rooms or do you need to go to certain areas? We haven't cruised with HA before. Thanks.

Thanks for your review. We leave this coming Saturday on the same cruise. What was your cabin #? That extreme heat and cold would be miserable. We took a Princess land and cruise tour in 2012. Highlights included a 360 degree flight around Mt McKinley with Talkeetna Air Taxi - absolutely breathtaking. At Skagway, we took the White Pass Railway up to Fraser and the Chilikoot minibus to Carcross. Enjoyed the Yukon Wildlife Taxidermy Museum. It was foggy that morning so train ride ok, not great.