Carnival Dream out of New Orleans

[klarson1027]

We are taking our 5 kids on a cruise out of New Orleans next February 4th on Carnival Dream. I am thinking about staying at Hilton Riverside the night before. I see it is expensive to park your car there. Is there anyway i can park my car at the port a day early? Has anyone stayed here before and how was it? Is it close to the port? Thank you

[asalligo]

I used Fultons garage. It is a few blocks from the port with a shuttle and you could park early there.

[Davey Wavey]

Fultons garage is close to the port and less expensive than parking at the port. You would probably need a taxi from Fultons to your hotel, although you could drop everything off at the hotel and one person walk back. It is a long walk, probably 30 minutes. There is a free shuttle to the cruise port. The hotel is connected to the center of Riverwalk mall, which has the cruise port at one end. The mall is a few blocks long, probably a 10 minute walk or so from the hotel to the cruise port through the mall and along a walkway that faces the river. You should be aware that the walkway to the cruise port does not have an elevator or ramp. There are 4 flights of stairs down, so if that is a problem, you would need to take a taxi or something from the hotel to the cruise port. It isn't really walkable from the front of the hotel to the port, but if you look hard enough...