NOLA Parking with EV Charging Station

[brilliantseas]

I'm looking for recommendations for cruise parking in NOLA with an EV (Tesla) charging station. Park, Sleep, Cruise packages for hotels with EV chargers or a cruise parking garage with EV charging would be acceptable. 

[EnjoyingCruising]

Some New Orleans hotels have a Tesla charger.  These include:  Sheraton, Loews and Windsor Court.  You will have to check with the hotels for their policy regarding leaving a car while you travel.  Some will let you do that and provide transportation to the terminal.

 

The Canal Place Garage has a J-1772 charger, if you have a converter. 

[1025cruise]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but won't most places not allow you to leave a car plugged in for the duration of a cruise?

[EnjoyingCruising]

I can't address what most places do.  This is why I suggested discussing the policy with each hotel.

[brilliantseas]

The general rule varies by property and the type of charger that they have. The properties that use ChargePoint generally charge a fee per kWh until full and then an "idle" fee of anywhere from $2.00/hr. (hotel in Tennessee) to $1.00/min. (Disney World). 

 

Hotels and garages that use less sophisticated chargers that aren't a part of a network generally allow anywhere from 3 to 8 hours for charging, although every hotel that I've asked has told me that I was okay to leave it connected overnight so long as I moved it in the morning once fully charged. Still others will only let you use the chargers if you valet the car, and the valets will move it to a non-charging space when fully charged.

 

For cruise ports, I've never left my vehicle unplugged for a full week or longer. I wouldn't be concerned in the summer months, but in the middle of winter, it can lose 3-5% per day due to the cold. Since the cruise terminal garages generally have very low vehicle turnover, I wasn't sure if there was one or more that allow you to keep your vehicle plugged in for the duration? 

[Desert Traveller]

I am hoping to drive my Tesla to NOLA and park it while I cruise from there. Did you ever find anything? It will be December so not sure I want to leave it unplugged for a week. 

[RocketMan275]

On 9/24/2022 at 4:48 PM, Desert Traveller said:

I am hoping to drive my Tesla to NOLA and park it while I cruise from there. Did you ever find anything? It will be December so not sure I want to leave it unplugged for a week. 

Do you expect to leave your Tesla plugged in all the time you're on the cruise?