Shuttle from LAX to Port

[clkelley]

We did exactly what you are doing last August. We flew into LAX and stayed at the Holiday Inn near the airport, the day before. I found information on our documentation that stated we needed to be at Baggage Claim in Terminal 1 by 10am. We took the hotel shuttle back to the airport and immediately found the Princess representative. They took our checked luggage right then and we didn't have to deal with it until it arrived in our cabin.

 

If you plan to be in Los Angeles prior to embarkation day and wish to return to the airport for your transfer to the pier, please meet at the airport locations below and locate a Princess Representative to confirm your transfer time to the pier.   Locations: Terminal 1 Baggage Claim   Meeting times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM   In case of flight delays, please call the Princess Enroute: 1-800-545-0008   If you cannot locate a Princess Representative at the airport, please call (206) 849-6910   Transfers are valid only from LAX Airport   Unused transfers are non-refundable

[rj59]

I've done it many times, but you'll get to the ship quicker if you just take an Uber or Lyft from your hotel, and save money. You can wait up to half an hour if you arrive when they've finished filling a bus and you have to wait for another one, and realize that they have passengers at each of up to 8 terminals, so it can take half an hour or more just to finish loading, since they want to pack a bus and have you have a lot of people who have trouble getting on the bus. You also increase your Covid risk unnecessarily that way--I got it on a trip in December. The same is true of the reverse trip back to the airport--you can be at the airport by the time they finish filling a bus, and on the way back they load luggage and have to unload it at every terminal, so it takes a terribly long time, along with confused people who don't know which terminal they're going to. It's a terribly busy airport, and a really complex job of dealing with passengers at many terminals when arriving. If you order a Lyft or Uber, they'll arrive at your airport within a minute or two and have you at the terminal before your hotel shuttle bus even arrived there (hotel shuttle buses are also a nightmare at LAX, with luggage packed high and sometimes skipping people when they're full). If you're afraid of apps and Uber/Lyft, practice using them in your hometown to run an errand or go out for a meal or something. It will simplify your cruising and flying life and make it more pleasant and flexible--if you do self-assist, you can be at the airport and make earlier flights, and stress much less.