New Orleans Question

We live in Southern California and will be traveling to New Orleans for the
first time in December. We are going on a pre-Christmas 6-night cruise with
our daughter and her family, who live in Florida.

We plan to spend 2 pre-cruise nights in the Marriott New Orleans hotel in
the French Quarter.We are sailing on the Grandeur of the Seas and the cruise
ends on the day before Christmas. So we decided to spend that night at the
same hotel and fly home to California on Christmas day. Hopefully, the
airports and planes will not be very busy.

Our flight out on Christmas morning is at 8:14AM, so I am concerned. Will
we be able to get transportation to the airport that early on Christmas
morning?

Should we, instead, spend Christmas eve at a hotel close to the airport?
These hotels are not very large, so could we have a problem finding a place
to eat on Christmas eve? Does anyone have an opinion?
Many thanks,
Don

If you get a chance, have dinner at Commander's Palace in the Garden
District------------terrific!!
"Don & Lynn" wrote in message
...
We live in Southern California and will be traveling to New Orleans for
the
first time in December. We are going on a pre-Christmas 6-night cruise
with
our daughter and her family, who live in Florida.

We plan to spend 2 pre-cruise nights in the Marriott New Orleans hotel in
the French Quarter.We are sailing on the Grandeur of the Seas and the
cruise
ends on the day before Christmas. So we decided to spend that night at
the
same hotel and fly home to California on Christmas day. Hopefully, the
airports and planes will not be very busy.

Our flight out on Christmas morning is at 8:14AM, so I am concerned. Will
we be able to get transportation to the airport that early on Christmas
morning?

Should we, instead, spend Christmas eve at a hotel close to the airport?
These hotels are not very large, so could we have a problem finding a
place
to eat on Christmas eve? Does anyone have an opinion?
Many thanks,
Don

Not a problem. There are taxis and shuttle services that will pick you up at the
Hotel and get you to the Airport in 15 to 20 minutes. They run all day every
day.

Right behind the Marriott is Brennans Steakhouse. Close to that is the Acme
Oyster House. Plenty of places will be open on Christmas Eve for Dinner.

Do not go out to a dumpy Airport Hotel. Not worth it. Stay downtown.

Cal Ford
Lido Deck Cruises


In article , Don & Lynn says...

We live in Southern California and will be traveling to New Orleans for the
first time in December. We are going on a pre-Christmas 6-night cruise with
our daughter and her family, who live in Florida.

We plan to spend 2 pre-cruise nights in the Marriott New Orleans hotel in
the French Quarter.We are sailing on the Grandeur of the Seas and the cruise
ends on the day before Christmas. So we decided to spend that night at the
same hotel and fly home to California on Christmas day. Hopefully, the
airports and planes will not be very busy.

Our flight out on Christmas morning is at 8:14AM, so I am concerned. Will
we be able to get transportation to the airport that early on Christmas
morning?

Should we, instead, spend Christmas eve at a hotel close to the airport?
These hotels are not very large, so could we have a problem finding a place
to eat on Christmas eve? Does anyone have an opinion?
Many thanks,
Don

Thank you very much Cal.



"Cal Ford" wrote in message
...
Not a problem. There are taxis and shuttle services that will pick you up
at the
Hotel and get you to the Airport in 15 to 20 minutes. They run all day
every
day.

Right behind the Marriott is Brennans Steakhouse. Close to that is the
Acme
Oyster House. Plenty of places will be open on Christmas Eve for Dinner.

Do not go out to a dumpy Airport Hotel. Not worth it. Stay downtown.

Cal Ford
Lido Deck Cruises


In article , Don & Lynn says...

We live in Southern California and will be traveling to New Orleans for
the
first time in December. We are going on a pre-Christmas 6-night cruise
with
our daughter and her family, who live in Florida.

We plan to spend 2 pre-cruise nights in the Marriott New Orleans hotel
in
the French Quarter.We are sailing on the Grandeur of the Seas and the
cruise
ends on the day before Christmas. So we decided to spend that night at
the
same hotel and fly home to California on Christmas day. Hopefully, the
airports and planes will not be very busy.

Our flight out on Christmas morning is at 8:14AM, so I am concerned.
Will
we be able to get transportation to the airport that early on Christmas
morning?

Should we, instead, spend Christmas eve at a hotel close to the airport?
These hotels are not very large, so could we have a problem finding a
place
to eat on Christmas eve? Does anyone have an opinion?
Many thanks,
Don