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I just boarded Norwegian Escape in New Orleans. Since I boarded late, my room was ready immediately. I did check in at my muster station first. They have the weird lighting going on in my studio room. Let’s take a long around.
Someone left me some hangers.
This is the studio…
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Norwegian Escape is in port with Carnival Valor today. Valor is going to sail away first. Carnival ships in New Orleans usually sail away around 4pm while Norwegian ships are around sunset or a little later.
Valor is making the turn around Algiers Point. We’ve got the Creole Queen in…
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I stayed at the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans last night. I just checked out and I’m walking through the mall to the port area. I have to stop by my car which is parked at Fulton Garage. It’s noon and people are heading down to the port.
I took…
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Good morning! Today is embarkation day but first we’re going to watch the ship come in and get something to eat. This is the sunrise view from my room at Hilton Riverside.
They have local coffee in the room. PJs is like a Starbucks down here. It was started by…
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I am just pulling into New Orleans a day before my 7-day Western Caribbean cruise on Norwegian Escape.
Caesar’s Superdome
Smoothie King Center
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
I parked at Fulton Garage. I booked the week before I knew I was staying at Hilton. I just added a day on with…
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I am working my way through the French Quarter, down to Frenchman Street and back. We will start at the Hotel Monteleone. If I were to recommend one hotel in the French Quarter, this would be it. Even if you aren’t staying here you should stop by to try…
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If you want to use public transportation in New Orleans, I recommend downloading the Le Pass app. It makes it much easier.
Streetcar and bus rides are $1.25 each. Ferries are $2 each. An unlimited pass is $3 for 24 hours. Since I wanted to take the ferry to Algiers…
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Hilton Riverside is the most popular cruise hotel in New Orleans. It offers terrific river views, a great restaurant, and the ability to walk indoors to Julia Street Cruise port and most of the way to Erato Street Cruise Port.
I got a great deal on this hotel on Hotwire….
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Booking
I originally had Escape out of New Orleans booked in the spring. That was a tough decision to make since Viva is going to be in Galveston at the same time.
After the NFL schedule came out I decided to check into cruises out of New Orleans on the Saints…
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Good morning from Galveston! There’s an ambulance racing down Harborside Drive.
I got up at 6:50 and brought breakfast back to the room.
Here are the debarkation documents. I didn’t pick an option because they gave this to me on day 2 of the cruise. That was just too early for…
