Super Bowl Road Trip -- Post Your Travel Plans, Suggestions Etc Here!

**Mista T** · 01-27-2013, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by camdenyard

So Ted, if I am reading this line schedule correctly, the last opportunity to take the streetcar back to the parking lot from the FQ is about 10PM?

I'll check out with local friends, or get NOLA Ravens fan to address. I'd be quite surprised to see a cut-off of service from the French Quarter before 11 pm, because that's just about the time that things start to liven up on Bourbon Street, into the wee hours. The way I read the Google Map , which was linked from the New Orleans street site, there are departures from North Rampart and Canal to the Museum of Art as late as 12:55 am.

Screenshot-New Orleans Museum of Art to Canal and S. Rampart (In) - Google Maps - Mozilla Firefo.jpg

You'll have to play with the map to get to the Canal Street streetcar.

If 12:55 am is too early for you youngsters, you should be able to get acab anytime Saturday or Sunday late nights. I have, in my younger days when "loaded".

**NOLARavenFAN** · 01-27-2013, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by Mista T

I'll check out with local friends, or get NOLA Ravens fan to address. I'd be quite surprised to see a cut-off of service from the French Quarter before 11 pm, because that's just about the time that things start to liven up on Bourbon Street, into the wee hours. The way I read the Google Map , which was linked from the New Orleans street site, there are departures from North Rampart and Canal to the Museum of Art as late as 12:55 am.

Screenshot-New Orleans Museum of Art to Canal and S. Rampart (In) - Google Maps - Mozilla Firefo.jpg

You'll have to play with the map to get to the Canal Street streetcar.

If 12:55 am is too early for you youngsters, you should be able to get acab anytime Saturday or Sunday late nights. I have, in my younger days when "loaded".

Yeah, cabs are the way to go late, no doubt. But watch those Hurricanes, Grenades, Monsoon, they creep up on you.......cops are mostly nice, just don't talk back them, at all. If you are arrested SB weekend you won't get out till Monday.....

**NOLARavenFAN** · 01-27-2013, 01:22 PM

Weather forecast also holding up as very good.....in the 60's, sunny, no chance of rain after Wednesday. With any luck we could creep into the lower 70s or would that be too much to ask?

**flraven** · 01-27-2013, 01:55 PM

T,
Panama City Beach is more like 5 hours from New Orleans. Traffic can get a little backed up in Mobile, unless you are going through in the middle of the day.

**bt12483** · 01-27-2013, 02:01 PM

I've been keeping an eye on single ticket prices.

When I started looking last week the cheapest single I saw (on the nfl ticket exchange site - I trust nothing else) was $2500. Now I am seeing singles for $2100.

The thing that sucks is the cheapest seats are only being offered in pairs. I saw $1800 earlier today.

But in general the prices have seemed to drop as the game gets closer.

The ticket is the easy part really...it's all of the travel stuff that is a headache...I still can't make up my mind to go or not...

**Mark Taylor** · 01-27-2013, 02:26 PM

Thanks for all the great info you're providing here. Question: Is there ample,available, and free parking at the Museum of Art or Cemetery ends of the Canal Street car stations ?

**NOLARavenFAN** · 01-27-2013, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by Mark Taylor

Thanks for all the great info you're providing here. Question: Is there ample,available, and free parking at the Museum of Art or Cemetery ends of the Canal Street car stations ?

Museum of Art/City Park has more parking in front and back of the Museum, check Google Earth Maps you can easily see it......at the Cemetary end you will need to go off of Canal.

**Ravenswintitle** · 01-27-2013, 04:41 PM

would love to take my teenage son to the SB and if it was in just about any other city I would. Not taking him down there though

Been there twice in 2012 alone, what a sleaze pot. But it was fun sleaze

**Rosdaman** · 01-27-2013, 05:29 PM

Please note that when you go to pay for the tickets, sites will add on a service fee that ranges from 10% (NFL Ticket Exchange) to higher (other sites). These service fees are not reflected in the advertised price.

I have Freq Flyer booking into Houston that I can cancel w/ no penalty, cheap rental car, and hotel that can also be canceled in Baton Rouge. Am either going to go or cancel based on price movement next few days. I am also probably going to be looking for a single, as none of my buds will be traveling.

Originally Posted by bt12483

I've been keeping an eye on single ticket prices.

When I started looking last week the cheapest single I saw (on the nfl ticket exchange site - I trust nothing else) was $2500. Now I am seeing singles for $2100.

The thing that sucks is the cheapest seats are only being offered in pairs. I saw $1800 earlier today.

But in general the prices have seemed to drop as the game gets closer.

The ticket is the easy part really...it's all of the travel stuff that is a headache...I still can't make up my mind to go or not...

**The Fanatic** · 01-27-2013, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by Rosdaman

Please note that when you go to pay for the tickets, sites will add on a service fee that ranges from 10% (NFL Ticket Exchange) to higher (other sites). These service fees are not reflected in the advertised price.

Rather amazing, isn't it?

Several of those sites have lost their minds!!

I've seen tickets listed for like 1775.00 / ticket for a pair, and then add on an astronomical service fee.

One of them ( I think it was ticketcity) slapped on a service fee of $585.00

So as I'm watching these sites as well as ebay for several days I'm beginning to wonder what the hell happens to all these tickets that never get sold because of the prices they're asking are too high or the rip off service fees?

**bt12483** · 01-27-2013, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by Rosdaman

Please note that when you go to pay for the tickets, sites will add on a service fee that ranges from 10% (NFL Ticket Exchange) to higher (other sites). These service fees are not reflected in the advertised price.

I have Freq Flyer booking into Houston that I can cancel w/ no penalty, cheap rental car, and hotel that can also be canceled in Baton Rouge. Am either going to go or cancel based on price movement next few days. I am also probably going to be looking for a single, as none of my buds will be traveling.

Originally Posted by The Fanatic

Rather amazing, isn't it?

Several of those sites have lost their minds!!

I've seen tickets listed for like 1775.00 / ticket for a pair, and then add on an astronomical service fee.

One of them ( I think it was ticketcity) slapped on a service fee of $585.00

So as I'm watching these sites as well as ebay for several days I'm beginning to wonder what the hell happens to all these tickets that never get sold because of the prices they're asking are too high or the rip off service fees?

I saw that the vividseats.com site charges a $358 fee.

I am in a similar position. I am probably going to wait until Tuesday at the latest to finally decide, all the while monitoring prices to see how much movement there is.

It would be amazing if they dropped to around $1500 for a single.

**FearTheRaven** · 01-27-2013, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by The Fanatic

Rather amazing, isn't it?

Several of those sites have lost their minds!!

I've seen tickets listed for like 1775.00 / ticket for a pair, and then add on an astronomical service fee.

One of them ( I think it was ticketcity) slapped on a service fee of $585.00

So as I'm watching these sites as well as ebay for several days I'm beginning to wonder what the hell happens to all these tickets that never get sold because of the prices they're asking are too high or the rip off service fees?

I grabbed mine off of E-bay. Free expedited shipping and better seats for cheaper than the ticket brokers.

**Mista T** · 01-27-2013, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by flraven

T,
Panama City Beach is more like 5 hours from New Orleans. Traffic can get a little backed up in Mobile, unless you are going through in the middle of the day.

Thanks. I may have had Panama City Beach confused with Ft Walton Beach or Destin.

It doesn't matter -- we're coming down on Friday evening anyway. We'll get through Mobile at about 9 pm. The only time I saw a major traffic issue at Mobile was at a Florida rest stop past Pensacola, when those evacuating in the face of Katrina were about 1 1/2 hours behind me. I-10 was gridlocked for them, but I got through just fine.

btw: are you going to make it over to the Big Easy?

**Mista T** · 01-27-2013, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by Rosdaman

Am either going to go or cancel based on price movement next few days. I am also probably going to be looking for a single, as none of my buds will be traveling.

Consider coming down anyway for the big party, whether or not you land a ticket. I am. So are a few others in our group of tailgaters. Note: many brokers should be in New Orleans, dumping unsold tickets.

**The Fanatic** · 01-27-2013, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by Mista T

Note: many brokers should be in New Orleans, dumping unsold tickets.

Cash only, or will they take plastic?

**Mista T** · 01-28-2013, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by The Fanatic

Cash only, or will they take plastic?

Don't know. I was told this by a Redskins fan, whose last trip to the SB was in the Paleolithic Age, when credit cards were rare.

**kronusthebonus** · 01-28-2013, 08:59 AM

I can't see too many scalpers taking plastic, unless they got one of those paypal thingies on their smart phones. I'd prefer that, at least it offers some semblance of protection, should the tickets turn out to be phony.

**Hammerhead** · 01-28-2013, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by kronusthebonus

I can't see too many scalpers taking plastic, unless they got one of those paypal thingies on their smart phones. I'd prefer that, at least it offers some semblance of protection, should the tickets turn out to be phony.

Yeah, I would watch out for the scam artists. They should be out in full force next weekend.

**kronusthebonus** · 01-28-2013, 10:03 AM

I mean, if you're paying cash, how do you even protect yourself? How many scalpers gonna walk up to the gate with you, hand the turnstyle dude the ticket and waiting to get paid? Probably none.

**Hammerhead** · 01-28-2013, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by kronusthebonus

I mean, if you're paying cash, how do you even protect yourself? How many scalpers gonna walk up to the gate with you, hand the turnstyle dude the ticket and waiting to get paid? Probably none.

Probably no way to protect yourself. Those guys will be long gone by the time you figure out you have been scammed.

If ticket prices sound too good to be true, they probably are. If they are sold off of the street, I would be wary. If you are going to spend in the thousands on a ticket, I would go the extra mile, pay a little more and make sure I get it from a legitimate source. I know it is more expensive and could price some folks out of the market -- but it is a guaranteed thing. I wouldn't take my chances with some street scalper demanding cash.