Boston Luggage Lockers near CruisePort

Where to find luggage storage at Black Falcon Cruise Terminal

Wondering where to find Boston luggage lockers at the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal, Boston's "CruisePort"?

The logical place to find luggage storage lockers would be at the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal where your cruise ship departs and arrives, right?

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Sign pointing to the luggage check area at Black Falcon Cruise Terminal in Boston

Well, the good news is that you can store your bags short-term at the CruisePort - but only on the day of your cruise.

After receiving several questions about luggage storage at the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal and not being able to reach anyone there by phone, I stopped by the terminal, located in the South Boston Waterfront neighborhood, to check out storage locker options myself, and got the scoop from a longshoreman.

"No public lockers," he told me, " . . . but no worries if your cruise leaves later in the day. Just bring your bags to the bag check area at the terminal at 10:30am or later, and we'll put them in a storage holding area until time to load them onto your cruise ship."

That solution leaves you free to sight-see in Boston for the day.

May 2012 Update: After recently receiving questions about luggage storage at CruisePort from a number of cruise passengers whose embarkation time has been pushed back to a later hour, I promised to re-verify the information given to me by the longshoreman mentioned above last summer.

After searching through the entire CruisePort website, I can no longer find any phone numbers listed but did manage to find an e-mail address. I've sent off a query about luggage, and if I receive an answer, will post it here.

However, I did find 2 bits of information in the "FAQs" section of the Massport website (http://www.massport.com/port-of-boston) that appear to align with what the longshoreman told me:

1) In answer to a question about storing luggage for the day, the answer is: "We do not store luggage at the cruise terminal." And that's literally true - they do not have storage facilities.

2) In answer to a question about "What is the earliest I can arrive at the cruise terminal for my cruise, the answer is: "Embarking passengers can enter the terminal as early as 10:30am for security screening and ticketing." In other words, as the longshoreman said, when you check in for ticketing, they can take your bags and put them in their holding area until time to load them onto the ship.

Of course, an answer that comes from reading between the lines and relying on the word of one longshoreman doesn't inspire full confidence - so hopefully CruisePort will answer my e-mail. If not, I'll stop by CruisePort as soon as I get the chance to see if I can get more information in person.

- Susan

But what if you arrive from a cruise in the morning, have a flight or train later in the day, and want to store your bags somewhere while you explore the city?

More good news - although neither the CruisePort nor Boston Logan Airport has any public storage lockers available, you can choose from 3 other reasonably convenient options.

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Option 1: Find luggage storage at South Station

The most convenient place to store luggage near the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal is at South Station because you can easily and cheaply reach it on the Silver Line bus (actually part of the Boston subway system because it also goes underground), which stops at the Cruise Terminal and will get you to South Station in about 10 minutes.

One-way fare on the Silver Line is $2 (pay the driver as you board the bus), and you'll see the Silver Line stop to the left as you exit the terminal.

Alternately, you could take a cab to South Station. If you are traveling with others, the fare may not cost too much more on a per-person basis than taking the Silver Line. A taxi is also a good choice if you have too much luggage to manage easily on your own.

Once you're at South Station, you have two luggage storage options:

If you're later taking an Amtrak train from South Station and have a valid ticket, you can store your luggage for $3/bag in the Amtrak Baggage Room (617-345-7458).

Otherwise, head up to the 5th floor, where you'll find Package Express, where you can store your luggage for $5/bag. Call 617-526-1810 to confirm hours.

From South Station, you can easily walk up the Rose Kennedy Greenway to Faneuil Hall Marketplace or the North End, stroll into Chinatown for Dim Sum and then explore the nearby Theatre District, or take the subway to, perhaps, Beacon Hill (Red Line/Charles-MGH) for a day of exploring the antique shops and galleries in Beacon Hill.

If you need to go to the airport later, pick up your bags at South Station and call a Boston water taxi for pick up at the InterContinental Hotel (Stop 13) just a couple of minutes' walk from South Station. The trip to the airport will be 10 minutes or less, and the fare will be $10-20. (Check here for tips about Logan Airport baggage storage.)

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Option 2: Take a water taxi to store your bags

If you're arriving at Boston Logan Airport on the day of your cruise embarkation or leaving from Logan later in the day after your cruise returns to Boston, the easiest way to find a berth for your bags is to take a water taxi to Downtown Boston - specifically, take the Rowes Wharf Water Taxi to their terminal next to the Boston Harbor Hotel on Rowes Wharf, where they offer baggage storage in a locked room to their passengers.

Boston luggage storage available at Rowes Wharf water taxi terminal, shown on left - www.boston-discovery-guide.com

Store your luggage at Rowes Wharf Taxi Terminal, shown on left

The Rowes Wharf Water Taxi ride to and from Logan International Airport takes only about 7-10 minutes. Fare from the Black Falcon Terminal will run you $20, plus another $10 to or from the airport - but the luggage storage is free.

Call Rowes Wharf Water Taxi at 617-406-8584 for pick-up and to confirm availability of the luggage storage.

The Rowes Wharf Terminal is on Boston's Harborwalk, which you can walk along to explore the waterfront. Alternately, head over to Historic Downtown Boston, just a few blocks away, where you can walk along the Freedom Trail for more sightseeing.

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Option 3: Luggage storage at a hotel

Do you have "road warrior" status with any of the big hotel chains? If neither of the other luggage storage options work for you, a third possibility is find out how much you're valued as a frequent guest by seeing if you can store your bags with them for the day.

Best bet is to call the hotel directly, explain that you have "frequent guest" status in their preferred traveler plan, and make your pitch. Make sure you have cash for a good tip.

You might start with the 3 South Boston Waterfront hotels located near the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal.

Hotels in several other locations may also be convenient, depending on where you're going:

Of course, if you're staying overnight before or after your cruise in a hotel in Boston, you're well positioned to ask that they hold your bags for you before check-in or after check-out time.

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Please note: Although BostonDiscoveryGuide.com does its best to make sure all information is accurate, we can't guarantee it - especially pertaining to luggage options at Black Falcon Cruise Terminal! Please do confirm all information that's important to you, and always have a "Plan B" in case things change.