you can squeeze in to a regular cab no problem

however you could also arrange for a private transfer from these guys

kwok

852 6886 0035

lam7662@yahoo.com.hk

24 hr service

852 8116 0182 / 8116 8322

billy

852 9208 3864

dicky

852 9654 1653

email : chankamfai00@netvigator.com

OR arrange one through these travel and transport agents

http://www.amextravel.com.hk/limo/index.asp

www.orientaltravel.com/tours/carpricelist.htm

http://www.swiretravel.com/home/als/als.html

www2.anytours.com.hk/eng/transp/car.php

http://www.cttcar.com/en/price.asp

http://regentviphk.com/

You should be fine in 1 taxi.

From Ocean Terminal, you can only hail a RED (urban) taxi. No other kind.

From there, to Novotel, it would be approximately $ 300 and under, not including the cost of how many bags you put in the trunk. ($ 5 a piece), and toll charges.

It would be about 30-45 minutes to there, depending on traffic, and how fast the taxi driver drives.

I recommend for a more comfortable ride, pre-book a car who can pick you up all the way in the pier when you get off the cruise, you can get in the car from where you reclaim luggage..... much better than dragging kids and luggage out to Canton Road or Star Ferry area to catch a taxi.

Thanks for the replies ! I would prefer to pre-book a driver too but problem is, with cruises, you can't really tell what time you will eventually disembark (my recent experience was an almost 2 hour delay between arrival time and when we finally got off the ship !) and hence, very hard to tell a driver what time the pick up should be.

If you have a mobile phone that you can dial to the driver, when you dock. The driver should be near Ocean Terminal at 8:00am (that's when your ship dock?).

You call, he comes into the pier.

Just make sure you get the sticker luggage tags that is "independent".... then you can get off as early as you want to.

Thanks for the advice, katetam! We'll call the driver and book after we dock (which is around 2pm). Could i just ask about the "sticker luggage tags" you mentioned --- where do i get these ? thanks again!