I am 66, my DW is 62. DW has a disability that limits our activities to those with minimal physical activities.
We arrived in NOLA the Thursday before the cruise, and stayed at the St. Ann/Marie Antionette Hotel. This is an older hotel, and doesn't have many of the amenities you would find at newer ones, but the location and price were very good. It is located in the heart of the French Quarter, and was $260., for the three days with a convention and football game in town.
The room was small, but clean, they provided a nice continental breakfast, and the staff was great. We had lunch and dinner most times at Monty's which was 2 doors down. Their food and service were top notch.
Small cabin and balcony only had room for two chairs and a very small table, think lamp table. No refrigerator and that was a disapointment. Under the buffet, very rarely had any noise from above, and even then, it was minimal.