Is align boring necessary

Not if it's done properly and the block was not heavilly damaged (spun bearing). A small amount of material is removed from the caps on the parting line, and the bores are honed round while maintaining the factory centerline. This means without removing a heavy amount from the block saddles.
I'll add that if you are using a shop that has modern equipment and square decks (something else I consider mandatory) the main bore centerline must be properly located because that's one of the places the toolig idexes off of.

When you hone the main bores back to size, you will move the center of the crank toward the camshaft. That bore is 1.8175 to 1.8180. IF you have someone good, it does not move much. The main bore centerline is properly located, by definition, since everything is relative to it. You can square your decks without align boring or honing.