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Usually best to book flight for 100pm or after. Unless the ship stops in another us port before galveston, Customs and Immigration will take a little longer. The ships transfers are best unless you are taking your luggage off express. Being a TA you will probably have more luggage.

We fly in a day early. Have booked RCCL transfers from IAH to port. ( through a travel agent). We are staying at Marriott at airport so no huge issue returning to airport.

 

Very difficult to get information from RCCL about timings though..have posted to see if anyone can share past experience of transfers.

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We will be on Navigator in October, flying in to IAH the day before. To get RCL transfers they want you to arrive the same day you cruise. I told them I was arriving on Sunday from Dallas (found a Southwest direct flight arriving at 10am). Will have my hotel drop us at baggage claim at 10am to meet our bus.

If you are on Southwest you will arrive at Hobby airport. Same thing. Go to baggage claim around 1000 am for bus. You can now book if you are comming in day before.

We are 3 couples arriving also a day early and staying at nearby Hampton Inn. I called RCI and was told they would have a representative at the baggage claim where we could purchase a ride to the ship. Being the doubting Thomas that I am, I also emailed RCI and got a return email stating the same thing. I will bring that printed out. From the above post, they evidently are there from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM and have shuttles leaving every hour.

The reps are there from 9ooam untl 100pm however they do not run buses on a regular schedule every hour but it most gererally ends up that way. They are now starting 4/20 taking reservations for people arriving day before.

Just got our travel documents today, and this is what they say about transfers:

 

"On the scheduled day of boarding, our cruise line representatives will

be inside the baggage claim area or in the case of an international

flight, outside the Customs Hall between the hours of 9:00 AM and

1:00 PM to assist you with transportation to the ship. Actual transfers

begin at approximately 10:30 AM and depart approximately every

hour until 1:00 PM"

 

Hope this helps!

They do not meet you outside of customs. You just go to the baggage claim area in A or C and both Carnival and RCCL reps are there. On Day of sailing they will also meet you in baggage claim at B but take you to A or C on the underground train.

We fly in a day early. Have booked RCCL transfers from IAH to port. ( through a travel agent). We are staying at Marriott at airport so no huge issue returning to airport.

 

Very difficult to get information from RCCL about timings though..have posted to see if anyone can share past experience of transfers.

The fare ow is actually 47.00 dollars and RCCL has just changed their policy and are allowing you to book the transportation if you are comming in early. You are booked on a bus at 1030a-1100am. Great service.

The super shuttle charges $170.oo for a 9 passenger van. If you have one person, 170.00, If you have 2 persons 85.00 per person, 3 persons 56.60 per person, 4 persons 42.50 per person, keep doing the math. So you have to have at least 4 people to equal what it would cost for Carnivals transportation. Cab is 135.00 one way and usually only hold 2 people plus luggage. It takes around 90 minutes to get from IAH to the pier.

Thanks for the info