WFlamingo

Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it! I'm going to hold steady with Wednesday night, unless Ian decides to make a major shift.

First, I want to say that my thoughts are with all the Floridians preparing for Ian. I grew up in Houston and remember preparing for (and recovering from) several hurricanes growing up. However, I have long been gone from the Gulf Coast and so am looking to those with more experience here for some travel advice.

I am sailing out of Miami on Thursday afternoon (the 19th) on Carnival Sunrise for a 4-day with my daughter, sister, and neice. I am wondering if you think it better to fly into Miami Wednesday evening or Thursday morning, given the current path of the storm. Currently scheduled Cleveland to Miami through Baltimore Wednesday night. While it would be ideal to fly earlier, that is not an option. 

TIA for your thoughts.

We will be on our first cruise this Sunday on the Breakaway, and I am confused--didn't they give us an arrival time when we checked in online? It seems from reading these posts that no one goes by them, so does that mean that we can check in if we get there earlier than our arrival time?

I am not so concerned about getting any pass, only with waiting in line for three hours with two kids...advice?