Paulbud

Just to complete this conversation, it was easy-peasy to get to Haneda from the Tokyo International Cruise Ship Terminal.  We were off the ship at 8:45 and it was just a 15 minute taxi ride to Haneda. I had plenty of time to get to my flight with an on-line check-in and just carry on baggage.

Thanks to all who made suggestions!

1 hour ago, alexandria said:

Don't forget that EVA is part of Star Alliance so you may be able to book an award ticket on a later departing flight on another Star Alliance carrier.  Here is a Star Alliance search engine:  https://flights.staralliance.com/en/flights-from-japan

 

If you miss the 10:30am EVA flight you may find yourself at HND for a day or two with the added expense and inconvenience that entails.  If EVA can't or won't rebook you (they aren't required to) and you can't find an available award seat on a later EVA or Star Alliance flight, then you could find yourself having to pay a last-minute one way fare to get back home in a seat that is not of your choosing.  If your flight is long and/or you are flying business class, it may be better to proactively rebook (even for the next day) to be able to select your own seat, lest you pay thousands of dollars only to be relegated to a middle seat in the last middle row of four near the aft lavatories and galleys. 

 

And travel insurance won't cover your travel delay if the delay is a result of simply not getting to the gate in time.

 

Only you can decide whether to accept the risk knowing the potential costs involved (both money and time) if you miss your early flight!  Good luck!

Good idea, Alexandra. I just booked a UAL award flight departing at 5:45pm as a back up.  Economy plus exit row for 55K, not bad considering they want 140K for premium econ and 200K for business. It is a 9 hour flight to SFO, so I should survive if I miss my EVA business class flight.  I just have to remember to cancel it, if I get on the EVA flight.

On 2/2/2024 at 5:05 AM, papaflamingo said:

Just a suggestion.... I'd pre-book a dedicated car so that it is waiting for you when you get off the ship.  Could take time to get a taxi.  It'll be more expensive but cheaper than missing your flight. 

Good idea, I'll definitely do that.

13 hours ago, AJCM said:

I suggest you don’t put your luggage out on the last night but disembark with it.

 

In Oct, the luggage was coming out in order of disembarkation time. Ours didn’t arrive in the expected category and we had to wait around for quite a while until they could confirm ours were still in the ship and coming soon.

AJCM, good suggestion. I'm planning on taking full advantage of the included laundry service on Regent. I will be traveling with just a carry-on bag.

On 2/2/2024 at 4:13 PM, alexandria said:

Are you sure about that?  See paragraph 6 of their policy regarding refunds/changes of award tickets due to EVA schedule changes. 

"6. Award ticket and upgrade with mileages

Please contact EVA reservation and ticketing office:

(1) Refunds: refund service charge will not be imposed.

(2) Changes: reissue fee as well as the expired miles are exempt from collection for one transaction provided the revised itinerary meets the same criteria as the affected ticket."

 

https://www.evaair.com/en-global/customer-services/ticket-changes-refunds-due-to-schedule-changes/

Alexandria, thanks for checking on this. People on this site are so helpful. I can get a refund of my miles but there is no space on the later flight that day. I think I will be okay booking a car in advance, plus I will only have a carry-on bag.

Thanks to all of you for the helpful advice.  I can't change to a later flight because I am traveling on an EVA Air award ticket that doesn't allow changes.  Since I don't have a choice, I'll ask to be among the first off and grab a taxi, per tubeamps suggestion. Back in the day when I traveled extensively on business, I liked getting to the airport just in time to be the last person boarding.  I may have a chance to relive the past.  Of course, I can't jog as fast as I used to...

Thanks GMIAC.  I did call Regent but they weren't helpful, other than telling me to ask after boarding.

I am booked on the Explorer with an arrival in Tokyo on April 1.  The itinerary shows an arrival time of 8:00 AM.  My flight was changed and now departs from Haneda at 10:30 AM. I would like to disembark as early as possible. Does anyone know how quickly I can get off the ship?