jessie36 Posted April 23, 2014 #1 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Hi All, We are travelling to Genoa on 30th April from London Gatwick. Flight departs at 07.40. Can anyone advise if we have to be there 2 or 3 hours before departure. Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin and Jean Posted April 23, 2014 #2 Share Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) Hello Jessie We are also travelling to Genoa on the same date from Gatwick at 6-30am - The cruise personaliser says we have to be there 3 hours before take off i.e. 3-30am !! We are staying in a premier inn or similar the night before opposite the North terminal and hope to get just a few hours sleep. Thursday promises to be a long day................ Have a lovely holiday - At least we will be in Italy within two hours or so Martin and Jean Edited April 23, 2014 by Martin and Jean missing date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted April 23, 2014 #3 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I've not been on a P&O fly cruise yet, we're travelling on the same day from Cardiff. I'm planning to be there 2 hours before, I've pre-booked our seats and it's a very small airport. We had an early-ish morning flight on a Cunard charter from Heathrow last year, we got there just over 2 hours before and it was plenty of time. The queue was horrific but it moved fairly quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verystormy Posted April 23, 2014 #4 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I fly a lot - equivalant to round the world every month - my guide is" Short haul international flights with no excessive luggauge = 2 hours Long haul = 3 hours domestic = 1 hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted April 23, 2014 #5 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Hello Jessie We are also travelling to Genoa on the same date from Gatwick at 6-30am - The cruise personaliser says we have to be there 3 hours before take off i.e. 3-30am !! We are staying in a premier inn or similar the night before opposite the North terminal and hope to get just a few hours sleep. Thursday promises to be a long day................ Have a lovely holiday - At least we will be in Italy within two hours or so Martin and Jean Indeed it will, the ship sails on Wednesday ;) i have a 7.40 am flight to Venice from Gatwick and will be staying in the premier inn opposite the north terminal. Up at 4am and catch the shuttle to south terminal for the flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessie36 Posted April 23, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I thought our flight was early at 7.40 not sure what hubby would have thought about 6.30 !! Hope you all have a relaxing flights and a fab cruise . Hello Jessie We are also travelling to Genoa on the same date from Gatwick at 6-30am - The cruise personaliser says we have to be there 3 hours before take off i.e. 3-30am !! We are staying in a premier inn or similar the night before opposite the North terminal and hope to get just a few hours sleep. Thursday promises to be a long day................ Have a lovely holiday - At least we will be in Italy within two hours or so Martin and Jean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lake5298 Posted April 23, 2014 #7 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Can anyone advise if we have to be there 2 or 3 hours before departure. It's coming up to Bank Holiday when the airport will be busy. If you miss the flight you miss the ship too. I'd aim to be there 3 hours before - just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickb Posted April 23, 2014 #8 Share Posted April 23, 2014 2 hours is more than enough time for a European flight from Gatwick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabor Posted April 27, 2014 #9 Share Posted April 27, 2014 I have sometimes left 2 hours and if it s Manic - you have a problem ! I usually give it as near to three as I can - and have breakfast when I get through security ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin and Jean Posted April 27, 2014 #10 Share Posted April 27, 2014 I thought our flight was early at 7.40 not sure what hubby would have thought about 6.30 !! Hope you all have a relaxing flights and a fab cruise . Thanks Jessie - Hope you and your husband have a great time also - This last week seems to have flown by and now only a couple of days to go - Lovely itinerary and fingers crossed for warm weather.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessie36 Posted April 27, 2014 Author #11 Share Posted April 27, 2014 We have decided to stay overnight too, should mean we don't have to be up so early and will have breakfast once we are through. Fingers crossed we all have nice weather, good food, a non full ship and plenty of relaxation. Have a great cruise:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlisonB1978 Posted April 27, 2014 #12 Share Posted April 27, 2014 We fly from Manchester at 6am to Genoa. Weather isn't looking great with lots of rain around. Umbrellas at the ready I fear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisebore Posted April 27, 2014 #13 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Which airlines are P&O using for their Med. fly cruises? Cb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted April 27, 2014 #14 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Jet2 from Cardiff. Sent from my KFOT using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessie36 Posted April 27, 2014 Author #15 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Thomas cook from gatwick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted April 30, 2014 #16 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I've checked the Cardiff airport website this morning and our check-in doesn't open until 8.30, I'm glad I didn't plan to be there 3 hours early ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudd Posted May 1, 2014 #17 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Our flight to Venice on 23rd April advised check in 3 hours before. We got there a little bit before the 3 hours and check in was already open. No queue and no hassle . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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