crystalaziza Posted May 28, 2017 #1 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I know the do's and don'ts of flying home after disembarking. How late or how early to get a flight, but I was just wondering how early someone has made it off the ship with carry only luggage, gotten to Miami airport, gotten through security and arrived at their boarding gate. How did you accomplish this risky task? And no, I am not trying to get an early flight. I always book late afternoon or early evening and unwind before I get back home. As I stated, I'm just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted May 28, 2017 #2 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Seems like I have seen some reports of maybe 9:30. Not sure how many response you will get here since the title did not indicate the subject/question. Just sayin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookie848 Posted May 28, 2017 #3 Share Posted May 28, 2017 In February, we were through security at FLL at 8:30 after disembarking the Getaway. This was helped along by several factors. First, we were in the Haven and one of the first off the ship doing self disembarkation. We had a car service waiting for us. And lastly, one of the large Royal ships were held up at the Ft. Lauderdale port, so the lines hadn't built in the Southwest terminal. And lastly, we are all TSA PreCheck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted May 28, 2017 #4 Share Posted May 28, 2017 We always try to book our flight home around 10:45am...have never had to rush, and never carry our bags off the ship ourselves. We do ask to be in one of the 1st groups off, and usually have over an HOUR to wait at our gate. So far, so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLH Arizona Posted May 28, 2017 #5 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I didn't carry my luggage off, but was in a suite, so disembarked early and was at the airport, after checking in and security, at 9:30. Unfortunately my flight wasn't until 1:00pm, so I waited and waited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerooveride Posted May 28, 2017 #6 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Last time I flew in for a cruise, 2010, I took the Carnival Dream out of Port Canaveral. We had a 1:10 flight out of Orlando and took the cruise line bus to the airport. If I remember correctly we had plenty of time to make our flight out. Sent from my SM-G955U using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted May 28, 2017 #7 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Earliest we had was 11:00 and made it. Ship arrived and cleared on time. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedj6050 Posted May 28, 2017 #8 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Twice I have gotten off the EPIC,into a cab and to MIA for a 10am flight with time to spare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ManyCruises Posted May 28, 2017 #9 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Our earliest was 9:30am out of Fll. Sailed the 3 night Bahamas on the Sky. We did express walk off and had prearranged transportation. We made it the airport with plenty of time to spare. BTW - there are plenty of factors that could cause one miss an early flight. And there are plenty of factors that could cause one to miss a later flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't-use-real-name Posted May 28, 2017 #10 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Our earliest was 9:30am out of Fll. Sailed the 3 night Bahamas on the Sky. We did express walk off and had prearranged transportation. We made it the airport with plenty of time to spare. BTW - there are plenty of factors that could cause one miss an early flight. And there are plenty of factors that could cause one to miss a later flight. FACTORS BEING: Ship: Late getting in (pilot to guide ship into port late ?) Trouble with connecting Gangway to ship Longshoremen and union worker problems Checked luggage delayed to claim area CBI understaffed and picky picky about nit picky details Port to Airport: Cabs Uber Lyft has disagreements Traffic to airport - accident congestion rush hour snafu Your cab has mechanical (flat tire etc.) Airport has lane closings traffic security Airport: TSA Security threat Lines at baggage check-in TSA PreCk not open TSA understaffed Other Police action Airline: In bound flight late - results in late out bound Crew problems Oversales - not on airplane Mechanical problem with airplane/equipment Computer flight plans and other operational issues Weather at origin airport enroute (connection city) or destination Relax folks this is your Captain "Speaking" - where have I heard that before ? These are not the Droids you were looking for - move along now ! AND "Don't worry be Happy" - "Nothing can go wrong - nothing can go wrong " Hey - Que Sera Sera ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNcruising02 Posted May 29, 2017 #11 Share Posted May 29, 2017 I cruised out of Miami and had a flight leaving at noon. I walked off of the ship with my luggage and arrived at the airport before 9:00 am and saw another family from the same cruise make a 9:30 am flight to my city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalaziza Posted May 29, 2017 Author #12 Share Posted May 29, 2017 In February, we were through security at FLL at 8:30 after disembarking the Getaway. This was helped along by several factors. First, we were in the Haven and one of the first off the ship doing self disembarkation. We had a car service waiting for us. And lastly, one of the large Royal ships were held up at the Ft. Lauderdale port, so the lines hadn't built in the Southwest terminal. And lastly, we are all TSA PreCheck. This is just amazing. Did your ship come in, in FLL or Miami? If it came in, in Miami, you hauled butt! Kudos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted May 29, 2017 #13 Share Posted May 29, 2017 I know the do's and don'ts of flying home after disembarking. How late or how early to get a flight, but I was just wondering how early someone has made it off the ship with carry only luggage, gotten to Miami airport, gotten through security and arrived at their boarding gate. How did you accomplish this risky task? And no, I am not trying to get an early flight. I always book late afternoon or early evening and unwind before I get back home. As I stated, I'm just curious. I have made it before 9:00, and then waited 3+ hours. Getting to MIA is not a problem, especially if you are not on one of the "away" class ships. How did I accomplish it? good question - I wasn't trying, wasn't rushing, I just went with the flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetotravel1977 Posted May 29, 2017 #14 Share Posted May 29, 2017 How long does it take to get to FLL assuming traffic is flowing okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted May 29, 2017 #15 Share Posted May 29, 2017 How long does it take to get to FLL assuming traffic is flowing okay? From Miami 45 - 60 minutes. From Port Everglades about 10 - 12 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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