VitaLuna Posted February 28, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 28, 2020 We are cruising on the Carnival Panorama in November. The best flight for us is a direct flight from Portland to Long Beach (JetBlue) that arrives at 8:20am. Is it a terrible idea to fly in same-day? Coming the day before is difficult for us (and adds more cost), but if that’s what we have to do, then we’ll do it. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princeton123211 Posted February 28, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 28, 2020 14 minutes ago, VitaLuna said: Is it a terrible idea to fly in same-day? Its not great-- just opens you up to a lot of not ideal possibilities. Its not absurd to come in from up north the day of (as it would be places further away) but a hotel locally the night before is a relatively inexpensive insurance policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaLuna Posted February 28, 2020 Author #3 Share Posted February 28, 2020 @princeton123211 thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, there is only one direct LGB flight a day (I want to avoid LAX and a long Uber with small children), and we already have to stay in a hotel the night before our flight because we live too far from PDX to make a 0600 flight ☹️ But, I suppose it would be a lot more expensive to miss the cruise departure. Hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princeton123211 Posted February 28, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 28, 2020 13 hours ago, VitaLuna said: (I want to avoid LAX and a long Uber with small children), and we already have to stay in a hotel the night before our flight because we live too far from PDX to make a 0600 flight ☹️ But, I suppose it would be a lot more expensive to miss the cruise departure. Hmmm... LAX to Long Beach port is about 35 minutes in an Uber and Long Beach Airport to Long Beach port is about 20 minutes in an Uber-- not a huge difference for what I would imagine would be a whole bunch more flight options. You're going to have to get in an Uber or taxi regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottbee Posted February 28, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Also how many flights per day do B6./JetBlue operate PDX-LGB ? If you fly someone like AS/Alaska, there's going to be a secondary option if the 1st flight has issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATSEAMYLIFE Posted February 29, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 29, 2020 (edited) Jet Blue not the best on time record and no backup flight probably if things go sideways. I wouldn't. How about flying into Burbank, Orange County or Ontario the day prior? Edited February 29, 2020 by ATSEAMYLIFE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaLuna Posted March 3, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted March 3, 2020 @scottbee yeah, we thought about that (only one flight a day). We’d have to jump on another carrier ($$$) if something happened. @ATSEAMYLIFE my husband is a bit of an anxious traveler and wants to avoid LAX at all costs. Maybe I’ll look at the other local options for a flight the day before. The more I think about it, the more I realize that I would be way too stressed trying to get there with a day-of flight. Luckily, for the return, there is an evening flight out of LGB that we’ll take home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepCalmBearOn Posted March 4, 2020 #8 Share Posted March 4, 2020 I would bite the bullet and fly to either LAX or SNA, if LGB only has one direct flight a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lax19 Posted March 9, 2020 #9 Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) One thing to your advantage is that you are on the first (albeit only) flight of the day. This usually means your flight will arrive the night before and park overnight. Any maintenance issues will be handled overnight. Even if the flight is delayed say four hours, you will still make the ship. southwest has three flights that will get you Long Beach from PDX by noon. And a fourth that will get you to LGB by 1:30. Plus free checked bags. Edited March 9, 2020 by lax19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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