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5 hours ago, bigjohnwvu said:

Can I make a 10:40 flight departure out of Tampa?

Really, really unclear what you are asking - this is for "Gulf Coast Departures" forum.

Are you Driving / Flying from Tampa??, To Tampa??

If Flying - what is your flight time/arrival time and to which airport in Houston, and what is your cruise boarding time.

In these uncertain flying times...best to be asking how many days margin needed, not hours...

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You could probably make that flight but you never know when something might go wrong like authorities taking longer to clear the ship for debarkation or a slow down in going through customs, or a slow down at airport security, etc.  I always pick a flight that departs just after noon time.

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I took a cruise out of Tampa in February a few years ago and on our way back, fog rolled in and we had to stay out of the port area with all of the commercial transport ships for quite a few hours.  Waking up to fog horns was rather interesting.  By the time we docked back in Tampa port, I would have missed my flight.  Luckily we were able to rebook while still on the ship but I chose a flight for the next day.  Southwest Airlines policy was very helpful and trip insurance covered the hotel stay.

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We've sailed out of Tampa multiple times and have been late getting back to port twice.  Once was due to fog and once was due to a freighter being stuck in the channel.   I always book a late afternoon/early evening or next day flight coming home from Tampa for that reason.

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58 minutes ago, bigjohnwvu said:

wondering if I can disembark and make a 10:40 flight out of TPA

OK - Now I understand - 

 

Assuming you dock at 7 AM - and you do Independent Travel Disembarkation (Haul your own luggage off the ship) you might be on the dock by say 7:45. 

Tampa Cruise Port is 9 miles (20 minutes) from the Tampa Airport. 

Catching a taxi/Uber/Lyft and driving to the airport put you at the airport by say 8:30 

So you should be fine...

TSA Pre✓ would be advisable,

Does not appear they have Global Entry at Tampa Cruise Port

 

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10 hours ago, bigjohnwvu said:

Can I make a 10:40 AM flight out of Tampa?

My wife and I have sailed out of Tampa twice. Both times our flights were 10:10 - 10:15am. We made both of them with ease. We were off the ship and in a cab at 7:45, arrived at the airport 20 minutes later

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11 hours ago, bigjohnwvu said:

Can I make a 10:40 AM flight out of Tampa?


Our return on the Breakaway this past Sunday in NY was delayed two hours by currents in NY.  Out of almost 20 sailings, we’ve had I think 3-4 delayed by two hours or more. So a 80-85% on time rate is pretty good, but is it worth the hassle of missing a flight, especially with the lack of available seats overall nowadays?  You could be stranded for days. 

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15 hours ago, bigjohnwvu said:

Can I make a 10:40 AM flight out of Tampa?

 

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Your two threads on same topic have been merged & moved to the Florida Departures forum. Now the newly merged thread will be on topic in the correct forum.

 

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On 10/13/2021 at 3:52 AM, bigjohnwvu said:

Can I make a 10:40 AM flight out of Tampa?

Who knows? If the Good Lord's Willing and the Creek Don't Rise maybe yes; maybe no.  If the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then peace will guide the planets and your chances might be better.  CONTEXT?

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On 10/13/2021 at 7:09 AM, Treasure Hunter said:

Probably, but you’ll make yourself sick with worry.

 

On 10/13/2021 at 7:09 AM, Sthrngary said:

Not worth the risk.  

 

Two very good answers.

 

I would not risk it. Why stress yourself out after a vacation?

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On 10/14/2021 at 9:21 AM, scottca075 said:

 

 

Two very good answers.

 

I would not risk it. Why stress yourself out after a vacation?

Maybe they are like me.  I don't stress at all even if I miss my flight.  I spend the night, have a nice dinner and leave the next day. Foe me life is too short to stress.

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