Sydney disembarkation - flight times

[little britain]

Advice please: we are flying to Singapore immediately after a cruise - there is a flight at 12.30 or one at 17:00... I have heard of delays to ships coming back into Sydney due to customs 🛃 or sometimes weather 🌊 : so should we go for the 17:00 one and be safe... and if we do what can we do all day with our luggage? Thanks

 

ps: the cruise is to NZ if that effects the 🛃 customs entry? 

[yarramar]

I would not be comfortable having to be at the airport at 9.30-10.00am for an international flight after disembarking from a cruise.

A 5.00pm flight means being at the airport at 2.00pm. It will not be "all day". You will have enough time for a pleasant lunch before leaving for the airport

[matamanoa]

We speak from experience.  Take the later flight!

[The_Big_M]

12:30 is possible, but you need to hurry, and it doesn't give you much contingency if anything goes wrong (doesn't happen often, but can and has happened). Whereas 5 is much more comfortable, so I'd be choosing that.

[little britain]

Thanks! 5pm it is! 

[MMDown Under]

On 4/2/2023 at 9:47 PM, yarramar said:

I would not be comfortable having to be at the airport at 9.30-10.00am for an international flight after disembarking from a cruise.

A 5.00pm flight means being at the airport at 2.00pm. It will not be "all day". You will have enough time for a pleasant lunch before leaving for the airport

I agree with 5.00pm flight and a pleasant lunch before leaving for the airport. 

[cruiseaholic78]

Admittedly our flight was not until 21:30, we booked a dayroom use (with pool) at the airport and were pleased with this, so maybe this is another option to consider.

 

https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwirzrSwxtj-AhXL16QKHb17AnEQFnoECBAQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dayuse.com%2Fs%2Faustralia%2Fnew-south-wales%2Fsydney%2Fsydney-airport&usg=AOvVaw1AwUQCzYrpAmTZ12LMWTSh

[MMDown Under]

1 hour ago, cruiseaholic78 said:

Admittedly our flight was not until 21:30, we booked a dayroom use (with pool) at the airport and were pleased with this, so maybe this is another option to consider.

 

https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwirzrSwxtj-AhXL16QKHb17AnEQFnoECBAQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dayuse.com%2Fs%2Faustralia%2Fnew-south-wales%2Fsydney%2Fsydney-airport&usg=AOvVaw1AwUQCzYrpAmTZ12LMWTSh

That is a perfect solution if you are exhausted.  I did that once in Singapore and a cold pool and a cold drink never felt so good!