lbrandon Posted August 5, 2023 #1 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Does NCL allow you to book transfers from the airport to the cruise port on a different day than your flight? We will be flying into LAX 2 days before our cruise and staying at a hotel near the airport. We are wondering if we could go back to the airport and take the NCL bus to the port on the day of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallux Posted August 5, 2023 #2 Share Posted August 5, 2023 You can call them and ask. I think some have reported that they were allowed to. I did it 2x in 2019 but things may have changed since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CaptainBazz Posted August 5, 2023 #3 Share Posted August 5, 2023 We did this last year...because you are not flying in on the day you have to call them to book and pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted August 5, 2023 #4 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Assuming you are booking your own flights, just tell NCL a flight time that arrives roughly when you plan to get to the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julig22 Posted August 5, 2023 #5 Share Posted August 5, 2023 I've done it several times, various airports. However, on 1 occasion they informed me about a week in advance that it was no longer possible (this was in Buenos Aires) - citing issues with security, which the airport denied. Not a happy camper but fortunately I had a refundable hotel reservation so was able to alter my plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare debenson0723 Posted August 5, 2023 #6 Share Posted August 5, 2023 If you have more than one person, it is more cost effective to just take an Uber from the airport hotel to the port. Less shlepping around your luggage too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailingships Posted August 5, 2023 #7 Share Posted August 5, 2023 4 hours ago, lbrandon said: Does NCL allow you to book transfers from the airport to the cruise port on a different day than your flight? This is often done. Weve done it for Newark going out of NYC in case of bad weather etc We always make sure the hotel has a free airport shuttle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelling2Some Posted August 5, 2023 #8 Share Posted August 5, 2023 2 hours ago, debenson0723 said: If you have more than one person, it is more cost effective to just take an Uber from the airport hotel to the port. Less shlepping around your luggage too. This. Plus the area around LAX is not very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted August 6, 2023 #9 Share Posted August 6, 2023 On 8/5/2023 at 1:10 PM, lbrandon said: Does NCL allow you to book transfers from the airport to the cruise port on a different day than your flight? We will be flying into LAX 2 days before our cruise and staying at a hotel near the airport. We are wondering if we could go back to the airport and take the NCL bus to the port on the day of the cruise. Short answer is yes, I do it often when traveling solo out of Port Canaveral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pola Posted August 29, 2023 #10 Share Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) We are also thinking of arriving a day early in LA and booking a hotel nearby with free shuttle. We have already booked ground transportation with them. I called NCL to see if it would be possible to catch their bus to port and was told yes and to come to baggage claim area at 10 am the day of sailing, Jan 12. As I write this , I’m really not sure why 10 am; surely there are several flights arriving at different times on that day. Edited August 29, 2023 by Pola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted August 29, 2023 #11 Share Posted August 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Pola said: We are also thinking of arriving a day early in LA and booking a hotel nearby with free shuttle. We have already booked ground transportation with them. I called NCL to see if it would be possible to catch their bus to port and was told yes and to come to baggage claim area at 10 am the day of sailing, Jan 12. As I write this , I’m really not sure why 10 am; surely there are several flights arriving at different times on that day. Show up when you want. There may/may not be shuttles running earlier. There was one time transferring from Orlando to Port Canaveral that they did not release transfer buses until 10 am. But I think that was more of an exception than normal practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketMan275 Posted August 29, 2023 #12 Share Posted August 29, 2023 3 hours ago, Pola said: We are also thinking of arriving a day early in LA and booking a hotel nearby with free shuttle. We have already booked ground transportation with them. I called NCL to see if it would be possible to catch their bus to port and was told yes and to come to baggage claim area at 10 am the day of sailing, Jan 12. As I write this , I’m really not sure why 10 am; surely there are several flights arriving at different times on that day. I suspect first the shuttles pick up debarking passengers and deliver them to the airport. Then these same shuttles pick up arriving passengers and take them to the port. Rinse, repeat. 10 AM is just when the first buses with debarking passengers arrive at the air port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pola Posted August 29, 2023 #13 Share Posted August 29, 2023 21 minutes ago, RocketMan275 said: I suspect first the shuttles pick up debarking passengers and deliver them to the airport. Then these same shuttles pick up arriving passengers and take them to the port. Rinse, repeat. 10 AM is just when the first buses with debarking passengers arrive at the air port. That makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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