Rare LACruiser88 Posted December 8, 2023 Author #476 Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, nv2hogs said: @LACruiser88 it was nice meeting you and Debbie and we will see you again on the Majestic for SA or somewhere sooner....have an enjoyable journey home... Mike and Margarete one journey ends and another begins soon..... It was a pleasure, safe travels home! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted December 8, 2023 Author #477 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Good morning Ft Lauderdale! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host CJSKIDS Posted December 8, 2023 #478 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Welcome home! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted December 8, 2023 Author #479 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Getting off the ship was a bit of a cluster. We finally made it curbside by 10 am. Well folks that's it for us. Thank you for following along. Until the next journey. ¡Adiós! 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JGmf Posted December 8, 2023 #480 Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, LACruiser88 said: Getting off the ship was a bit of a cluster @LACruiser88 can you explain why you think it was backed-up like that? Did you self-embark with your own luggage or leave the ship in the later groups? (Asking b/c I'm testing the notion that I can make an early FLL flight after my cruise in February)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted December 8, 2023 Author #481 Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) 39 minutes ago, JGmf said: @LACruiser88 can you explain why you think it was backed-up like that? Did you self-embark with your own luggage or leave the ship in the later groups? (Asking b/c I'm testing the notion that I can make an early FLL flight after my cruise in February)... Our assigned meet time was at 8:20 and we had to collect our luggage in the terminal. The delay was definitely because the ship was entering the U.S. for the first time since spending the season in Europe. We have experienced this several times in the past on TA's. The entire crew had to go thru a passport/visa inspection in the terminal. They had 3 lanes dedicated for the crew. Edited December 8, 2023 by LACruiser88 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hllwdcruiser Posted December 8, 2023 #482 Share Posted December 8, 2023 We were delayed boarding. It was supposed to be 10:30 and it was closer to 11:30. We did get to enjoy priority boarding due to our status. The line was long when we got to the port, but green line moved quickly and then we were ushered into the priority lounge. So priority boarding does still exist! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ombud Posted December 8, 2023 #483 Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, JGmf said: @LACruiser88 can you explain why you think it was backed-up like that? Did you self-embark with your own luggage or leave the ship in the later groups? (Asking b/c I'm testing the notion that I can make an early FLL flight after my cruise in February)... Facial recognition and global were down. Then the announcement that I-95 was closed in both directions! But at least border security was in a good mood. Nothing like going Old School 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Kmkub Posted December 8, 2023 #484 Share Posted December 8, 2023 I95 wasn't closed for us. We were off ship by 7:30 and home by 8:30. Getting a porter is the way to go. They have their own lane. We breezed through customs in 10 minutes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDVM96 Posted December 9, 2023 #485 Share Posted December 9, 2023 7 hours ago, LACruiser88 said: The delay was definitely because the ship was entering the U.S. for the first time since spending the season in Europe. We have experienced this several times in the past on TA's. The entire crew had to go thru a passport/visa inspection in the terminal. They had 3 lanes dedicated for the crew. Does Port Everglades have Global Entry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDVM96 Posted December 9, 2023 #486 Share Posted December 9, 2023 6 hours ago, Ombud said: Facial recognition and global were down. Ah, got it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fannym123 Posted December 9, 2023 #487 Share Posted December 9, 2023 8 hours ago, JGmf said: @LACruiser88 can you explain why you think it was backed-up like that? Did you self-embark with your own luggage or leave the ship in the later groups? (Asking b/c I'm testing the notion that I can make an early FLL flight after my cruise in February)... @JGmf we walked off the ship with our own luggage this morning as our flight was 11:20am to Canada (international flight). Left ship at 7:20, 35-40 mins wait to go through immigration. Took taxi and arrived FLL airport at 8:20 am. Just give you some idea on the timing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fannym123 Posted December 9, 2023 #488 Share Posted December 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, EDVM96 said: Does Port Everglades have Global Entry? Not at terminal 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yehootu Posted December 9, 2023 #489 Share Posted December 9, 2023 5 hours ago, Kmkub said: Getting a porter is the way to go. They have their own lane. We breezed through customs in 10 minutes. That's good to know, the Porters weren't to happy when we disembarked the Regal on 10/24. No porter line! The fun part was watching as people who had gotten off earlier than there ticket time were forced to wait for their bags, even though the bags were out. They were trying to keep it organized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog Posted December 9, 2023 #490 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Saw a fb post by Leanne Ward- has Gonzalez luggage at her hotel. See post at Princess Passenger forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted December 9, 2023 #491 Share Posted December 9, 2023 9 hours ago, fannym123 said: Not at terminal 2 They used to. Maybe that discontinued after the facial recognition began? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ombud Posted December 9, 2023 #492 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Still trying to get out of Fort Lauderdale. Hope today's flight goes. Changing back to United As to I95. Just repeated what we were told. Google it for yesterday morning 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dockhl Posted December 9, 2023 #493 Share Posted December 9, 2023 19 minutes ago, Ombud said: Still trying to get out of Fort Lauderdale. Hope today's flight goes. Changing back to United As to I95. Just repeated what we were told. Google it for yesterday morning What happened to your flight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ombud Posted December 9, 2023 #494 Share Posted December 9, 2023 @dockhl after 3 maintenance crews tried to close the rear door (unsuccessfully) it was canceled. Then Alaska rebooked everyone on a flight into SeaTac arriving at 1am but failed to notify anyone, I would've taken it & spent today in Seattle. Love Seattle. Looking at a screen saying I could've even laid over in Portland (OR). Ah well. I'm back at the airport off to a 3 hr layover at O'Hara. With the same Xmas songs playing (over & over as nauseum) for a flight leaving in 4 hrs. Worst experience ever. No games on yet just 1 sound track. Hoping that changes soon -- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dockhl Posted December 9, 2023 #495 Share Posted December 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ombud said: @dockhl after 3 maintenance crews tried to close the rear door (unsuccessfully) it was canceled. Then Alaska rebooked everyone on a flight into SeaTac arriving at 1am but failed to notify anyone, I would've taken it & spent today in Seattle. Love Seattle. Looking at a screen saying I could've even laid over in Portland (OR). Ah well. I'm back at the airport off to a 3 hr layover at O'Hara. With the same Xmas songs playing (over & over as nauseum) for a flight leaving in 4 hrs. Worst experience ever. No games on yet just 1 sound track. Hoping that changes soon -- Oh man, I am sorry. That is horrible. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dockhl Posted December 9, 2023 #496 Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Ombud said: @dockhl after 3 maintenance crews tried to close the rear door (unsuccessfully) it was canceled. Then Alaska rebooked everyone on a flight into SeaTac arriving at 1am but failed to notify anyone, I would've taken it & spent today in Seattle. Love Seattle. Looking at a screen saying I could've even laid over in Portland (OR). Ah well. I'm back at the airport off to a 3 hr layover at O'Hara. With the same Xmas songs playing (over & over as nauseum) for a flight leaving in 4 hrs. Worst experience ever. No games on yet just 1 sound track. Hoping that changes soon -- Oh man, I am sorry. That is horrible.....sorry, inadvertant repost. (Is there no way to undo it/delete it?) Edited December 9, 2023 by dockhl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted December 9, 2023 Author #497 Share Posted December 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Ombud said: Still trying to get out of Fort Lauderdale. Hope today's flight goes. Changing back to United As to I95. Just repeated what we were told. Google it for yesterday morning FWIW, we stopped flying out of Ft Lauderdale years ago. We only fly out of Miami. So many more non-stop flights to the west coast and it's only 20 minutes away from the port. Hope your flight works out today! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mistyPA Posted December 9, 2023 #498 Share Posted December 9, 2023 11 hours ago, fannym123 said: @JGmf we walked off the ship with our own luggage this morning as our flight was 11:20am to Canada (international flight). Left ship at 7:20, 35-40 mins wait to go through immigration. Took taxi and arrived FLL airport at 8:20 am. Just give you some idea on the timing. That's great to know as we have an early flight out when we cruise. Our flight is 957 am. Hopefully things will go as smoothly for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare StartrainDD Posted December 9, 2023 #499 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Sorry to hear of everyone's troubles getting out. We left the ship at 7:35, waited 40 minutes for customs to take our photo (didn't even look at our passports). It was the Florida Turnpike that was closed about an hour North of FLL due to a tanker truck explosion. Our driver takes the Express Lanes of I-95 and we were home at 10:30. We did have some slow going, likely added 20 minutes to the trip. We very much enjoyed the cruise. I submitted my review and will post the link here once posted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonzoWCS Posted December 9, 2023 #500 Share Posted December 9, 2023 On 12/8/2023 at 1:19 PM, hllwdcruiser said: We were delayed boarding. It was supposed to be 10:30 and it was closer to 11:30. We did get to enjoy priority boarding due to our status. The line was long when we got to the port, but green line moved quickly and then we were ushered into the priority lounge. So priority boarding does still exist! Thanks for the update! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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