abby1257 Posted March 1 #1 Share Posted March 1 I am cruising out of Miami, but flying home out of Ft. Lauderdale. What would be the earliest flight time out of Ft. Lauderdale should I make. I can't miss the flight out of Ft. Lauderdale, but getting there from port of Miami, TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted March 1 #2 Share Posted March 1 Noon should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhraformula00 Posted March 1 #3 Share Posted March 1 We always fly home a day late, and come a day early. I have been on too many ships that have been delayed back to port for weather or medical reasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted March 2 #4 Share Posted March 2 I preface my recommendation with admitting to being risk averse when it comes to confronting south Florida traffic. I wouldn't worry about a noon flight on Saturday or Sunday and maybe 1 pm on a weekday since you will be in morning rush hour traffic which is always bad and sometimes horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cruiser Posted March 2 #5 Share Posted March 2 Copied from my reply to another post: Back in September we cruised on Celebration. We are platinum, so we have priority debarkation. We were outside and waiting on our Lyft at 7:45. We were through security at FLL and at our gate by 8:45 for our 11 am flight. We are cruising on Magic this September and we have a 10:15 flight out of FLL on Southwest. However, we will definitely have a backup plan in case there are unforeseen circumstances. We will book another flight with a refundable fare on a different airline. Wouldn't recommend booking a flight this early without a backup plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abby1257 Posted March 3 Author #6 Share Posted March 3 Thank you everyone...just wasn't sure...i know Miami to Ft. Lauderdale is about 45 min some one said....didn't think we dock back until at least 8:00 am....ugh, could be close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted March 3 #7 Share Posted March 3 23 minutes ago, abby1257 said: Thank you everyone...just wasn't sure...i know Miami to Ft. Lauderdale is about 45 min some one said....didn't think we dock back until at least 8:00 am....ugh, could be close Check your docking time because 8:00 am is rather late. Most ships are docked by 7 and many earlier. Of course disembarkation can’t begin the minute they dock. Usually it is about half an hour late. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abby1257 Posted March 4 Author #8 Share Posted March 4 (edited) It shows it is docking back in Miami at 8:00 ugh Edited March 4 by abby1257 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted March 5 #9 Share Posted March 5 5 hours ago, abby1257 said: It shows it is docking back in Miami at 8:00 ugh If you book your flight before your cruise line recommended times and there is an issue, your travel insurance may not cover additional expense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abby1257 Posted March 5 Author #10 Share Posted March 5 On 3/1/2024 at 11:19 PM, Lee Cruiser said: Copied from my reply to another post: Back in September we cruised on Celebration. We are platinum, so we have priority debarkation. We were outside and waiting on our Lyft at 7:45. We were through security at FLL and at our gate by 8:45 for our 11 am flight. We are cruising on Magic this September and we have a 10:15 flight out of FLL on Southwest. However, we will definitely have a backup plan in case there are unforeseen circumstances. We will book another flight with a refundable fare on a different airline. Wouldn't recommend booking a flight this early without a backup plan. was your cruise on the celebration out of Miami? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cruiser Posted March 5 #11 Share Posted March 5 42 minutes ago, abby1257 said: was your cruise on the celebration out of Miami? Yes, it was Carnival Celebration out of Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abby1257 Posted March 5 Author #12 Share Posted March 5 (edited) Ok...well....we are platinum so we can get off first...we are only doing carry on so when we get to Ft. Lauderdale airport, we will have our boarding passes on our phone, so we can just go straight to security. I think we will be ok, cross my fingers... Edited March 5 by abby1257 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted March 5 #13 Share Posted March 5 33 minutes ago, abby1257 said: Ok...well....we are platinum so we can get off first...we are only doing carry on so when we get to Ft. Lauderdale airport, we will have our boarding passes on our phone, so we can just go straight to security. I think we will be ok, cross my fingers... That should all help! What time is the flight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abby1257 Posted March 5 Author #14 Share Posted March 5 11:50 am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted March 5 #15 Share Posted March 5 Assuming the ship is on time, I think you could make it given no checked luggage making disembarkation and flight check-in hopefully painless especially if it is a Saturday or Sunday. I wouldn't wait for an Uber or Lyft because they can take a while to arrive. The taxis will be waiting in a line outside the terminal. Have a great cruise and an uneventful flight home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abby1257 Posted March 5 Author #16 Share Posted March 5 Thank you. I hear what you are saying about uber, wonder how much a taxi to Ft. Lauderdale would be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abby1257 Posted March 5 Author #17 Share Posted March 5 Now I see a flight out of Miami at 11:15 (which obv is closer than Ft. Lauderdale)....hmmm If we get off right away we might make this one, ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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