driverandrews Posted August 30 #1 Share Posted August 30 We are on Celebrity Edge next April and dock back in Sydney at 6am , would we be taking a huge gamble booking an 11am Flight . There are a couple more departure times but pricing changes ( not by too much ) but it’s just finding something to do in Sydney for a few hours as we’ll have our cases…we’ve been to Sydney before plus we don’t fancy paying for a ship excursion on disembarkation. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchhalm Posted August 30 #2 Share Posted August 30 Where to? Domestically, it MIGHT work. - If you RUN. International flight? Big, big gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted August 30 #3 Share Posted August 30 An 11am flight is probably OK for a domestic flight but I would not try it for an international. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted August 30 #4 Share Posted August 30 (edited) Celebrity's advice is for flights after noon, so I am not going to go against that. It is possible on a good day, but a gamble. Another option is to disembark late, head to the airport and buy a lounge pass to chill for a later flight. Edited August 30 by arxcards 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driverandrews Posted August 31 Author #5 Share Posted August 31 Hi all , I should have said international. Not going to chance it , so will take the later flight. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbeh Posted September 1 #6 Share Posted September 1 Yep, sure would be. Of course if you're an adrenaline junkie such a tight time frame might be right up your alley but, I wouldn't risk it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser3775 Posted September 1 #7 Share Posted September 1 You can leave your luggage at Circular Quay, at Bounce. Then take a walk to the Opera House and the Botanical Gardens. Or catch a public transport ferry to Manly or Watson's Bay and back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchhalm Posted September 1 #8 Share Posted September 1 Now let's see how long this discussion will drag on after the OP has answered his own question 21 hours ago.... 😇 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser3775 Posted September 1 #9 Share Posted September 1 On 8/31/2024 at 2:08 AM, driverandrews said: We are on Celebrity Edge next April and dock back in Sydney at 6am , would we be taking a huge gamble booking an 11am Flight . There are a couple more departure times but pricing changes ( not by too much ) but it’s just finding something to do in Sydney for a few hours as we’ll have our cases…we’ve been to Sydney before plus we don’t fancy paying for a ship excursion on disembarkation. thanks. But the OP wants to know what he/she can do in Sydney for a few hours with luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmw Posted September 1 #10 Share Posted September 1 (edited) 33 minutes ago, cruiser3775 said: But the OP wants to know what he/she can do in Sydney for a few hours with made an error Edited September 1 by rkmw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted September 1 #11 Share Posted September 1 4 hours ago, rkmw said: made an error Besides this is the Australia & New Zealand Cruisers forum where threads regularly wander all over the place and sometimes refuse to end peacefully! 🤣🤣🤣 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relaxing Robbies Posted September 2 #12 Share Posted September 2 When we have some time to kill in Sydney after a cruise we normally catch a ferry to somewhere, along with all our luggage (not in peak hour). Pleasant way to spend some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted September 4 #13 Share Posted September 4 (edited) Edited. I re read the OP post. My comment no longer applies. And its been answered above. Edited September 4 by icat2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser3775 Posted September 9 #14 Share Posted September 9 (edited) Just in case someone else is reading this with the same question about flight timing after disembarkation, here's my experience today: Ship (Carnival Splendor) docked about 6.30 am in Sydney. I was in group 7 to get off, departure time 7.45 am. Short delay getting off, but in the baggage collection area by 8.10 am Group 7 suitcases there, but not all of them, including mine. Long wait, many more bags arrived by forklift, but not group 7. Lots of people milling around waiting. No seats and only one toilet (disabled) in the baggage collection area, much in demand by both passengers and staff. My suitcase arrived at 9.25 am. No explanation for the delay. Queue to get through customs. Finally out of the terminal at 9.40 am. Trip to the airport, say 25 mins, probably more, but say arrive airport 10.05. Too late to check in for an international flight at 11 am Edited September 9 by cruiser3775 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted September 9 #15 Share Posted September 9 The tip, if you had to rush to a flight, is to self-disembark. That means skipping breakfast and joining the queue in the atrium, best before the ship is tied-up. All that effort just ensures there is no luggage delay, nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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