Debarkation timing ??

[OhioTeacherDude]

I need some professional opinions. The itenerary says the ship returns to Los Angeles at 7am on a Sunday. If we carry our own luggage off and use a cab, do you think I could make a 9:40am flight out of LAX?

[melbur]

Wouldn't count on it - we just did that on our last two cruises, and although the ship was in port by 7am, by the time it cleared, our Express Walk Off was about 7:50 the first time, and 8:15 the 2nd time.

And that was a smooth one, if you run into any snags, whose knows?

My advice, don't gamble on the air!

[ugen512]

The quickest we have ever been off a ship is 45 minutes after arrival back to port...with a 20-30 minute drive to LAX. If this happened you would make it. BUT average disembark time of over 1 hr and traffic in LA.....

[wrp96]

Nope no way. For a 9:40 flight you'd need to be at the airport no later than 8am, which would mean everything would have to go absolutely perfectly disembarking and you'd need no traffic. Even on a Sunday morning LA roads can have bad traffic, and disembarkation rarely goes perfectly. Earliest I would recommend is noon.