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If your flying coach class on a paid ticket to the cruise port on the day of your cruise or you have a morning flight on your return home from the cruise port and time is of essence.
Such as a lay-over less than an hour at major hubs or at snow-belt airports where de-icing & snow removal equipment is standard, where delays are common. You may want to check if your airline offers any special services for advance boarding. I have had many situations where my flight was delayed at a lay-over and virtually had 15 minutes to race across the airport to catch a connecting flight, only to find out the cabin door was closed and my flight was taxing to the run-way (tarmac). Flights get over-sold and check-in requirements at the boarding gate give the airline a way out on over-sold seats. I have also booked flights on my return home from the cruise port to find the security line was over an hour long. I know it is a pain to carry your luggage off the ship, but if you are counting minutes to get to the airport, It is a high possibility that your luggage may not be transferred to the pick-up location at the pier where-house when you are already waiting to pick up and jump in the final customs line. I am Elite with several cruise lines and found that my luggage was not transferred to meet me as I was in first group off the ship. I have been 1st off the ships and still waited in a second customs line that had 30 passengers ahead of me to declare purchases abroad. You never know when you get pulled out of line to open your luggage for inspection. I waited for over an hour to pick up my luggage on several occasions at both Miami = MIA & Fort Lauderdale = FLL cruise ports after exiting the ship. Example: United Airlines offers the following: Purchase of Premier Access
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When ever possible, I like to fly in a day early....you just never know...
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The last time we flew for a cruise we decided to arrive a day early.We scheduled a morning flight from NY to Fl. Our departure was delayed 12 hours due to weather issues and instead of arriving in FL at 1PM we arrived at 11:30PM and did not get to our hotel till 6 hours prior to needing to leave for the ship.
My suggestion is to leave 2 days early. |
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We are flying in a week early for our next cruise, woo hoo!
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Go as early as possible. You put a lot of time and money into your planned cruise and its no fun to arrive leate even if you have insurance. I was thinking about this ar I recalled planning for a cruise from the Northt Florida and a snowstorm that stopped the airplanes from flying the trains from running and buses and care were stopped. Herd to imagine, but this can happen.
I try to plan a short vacation at the cruise port prio to the cruise date so that I don't have to worry about making the cruise on time. Otherwise, I figure i am setting my self up for a bad stomack, worry concern, heart ache, misery, poor family relations, looking dumb for not listening to cruisemate's advice.. |
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