Earliest Return Flight From LAX After Princess Cruises?

Hi all

Just wondering what would be the earliest return flight departure time
out of LAX after a Princess Cruise. We will be disembarking on a
Saturday.

Thanks
M. Graham

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wrote:
Just wondering what would be the earliest return flight departure time
out of LAX after a Princess Cruise. We will be disembarking on a
Saturday.

Why not ask the cruise company when the cruise ship will reach port and
what airports are most convenient?
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wrote:

Hi all

Just wondering what would be the earliest return flight departure time
out of LAX after a Princess Cruise. We will be disembarking on a
Saturday.

Thanks
M. Graham


I think some information is missing.

1. to where?
2. what time can you be at the airport?

3. In many cases, how you got to LAX before the cruise might make a
difference as often roundtrip tickets are cheaper than 2 one ways,
unless you don't care.

4. Do airline FF memberships matter?

What you need is a travel agent.

One would think that this should be highlighted on cruise websites, but it
isn't. Carnival says this: "Los Angeles - earliest return flight after
12:30 PM for Los Angeles International; 1:30 PM for John Wayne-Santa
Ana/Orange County"

" wrote:
Just wondering what would be the earliest return flight departure
time out of LAX after a Princess Cruise. We will be disembarking
on a Saturday.

At What Time?
It may take you 2.5 hours from arrival to have feet on the pavement
and luggage in hand. Add another hour from the Port to your ticket
counter at LAX (with heavy traffic at each end), and another hour to
your gate. IMHO

On Sep 16, 5:09*am, "TEP" wrote:
One would think that this should be highlighted on cruise websites, but it
isn't. *Carnival says this: *"Los Angeles - earliest return flight after
12:30 PM for Los Angeles International; 1:30 PM for John Wayne-Santa
Ana/Orange County"

Thanks

I will look for flights that are later than 12:30 PM. Now I just wish
the Port of Los Angeles was more like Port Everglades. At Port
Everglades cabs are a very convenient and inexpensive way to get to
the airport. Several friends have suggested a van service like Super
Shuttle, but we I would have no way of knowing in advance as to which
time to request a pick-up for.

M. Graham

Your cruise company is probably the only one to know for sure what the
connection time between ship arriving and flight leaving. A large
percentage of their customers book their flights through the cruise
company as part of a package and the cruise company knows exactly how
long it takes to carry people. And they know what to expect in terms of
delays in ship arriving port, and how long it takes for people to clear
customs/immigration lines as thei disembark and wait for luggage etc etc.


Anyone know if cruise companies have some responability for connections
if a ship is late etc when a passenger has booked the return flight
through the cruise company ?

TEP wrote:
One would think that this should be highlighted on cruise websites, but it
isn't. Carnival says this: "Los Angeles - earliest return flight after
12:30 PM for Los Angeles International; 1:30 PM for John Wayne-Santa
Ana/Orange County"


That's interesting. Although I would warn that American Eagle flights
out of LAX require a bus ride to the remote terminal, so allow longer
time. Google Maps says it takes about 14 minutes longer to drive to SNA
than to LAX. However, I think check in at SNA is might make up for that
difference, so I don't think it deserves an extra hour.

Rog' wrote:

" wrote:

Just wondering what would be the earliest return flight departure
time out of LAX after a Princess Cruise. We will be disembarking
on a Saturday.


At What Time?
It may take you 2.5 hours from arrival to have feet on the pavement
and luggage in hand. Add another hour from the Port to your ticket
counter at LAX (with heavy traffic at each end), and another hour to
your gate. IMHO



Hell, we don't even know where they are going, or whether the return
flight needs to be on the same carrier as the outbound.

John Doe wrote:

Your cruise company is probably the only one to know for sure what the
connection time between ship arriving and flight leaving. A large
percentage of their customers book their flights through the cruise
company as part of a package and the cruise company knows exactly how
long it takes to carry people. And they know what to expect in terms of
delays in ship arriving port, and how long it takes for people to clear
customs/immigration lines as thei disembark and wait for luggage etc etc.


Anyone know if cruise companies have some responability for connections
if a ship is late etc when a passenger has booked the return flight
through the cruise company ?

If you book the air/sea packages, they normally do take responsibility
for this.