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Old September 17th, 2008, 09:59 AM posted to rec.travel.cruises,rec.travel.air
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"John Doe" wrote:
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 ?


Typically, your "package" includes their obligation to complete
your journey back to your final flight destination, although they
will disclaim liabilty for any other consequences.

Incidentally, from what I've been told, cruise ships rarely travel
at anywhere close to top speed, maybe only about 1/2 of the
speed of which they're capable which saves on fuel and makes
the stability system work better. So, if they need to spped up
to get back on schedule, they can do so.




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Old September 17th, 2008, 12:58 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises,rec.travel.air
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mrtravel wrote in :




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.


and it does not matter. The question was what is the earliest flight I
can take from LA after a cruise, imporatnat factor that is trouble for
the equation, when will the ship clear. If homeland security gets a bug
up their butt all the bets are off, but under usual conditions the times
mention work. Now can you fly to X that day at the time? another
question East Coast destinations other than hubs get troublesome, but I
note that it can be done to JAX for instance on Delta leaving at 12:45
(close) and arriving around 11:30 at night.

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Old September 17th, 2008, 02:26 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises,rec.travel.air
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Joseph Coulter wrote in
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mrtravel wrote in :




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.

The dangers crossposting, On the cruise group the question was
simple,Now that I see that it has been crossposted to air I understand
how you answered.


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Old September 17th, 2008, 07:30 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises,rec.travel.air
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wrote:
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

There are Super Shuttle vans "trolling" the ports
looking for passengers every time a ship calls.
Making a reservation is generally not necessary
since you won't know when you finally get out the
door of the terminal.
Even the 12:30 flights out of LAX can be risky
because all it takes is one "hiccup" and you can
be trapped in the disembarking / airline check-in
process for quite a while.
Have you considered Long Beach's airport. Much
less crowded but with fewer flights.
Even better, have you considered staying in LA /
Long Beach for a day at the end of your cruise?
Check into a hotel with "free" airport shuttle
service and repack all those treasures you
purchased on your cruise. Then you will be ready
for joys of air travel and won't have to rush
through disembarking the ship.
Cheers,
John in LALALand
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Old September 18th, 2008, 02:53 AM posted to rec.travel.cruises,rec.travel.air
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On Sep 17, 12:30*pm, J Carnaghie wrote:
wrote:
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


There are Super Shuttle vans "trolling" the ports
looking for passengers every time a ship calls.
Making a reservation is generally not necessary
since you won't know when you finally get out the
door of the terminal.
Even the 12:30 flights out of LAX can be risky
because all it takes is one "hiccup" and you can
be trapped in the disembarking / airline check-in
process for quite a while.
Have you considered Long Beach's airport. Much
less crowded but with fewer flights.


I have considered Long Beach, but the only return flight for CPR via
SLC leaves at 6:45am. That will not work at all for us. I have also
considered SNA, as we could visit Disney Land before the trip. I have
considered DEN (this not only brings down the airfares, but gives more
options including F9 WN) instead of CPR, but in Feb. it is hard to
tell what the weather will be like and thus what the roads between
Casper and Denver will be like or if they will even be open.

Even better, have you considered staying in LA /
Long Beach for a day at the end of your cruise?
Check into a hotel with "free" airport shuttle
service and repack all those treasures you
purchased on your cruise. Then you will be ready
for joys of air travel and won't have to rush
through disembarking the ship.
Cheers,
* *John in LALALand


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Old September 18th, 2008, 07:06 AM posted to rec.travel.cruises,rec.travel.air
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Joseph Coulter wrote:
mrtravel wrote in :



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.



and it does not matter. The question was what is the earliest flight I
can take from LA after a cruise,


Which is a bit confusing. I took it to mean you wanted the earliest
flight to a specifdc destination, not the earliest possible time for a
flight.
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Old September 18th, 2008, 04:13 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises,rec.travel.air
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mrtravel wrote in :

Joseph Coulter wrote:
mrtravel wrote in :



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.



and it does not matter. The question was what is the earliest flight
I can take from LA after a cruise,


Which is a bit confusing. I took it to mean you wanted the earliest
flight to a specifdc destination, not the earliest possible time for a
flight.


It is actually a fairly common cruise question for any given port what
is the earliest flight I can book? FLL for instance is a great fly out
port as the airport is so close that people can and do make 10 am
departures (and I have seen some getting on 9:30 flights same day) Rome
on the other had is quite a ways from the cruise pier and a 1:00 flight
can be tight given the international checkin procedures.

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Old September 21st, 2008, 05:39 AM posted to rec.travel.cruises,rec.travel.air
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On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:03:12 -0700 (PDT), "
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 wouldn't book anything earlier than noon myself. I'd rather sit
about the airport than sweat getting stuck on the ship if it arrive
s late or there's a problem getting clearance to debark.

If everything went perfectly, in theory you *could* be pulling into
LAX by 9:30 but I sure wouldn't wager on it.

When I bok a return flight (I live in L.A. o I can't use LAX as an
example), I always take something around 1 or 2 PM to be safe.

Even then there can be surprises: Debarking off a Carnival ship in
Galveston once was such a cluster dance we barely made a 2 PM flight
even though the ship docked on time and was cleared pretty
quickly..granted Houston airport is a lot farther from the dock than
LAX is from San Pedro but you get the idea. Stuff can happen.

Or spring for the extra airfare and get a fully changeable ticket..but
those tend to be waay pricey. I'd book mid afternoon and rent a car
at the dock or something and do some sightseeing if you end up with
time on your hands.

Jim P.
 




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