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Earliest Return Flight From FLL after RCL Cruise?
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I am sure this question has been asked, but I am going to ask again. I am looking at flight out of FLL on Saturday May 5, 2012. My best price is for a flight at 11:45am. Is this doable? Also any tricks for getting off the ship earlier than others? Thanks Michael |
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Earliest Return Flight From FLL after RCL Cruise?
On Sat, 8 Oct 2011 08:41:25 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
I am looking at flight out of FLL on Saturday May 5, 2012. My best price is for a flight at 11:45am. Is this doable? Also any tricks for getting off the ship earlier than others? What is the cost to you in terms of money, time, etc? If you miss your flight, and there is certainly a chance of that. |
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wrote in message ... Hi all I am sure this question has been asked, but I am going to ask again. I am looking at flight out of FLL on Saturday May 5, 2012. My best price is for a flight at 11:45am. Is this doable? Also any tricks for getting off the ship earlier than others? Thanks Michael It's a bit risky, but I have booked 12:30 and 1:00pm flights and gotten to the airport between 10:30 and 11. The way to get off the ship the earliest is if you take all your baggage off with you instead of putting it outside your cabin the night before. Then you can just walk off the ship as soon as it has cleared. The port is not very far from the airport in Ft. Lauderdale. Is the amount that you are saving in airfare worth the anxiety? Only you can determine that. Good Luck! --Jean |
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Earliest Return Flight From FLL after RCL Cruise?
On Oct 8, 9:41*am, " wrote:
Hi all I am sure this question has been asked, but I am going to ask again. I am looking at flight out of FLL on Saturday May 5, 2012. My best price is for a flight at 11:45am. Is this doable? Also any tricks for getting off the ship earlier than others? Thanks Michael It would cost me $200 more for a later departure or would require to spend another night in Fort Lauderdale and then the I would pay another $100 for the airfare. Michael |
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On 10/8/2011 4:58 PM, Tom K wrote:
On 10/8/11 11:41 AM, wrote: Hi all I am sure this question has been asked, but I am going to ask again. I am looking at flight out of FLL on Saturday May 5, 2012. My best price is for a flight at 11:45am. Is this doable? Also any tricks for getting off the ship earlier than others? Thanks Michael It's more doable from FLL than from Miami, IMO. Like Jean said, the people who are willing to schlepp their own luggage off by themselves are the first allowed off the ship. But also be aware of the ship. The larger the ship, the more potentially problematic. But I think it's doable. Just sign up to take your own luggage off the ship. ....and get trip insurance just in case. -- Janet Wilder Way-the-heck-south Texas Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does. |
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Earliest Return Flight From FLL after RCL Cruise?
On 10/8/2011 11:03 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
On 10/8/2011 4:58 PM, Tom K wrote: On 10/8/11 11:41 AM, wrote: Hi all I am sure this question has been asked, but I am going to ask again. I am looking at flight out of FLL on Saturday May 5, 2012. My best price is for a flight at 11:45am. Is this doable? Also any tricks for getting off the ship earlier than others? Thanks Michael It's more doable from FLL than from Miami, IMO. Like Jean said, the people who are willing to schlepp their own luggage off by themselves are the first allowed off the ship. But also be aware of the ship. The larger the ship, the more potentially problematic. But I think it's doable. Just sign up to take your own luggage off the ship. ...and get trip insurance just in case. Will they cover it in that case? Especially if the cruise line suggests booking something later? Bill |
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Earliest Return Flight From FLL after RCL Cruise?
On Sat, 8 Oct 2011 12:07:42 -0500, "Jean O'Boyle"
wrote: wrote in message ... Hi all I am sure this question has been asked, but I am going to ask again. I am looking at flight out of FLL on Saturday May 5, 2012. My best price is for a flight at 11:45am. Is this doable? Also any tricks for getting off the ship earlier than others? Thanks Michael It's a bit risky, but I have booked 12:30 and 1:00pm flights and gotten to the airport between 10:30 and 11. The way to get off the ship the earliest is if you take all your baggage off with you instead of putting it outside your cabin the night before. Then you can just walk off the ship as soon as it has cleared. The port is not very far from the airport in Ft. Lauderdale. Is the amount that you are saving in airfare worth the anxiety? Only you can determine that. Good Luck! --Jean Last December we took an NCLPanama Canal cruise from Miami to Los Angeles. We had packed light and were walking off with all our luggage so we expected to be off really early. However, it seemed as though everybody else planned to do the same. Immigration and Customs officials were on-board rather than in the port and at the end of an incredibly long, slow line. It seemed as though this was a new procedure for the ship's crew and it was not well organized. So, it may take longer than you might expect. |
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Earliest Return Flight From FLL after RCL Cruise?
On Oct 8, 9:41*am, " wrote:
Hi all I am sure this question has been asked, but I am going to ask again. I am looking at flight out of FLL on Saturday May 5, 2012. My best price is for a flight at 11:45am. Is this doable? Also any tricks for getting off the ship earlier than others? Thanks Michael Thanks for everyone's replies. I think I am going to fly home on Sunday instead of Saturday, unless the fares for later in the day on Saturday go down a lot. Michael |
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