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Just missed this by 3 days. That is an incredible amount of rain! April 4, Wednesday, Fort Lauderdale tallied 25.91 inches in a 24-hour period, according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service office in Miami.

Plan A Worked! BTW, I did not mention our flight was from the Fort Lauderdale Airport. We kept our original Delta flight and did not make any changes nor call to be placed on stand-by for later flights. Flight was scheduled to leave at 9:05 am with 8:25 boarding. I documented my disembarkation experience via my phone camera. I set my phone alarm to wake up at 5:30. I was up a bit early and watched Celebration's progress via marinetraffic.com. The ship entered the Government Cut in the Main Channel at 5:00 am. All am times Easter morning April 9th, 2023: 5:13 - Shipped passed by the docked RC Oasis by the Sea 5:33 - The Celebration rotated 180 degrees at the end of the Main Channel and headed to dock. 5:45 - The Celebration docked. (Heard from our Lyft driver from FLL to Miami hotel that the Celebration usually docks around 6:00 am) 6:30 - Entered the Grand Spectrum Theatre (Stored luggage just outside the theatre along with other Platinum and Diamond Cruisers). 6:35 - Set in the 4th row of the theatre and waited to be called to disembark. 6:50 - Allowed to Disembark (Originally scheduled for 7:30) 6:55 - Went thru customs (face recognition) - NO LINE 7:00 - Entered the terminal elevator for the first floor. 7:07 - Seated in the "only" cab in front of the terminal. (The cab was an SUV - 30% surcharge added) 7:08 - Cab lesson learned, but worth the unexpected price. 7:09 - Yes, I know I could have used Uber or Lyft. 7:37 - Cab dropped us off at terminal 2. 7:47 - Checked luggage at Delta Counter (Sky-Priority) 7:50 - Went thru TSA via Pre TSA-Boarding (NO WAIT IN EITHER LINE) 7:56 - Set down in Delta Gate D8 - waiting for plane. 8:30 - Boarded Plane with on time take off. 2:00 pm - HOME!!!!!! It is possible to exit the Celebration and travel to the Fort Lauderdale airport, check-in, pass thru TSA screening, and make to the gate in 1 HOUR. Could it work for you? I don't know. Sometimes things work out. We had a great cruise. Again, thanks for your all-prior comments! Drop me a line if you have any questions.

Thanks for all the replies!!! We are platinum, so that helps. I know it all depends when the ship docks, gets clearance plus any delays that could happen. It seems I remember from a past cruise the ship docked before 5:00 am one time. The flights were outrageously high for this trip but lucked out getting 2 for 1 airfare with Delta Skymiles AMEX card. Unfortunately, the flight back home was only for a mid-morning departure. I can call Delta 24 hours before our flight to try and get a later flight since we are medallion members. We are just getting our ducks in a row. I don't mind the challenge. Plus, we purchased the TSA pre check to skip the TSA line. BTW, one of the Platinum Skymiles card benefits pays for the $78 registration fee. Can you head down to the exit area around 6:30am? Any anyone else has any suggestions, please feel free to jump the thread to help us out. Thanks!

Any prior Celebration cruisers remember the earliest clearance given to disembark? I know when Carnival suggested disembarkation times. I was wondering if anyone specifically knew the disembarkation time from their cruise? We have somewhat of an early flight and wanted to prepare ahead of time. Thanks for any help!