cschultz

The last time that I cruised out of NOLA on Royal Carribean, the cruise line offered a city tour, including airport drop off. I don't know whether or not this is still available, but it was a good way to see the city in a short amount of time, and it wasn't very much, considering our airport transportation was included.

We got a free room at Harrahs for our May cruise. The last time we cruised out of NOLA we stayed at the Hilton Riverside and cruised on RC. This time we are staying at Harras and cruising on Carnival. We walked last time. I understand that the Carnival pier is farther. Is it still walkable from there? (Harrahs)

It's not only your passport you have to worry about. We just got off the Pride. We left Baltimore, and spent a day in Port Canaveral at Kennedy Space center. My husband lost his driver's license. He had his ship ID, and his picture ID from the federal government (he is a government employee). The agent at Port Canaveral almost wouldn't let him back on the ship without his driver's license. The information was on the govt ID, but it was encoded, and she would not accept it. She finally gave in. He had to use his passport, which was in the safe, for the rest of the cruise.

[quote name='seashell64']The first sailing out of Port Canaveral for the Liberty is May 4th... AND I'M GOING TO BE ON IT WOOOOO HOOOOOO 7 days!!!![/QUOTE]

ME TOO!!!!!

WOOOOOO HOOOOO again!

If you were a single cruiser but wanted a nice quiet cruise but a good deal, would you go with the dream, I loved Belize or with Celebrity, love the perks!

 

 

My friend just booked the May 4th Liberty out of Orlando, 5 day cruise.

 

She was able to book a room by herself, and did not have to pay any penalty or

any amount for a second guest. It was a casino benefit.

I don't understand this. What difference does it make how long it takes? You're with Carnival as soon as you get off the plane and get to baggage.

 

Your problem isn't caused by flying into MIA, it's caused by flying in the same day as the cruise.

 

No, my problem is flying into Miami.

I got an offer in the mail for a cruise the same week as I already had time planned off work. I was planning to stay home, but the rate was too good to pass up. We had air miles that expired in December, and the only way we could use them was to fly into Miami. It would not have been a problem if SAS still picked up passengers at the Miami airport. Unfortunately they do not. The problem is lack of CONVENIENT, AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION from the Miami airport to port everglades. I have a direct flight, and have plenty of time. I do not want to sit around the airport for 2-3 hours waiting for the Carnival bus to fill up. A taxi would get me to the port in plenty of time, but the cost is more than I wanted to spend. The shuttle that I found is a compromise, a little more than the Carnival transportation, but they said that they operate 24 hrs a day, and would probably be ready to leave within 15 minutes of our contacting them. I am not worried about missing the cruise with the Carnival transportation, I just don't want to wait around the airport for 2-3 hours.

 

Next time I cruise out of Port Everglades, I will make every effort to fly into FLL.

But if circumstances force me to fly into Miami, at least I know what to do now.

 

Also, I have flown in the day before on most of my cruises. I have flown in the day of the

cruise when I have an early direct flight like on this cruise. The only time I ever did have a problem was 1 time when I flew in the day before, and the weather was so bad our flight was delayed 7 hours. We did not make it to FLL til 2am, and they gave our room away.

 

Thanks to everyone who tried to help me, and for those of you in the same "boat" so to speak, at least now are aware of what your options are.

I found another option in searching online for transportation. I am posting this in case anyone else needs transportation. There is an airport shuttle, Super shuttle, that for the 2 of us would cost $67. No reservations necessary. So if the wait is too long for the Carnival shuttle, we could just go on the Super shuttle. It is cheaper than the taxi option.

 

Thanks for all your help.

 

If anyone finds anything better, let me know.

Our flight arrives at 9:05. We would miss the 9:23 train, and the next one is 10:23. This arrives at FLL airport station at 11:00. Then time to get to the airport. Then get a taxi.

 

I think that I would be a little insane, as I don't handle stress well.

 

I think I will try to find out how long the wait will be for the carnival transfer.

 

If it is too long, I will bite the bullet and get a taxi. Lesson learned.

 

I won't be flying into Miami again if there aren't any better transportation options.

 

I have had various quotes on approximate taxi cost.

 

This flight lands Monday morning at 9:05.

 

Will traffic be bad then? Or is the morning rush hour over by then?

My daughter has used the train a number of times and it is easy. Charge is $3.75 BUT you have to handle your luggage.

 

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We are going on a 5 day cruise. We should only have 2 carryons or 2 carryons plus 1 bag.

 

Which stop do we go to, the one for Fort Lauderdale, or Fort Lauderdale airport?

I don't know where the cruise terminal is in relation to the stop.

We booked a direct flight to Miami arriving around 9am on the morning of our cruise. I thought that SAS could transport us, but they no longer pick up at the Miami airport. Does anyone have any suggestions? There are 2 of us. Carnival can provide the transportation for $30 each, but I wonder how long we would have to wait. Are there any other shuttles or services that do this for a reasonable rate? (Miami airport to Port Everglades - Fort Lauderdale)

Hmmm wonder if I can find everything for a banana split

 

You can order banana splits every night at dinner. It's on the kids menu.

We are also booked in 6460 and 6468 on the Breeze. I was looking at Cruisedeckplans.com,

and unfortunately, it does not look like the divider opens between these cabins. As far as the noise goes, it shows one room in the very aft that is directly over the speakers, and says that it is affected by the noise from the lounge below. It does not mention anything about noise in these two cabins.

The "Supercharged" maitre'd has been spotted! Joseph is now on the Fascination! (Jacksonville port) He is fantastic as ever!:D

 

I can confirm this last sighting. He was the maitre'd in the Imagination dining room on the Fascination on our cruise 2/5 -2/10.