Return flight - what time is safe?

[Groliv]

Hello everyone,

I have a question, and thought this would the place to get the answer.

If our cruise (considering the Carnival Liberty in late June) arrives back in Miami 7 or 8am, what would be the earliest return flight we could book? I am thinking about a return flight that departs out of MIA at 1:10. DH feels that is too tight?? I thought anything after noon is safe?:confused:

Please let us know. You should also consider we would be travelling back to Canada, so would also have to clear customs.

 

Thanks!!

[1025cruise]

Everyone has to clear customs when leaving the ship. 1:10 is fine.

[sail7seas]

A 1:10 flight should be fine barring any very unusual circumstance. I am a low risk taker and would not hesitate to book that flight.

 

[LHT28]

Should be fine we did a 12:30 flight last trip

[lamchops]

I had a 1:30 flight back to Vancouver and we had almost 2 hours to kill at the airport. Your time would be good and relatively low risk.

[SMerritt]

Should be fine.......

 

I suggest you take a taxi from the port to MIA

 

If you opt for a van, you have to wait for the van to fill with passengers, luggage goes into a trailer, then the van stops at each terminal at the airport, unloads people out of the van, luggage out of the trailer....on and on:(

 

You can print your boarding passes the night before in the internet cafe

 

We also opt to "walk off", carry our own luggage off in the morning

[Talisker92]

Happy New Year!!

Thank you for asking advice first. There have been so many posts about cruisers asking if they can make the 10AM flight they already booked.