flight home from miami

[adbnva]

we are going on the getaway in august. what time is safe to book trip home?

[SissasMomE]

11am or later.

[OCMS Fan]

http://www.ncl.com/freestyle-cruise/getting-to-the-pier

 

 

"For cruise-only guests booking your own return flights, we suggest a departure time no less than six hours after the announced arrival time of the ship."

Edited June 29, 2014 by OCMS Fan

[GrabMyWrist]

I would also say no earlier than 11.

[LAWTONCRUISE]

I believe our flight was 11:15. We walked off the ship with our bags and were the first in line at the taxi rank. Got there with plenty of time to spare.

[adbnva]

thanks so much. problem is flights are 10am or earlier or late afternoon. still working on it. ad

[ColinIllinois]

I tend to go for early afternoon flights. Miami airport can be a real zoo on Saturday mornings and last thing I want to do is rush, rush, rush after a nice relaxing vacation.

 

You may also want to look at flight times out of Fort Lauderdale.

[LrgPizza]

If those are the only choices, do the late afternoon. 10:00 would be too risky. Lots of cruise ships returning that morning, and lots of passengers in long security lines.

[OCMS Fan]

Our flight home was originally at 5:00pm. We had non-stop both ways and got a great price. A few weeks ago our airline merged and they moved us to a flight at 9:30pm. I called and told them that would not work (I was not about to sit around an airport for 10-12 hours). hey moved us to a flight at 2:30pm that actually cost almost twice what we paid and did not charge us a cent more since it was their merger and flight changes that caused the changes. Even better is that the flight in on the morning of the cruise (I know, I know) was moved to where it arrives in MIA about an hour earlier than originally planned. We should now be at the terminal between 10:00 and 10:30 that morning.

[Jay Sam]

I like no earlier than 1PM. That way, you won't have to rush off the ship. Also, you could check into SAS shuttle company, and fly out of Ft. Lauderdale. The last time we used them between Ft. Lauderdale and Miami it was 15.00 ow per person. Here is the link to their site. http://www.ridesas.com/index.html

 

If you can get a lower price from Ft. Lauderdale, or better timing, it is an alternative to Miami. I like Ft. Lauderdale, or course if the price is better.