making an early flight post-cruise

[AnnieBelle]

You should be able to make an 11:55 flight- but you should do the walk-off -- and take a taxi rather than cruise line transfer.

Thanks Navybanker teacher! I think that’s what we will do. We were planning on using a taxi or Uber. I’ll also look into downloading the customs app to expedite the whole process.

[OVgirl]

The last couple of cruises we have had flights for 11:10am. We did self debarkation, got a taxi and had lots of time to spare at the airport.

Of course, the airline/terminal might also make a difference.

[iancal]

Why take a HAL transfer on a smelly, overpriced, old Greyhound bus when you can jump in a cab, leave immediately, and get to the airport in some degree of comfort.

 

Cruise line transfers to/from MIA and FLL are a bit of a rip off and from what I can see the buses are like some of HAL's ships.....they should have been reitred years ago.

[*Miss G*]

I have an 11:40 flight (booked thru HAL) after my cruise ending Dec 2 in Ft Lauderdale. Need suggestions / reassurances on the speediest way to get off the ship and to the airport to make my flight (international). Thanks.

This is important if you are disembarking from a TA (since there are a lot of non-US passport holders on those ships): Canadian passport holders are always allowed to use the US passport holder line. Barring that, a NEXUS pass allows you to use the Global Entry line.

[Florida_gal_50]

Why take a HAL transfer on a smelly, overpriced, old Greyhound bus when you can jump in a cab, leave immediately, and get to the airport in some degree of comfort.

 

Cruise line transfers to/from MIA and FLL are a bit of a rip off and from what I can see the buses are like some of HAL's ships.....they should have been reitred years ago.

It's been a couple years since I took a Hal transfer but I don't recall them being old and smelly :p. I wouldn't say riding in a cab in Fort Lauderdale would really qualify as a deluxe experience:loudcry:. I thought a transfer was included with a Hal flight purchase but I may be thinking of a Hal hotel purchase. I do agree a cab is the best idea from port Everglades.

[doone]

Last March we got off the Eurodam, had a 12:45 pm flight, got off the ship at 8:30, grabbed a cab and off to the airport. We were at the gate by 10 am, you should be fine with that flight time.