Getting a flight home

[joestein514]

We are cruising from the Port of Miami in June.   We are returning on a Sunday.   What time is the earliest return flight to book at Miami Airport?

 

I have seen a flight at 11:20am?   Is that doable?

 

Thanks,

Joe

[CruiserBruce]

11:20 is doable. Plan on carrying off your bags and grabbing a cab. You will want to be off the ship in the first groups, if you can pre-arrange that (usually carrying off your own luggage gets you off in the first couple of groups.

[Corby114]

11:20AM is fine as long as you are one of the first passengers off of the ship. Grab a cab and head for MIA. The security line at MIA is usually very long but you shouldn’t have a problem making your flight.

[joestein514]

Sounds like it will be tight based upon the responses.  I don't want to have to rush or worry about getting home.

 

Currently it is $1400 for 4 people to fly from JFK to Mia and back with the return flight at 11:20.

 

The next flight leaves at 3:30 but the price goes up to $2000.  I could stay to 7:50 and get the next flight which would bring the price back to $1400 - but then I get home pretty late.

 

If I am gonna spend $2000, I can just fly from EWR which I prefer.  EWR is 45mins - 1hr closer to my house.

[kingston13]

Have you looked into flying back from FLL

[TooManyWakeUpsTilWeSail]

On 4/18/2022 at 11:55 AM, joestein514 said:

Sounds like it will be tight based upon the responses.  I don't want to have to rush or worry about getting home.

 

Currently it is $1400 for 4 people to fly from JFK to Mia and back with the return flight at 11:20.

 

The next flight leaves at 3:30 but the price goes up to $2000.  I could stay to 7:50 and get the next flight which would bring the price back to $1400 - but then I get home pretty late.

 

If I am gonna spend $2000, I can just fly from EWR which I prefer.  EWR is 45mins - 1hr closer to my house.

I thought my rebooked flight was painful (paying almost $400 more than the original).  Flying is getting ridiculous.  I did change from FLL to MIA the night before to save on additional hotel costs.

Edited April 19, 2022 by TooManyWakeUpsTilWeSail

[joestein514]

Thanks for the advice.    We ended up booking round trip from Newark to Miami.  Cost me $2088.

 

Oh well... I guess that is why I work.

[KINGBOBOFTHENORTH]

Well if you live in NJ, Newark makes more sense than going all the way over to JFK.

 

My wife & I got off a ship in Miami in February. We did the self-disembark so were among the first off and in the taxi line. We got to MIA so quickly for our 10:30am flight that they were able to put us on standby for the 8:30am flight and we made it. I would never book an 8:30am flight but we've got a 10:40am booking for when we get off our next cruise. So you can definitely make an 11:20am flight.