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Bulldog3777
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We have a 12 noon flight time out of FLL and just wanted to make sure we would be OK.
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suer182
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It is very possible to make that flight. However, have a back up plan just in case a hiccup occurs. Let them know on board that you have that flight and ask for early disembarkation luggage tags.
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Gayle V
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Hello Bulldog, If you've already purchased that ticket, then, well, I would just second Suer's advice. Make sure you get off the ship as soon as possible.
But if you have a chance to go with a later flight, I'd go that route.
We are considering a 12:45 flight out of FLL for the Emerald cruise, and even that timing has me nervous enough that we may choose a slightly later one, even if it means having connecting flights, instead of a direct.
I've even asked here on the board for opinions on the 12:45 time, and I've gotten plenty of assurances that it would be fine, BUT my own personal experiences in Fort Lauderdale have me worried. Twice, we've come within a few minutes of missing flights that were scheduled for after one O'clock. Once it was for a 1:15 flight, and just in February, it was at 1:05. Both times they were already boarding the plane by the time we got to our gate. That is much too close for comfort.
The only thing I can add is to be very firm about wanting those early tags. On one of those flights, I'd asked at the purser's desk for the early tags, and instead of giving them to us, they just reassured us we'd have "plenty of time" to make our flight, by going with the regular debarkation. I pressed for the early tags, but essentially they refused. I have to think that their definition of "plenty of time" is not the same as mine.
But if you have a chance to go with a later flight, I'd go that route.
We are considering a 12:45 flight out of FLL for the Emerald cruise, and even that timing has me nervous enough that we may choose a slightly later one, even if it means having connecting flights, instead of a direct.
I've even asked here on the board for opinions on the 12:45 time, and I've gotten plenty of assurances that it would be fine, BUT my own personal experiences in Fort Lauderdale have me worried. Twice, we've come within a few minutes of missing flights that were scheduled for after one O'clock. Once it was for a 1:15 flight, and just in February, it was at 1:05. Both times they were already boarding the plane by the time we got to our gate. That is much too close for comfort.
The only thing I can add is to be very firm about wanting those early tags. On one of those flights, I'd asked at the purser's desk for the early tags, and instead of giving them to us, they just reassured us we'd have "plenty of time" to make our flight, by going with the regular debarkation. I pressed for the early tags, but essentially they refused. I have to think that their definition of "plenty of time" is not the same as mine.
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Bulldog3777
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The couple we are travelling with went on RC in March and they were taking their time drinking coffee at 9am. An RC person came up to them and were told they had to disembark NOW, that everyone else had already disembarked. Their flight was 2 pm. Needless to say they had a long wait at FLL. Taht's why we took the 12 noon flight. We have disembarked at FLL on NCL and they were fast!!!!!! On Carnival, they were SLOW!!! On the slow Carnival, we arrived at FLL at 10:30 and had to wait before they would let us in the scanning area. I figured RC would be better than Carnival which is the slowest I have ever seen.
