nbturfman

I am international as I fly back to Canada - have you missed a flight because of a ship delay in FLL?

I am not surprised, the FLL website says no more than 4 hours before the flight but we had a west jet flight a few years ago where the westjet gate didn’t open until about 2 hours before the flight. There was a mass of people waiting to check in from the ships that docked that day. I look for mid to late morning flight out of FLL and have never had an issue. We always find when the cruise is over we are ready to get home. If you read back you will see lots of posts condemning that plan, pointing out there could be a cost if you get delayed getting off the ship. The same people then tell you to buy a day pass or use a luggage service for the day which will definitely cost you. Depends on your own assessment and how you look at things. The OP had a 1030 flight which I would book without hesitation, we fly out shortly after 11 this year and I am not the least bit concerned. It’s a short hop from the pier to FLL, it’s very likely I will be through security and waiting at my gate by 9. This is based just on our experience - I would be curious to know if anyone on here has recently missed a 1030 flight out of FLL because the ship was delayed clearing customs from a Caribbean cruise. I don’t think it happens often but maybe I have just been lucky - so fellow cruise critics has this happened to you recently?

Glad you made the choice you felt comfortable with, while not a change I would make I certainly respect your choice. Just an FYI they will not accept your bags more than 4 hours prior to the flight time at FLL. We ran into this a few years ago and stood in a west jet line with other cruise folks for a couple of hours at the airport before we could check our bags in and clear security to wait for the flight out. Not the end of the world but not a great time either. Have a great trip

Realistic is having done it year after year roughly 20 times now, enough said

We have done it many times you shouldn’t have a problem. Do self debark and you should be at the airport by 830 if things are running at a usual pace. Yes things can go wrong but are not likely to. We have flown out of FLL many times with a similar time to Toronto to connect home and have never had an issue. I typically look for a time between 1030 and 1130 and have made a 930 flight one year. Enjoy your trip and ignore the negative Nellie’s on here

Awesome thank you!

Does anyone know what the current self debark time is for Equinox? I know it varies a bit.