Checking luggage onboard

[pbs14]

Hello! We will be on the Dream in 40 days (Yay!!) We have 4 of us in our cabin (2 small kids incl). After cruising, we'd probably like to check our 2 largest suitcases and not have to deal with them. We are flying Delta. Do they charge by the person or by the bag?? Is it $20? Any insight is helpful! Thanks!!

[Neb_Erica]

They charge by the person, but you do not have to pay it for all people in the room. We did it for my husband and myself to get the luggage out, then printed boarding passes at the airport for my daughter. Saved us $20 that way.

[BeccaBecca1713]

Per Carnival FAQs:

 

What is luggage express?

 

Rather than check in at the airport for the return flights, eligible guests may choose to participate for just a nominal fee of $20 per person. Guests will receive both their airline boarding passes and their luggage tags while they are enjoying their vacation at sea. Better yet, they will only need to place their checked luggage outside of their stateroom and will not touch it again until they claim it at their final destination.

 

• Only a maximum of two bags per guests can be checked-in.

• Applicable on most major domestic airlines – guest will need to check on board for participating airlines as airlines are subject to change.

• Applicable to:

o U.S. Citizens and Canadian Citizens with proper travel documentation; if flying to Canada, a valid passport is required.

o U.S Alien Residents with an Alien Registration Card.

o International Guests with proper travel documentation traveling to a U.S airport or Canadian airport destination.

• Flight/s must be on a participating airline, departing from the airport on the same day of debarkation to a U.S airport or Canadian airport destination.

 

Early in the cruise, eligible guests receive an invitation in their stateroom to participate in the program. They complete the registration form and sign it to authorize a $20 per person charge to their Sail & Sign account and then drop it off at the Guest Services Desk. The day prior to debarkation, airline boarding passes, luggage tags along with a letter are delivered to the stateroom. Guests place the tags on the luggage that will be checked in and then place it outside their stateroom for collection. On debarkation day, participants may debark at their convenience (see procedure below for guests departing from Vancouver). The luggage will be transferred from the ship to the corresponding airline and flight. Guests must claim their bags upon flight arrival at their final destination. If there are any delays or problems with their luggage, guests need to contact the airline directly to report any problems.

[*Mach*]

It's $20/guest, a limit of 2 bags per guest.

From Carnival:

What is luggage express?

Rather than check in at the airport for the return flights, eligible guests may choose to participate for just a nominal fee of $20 per person. Guests will receive both their airline boarding passes and their luggage tags while they are enjoying their vacation at sea. Better yet, they will only need to place their checked luggage outside of their stateroom and will not touch it again until they claim it at their final destination.

• Only a maximum of two bags per guests can be checked-in.

• Applicable on most major domestic airlines – guest will need to check on board for participating airlines as airlines are subject to change.

• Applicable to:

o U.S. Citizens and Canadian Citizens with proper travel documentation; if flying to Canada, a valid passport is required.

o U.S Alien Residents with an Alien Registration Card.

o International Guests with proper travel documentation traveling to a U.S airport or Canadian airport destination.

• Flight/s must be on a participating airline, departing from the airport on the same day of debarkation to a U.S airport or Canadian airport destination.

Early in the cruise, eligible guests receive an invitation in their stateroom to participate in the program. They complete the registration form and sign it to authorize a $20 per person charge to their Sail & Sign account and then drop it off at the Guest Services Desk. The day prior to debarkation, airline boarding passes, luggage tags along with a letter are delivered to the stateroom. Guests place the tags on the luggage that will be checked in and then place it outside their stateroom for collection. On debarkation day, participants may debark at their convenience (see procedure below for guests departing from Vancouver). The luggage will be transferred from the ship to the corresponding airline and flight. Guests must claim their bags upon flight arrival at their final destination. If there are any delays or problems with their luggage, guests need to contact the airline directly to report any problems.

Debarkation Day Procedures for Guests Departing from Vancouver

On debarkation day, participants will be required to meet in a designated lounge for priority disembarkation.

• Eligible guests that have a Carnival bus transfer (Fly Aweigh guests and Cruise Only guests with a pre-purchased transfer) have the additional benefit whereby they will be transferred directly from the ship to a specially designated airport facility. There, they are processed through passenger screening before proceeding directly to the U.S. departures area. Although a completed Customs form is required at both the port and the airport, there is no formal government interview. However, the agencies reserve the right to interview passengers at their discretion.

• Guests that have not purchased a Carnival transfer will arrive independently at the airport terminal on the U.S. departures level. Once inside the terminal, they are able to by-pass airline check-in and enter a dedicated U.S. Residents Customs and Border Protection queue. Upon completion of all formalities, guests will go through the normal security screening before proceeding to the U.S. departures gate area.

• Note: Guests without a Carnival transfer will not be permitted to debark with guests that have a transfer. We recommend that all participating guests choose the same transfer option so as to avoid separation. Transfers are available to purchase from the Shore Excursion office during the cruise.

 

http://www.carnival.com/cms/faq/default.aspx?icid=CC_Header_466#q-549418

 

 

 

:)

[pbs14]

Thanks for the quick replies! I think as long as we don't have to pay per person ($80 total) to check 2 bags, we'll do it! Sounds like we'll be able to pay for 2 of us which gets us printed boarding passes for 1/2 of our party, and will be able to check through 2 bags. We'll just print our kids' boarding passes at the airport.

 

Thanks everyone! Happy sailing!

[sweetlissa]

If you get two bags, I would try to do it for only 1 person maybe, not sure if they'll allow that though.

[MSRussell]

I just left the Liberty yesterday in Miami, and did the Luggage Express. The airline, of course, will charge you the normal baggage fee for their end.

The ONLY thing I didn't enjoy on that is I had to meet everyone who participated at 8am. They check to see if you are there, too, they don't mess around..lol.

But it was so nice not to have to lug 'Big Bertha', my mail piece of luggage around.

Be sure and print out your initiatory with your airline, they ask for your flight number on the form you have to fill out.

Melanie

[jor3334]

We are using Carnival Air for our cruise and they have us arriving at the Melborne airport not Orlando. Does anyone know if luggage express includes this airport also or is it just applicable for Orlando?