earliest flights- how early have you made?

[Wimpinthewater35]

Our flight home is booked well after the recommended 11am

 

But I'm curious how early a flight have people actually made out of Ft lauderdale airport when the ship docks at port everglades. Without doing Self debarkation.

[DanJ]

Without self debarkation, we have been to FLL as early as 900am a couple times. One of those didn't involve immigration, as we cleared at our last port before Port Everglades. The last couple sailings we have done from there though, we have carried our stuff off, so it's been probably 10 years since we did standard debarkation from that port. We do tend to follow the guidelines and book later flights, and we have managed to get on earlier ones as standby.

[BobT172]

The earlier you book, the higher the risk you take....and the risk involves such things as late arrival into port..late customs clearance of the ship....long wait lines at FLL check-in and security...etc.. and the possible higher costs and later flights associated with missing you flight...

 

we personally book nothing before noon...

[sunsetme]

we made 9:45 easily. it was raining and the cabs weren't arriving yet and still we were at the airport at 8am

[HARLEY 2003 FATBOY]

10 am perfect

[recyclelady]

Last year I think my sister and her boyfriend made it OK for a 10:20 flight. I know they did not carry their own baggage off.

[ricktwo]

A little risky! What if the ship is delayed?

[Lois R]

A little risky! What if the ship is delayed?

 

They miss their flight........

[rumfan]

We made a 10:00 a.m. flight. Never do that again. In the middle of the week we were told by the purser that we wouldn't make it. We stressed out for the rest of the week, carried our luggage and run off the ship at the end of the cruise. Luckily immigration went well, we got our luggage right away. We made it with a little time to spare but not the way I want to have a lovely stress free vacation.