lmares1968 Posted January 22, 2016 #1 Share Posted January 22, 2016 My husband and I recently used this service while on our Oasis of the Seas Cruise. It's $20 per bag + whatever baggage fees your airline charges. We signed up for it on the television in our room or you can go to Guest Services and sign up for it. On the last day of our cruise we received an envelope with our printed boarding passes and tags for our luggage, which we put out in the hallway at night. Because we didn't have luggage to contend with at port, we were able to get off the ship at 8:00. We were off the ship and through customs by 8:30. This service is especially nice if you have some time to kill in port before catching your flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted January 22, 2016 #2 Share Posted January 22, 2016 My husband and I recently used this service while on our Oasis of the Seas Cruise. It's $20 per bag + whatever baggage fees your airline charges. We signed up for it on the television in our room or you can go to Guest Services and sign up for it. On the last day of our cruise we received an envelope with our printed boarding passes and tags for our luggage, which we put out in the hallway at night. Because we didn't have luggage to contend with at port, we were able to get off the ship at 8:00. We were off the ship and through customs by 8:30. This service is especially nice if you have some time to kill in port before catching your flight. Many of us agree with you and have used the service many times. Too bad it isn't offered at every port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtfisher Posted January 22, 2016 #3 Share Posted January 22, 2016 20 per bag? I thought it was 20 per person. That could add up fast. Maybe I will second guess trying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serious sealeggs Posted January 22, 2016 #4 Share Posted January 22, 2016 How does this work if your airline charges bag fees? I've only used valet when we flew southwest with free bag check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beigedog Posted January 22, 2016 #5 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I've used it twice and it was $20 per person, not per bag unless something has changed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtfisher Posted January 22, 2016 #6 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Thanks 20 per person would be worth it. If thats still the case..... i'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefighterhoop Posted January 22, 2016 #7 Share Posted January 22, 2016 It is 20.00 per person, however your airlines baggage fees (if applicable) are added to that as well. It is a great program especially if you have a late flight and are doing something else before the airport so you don't have to carry luggage around all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serious sealeggs Posted January 22, 2016 #8 Share Posted January 22, 2016 The valet service is complimentary for suite guests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseKeeper Posted January 22, 2016 #9 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) Like the others, we really like luggage valet and use it when we can. We try to time our flights that make that possible. I'm not sure though of what happens to the luggage after it leave the ships. I imagine there is a service that does this for RCI. On our last cruise ending in November on the Oasis we used the service. When we arrived in BWI one of our luggage pieces arrived, one did not. The remaining piece arrived 3 hours later on another flight. Lots of things went thru our minds at that time that hadn't before. Who would we have contacted should we never received our luggage? Who was responsible for it, the airline didn't seem to know or care about since we hadn't checked it in with them. We had no paperwork. We met 4 other families that came from the Oasis that also were missing luggage that used luggage valet. The airline was no help, they could only suggest we hang around and check all the other carousels for flights coming from FLL. They gave us a list of all incoming flights from FLL to check. That was the extent of their help. We are using the valet service in March and hope this won't happen again but we still have these questions. Edited January 22, 2016 by CruiseKeeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise a holic Posted January 22, 2016 #10 Share Posted January 22, 2016 20 per bag? I thought it was 20 per person. That could add up fast. Maybe I will second guess trying it. $20 per person and we use it all of the time in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. It works great! We typically fly Delta and Southwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftop Posted January 22, 2016 #11 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Another positive is your airline boarding pass is delivered to your cabin on the last day. I used luggage valet after an Oasis cruise and flew from Ft Lauderdale to Birmingham, AL with a change of planes in Atlanta. Upon arrival in Birmingham my bags were waiting at baggage pick up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenfever Posted January 22, 2016 #12 Share Posted January 22, 2016 How does this work if your airline charges bag fees? I've only used valet when we flew southwest with free bag check. The airline baggage fees will be added to your final SeaPass Account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsfan78 Posted January 22, 2016 #13 Share Posted January 22, 2016 If your flying Southwest which allows 2 bags per person and you each have one bag you can put them under one person and only pay $20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisecraze96 Posted January 22, 2016 #14 Share Posted January 22, 2016 If your flying Southwest which allows 2 bags per person and you each have one bag you can put them under one person and only pay $20. This is what we do too, especially with kids and trying to keep luggage down it is less to put 2 bags under me and then 1 under one of the others since we bring 3 bags for 3 of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules815 Posted January 22, 2016 #15 Share Posted January 22, 2016 We used it for the first time on our last cruise. Definitely worth the $20. When we got to baggage claim at O'Hare, our bags were already off the carousel and standing off to the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmares1968 Posted January 22, 2016 Author #16 Share Posted January 22, 2016 How does this work if your airline charges bag fees? I've only used valet when we flew southwest with free bag check. They will add your airline fees into your onboard account. So we paid $90.00 total. $50 for united Airlines baggage fee per person and 40.00 for the luggage valet. Sent from my SM-N910T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmares1968 Posted January 22, 2016 Author #17 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I've used it twice and it was $20 per person, not per bag unless something has changed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I meant per person, Sorry for the confusion. Sent from my SM-N910T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmares1968 Posted January 22, 2016 Author #18 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Another positive is your airline boarding pass is delivered to your cabin on the last day. I used luggage valet after an Oasis cruise and flew from Ft Lauderdale to Birmingham, AL with a change of planes in Atlanta. Upon arrival in Birmingham my bags were waiting at baggage pick up. I liked that we received our boarding passes too. I was a little paranoid because we had a connecting flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Houston, Houston to Denver. Imagine my delight seeing my luggage in Denver. [emoji3] Sent from my SM-N910T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmares1968 Posted January 22, 2016 Author #19 Share Posted January 22, 2016 If your flying Southwest which allows 2 bags per person and you each have one bag you can put them under one person and only pay $20. Thanks for this tip, I didn't know that. I'll remember this info for our next cruise. Sent from my SM-N910T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmares1968 Posted January 22, 2016 Author #20 Share Posted January 22, 2016 20 per bag? I thought it was 20 per person. That could add up fast. Maybe I will second guess trying it. Per Person, I apologize, my mistake. Sent from my SM-N910T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccerMom#3 Posted January 22, 2016 #21 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Our flight on Southwest last week after our Allure of the Seas cruise was at 6:15 so we didn't know if we would qualify for Luggage Valet or not. Technically your Southwest flight has to be before 6:00. It took me 4 conversations with on board customer service who each time gave me a slightly different answer but finally a supervisor reluctantly talked to me and said I could apply for Luggage Valet but she wouldn't know until 7:00 the night before the end of our cruise whether we would get Luggage Valet. I felt like we won the lottery when our stateroom attendant brought us the Luggage Valet tags and our boarding passes at about 7:00 PM. I was so happy we were not going to have to carry our luggage around Fort Lauderdale till our flight. I was a bit concerned about not having actual baggage claim tags in case our luggage didn't show up in Denver but I fretted for nothing...Our luggage was the first on the baggage claim carousal in Denver. I highly recommend Luggage Valet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustUs275 Posted January 22, 2016 #22 Share Posted January 22, 2016 We used this service last year in Seattle and it was wonderful, so worth the fee! Do they offer this in Tampa? (fingers crossed!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 22, 2016 #23 Share Posted January 22, 2016 We used this service last year in Seattle and it was wonderful, so worth the fee!Do they offer this in Tampa? (fingers crossed!) No Luggage Valet at Tampa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Cruisers 004 Posted January 23, 2016 #24 Share Posted January 23, 2016 We use it every time we are able to ! So far it has worked out great ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peymas Posted January 23, 2016 #25 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I didn't realize that there was a time limit on the air flight to leave. I guess since our flight isn't until 9:30 p.m. that we will not be able to use the valet? I guess we will have to rent a car. Had planned to use the water taxi most of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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