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Comfortable flight time from MCO after cruise


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Good Luck!

 

Just because you dock at 8:00, what if customs doesn't clear the ship right away.

 

Say you don't get off ,clear port customs, until 9:15. Maybe another 10-15 minutes to get transportation to MCO.

 

Now you are talking 10:30 arrival. Then clear security for a 11:30 flight.

 

Hope you manage your stress well.

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Good Luck!

 

Just because you dock at 8:00, what if customs doesn't clear the ship right away.

 

Say you don't get off ,clear port customs, until 9:15. Maybe another 10-15 minutes to get transportation to MCO.

 

Now you are talking 10:30 arrival. Then clear security for a 11:30 flight.

 

Hope you manage your stress well.

 

I haven't booked anything - I'm asking what time you would suggest would be the earliest. That's why I'm asking .

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Noon or later is my general advice. You need to be at MCO 90 minutes prior to departure (earlier is better - TSA at MCO can be chaos :(), so for a noon flight that translates into arriving about 10-10:30. With the shuttle drive from PC taking just about an hour that means off the ship with bags and clear of customs/immigration by 9:00 or just after.

 

Noon should be doable and will give you a little wiggle room - anything earlier is pushing it. Do you want to spend your cruise worried about making your flight home? :confused: We have actually enjoyed later afternoon departure times, which allowed us to rent a car and have lunch someplace fun instead of eating at the airport, but we are only looking at a 2 hour flight up the east coast. If you have a long flight or connections then I would shoot for close to noon.

 

Good luck! :)

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