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[Janet S.]

We are looking at the Zuiderdam Panama Canal/Caribbean sailing ending November 30 in Ft. Lauderdale. The flight home would be at 1:30 pm. Barring any delays which I know can happen, would we make that flight. We would be in a Neptune Suite if that matters. Thanks.

[RuthC]

Under normal circumstances, that should be an easy to make flight.

HAL has always suggested flights be after 11:30 AM in Ft. Lauderdale (although in recent years that time seems a bit tight).

[dakrewser]

A 1:30 flight should be fine.

[KirkNC]

I agree, barring some type of unusual event (which does happen from time to time) that flight should be fine.

[Keith1010]

For sure.

 

No worries.

 

Keith

[boards]

The few times we have flown out of Fort Lauderdale we have always booked the 1:30 PM flight, but in all occasions we would have been okay booking the earlier flight. We felt safer though with later flight. We were not in that much of a hurry to get home and the trip be over, so we enjoyed the wait.

[Keith1010]

I would easily book a flight Noon or later. 1:30 PM is really easy.

 

Keith

[DaveOKC]

We are looking at the Zuiderdam Panama Canal/Caribbean sailing ending November 30 in Ft. Lauderdale. The flight home would be at 1:30 pm. Barring any delays which I know can happen, would we make that flight. We would be in a Neptune Suite if that matters. Thanks.

 

Should not be a problem, especially since it is a Wed and port traffic should be light. I just booked a 11:49 am flight on a Wed after my Dec cruise.

 

Over the past 3 years I have had 4 FLL arrivals and normally we are at the airport by 9 am. We do try to get off the ship early though, just to be safe.

Edited March 23, 2016 by DaveOKC

[RD64]

Unless there are any unusual conditions you should be fine. This past weekend (March 20th) I had a 12PM flight booked from FLL - and I was a little nervous thinking I cut it a little too t close.

 

That being said, I was off the ship at 7:30, and the HAL shuttle left promptly at 8AM. I did notice that there were lots of cabs available, and virtually no lines for the cabs. At FLL by 8:15 - and in line to check in which did not open until 9AM. The line up for security was something else - there was a line - to get into the line for security screening that stretched out to the parking garage. This took about 45 minutes to clear, and I was at my gate by 10AM.

 

Given recent world events, security may be more strict, and you may have to build in a bigger cushion, but I think 1:30 will be fine.

[Janet S.]

Thanks to everyone. I think we are good to go. The earlier flight is 10:00 am and I know that taking that flight would make me too nervous and that's not the way to end a 10-day cruise.

[g&gtravel]

Our last trip on the Zuiderdam, we were in a Neptune (which should not matter) and were at the departure gate by 9:00 am. We traveled by cab. Disembarked with the first group.