Syracruisin Posted May 10, 2016 #1 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I'm going to be cruising out of Miami in January, and return flights are in late afternoon. Royal Caribbean is offering an Everglades airboat excursion for $79pp, but only with a return to FLL (rather than MIA). I'd be willing to fly home from FLL but wanted to get more info on this excursion first. Has anyone taken this excursion that can provide more information -- which of the companies does it go to, what exactly is included and what isn't, etc? The RCI website is vague. In my experience, ship-sponsored excursions are shorter, more crowded and more expensive, but they're convenient compared to doing them on your own. Since the Everglades one includes airport transfer (albeit to FLL), I'd take that convenience if it's a decent excursion. I'd like to get more info before deciding whether to book the ship's excursion over planning a trip to the Everglades on my own with a rental car (which I priced at about $80 for the day). Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted May 10, 2016 #2 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Although we did this excursion quite a number of years ago, it remains one of our all-time favorites! It was a great experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted May 10, 2016 #3 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I have done it twice. Enjoyed it both times. I always (I guess that I should say "almost") see both airport dropoff options, both FLL and MIA. Are you sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLN321 Posted May 10, 2016 #4 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I had that excursion booked on my last cruise...I even booked a late flight home so we could do it. I was called to the service desk 2 days before the cruise ended and said they cancelled it because there was not enough people booked..it was a long day at the airport that day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted May 10, 2016 #5 Share Posted May 10, 2016 If you can get an early flight...take the flight and skip the excursion. I would never book a flight later than noon from either FLL or MIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syracruisin Posted May 10, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Merion Mom, yes as of right now Royal Caribbean is only offering it to FLL. I called and confirmed that. They said they might open an option to MIA as we get closer and/or depending on the level of interest. The problem with that is I will have booked my flights by then. My big debate right now is whether I should book my return flight through FLL in order to do this excursion, or just fly out of MIA and try to either plan it on my own, wait to see if the ship offers it to MIA, or schedule something else between disembarking and the flight home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaAtlCruiser Posted May 10, 2016 #7 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I did this excursion when flying out of Ft Lauderdale and really enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now