Romy40 Posted July 26, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Does Princess still offer the end of cruise luggage from cabin to your home airport? We did this a couple of times, and it was great - not having to locate your bags amongst the thousands, nor dragging them out and to the aiport, made the disembarkation easier. They also printed our airline boarding passes as part of this. Do they still do that? I believe it was inexpensive too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moki'smommy Posted July 26, 2018 #2 Share Posted July 26, 2018 It depends on the location. At some cruise ports, the EZ Check service is available for a cost of $25 per person. At Seattle it is a free service provided by the port. At other ports, it is not available at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishywood Posted July 26, 2018 #3 Share Posted July 26, 2018 EZCheck is available in Ft Lauderdale (for flights from FLL or MIA airports) and Seattle (SEA only). But as the response above indicates there is an in-house program offered by the Port of Seattle that all but renders EZCheck superfluous there. Those are the only two ports EZCheck is offered in. State regulations prohibit Princess from offering it in California. Luggage Valet is an entirely different program that forwards your luggage by common carrier direct from your home to the ship, and vice-versa. Info is on the Princess website: https://www.princess.com/learn/faq_answer/pre_cruise/prepare.jsp (select 'luggage valet') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookyfudge Posted July 26, 2018 #4 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Yes they have it for a select number of airlines. The cost is $25 per bag and you put it out for the night just as you normally would except you have a special tag that is pre-delivered to your room. The next time you see your bag is when you land at the home airport. We also used a princess bag service that picked our luggage at our house and delivered it onboard in Rome for our Med cruise. That was nice because you didnt have to take all your stuff when you are spending a week in Rome. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishywood Posted July 26, 2018 #5 Share Posted July 26, 2018 . The cost is $25 per bag Actually the cost is $25 per person regardless of the number of bags. You airlines bag fees (if any) are then charged to your shipboard account rather than having to pay at the airport. If your ticket class includes a certain number of free bags you should attach proof to the EZCheck sign up form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jovisoul Posted July 26, 2018 #6 Share Posted July 26, 2018 If you are flying Southwest Airlines, they do not inform you until the day before departure if they will provide the EZ Check program. They usually end up doing it, but it is very last minute that you find out. But, it is the best $25 you will ever spend, no matter what airline you are traveling with. Our flight home wasn't until 7:50 pm and we were wondering if our luggage would be in Philly when we arrived, and it was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_and_hawk Posted July 26, 2018 #7 Share Posted July 26, 2018 In looking at your signature, your next cruise is out of FLL on the Caribbean Princess. They do offer it there, and here is a copy of the form they should leave in your state room, 2-3 days before you disembark. EZ1 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr EZ2 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishywood Posted July 26, 2018 #8 Share Posted July 26, 2018 In looking at your signature, your next cruise is out of FLL on the Caribbean Princess. They do offer it there, and here is a copy of the form they should leave in your state room, 2-3 days before you disembark. To be sure you receive the form it is essential to have entered your flight information into the Cruise Personalizer before you board. They need to know the time of your flight is not too early (11:30 from FLL or 2:30 from MIA) and that you are flying an eligible airline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Lew- Posted July 26, 2018 #9 Share Posted July 26, 2018 To be sure you receive the form it is essential to have entered your flight information into the Cruise Personalizer before you board. They need to know the time of your flight is not too early (11:30 from FLL or 2:30 from MIA) and that you are flying an eligible airline.We've used EZCheck whenever it was available to us when disembarking at Port Everglades and we had a flight out of FLL. We have never provided flight information in our Cruise Personalizer or have been told it was necessary. The flight time requirements are clearly stated on the form. Any non-conforming departures will be rejected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haboob Posted July 26, 2018 #10 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Does Princess still offer the end of cruise luggage from cabin to your home airport?We did this a couple of times, and it was great - not having to locate your bags amongst the thousands, nor dragging them out and to the aiport, made the disembarkation easier. They also printed our airline boarding passes as part of this. Do they still do that? I believe it was inexpensive too. What you're describing is the Port of Seattle's "Port Valet". They collect your airline's baggage fees, but otherwise it's free, and your bags move magically from outside your cabin door to your final domestic airport's carousel. Both TSA or CBP can veto your use of the service, but I've never heard about anyone who was vetoed. Seattle only. Princess "Luggage Valet" is actually a referral to a company named Luggage Forward. They pick your luggage at your home (or anywhere else) via UPS (or whoever). I tried them once and was dissatisfied with their service both ways. The UPS driver drove right past our front door, concentrating on deliveries, and forgot our pickup. Luggage Forward advertises tracking of your luggage, but it was only UPS tracking and ceased when UPS delivered it to a local courier service on a Wednesday for our Saturday embarkation. As sailing time approached, we still had not seen our luggage and had no contact number for the courier service, so we called Luggage Forward who gave us a not-so-reassuring "I spoke with the courier service a little while ago and he said he'd delivered 'all the luggage'". The luggage actually turned up after sailing, but I would *not* call what we got as "tracking". On the way back, we were told we had to take our bag through customs and then turn it over to Luggage Forward's same local courier service. We looked hard (about 45 minutes hard) and could not find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDRebel Posted July 26, 2018 #11 Share Posted July 26, 2018 EZCheck is available in Ft Lauderdale (for flights from FLL or MIA airports) and Seattle (SEA only). But as the response above indicates there is an in-house program offered by the Port of Seattle that all but renders EZCheck superfluous there. Those are the only two ports EZCheck is offered in. State regulations prohibit Princess from offering it in California. Luggage Valet is an entirely different program that forwards your luggage by common carrier direct from your home to the ship, and vice-versa. Info is on the Princess website: https://www.princess.com/learn/faq_answer/pre_cruise/prepare.jsp (select 'luggage valet') I just checked the prices on the Luggage Valet for a transatlantic -- coming home from Copenhagen, they want $350 per suitcase. A bit too rich for me. EZCheck, though, is quite a buy for it's convenience (let alone it's waiver of overweight fees!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferndale Girl Posted July 26, 2018 #12 Share Posted July 26, 2018 What you're describing is the Port of Seattle's "Port Valet". They collect your airline's baggagefees, but otherwise it's free, and your bags move magically from outside your cabin door to your final domestic airport's carousel. Both TSA or CBP can veto your use of the service, but I've never heard about anyone who was vetoed. Seattle only. How do you sign up for this? Do they have forms in your cabin? It sounds like a very nice service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haboob Posted July 26, 2018 #13 Share Posted July 26, 2018 What you're describing is the Port of Seattle's "Port Valet". They collect your airline's baggagefees, but otherwise it's free, and your bags move magically from outside your cabin door to your final domestic airport's carousel. Both TSA or CBP can veto your use of the service, but I've never heard about anyone who was vetoed. Seattle only. How do you sign up for this? Do they have forms in your cabin? It sounds like a very nice service. https://www.portseattle.org/page/port-valet-enjoy-seattle-luggage-free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferndale Girl Posted July 26, 2018 #14 Share Posted July 26, 2018 https://www.portseattle.org/page/port-valet-enjoy-seattle-luggage-free Thank you very much for the info!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted July 27, 2018 #15 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Best 25 dollar spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jovisoul Posted July 27, 2018 #16 Share Posted July 27, 2018 In looking at your signature, your next cruise is out of FLL on the Caribbean Princess. They do offer it there, and here is a copy of the form they should leave in your state room, 2-3 days before you disembark. EZ1 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr EZ2 by Cool Runnings, on Flickr Yes, I know they offer it. I just said Southwest does not inform you until the night before your departure if they will give it to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sprint180 Posted July 27, 2018 #17 Share Posted July 27, 2018 We did it in Fort Lauderdale last February too. It was great! My husband kind of didn't want to spend the money as we are perfectly able to wrangle our luggage (1 carry on each) but it just made every thing that much more simple and no messing with luggage in the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2cruise Posted July 27, 2018 #18 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Best 25 dollar spent. Totally agree;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGuy25 Posted July 28, 2018 #19 Share Posted July 28, 2018 We love EZ Check. But, to fill out the form, you’ll need not only your flight number and time, but also your airline reservation #. Make sure you write that down somewhere. You can always get it online, but with sometimes slow internet speeds, that can be a hassle that you can avoid by jotting it down before you leave home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romy40 Posted July 28, 2018 Author #20 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Thank you all for the valuable information. :D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clampram Posted July 28, 2018 #21 Share Posted July 28, 2018 We have used this service quite a few times in the last several years with Princess. My additional comment would be to check with the customer service desk if you don't see this form about 3-4 days before your cruise is over. They forgot to put it in our mailbox twice but I was able to get it at the main service desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denamo Posted July 29, 2018 #22 Share Posted July 29, 2018 We have used EZ Check out of Fort Lauderdale on both the Regal and the Caribbean Princess (4 different cruises). Each time. as we submitted the form, we were required to also show them a paper copy of our flight reservation confirmation from the airlines. First time I had to go back to our cabin to retrieve it before they would take my EZ Check form. Brought it with me the next times. They took my airline confirmation and made a copy to attach to my EZ Check form, and returned it to me. Told they experienced wrong information being listed on the forms. Passengers were very unhappy when they were not approved for EZ Check, and they would dispute giving wrong information. Makes sense actually. Just a bit of a hoop to jump through. Agree, this is the best $25pp we spend each cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrl001 Posted January 2, 2019 #23 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Is this available in Vancouver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potstech Posted January 3, 2019 #24 Share Posted January 3, 2019 7 hours ago, wrl001 said: Is this available in Vancouver? No it is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted January 3, 2019 #25 Share Posted January 3, 2019 9 hours ago, wrl001 said: Is this available in Vancouver? No EZ Check is not available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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