Booking San Diego post cruise shuttle to airport.

[RetiredRich]

If we book the $19.00 post cruise shuttle to the San Diego airport do we put our luggage in the hall the night before. Will they handle the luggage from ship to the airport. We will probably have two large suitcases other than our carry on. We are trying to keep luggage to a minimum but on the 16 day cruise to Hawaii that will be hard to do.

 

Also we booked our return flight from SAN to leave at noon. I'm hoping that will be enough time as those that are flying usually leave ship at 8 or 9. We have been on many cruises but always drove to the terminals. This is our first time flying and a bit apprehensive. Any advice appreciated.

[CruiserBruce]

Just take a taxi. It will be less than $19 for two of you.

 

A noon flight is fine. The distance to the airport is very short...a couple of miles.

[Krazy Kruizers]

The airport is very close to the cruise terminal.

You can see the airport from the ship.

Take a taxi -- cheaper and you don't have to wait for the bus to be completely filled.

[freestyling]

You can tip porter to bring bags to taxi, pay and tip taxi and still be below cost of HAL shuttle.

[dee2673]

I don’t know if it’s available for San Diego but last time we cruised (Feb 18), we used the Luggage direct service. We received our boarding passes the night before and left our bags out as usual. Took a cab to the airport and picked up our bags in Seattle , where we live. It was wonderful. It shouldn’t be too much more than the transfer, even with paying for a cab, and it’s a lot less hassle.

 

 

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[mcrcruiser]

Yes use the Luggage direct feature & Yes take a taxi or Uber a lot faster & less expensive . We live here so we know :D

[RetiredRich]

Great info appreciated. I think the luggage direct thing is the best way to go.

[Roz]

Just for informational purposes, if anyone reading this decides to use the cruise line's shuttle, this is how it works.

 

You put your suitcase out the night before, and then reclaim it in the terminal. You walk it to the bus where it's loaded underneath.

 

Roz

[whogo]

Just for informational purposes, if anyone reading this decides to use the cruise line's shuttle, this is how it works.

 

You put your suitcase out the night before, and then reclaim it in the terminal. You walk it to the bus where it's loaded underneath.

 

Roz

You wait until the bus is full and the driver manages to mash all the bags in. Note the huge bags some people have. See if there is a quarrel over the front seats in the bus. If your luck is like mine, at the airport you will wait while the bus stops and unloads passengers and baggage at two other terminals before yours.

 

 

Take a taxi or Uber at San Diego and Ft. Lauderdale.

[Roz]

I've never had that experience but I can where that could happen.

 

Roz

[VennDiagram]

You wait until the bus is full and the driver manages to mash all the bags in. Note the huge bags some people have. See if there is a quarrel over the front seats in the bus. If your luck is like mine, at the airport you will wait while the bus stops and unloads passengers and baggage at two other terminals before yours.

 

 

Take a taxi or Uber at San Diego and Ft. Lauderdale.

 

And we have seen several instances of the bus stopping at an inconvenient spot, leaving people to wrestle their luggage a good distance along a sidewalk before they even reach the terminal :(