Post cruise: Earliest flight time out of LAX

[QueensChick]

Hello fellow cruisers,

 

Sailing round trip Los Angeles (San Pedro) to Hawaii with my favorite octogenarian (my dear Mother). Our cruise ends on Monday November 11th, Veterans’ Day. My mom will have wheelchair assistance at both the cruise port and airport and we never pack light 😀, so no walking off the ship with luggage for us.

 

I’m looking to book flights and wondering what time would be best to fly home. We’ll have to wait for wheelchair assistance, get our luggage,  have a porter assist us, go through customs, get a taxi and get to the airport. We’re flying LAX to JFK so lots of flights available. Should I plan for a 1:00PM flight, or is that too early for comfort? Would 2PM or 3PM be a better choice?

 

I await advice from the experts.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Happy cruising!

 

[riffatsea]

Hi,

I think 1PM is just fine but if you are nervous about it then do 2PM. 3 PM is not necessary!

Everyone will be off the ship by about 10AM and traffic should be reasonable to LAX.

 

[CruiserBruce]

1pm is fine. Discussed here frequently.