Rare MicCanberra Posted September 17, 2019 #51 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Please do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjoon Posted October 18, 2019 #52 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Ok I promised to tell you how my experience of my disembarkation for an early flight in Sydney. Well I won’t be able to as we were left in Picton NZ. My husband had a medical issue that meant we couldn’t continue. Hopefully someone will let you know how they went. We now fly out of Blenheim on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted October 18, 2019 #53 Share Posted October 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, benjoon said: Ok I promised to tell you how my experience of my disembarkation for an early flight in Sydney. Well I won’t be able to as we were left in Picton NZ. My husband had a medical issue that meant we couldn’t continue. Hopefully someone will let you know how they went. We now fly out of Blenheim on Monday. Sorry to hear that ,is he ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted October 18, 2019 #54 Share Posted October 18, 2019 26 minutes ago, benjoon said: Ok I promised to tell you how my experience of my disembarkation for an early flight in Sydney. Well I won’t be able to as we were left in Picton NZ. My husband had a medical issue that meant we couldn’t continue. Hopefully someone will let you know how they went. We now fly out of Blenheim on Monday. So sorry to hear that. I hope his condition is improving. All the best.🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted October 18, 2019 #55 Share Posted October 18, 2019 1 hour ago, benjoon said: Ok I promised to tell you how my experience of my disembarkation for an early flight in Sydney. Well I won’t be able to as we were left in Picton NZ. My husband had a medical issue that meant we couldn’t continue. Hopefully someone will let you know how they went. We now fly out of Blenheim on Monday. Oh goodness, I hope he is okay now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjoon Posted October 18, 2019 #56 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Things are better then yesterday. It was horrible being left behind as we didn’t have a chance to say goodbye to our new found friends. Also we didn’t have a chance to thank all the great crew we had. We are back on again in January but won’t be flying out for another 5 days so won’t have the worry about the flight times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted October 18, 2019 #57 Share Posted October 18, 2019 25 minutes ago, benjoon said: Things are better then yesterday. It was horrible being left behind as we didn’t have a chance to say goodbye to our new found friends. Also we didn’t have a chance to thank all the great crew we had. We are back on again in January but won’t be flying out for another 5 days so won’t have the worry about the flight times. You’re got 5 days to give us a review of your trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredette Posted October 23, 2019 #58 Share Posted October 23, 2019 On 9/15/2019 at 1:36 PM, benjoon said: Do you think a 10.25 Qantas flight is going to be hard to make? We are willing to get off as early as possible to make it. Did you make your flight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredette Posted October 23, 2019 #59 Share Posted October 23, 2019 On 10/18/2019 at 2:01 PM, benjoon said: Ok I promised to tell you how my experience of my disembarkation for an early flight in Sydney. Well I won’t be able to as we were left in Picton NZ. My husband had a medical issue that meant we couldn’t continue. Hopefully someone will let you know how they went. We now fly out of Blenheim on Monday. Sorry to hear that, I hope everything is ok. I doubt you would have made the 10.25 anyway, the "walk off unassisted" line was apparently what ALL passengers did. We missed our flight, and know of at least three other couples who did also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjoon Posted October 23, 2019 #60 Share Posted October 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Fredette said: Sorry to hear that, I hope everything is ok. I doubt you would have made the 10.25 anyway, the "walk off unassisted" line was apparently what ALL passengers did. We missed our flight, and know of at least three other couples who did also. Yes I think we missed the stress of leaving the ship. Sounded horrendous. We will never book an early flight again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vozzie Posted October 23, 2019 #61 Share Posted October 23, 2019 To those thinking they can get off Ovation quickly, at a time of their choice...wishful thinking. We did express departure last week and were in the designated area at 7am. Didn't get out till 9am and just made our flight...as we luckily had pre-arranged transport. P.S. Royal Caribbean won't accept a bus transfer booking if your flight is before Noon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted October 23, 2019 #62 Share Posted October 23, 2019 2 hours ago, vozzie said: To those thinking they can get off Ovation quickly, at a time of their choice...wishful thinking. We did express departure last week and were in the designated area at 7am. Didn't get out till 9am and just made our flight...as we luckily had pre-arranged transport. P.S. Royal Caribbean won't accept a bus transfer booking if your flight is before Noon. I wouldn’t book a flight before 2:00 and that would only be a domestic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted October 24, 2019 #63 Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Chiliburn said: I wouldn’t book a flight before 2:00 and that would only be a domestic. We always book for after midday for our domestic return flight. Edited October 24, 2019 by Aus Traveller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted October 24, 2019 #64 Share Posted October 24, 2019 24 minutes ago, Aus Traveller said: We always book for after midday for our domestic return flight. At least you may have the chance to get on a later flight. Not like long haul that have limited departures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted October 24, 2019 #65 Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) Ovation is the longest, other ships you'll be off earlier. e.g. Solstice last week about 75% were already off the ship by 8 a.m. - and the others weren't waiting but just wanted a more leisurely departure i.e. no queues. Edited October 24, 2019 by The_Big_M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted October 24, 2019 #66 Share Posted October 24, 2019 On 10/23/2019 at 2:45 PM, Fredette said: Sorry to hear that, I hope everything is ok. I doubt you would have made the 10.25 anyway, the "walk off unassisted" line was apparently what ALL passengers did. We missed our flight, and know of at least three other couples who did also. Sorry to hear you missed your flight along with the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted October 24, 2019 #67 Share Posted October 24, 2019 1 hour ago, The_Big_M said: Ovation is the longest, other ships you'll be off earlier. e.g. Solstice last week about 75% were already off the ship by 8 a.m. - and the others weren't waiting but just wanted a more leisurely departure i.e. no queues. Yes can be very ship dependent, and also subject to weather and itinerary for the night days before coming into Sydney as there can be delays. Either way, if we are going to be flying out, we ensure it is the afternoon or the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted October 24, 2019 #68 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I'm more in the camp of the less hanging around the better. 10 a.m.s my earliest, but I often go for 11-12 domestic flights after the cruise if I'm not doing anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banzaii Posted October 24, 2019 #69 Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, The_Big_M said: Ovation is the longest, other ships you'll be off earlier. e.g. Solstice last week about 75% were already off the ship by 8 a.m. - and the others weren't waiting but just wanted a more leisurely departure i.e. no queues. To be fair, on this trip Ovation was 2hrs late getting into Sydney. This would have added to the chaos with even those pax with afternoon travel plans becoming anxious. 2 hours ago, The_Big_M said: I'm more in the camp of the less hanging around the better. 10 a.m.s my earliest, but I often go for 11-12 domestic flights after the cruise if I'm not doing anything else. We usually use rail to get back to CBR and the choices have usually been 12ish or 6pmish. I find airports stressful themselves and have been left stranded several times by delayed flights. So because we don't like hanging around either so I'm quite comfortable with the 12 departure. Edited October 24, 2019 by banzaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredette Posted October 24, 2019 #70 Share Posted October 24, 2019 21 minutes ago, banzaii said: To be fair, on this trip Ovation was 2hrs late getting into Sydney. This would have added to the chaos with even those pax with afternoon travel plans becoming anxious. We usually use rail to get back to CBR and the choices have usually been 12ish or 6pmish. I find airports stressful themselves and have been left stranded several times by delayed flights. So because we don't like hanging around either so I'm quite comfortable with the 12 departure. 2 hrs? Weren't we due in at 6, but got in around 7? One thing I was impressed about was the Border Force initiative to pre-clear passengers (what a great gig - getting to spend a couple of days working, the nights to yourself on a cruise ship!) - so when we finally got off, we only had to hand over our customs declaration cards and leg it out of the terminal. Otherwise, it would have been worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banzaii Posted October 24, 2019 #71 Share Posted October 24, 2019 31 minutes ago, Fredette said: 2 hrs? Weren't we due in at 6, but got in around 7? In another thread they quoted a scheduled arrival time of 5.30 and the port webcam shows Ovation pulling alongside at about 7.25am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mr walker Posted October 25, 2019 #72 Share Posted October 25, 2019 On 10/24/2019 at 8:49 PM, Fredette said: One thing I was impressed about was the Border Force initiative to pre-clear passengers (what a great gig - getting to spend a couple of days working, the nights to yourself on a cruise ship!) - so when we finally got off, we only had to hand over our customs declaration cards and leg it out of the terminal. Otherwise, it would have been worse. This does not happen every cruise or every ship. Our return to Sydney in Feb this year from AKL on Radiance, there was no pre-clearance & each & every passenger had to present to the official in the terminal. There were long delays & many missed their transport. Our shuttle was booked for 9:30 (we are not rush of the ship people & had an 8:50 timeslot) & they waited until 10am & then left when we had not emerged. Good news was that they came back for us, and we were only going to our home in Sydney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willsaway Posted October 28, 2019 #73 Share Posted October 28, 2019 I'm sorry I ever read this thread! You've put the fear of God into me now. Normally we arrive back in Sydney on the Radiance, and get the midday train to Canberra. We are cruising on Ovation in a couple of weeks and arriving back on a Saturday, but flying to the Gold Coast for a family function. Never even gave a thought to the fact that Ovation has more passengers, and it could take a while to disembark, and subsequently never gave much thought to the time of my flight, which is 11.00 a.m. Figured I had plenty of time. More grey hairs! (and not really possible to change flights) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted October 28, 2019 #74 Share Posted October 28, 2019 27 minutes ago, willsaway said: I'm sorry I ever read this thread! You've put the fear of God into me now. Normally we arrive back in Sydney on the Radiance, and get the midday train to Canberra. We are cruising on Ovation in a couple of weeks and arriving back on a Saturday, but flying to the Gold Coast for a family function. Never even gave a thought to the fact that Ovation has more passengers, and it could take a while to disembark, and subsequently never gave much thought to the time of my flight, which is 11.00 a.m. Figured I had plenty of time. More grey hairs! (and not really possible to change flights) Do not be too concerned. It makes no difference how many pax are on the ship, just ensure you request an early debark time from the ship or do self assist walk off if possible. We normally have the vast majority of guests off the ship and away from the terminal by 9:30am anyhow. Worst case scenario, and your not off till 9:30 are flying with Virgin you could even check in your bags with them at the OPT jump on a train to the airport and still be there by 10 am or just after, but providing you request an early debark time you will be clear well before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willsaway Posted October 28, 2019 #75 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Thank you for those comments, we can indeed do self walk off as we are only taking medium bags so no problem, and unfortunately its Qantas. But your post is very reassuring, appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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