teacher/bartender Posted September 22, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Good Morning! We are cruising on the Joy out of LA in December. I'm curious if anybody can share the Debarkation process. We had an afternoon flight out of LAX and just got notice that the flight time has been bumped up to 10:50am. What time are people usually off the ship in LA? Trying to decide if that is too early to make our flight? Can we walk off with our luggage quicker? (I've done that before on another line). We have a private transfer already booked so waiting for a shuttle won't be an issue. Thanks for any advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike D. Posted September 22, 2019 #2 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I suspect you'll get lots of answers to this. For me, a 10:50 a.m. flight would be too early. While I don't know what day of the week your cruise ends, Los Angeles traffic can be problematic on any day/time. And LAX itself can be crowded traffic-wise. Having said that, I admit to having "control issues" and I just don't like finishing a vacation knowing that there is a challenge making a flight. Yes, walking off with your luggage will be quicker than waiting for your color to be called. Enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted September 22, 2019 #3 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Walk off early. Catch a shuttle to the airport (30-45 minutes at that hour). We sue the SuperShuttle. They are lined up outside the terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger001 Posted September 22, 2019 #4 Share Posted September 22, 2019 LAX can be horrible even after you get there. Our last SWA flight on a Sunday, lined up out the terminal and down the street for half a block jus to get in and checked in. Then security was the same thing. That total process alone took well over an hour and that was before getting out the gate. Could be done but have a plan B available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love my butler Posted September 22, 2019 #5 Share Posted September 22, 2019 You should be ok, but a couple little bobbles could easily make you miss your flight. Lots of worry at the end of a vacation I would not want. You will probably want to get up very early to be first in line for 'easy walk off', assuming you do not have priority status some other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueberry89 Posted September 22, 2019 #6 Share Posted September 22, 2019 We had a 10:00 am flight last year after getting off the Bliss on a Saturday. I must admit that I was a little concerned about the short window but we lined up to self disembark about 6:15 (disembarkation started at 7) and we were to LAX right at 8:00. It couldn’t have gone smoother! Does it always work like that? I don’t know but our alternative was to get a later flight out and land after midnight to our final destination. We decided to take the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smplybcause Posted September 22, 2019 #7 Share Posted September 22, 2019 With that large of a time change you can call the airline and request a different, later flight if you so desire and they shouldn't charge you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted September 23, 2019 #8 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Call 15 hours ago, smplybcause said: With that large of a time change you can call the airline and request a different, later flight if you so desire and they shouldn't charge you. II would call the airline and see if you can get a bit later flight, if not make sure you do an early walk off. Even on weekends LAX can be a nightmare. Going through TSA is the worst, but I am sure you will be ok. I don't NCL would have put you on a flight that you can not make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briternik Posted September 23, 2019 #9 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Can someone tell me which way is most cost effective? There are 2 of us and our flight isn't until 1. I did a test rate on uber and it said $52? I'm not sure that is correct. I know NCL is $20 per person for transfer. Doesn't seem like we will be in a big hurry. Maybe super shuttle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miker2k Posted September 23, 2019 #10 Share Posted September 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, briternik said: Can someone tell me which way is most cost effective? There are 2 of us and our flight isn't until 1. I did a test rate on uber and it said $52? I'm not sure that is correct. I know NCL is $20 per person for transfer. Doesn't seem like we will be in a big hurry. Maybe super shuttle? I just looked at my Uber receipt from 2016 and it was $50.38 from San Pedro to LAX. In 2017 we used the NCL transfer and it was total chaos but a tad cheaper. I'll probably Uber next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger001 Posted September 23, 2019 #11 Share Posted September 23, 2019 We've done Super Shuttle always at L.A. But starting to use Uber more on recent cruises out of other ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BSR Posted September 24, 2019 #12 Share Posted September 24, 2019 5 hours ago, briternik said: Can someone tell me which way is most cost effective? There are 2 of us and our flight isn't until 1. I did a test rate on uber and it said $52? I'm not sure that is correct. I know NCL is $20 per person for transfer. Doesn't seem like we will be in a big hurry. Maybe super shuttle? $52 seems too high for Uber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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