vegas7df Posted June 10, 2021 #76 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Fly in the night before and eliminate the stress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_hasRedBottoms Posted June 10, 2021 #77 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I’ll always have the memories of what it’s like to meet the ship in Nassau.🤣 Our stateroom attendant had the champagne cold for our arrival. What a time indeed! 🤣...and NEVER AGAIN! 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shofer Posted June 11, 2021 #78 Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/9/2021 at 8:20 PM, Ashland said: Some people just don't realize options are sometimes limited...and yes..agree..we do what will work the best for us too for each particular situation. When we've flown into FLL day of cruise..several of the people on our flight were doing the same thing...so a bit more popular than some think on these boards. When we first started cruising in 1993, we never gave it a thought to fly in the day of boarding or to buy the insurance. As we aged, we became more aware of potential problems. It certainly worked for us on the cruise where we forgot our passports. As for insurance, we didn't lose a dime when hubby ended up in the ER in 2020 and we had to cancel at the last minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidoBoy Posted June 11, 2021 #79 Share Posted June 11, 2021 I fly from Wisconsin and here is my thought process when considering a flight on the day of... Drive to Chicago (2.5 hours) and fly out of O'hare. Only fly direct. No connecting flights. What time of year is it? Jan-Mar could mean snow delay at the airport. Don't chance it. Book through Air2Sea to take advantage of their flight delay coverage. Normally we will fly in the day before, but lately I have chanced it. One huge advantage to flying in the day before is you get to decompress. Travel days are stressful. It's worth having extra time to get your mind and body in vacation mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekekelso Posted June 11, 2021 #80 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Can we all agree that whether you fly in the day before or the day of, its better to fly to Miami than Miama? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djsmrs Posted June 12, 2021 #81 Share Posted June 12, 2021 I just watched a youtube video of two travelers flying from US to Bahamas and they said that while they were in line there were 15 groups of travelers. Out of the 15 they were the only ones who made it on the flight! Flight oversold, passengers didn't have required documentation, etc. Crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyCruiserUK Posted June 12, 2021 #82 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Speaking of flying into Miami, whats a good hotel that does an airport shuttle and shuttle to cruise port? Not going for a while but like to compare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Barracuda Posted June 12, 2021 #83 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Cracked airplane windshield taught me many years ago to always book non-stops and always fly in day before. Relieves stress and cost of hotel is cheap travel insurance. Sometimes it isn't the plane or the weather that gets you. Couple of years ago we had a 10am flight EWR - FLL on Saturday of presidents day weekend. Verified flight was on time before leaving house. Got to airport and discovered FAA had halted all flights south of Jacksonville due to an anticipated Space X launch which had been scrubbed prior day. Sat in airport full of unhappy spring breakers 4 hours before learning this launch too had been scrubbed. Thank you Elon Musk. Finally reached FLL at 4pm. Our ship didn't leave until next day so we were ok but saw lots of folks with Carnival and Royal luggage tags running frantically through airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted June 12, 2021 #84 Share Posted June 12, 2021 We almost always fly in the day before, if for no other reason then you will be more relaxed that day , love getting a balcony that overlooks the pier so you can see your ship when you wake up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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