Luggage Valet with Airport Check in from Fort Lauderdale?

[Sam.Seattle]

Hi All!

 

Checking in again...   ❓
 

Anyone just sailing notice if Luggage Valet is being offered yet?  

Holland is offering it and yes I realize I asked this question last month.

 

Fingers crossed....  Hoping and wishing.

 

Cheers!

🥂

 

 

[Alakegirl]

Not yet offered

[cruisestitch]

I just got off reflection and there was no luggage valet, nor was there any on silhouette in January.

[DCPIV]

It wasn't available today. 

[Sam.Seattle]

Thanks for the replies!

 

[schittenden]

Crossing our fingers for this on the 4/9 Apex.

[Alakegirl]

Not likely to see it during this season of uncertainty. They need a critical mass of passengers to make it profitable and right now ships are only sailing at 30% occupancy or so

[keesar]

55 minutes ago, schittenden said:

Crossing our fingers for this on the 4/9 Apex.

 

Don't expect it.  You may have to cross your fingers, toes,  and find a 4 leaf clover.

[Arizona Wildcat]

1 hour ago, keesar said:

 

Don't expect it.  You may have to cross your fingers, toes,  and find a 4 leaf clover.

And move your cruise until next year.  

[keesar]

10 hours ago, Arizona Wildcat said:

And move your cruise until next year.  

 

Or move your cruise to Seattle....

 

Many people don't realize that this is not a service owned by Celebrity.  There is another party involved and I suspect a goal is profitability.  

[awhfy]

The vendor tgat offered this fabulous service in Ft Lauderdale & Miami has not restarted this service

[schittenden]

It's interesting because other cruise lines seem to be offering it in Fort Lauderdale.  Wonder how it works for them.  

[Dock B]

Princess EZ Check, which is the same type of offering as Celebrity’s Luggage Valet, is being offered at Port Everglades. We just used it a week ago (2/12) on Sky Princess. EZ Check has been available for a few weeks now, so I hope Luggage Valet starts soon as there seems to be no real reason to not have it again (IMO).

[Covepointcruiser]

You may want to check the recent experience with luggage valet/forwarding on the Seabourn thread.    It is probably not worth the risk.

[cruisestitch]

Luggage forwarding and luggage valet are two separate things.
 

Luggage forwarding is to get your luggage from your home to the ship. Go to the Seaborn thread to read about that and one traveler’s problems with it.  That’s not what we are talking about here.

 

Luggage Valet goes from the ship to your home airport.

 

You get special luggage tags while you are on the ship, you put your luggage out as usual the night before you disembark and the next time you see it is when you pick it up at your home airport.

 

 

Edited February 20, 2022 by cruisestitch

[keesar]

3 hours ago, Dock B said:

Princess EZ Check, which is the same type of offering as Celebrity’s Luggage Valet, is being offered at Port Everglades. We just used it a week ago (2/12) on Sky Princess. EZ Check has been available for a few weeks now, so I hope Luggage Valet starts soon as there seems to be no real reason to not have it again (IMO).

 

When ships are sailing at 30% capacity, it may not be profitable at this juncture.  You may see it when the numbers rise to around 75% or more is my guess.

[Sam.Seattle]

Bummer! Still cannot use the luggage service on February 27 disembarking the Edge.