clginal Posted April 1, 2022 #1 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I'm know this has been discussed before but, searching isn't easy. We haven't cruised much and we've never had to be in a hurry to get off the ship. So, we do not carry our bags to get off early. We have a cruise this Oct & I'm trying to work on flights. Southwest is so easy for us, non-stop 1hr 15min flight....can't beat that!! The issue is, on the day we return, the only non-stop flight is at 12:00 noon. We normally book after 2:00 so, I'm just not sure about this. The shuttle transportation we take says they pick up at 8:15 & 10:30 (which is the one we normally do).... Is it doable to be off the ship carrying our own bags to catch the shuttle at 8:15? Or is that just pushing it too close? TIA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clginal Posted April 1, 2022 Author #2 Share Posted April 1, 2022 sorry everyone, I see I posted this in the wrong place but, don't know how to delete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorky12 Posted April 1, 2022 #3 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I was on the Liberty last weekend. We were off the ship by 8:30am wasnt in any hurry. Our flight left at 2:50pm but we were at our gate before 10:30 am using Carnivals transfer bus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNcruising02 Posted April 1, 2022 #4 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Let guest services know you have an early flight out. We have found that there is a special location to meet for people who have early flights. Other things that speed up getting to the airport are taking a shuttle or private transportation, having pre check, and traveling with carryon bags only. However, I think noon is a safe time to book even if you don't do all of those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clginal Posted April 1, 2022 Author #5 Share Posted April 1, 2022 29 minutes ago, zorky12 said: I was on the Liberty last weekend. We were off the ship by 8:30am wasnt in any hurry. Our flight left at 2:50pm but we were at our gate before 10:30 am using Carnivals transfer bus thanks....I think we will be fine!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clginal Posted April 1, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted April 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, TNcruising02 said: Let guest services know you have an early flight out. We have found that there is a special location to meet for people who have early flights. Other things that speed up getting to the airport are taking a shuttle or private transportation, having pre check, and traveling with carryon bags only. However, I think noon is a safe time to book even if you don't do all of those things. I think my main concern is just getting off the ship to the 8:15 shuttle. I've never done early debarkation.....or self debarkation (sorry, not sure what it's called). Make me feel better seeing some of the answers. THANKS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNcruising02 Posted April 1, 2022 #7 Share Posted April 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, clginal said: I think my main concern is just getting off the ship to the 8:15 shuttle. I've never done early debarkation.....or self debarkation (sorry, not sure what it's called). Make me feel better seeing some of the answers. THANKS We do that every cruise. Before we reached platinum and when we had an early flight, we would go to guest services to find the special place to meet for early flights. As long as things go smoothly, you should be off of the ship very early. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelkel2 Posted April 9, 2022 #8 Share Posted April 9, 2022 On 3/31/2022 at 8:33 PM, clginal said: I think my main concern is just getting off the ship to the 8:15 shuttle. I've never done early debarkation.....or self debarkation (sorry, not sure what it's called). Make me feel better seeing some of the answers. THANKS This is what we’re planning. We always have done self assist in the past, we just like having our luggage with us to pack last minute things. We haven’t ever cruised out of Port Canaveral, but I think it’s definitely do-able. We just booked a 12:15. But I would for sure recommend self assisting with your luggage just so you don’t have to spend time looking for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted April 9, 2022 #9 Share Posted April 9, 2022 I was up at 6:30 on our last morning on Harmony last month & by 7am I watched people pulling out of the parking garage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrate13 Posted April 10, 2022 #10 Share Posted April 10, 2022 On 3/31/2022 at 9:45 PM, TNcruising02 said: As long as things go smoothly There's the rub. Yes, it can be done but, we've had situations where they didn't "go smoothly" for one reason or another so...just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie51 Posted April 10, 2022 #11 Share Posted April 10, 2022 We used Cortrans shuttle to take us from the ship to the Orlando airport. They picked us up at 8:45 AM and by 9:45 AM we were checking in at the Orlando airport. Our flight was at 12 noon and we easily made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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