Rebels82 Posted May 24, 2022 #1 Share Posted May 24, 2022 We will be on the Regatta and disembark on a Thurs. Will a 11:30 flight be easy to make? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted May 24, 2022 #2 Share Posted May 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Rebels82 said: We will be on the Regatta and disembark on a Thurs. Will a 11:30 flight be easy to make? Thanks. Of course, the time you see on your itinerary is arrival - not disembarkation AND it’s a target subject to SNAFUs (i.e., a variety of possible delays). Add to that midweek/rush hour traffic and possibly long lines at airport security and you are tempting fate. That you’re even asking the question suggests that you already know the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebels82 Posted May 24, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted May 24, 2022 46 minutes ago, Flatbush Flyer said: Of course, the time you see on your itinerary is arrival - not disembarkation AND it’s a target subject to SNAFUs (i.e., a variety of possible delays). Add to that midweek/rush hour traffic and possibly long lines at airport security and you are tempting fate. That you’re even asking the question suggests that you already know the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebels82 Posted May 24, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I am asking it because we have never sailed out of Seattle, not because I know the answer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted May 24, 2022 #5 Share Posted May 24, 2022 check the west coast forum for some info https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/315-west-coast-departures/ if you can get a later flight I would do that just in case there are delays 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie21 Posted May 24, 2022 #6 Share Posted May 24, 2022 The direct answer is NO! An 11:30 flight will not be "easy" to make. It's possible with luck and perseverance. The luck part is getting off the ship and linking up with transportation. Luck also involved in Seattle traffic snarls. Note that this is construction season for WA roads. Lots going on in the waterfront area as well as the freeways. Could take 30-40 minutes or 2 hours. No way to predict. Also, do you have TSA precheck? If no, the odds go down. SeaTac airport is not the most efficient. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiidan Posted May 24, 2022 #7 Share Posted May 24, 2022 1 hour ago, robbie21 said: The direct answer is NO! An 11:30 flight will not be "easy" to make. It's possible with luck and perseverance. The luck part is getting off the ship and linking up with transportation. Luck also involved in Seattle traffic snarls. Note that this is construction season for WA roads. Lots going on in the waterfront area as well as the freeways. Could take 30-40 minutes or 2 hours. No way to predict. Also, do you have TSA precheck? If no, the odds go down. SeaTac airport is not the most efficient. It can be done if 1. you carry your own luggage off being the first off the ship group. 2. If your flying United in business or have Premier status for check in and Fast track TSA A recent cruise I was at the airport by 9:45 on a week day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMHuntFerry Posted May 24, 2022 #8 Share Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) Unlike most airports Sea-Tac actually has decent places to eat. I would plan to have a nice relaxing brunch/lunch then head over to Dilettante for some coffee before catching an afternoon flight. Traffic in Seattle can be a parking lot. Edited May 24, 2022 by AMHuntFerry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoL Posted May 24, 2022 #9 Share Posted May 24, 2022 5 hours ago, Rebels82 said: I am asking it because we have never sailed out of Seattle, not because I know the answer. Seattle has dreadful traffic as another poster mentioned, plus the airport is pretty far out of town. (The airport is in Seatac, between cities of Seattle and Tacoma, ~17 miles from the cruise ship terminal.) I'm speaking as a former resident and annual visitor to family there; I haven't cruised from Seattle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted May 24, 2022 #10 Share Posted May 24, 2022 1 minute ago, willoL said: the airport is pretty far out of town. (The airport is in Seatac, between cities of Seattle and Tacoma, ~17 miles from the cruise ship terminal.) Spoken by someone spoiled by being only a couple of miles from Logan. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptBoatface Posted May 25, 2022 #11 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I'd want more time. You only have a few miles of really bad stuff south bound travel, but.. been out here since 93 and stopped going up to Seattle for fun mid 00's due to traffic, etc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiidan Posted May 25, 2022 #12 Share Posted May 25, 2022 2 hours ago, CptBoatface said: I'd want more time. You only have a few miles of really bad stuff south bound travel, but.. been out here since 93 and stopped going up to Seattle for fun mid 00's due to traffic, etc Actually Tuckwilla marriott is the place to eat and stay if going on ir from a SEA cruise.... you avoid traffic , mayhem and.... the degradation in personal safety that is now a Seattle reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptBoatface Posted May 25, 2022 #13 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Seattle is not what it used to be. Never go up anymore without certain PPE. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiidan Posted May 25, 2022 #14 Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, CptBoatface said: Seattle is not what it used to be. Never go up anymore without certain PPE. Ya, today I would only go there with my friends Heckler and Koch............... Edited May 25, 2022 by Hawaiidan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptBoatface Posted May 25, 2022 #15 Share Posted May 25, 2022 You got it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxnAquarian Posted May 27, 2022 #16 Share Posted May 27, 2022 I live right by the pier where Regatta docks and I also work at the airport (I'm a flight attendant), so I do that trip a couple times a week. You can easily make it to the airport by 9:00am (it looks like the Regatta disembarks around 8am). There's rarely much traffic going that direction in the mornings, except for a little congestion when the freeway merges....but you are talking about Seattle during peak summer season. The airport will probably be exteremly busy. I would really suggest changing to a flight after 12noon, if you can. It'll allow you to relax and not feel rushed. SEA is not an efficient airport and the lines can be very long. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted May 27, 2022 #17 Share Posted May 27, 2022 On our last early morning flight out of SEA, we took the train/subway out to the airport and then spent the night in the Marriott that delivered us to the airport early the next morning. We then took the system back in and spent the day in town. Waits for taxis and private cars ( uber) were 3-4 hours at the docks. Even those with pre arranged trips were having difficulty. In Seattle one must always realize that a 5-6000 passenger behemoth might also be off loading along side you. Oceania isn’t the only game in town. Planning anytime before noon is foolish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiidan Posted May 29, 2022 #18 Share Posted May 29, 2022 On 5/27/2022 at 11:01 AM, pinotlover said: On our last early morning flight out of SEA, we too atk the train/subway out to the airport and then spent the night in the Marriott that delivered us to the airport early the next morning. We then took the system back in and spent the day in town. Waits for taxis and private cars ( uber) were 3-4 hours at the docks. Even those with pre arranged trips were having difficulty. In Seattle one must always realize that a 5-6000 passenger behemoth might also be off loading along side you. Oceania isn’t the only game in town. Planning anytime before noon is foolish. If you carry off with the first group... you will be first to the cabs with no lines. At airport you need premier status or a F ticket s with UAL who has or had a fast track through TSA.. 20 min from check in counter to gate. Otherwise its a crap shoot. You have to have an "edge" these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted May 29, 2022 #19 Share Posted May 29, 2022 28 minutes ago, Hawaiidan said: If you carry off with the first group... you will be first to the cabs with no lines. At airport you need premier status or a F ticket s with UAL who has or had a fast track through TSA.. 20 min from check in counter to gate. Otherwise its a crap shoot. You have to have an "edge" these days. Ah! You’re talking about the great ship lineup, where people start getting in line before 7:00 for an 8:00 disembarkment. Suitcases, bags, carry ons blocking the aisles. People ignoring their assigned times, much like their boarding time. Probably worst experience than boarding early. All that to maybe catch an early flight? Maybe or maybe not catch it! We hide from the race race to both board and disembark. Walk off graciously and catch an afternoon flight, or one early the next day. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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