New Orleans Ship Delays???

[teacherman]

Do any of you know whether or not cruise ships are be often delayed in returning to New Orleans?  We are considering a Dec 1 cruise on RCCL that will return to New Orleans on Saturday,  Dec 9.  Scheduled to arrive back at 7:00 am and we are looking at an 11:30 flight.  We only cruised from there one other time and that was years ago, but I do remember LOTS of traffic on the river.   Any information/advice is welcome.   Thank you.

[jgmpuma]

Delays, weather or otherwise, are rare. Pilots with many years of experience guide the ships from the mouth of the Mississippi to the port of New Orleans, around many turns clear of other ships. 

[Lee Cruiser]

We have taken several cruises out of N.O.   We have cruised out of there in the months of September, November, January, April, and May. We do Carnival and we've never had a delayed return.