Mardi Gras running late back to Port Canaveral

[Vinnyv20032003]

Looks like Mardi Gras may have diverted to Nassau yesterday (possibly for medical?). Nonetheless, it's running a bit behind back to Port Canaveral this morning. ETA 08:30L.

[Knights on the Beach]

Sure is, I can see her out there now. I'll take another picture when she gets closer.

 

 

[Knights on the Beach]

She's heading into the port right now.

[Gary1960]

And taking more time to turn around making it later. These extra minutes could be the difference between making a flight and missing it. 

[Knights on the Beach]

[MRVEGAS711]

1 minute ago, Gary1960 said:

And taking more time to turn around making it later. These extra minutes could be the difference between making a flight and missing it. 

If someone, foolishly, had a 10 AM flight........agreed!

[Knights on the Beach]

2 minutes ago, Gary1960 said:

And taking more time to turn around making it later. These extra minutes could be the difference between making a flight and missing it. 

 

Hopefully everyone was smart enough not to book a morning flight. Stuff happens all the time to make ships late coming back to port. We were on Celebration in December and Port of Miami was closed for several hours due to weather the day we returned. We didn't dock until after 1:00 pm and it was after 2:30 by the time we got off. People with even late afternoon flights missed those that day.

[Elaine5715]

4 hours ago, Knights on the Beach said:

 

Hopefully everyone was smart enough not to book a morning flight. Stuff happens all the time to make ships late coming back to port. We were on Celebration in December and Port of Miami was closed for several hours due to weather the day we returned. We didn't dock until after 1:00 pm and it was after 2:30 by the time we got off. People with even late afternoon flights missed those that day.

Fortunately, anyone with travel insurance and booked flights according to the cruise line times, will have expenses covered.  

[Butterbean1000]

34 minutes ago, Elaine5715 said:

Fortunately, anyone with travel insurance and booked flights according to the cruise line times, will have expenses covered.  

Travel insurance, never cruise without it.

[Davechipp74]

Reasons like this is why I don't let the cruise line book my flight, much like I don't let the airlines book my cruise.

[Elaine5715]

2 hours ago, Davechipp74 said:

Reasons like this is why I don't let the cruise line book my flight, much like I don't let the airlines book my cruise.

Good analogy

[iria64]

We did the Mardi Gras in Aug 2022... we were in port and docked by 2-2:30 am.  They didn't even bother to turn the ship around before tying up.

[BabyJacks17]

I was on this past Mardi Gras cruise and we were alerted around 130pm on Friday that due to Medical Emergency we would be diverting to Nassau - arriving there at 6pm.  

 

We stayed in Nassau longer than I expected but the next announcement to us was around 8pm that we would arrive to Port Canaveral at 9am.  Friday evening we were all given letters to give to our airline in the event we had to make changes so we would not incur any change fees.  

 

I had a 1230pm flight which I know is cutting it close but with TSA pre check decided to take my chances keeping my flight plans.  It took 1hr to get clearance as they did not begin Diamond Self Debarkation until 10am but I was able to make it to my gate with time to spare.

 

I'm sure this wasn't the case for many as I know a couple I was sitting next to yesterday morning had kept their flight plans for a 1150am flight and may not have had the same luck I did making the original plans.