Liberty of the Seas (FLL Airport)--departure flight time

[motravelerken]

Taking a Liberty of the Seas cruise on March 18th. Cruise arrives back at port at 6 am on Friday, March 22nd. I understand it takes around 10-20 minutes to get to FLL Airport from cruise port. My flight is scheduled to leave at 10:30 am. I am assuming I have left myself enough time to get off the cruise ship and make it to the airport in time but just checking to see if I am missing something as it is my first RCL cruise and first time at FLL cruise port. I am planning on walking my own luggage off the cruise ship and taking a taxi cab to the airport. Any advice would be appreciated. 

[mscinmia]

Be ready to walk off at approx. 6:30.  Cabs, Uber and Lyft are outside.... There is facial recognition for passport holders, but have your passport out just in case.   Have a plan B just in case things go sideways. .  

[cruiseguy1016]

We walked off with our luggage a couple years ago and were sitting at our gate at 7:40. We have TSA precheck so that helped a little but realistically it probably only saved us 10 minutes. If things (docking, clearing customs etc.) go according to schedule, you'll have no problem with a 10:30 flight.

[jakeil7]

You should be able to do it.  While you will have plenty of time if things go right, and a little time if things go wrong (i.e., customs is slow to open), you will have major issues if something goes really wrong (ship getting in late, for example). 

[bgoff60]

When would be your NEXT possible flight out?  More of a risk/reward decision.  If for "Whatever" reason your ship pulls in 90 - 120 minutes late (and YES it does happen for a variety of reasons...) you are basically SOL at that point.  What is the Plan B?  Would leaving at 1 pm be worth eh peace of mind?  Don't get me wrong - it is completely 'do-able' but sometimes things happen that we can't control...