Luggage Valet - POM

[BigDaddyCVO]

I have used Luggage Valet before and am familiar with the concept. With that being said, I have never used it in Miami.

 

For those of you that have used this service in Miami (FOS specifically).....Must you retrieve your bags before going through Customs and then hand the bags off to the valet folks - or - do you just get your bags at your final destination?

 

The RCI website indicates you must retrieve your bags for the Customs inspection and then hand them over to the valet folks, but I kinda' remember reading on CC awhile ago that you do not have to do this in Miami.

[wrp96]

RCCL hasn't updated their website for how it's now handled in Miami. If you use the luggage valet service, you do NOT retrieve your bags in Miami after going through immigration.

[petel]

RCCL hasn't updated their website for how it's now handled in Miami. If you use the luggage valet service, you do NOT retrieve your bags in Miami after going through immigration.

 

You are right. We used it getting off FR and didn't see our bags again, after setting them outside the cabin, until we got off the plane at home! It was great! If customs wants to inspect the bags they will be pulled out but that doesn't seem to happen often and IMHO it would be due to a problem with the individual customs declaration. It was so nice not seeing the bags 'til we got off the plane. :D

[BigDaddyCVO]

Thanks for the quick replies.

[linkerbink]

Right...we just got of the FOS on Sunday and used the service. We put our bags outside our cabin and didn't see/touch them again until we got to the baggage claim in Newark, New Jersey.

[Dremac373]

Still more great info, thanx guys..you all are very helpful. I think that I amy try this next April on FOS

[edwar2cf]

I have found conflicting information on the earliest flight times out of Miami that one can use the Luggage Valet, and I can't get an answer directly from Royal Caribbean. Our flight is at 11:50 a.m. My TA said this is no problem. She explained that the earliest flight time for Luggage Valet is the same as the earliest flight time for Royal Caribbean transfers to the airport. This would also explain why people report different earliest flight times.

 

We are sailing on the Liberty of the Seas out of Miami. So, has anyone had a flight before noon out of Miami and used the Luggage Valet?

[njdevil08]

We were told flights could not be before noon for freedom, but that could have changed. To reaffirm what everyone else said, you won't see your bags again until you arrive at your final destination, great service, though we must admit we were a little nervous our bags never left the ship and were on their way back down to the caribbean when we landed!:D

[edwar2cf]

We were told flights could not be before noon for freedom, but that could have changed. :D

 

Thanks. Unless the Liberty docks earlier than the Freedom, it seems we may be out of luck. I'll keep my fingers crossed anyway.

[wowcruisers]

We used LV out of Miami in April of this year for the Liberty, had an 11:40 flight, and didn't see our bags from the time we left them outside our cabins until we got to our final destination. One of them however did stowe away somehow, and went back out on Liberty the following week. RC found it quickly and shipped it home to us by UPS on Wed of the week after our cruise.

[DiamondGal]

We used LV out of Orlando and didn't see our bags until we got to our final destination. Unfortunately, we didn't receive one of our bags until the next day as they tagged it incorrectly and it was left in Florida overnight. Thankfully, we did get it back the next day but it was quite frustrating when we got to our home airport and realized it was missing.....

 

The airlines didn't have a clue at first but they quickly tracked it down .

[Pumbaamd]

How they doing it there currently? On our Jewel cruise in January we had to claim our bags on the dock and drag them past customs, then give them to the airline. Still the same?

Rick

[wrp96]

How they doing it there currently? On our Jewel cruise in January we had to claim our bags on the dock and drag them past customs, then give them to the airline. Still the same?

Rick

 

Still the same.

[Toby34]

How much is it to use this luggage valet service?

Thanks

[edwar2cf]

We used LV out of Miami in April of this year for the Liberty, had an 11:40 flight, and didn't see our bags from the time we left them outside our cabins until we got to our final destination.

 

Excellent news! Thanks.

[CroozeAddict]

How much is it to use this luggage valet service?

Thanks

 

$20 per person

[serene1]

Can you use it if your ship is coming into Miami but you're flying out of Ft. Lauderdale?

[sandyk]

My question is that if you have a bag that will be your second checked bag that is going to be charged an extra charge am I right that you can not do the valet?

Thanks for the info.

[wrp96]

Can you use it if your ship is coming into Miami but you're flying out of Ft. Lauderdale?

 

 

Yes. They do require that your flight be later than out of MIA though.

[wrp96]

My question is that if you have a bag that will be your second checked bag that is going to be charged an extra charge am I right that you can not do the valet?

Thanks for the info.

 

 

You can still use the luggage valet.

[gagirl7143]

Can someone tell us how the extra bag fees apply and any over weight fees are done?

[gagirl7143]

moving this to the front to see if anyone has an answer!

[gagirl7143]

oops

[audome78]

I am interested in knowing how you take care of the extra bag fee when using Luggage Valet also. Does anyone have any experience with this?

[Pumbaamd]

We just got back from our Enchantment B2B. The Luggage Valet was not available. The Guest Relations Manager told us that the airlines have dropped it, at least for EN from FLL. Anyone else out there know more? The paying extra luggage fees probably killed the plan.

Rick and Deirdra