seamare Posted April 27, 2009 #1 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Can a person make this flight departing from Volendam cruise ship the morning of flight? Have never done an alaskan cruise so unsure if this is possible?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylteach Posted April 27, 2009 #2 Share Posted April 27, 2009 We are arriving in Vancouver on the Ryndam on a Friday in September in the morning. We have one person flying out at 12 noon and two of us flying out at 12:20 pm to US airports. I called Customer Service at HAL to see if we could use their special baggage/customs service (US DIRECT) to get to the airport on time. The person who answered stated that there would be no problem making our flights. We sign up for that service after we are onboard. They have us take a special bus to the airport, and I believe we go through a special customs routine onboard. They take our luggage the night before and we do not see it until we arrive at our final airport. You must have signed up to use the cruiseline's transfer services to qualify for this. He says they always try to have everyone off the ship by 9:30am. I would suggest you check to see if you are using the airline that uses US Direct. Good luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted April 27, 2009 #3 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Here is a link to the US Direct Program. HAL does participate in the program so you just need to check and see if your Airline does. So if your airline does participate then you should be able to make 12 and 12.20 flights...if they don't then its back to the drawing board. http://www.portmetrovancouver.com/about/cruiseandtourism/usdirectprocess.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seamare Posted April 27, 2009 Author #4 Share Posted April 27, 2009 We are arriving in Vancouver on the Ryndam on a Friday in September in the morning. We have one person flying out at 12 noon and two of us flying out at 12:20 pm to US airports. I called Customer Service at HAL to see if we could use their special baggage/customs service (US DIRECT) to get to the airport on time. The person who answered stated that there would be no problem making our flights. We sign up for that service after we are onboard. They have us take a special bus to the airport, and I believe we go through a special customs routine onboard. They take our luggage the night before and we do not see it until we arrive at our final airport. You must have signed up to use the cruiseline's transfer services to qualify for this. He says they always try to have everyone off the ship by 9:30am. I would suggest you check to see if you are using the airline that uses US Direct. Good luck!! What does Hal charge for this service??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindalans Posted April 27, 2009 #5 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I believe it's $16US. Happy cruising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted April 28, 2009 #6 Share Posted April 28, 2009 There is no charge for US Direct but the lines do charge for their transfer which you must have for USD and some charge for handling your luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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