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Depends. If you take off your luggage off yourself and self checkout, you might be ok. With customs being so quick now it could be possible. If you have a higher group # on departure, forget it 🤷🏽
Answered by pab40291 on September 23, 2022
we wish we had booked a 10:00. was at the airport via the cruiseline shuttle by 9:00 and had to wait at the airport for hours for our flight. standby was useless. the answer is yes its fine.
Answered by cbyron3 on September 23, 2022
yes! they can not start disembarking until the ship has been cleared by customs. that can take a couple of hours. I would look for a flight around 12 or 1.
Answered by regina89 on September 23, 2022
Agree with the others, you may be cutting it a little too close. 🤷🏻♂️
Answered by cdavid46 on September 25, 2022
They recommend arriving at the airport 2 hours early with Miami traffic and the possibility of not getting off the ship until 730-800 at the earliest I wouldn’t chance it but I’ve been told I’m over cautious
Answered by donf407 on September 25, 2022
If you do the early flight, make sure you take all your luggage and get in line early to depart ship. We did this our last cruise 3 Sep and we rushed just getting there.
Answered by KSDailey on September 25, 2022
It’s doable but super risky. I would advise against it because there is zero room for any mishap or delay.
Answered by gcote on September 25, 2022
Book after 12:00pm. Embarkation may take longer based on the number of passengers.
Answered by Rozzy57 on September 25, 2022
My bf and I cruised in June of this year. Our appointment was 11:30 to 12pm to get on the cruise. he flew in from Houston at 9:15am the morning of. It's risky but it can happen.
Answered by Juju91 on September 23, 2022
@juju91 I think they're asking about the flight home afterwards
Answered by loriad28 on September 23, 2022
If you debark self-assist, get up early, go down to where the line forms you may be able to make it. Personally, I would never want to end my vacation that way.
Answered by carrieluvsgreg on September 27, 2022
As everyone else has said, that's really close. We actually decided to fly out the next day and are going to enjoy Miami after we disembark.
Answered by gagesmom314 on September 28, 2022
I never book a flight before noon after a cruise. One time do the engine issues on the cruise ship, we even missed it early afternoon flight.
Answered by SuperDav3 on September 28, 2022
I would never try it. We’ve been waiting to board for hours by ships delayed docking and disembarking.
Answered by carolanne13 on September 27, 2022
Well, I hadn’t thought my 9:50am departure from Miami was too early until I read this😉. It was the only non-stop at the time. But I just switched it to a 6:40pm non-stop flight that I found for the same price. Thanks for the heads-up. I never really thought I was cutting it so close until now - but with the hurricanes and traffic delays-I feel much at ease👍
Answered by Equestrian803 on October 02, 2022