Caribbean Princess, Fort Lauderdale fly in day before or day of cruise?
Edward
there is a flight scheduled to arrive in Fort Lauderdale at 10:15 a.m.,
but I am concerned about "lost" luggage. How often do airlines misplace
luggage? Should we fly in the night before and give them time to find
it just in case?
Thanks, Edward
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the possibility of lost luggage, but it is so much more relaxing and
you don't have to worry if there are any flight delays.
Jo-Ann
Mike
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Fly in the day before. Even if they only lose one bag in a million,
if it is your bag, that can make life misearble.. I always like to
get an early flight the day before. Considering that it is spring
break, get an early flight the day before, and you may be able to take
a voluntary bump for a flight later in the day. You will then get
there later, but still the day before, and get compensated by the
airlines for the bump. Win Win!
AGW
Edward, not only would I recommend the night before, depending on where
you are, I'd say two days before (i.e. fly Tuesday for a Thursday
departure). That gives you some squirm room if the weather is bad (i.e.
cancelled flight) at your end. (Spend the extra day touring Fort
Lauderdale on, say, the Water Taxi:
http://www.watertaxi.com/FortLauderdale/FLLHome.Asp )
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I'm fit for boarding next day. I hate the stress of flight delays and spend
that day touring Fort Lauderdale.
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enjoy your sail away much more. And DO NOT stay at the Confort Inn on
Stirling Rd. It's a dump! Dirty carpets, surly staff, the omelet bar is
a joke, you get the picture. How AAA can give this place a 3 diamond
rating is beyond me. We're going back to the Sheraton next cruise. BTW,
we loved the Caribbean Princess. Helen
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arriving about 3pm. Unfortunately, a lot of people (including us) were
on US Airways, who've become famous for losing luggage.
When we arrived at FLL, it turned out that no one coming from Newark
had luggage! So we all filed claims, and then they rushed us to the
ship. The Princess reps at the airport took it in stride and said it
would not be unusual for the lost luggage to show up on a later
flight... and that they would watch for it until the last moment.
Well, we got onboard and to our room in minutes(no lines), and started
getting ready for dinner (in our jeans!). We were especially worried
because the next port was two days away, and that's a long time without
clothes. Then, ten minutes before dinner, boom, our bags showed up,
and the ship sailed.
Now, the funny thing is that this didn't put us off coming down the
same day. We were just sorry that we hadn't carried at least one small
bag with a couple days' clothes.
We decided later that we'd actually rather spend an extra day in port
_after_ the cruise, so that we didn't have to rush off the ship to meet
our early flight home <grin>.
As a side note, on our family 14 day cruise last summer to Scandanavia,
my older brother's luggage got lost and didn't show up for days. He
just kept buying new clothes daily at each port until his luggage
showed up. I think the airlines owe you $50 a day for that, which
isn't a lot, but okay for men.
Kev
mgb
in 2 days early. It removes weather from the equation and allows a
couple of days to handle unexpected things like lost luggage. When you
think about one generally spends 4 or 5 thousand on a cruise, why try to
save a hundred bucks on a hotel stay? Arrive early, enjoy Florida for a
day, lie on the beach and anticipate the cruise.
-mgb
Edward
in Fort Lauderdale. It sounds like a fun place!
Karen Henelde
> Thanks to all. We probably will fly in the day before and enjoy a day
> in Fort Lauderdale. It sounds like a fun place!
Edward,
Good decision. Flying in early will totally take the stress out of any
last minute glitches. Also, it's better to wake up on the morning of
your cruise already being in Ft. Lauderdale and feeling relaxed and not
stressed. There is so much to see and do in Ft. Lauderdale. You will
no problem filling up your day. If you want or need any
recommendations, just post on to this ng. We've all been there/done
that and will be happy to offer any suggestions. Have an amazing vacation!
Karen
Owings Mills, MD
Brian K
Ft. Lauderdale has much to offer. I stayed there before and after my
cruise aboard ms Zuiderdam. This link offers a handy guide to just
about everything in Ft. Lauderdale: http://sunny.org
I usually stay in either the Sheraton Yankee Trader or one of the little
boutique hotels on N. Birch. Within walking distance of either is
Casablanca Cafe. It's a great place to sit people watching while
dining on superb nouvelle cuisine.
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Edward
Brian K wrote:
>
>
> Ft. Lauderdale has much to offer. I stayed there before and after my
> cruise aboard ms Zuiderdam. This link offers a handy guide to just
> about everything in Ft. Lauderdale: http://sunny.org
>
> I usually stay in either the Sheraton Yankee Trader or one of the little
> boutique hotels on N. Birch. Within walking distance of either is
> Casablanca Cafe. It's a great place to sit people watching while
> dining on superb nouvelle cuisine.
>
Thanks for the link. There are so many hotels it is a little
overwhelming. Are there any particular areas where we should not stay?
We like the beach, and even if it is for only a day, we would like to
be close, but we'd rather not pay over $150/night. I think we will
probably try priceline in the fall, but with spring break, it is
probably going to be high.
Thomas Morgan
important items that you may need in your carry_on luggage. pack a few
sets of cloths in your carry on luggage as well. Pack the rest of it
to go in checked baggage. I work for the Transportation Security
Administration (epartment of Homeland Security) I have seen people lose
thier luggage before and the biggest
worry is losing thier medications. lso d not pack any thing sharp in
your carry_ons. You may take scissors as long as they are rounded at the
end.. For more information on how to pack. Go to the TSA website.
Hope this helped.
Dillon Pyron
I found a little card in my bag saying it had been searched by TSA.
This was in Sydney. When I got to Adelaide, I discovered that one
(yes, one) of my sandals was missing. When I got back I went to TSA,
where I was told that I should have reported it withing 24 hours. I
was about to tell them there was no TSA in Sydney, but decided I was
talking to a brick wall.
I always pack my meds in my carry on. And always in my smallest bag,
in case the larger one must be gate checked, which has happened.
--
dillon
Women should be obscene and not absurd.
kdar...@basit.com
> important items that you may need in your carry_on luggage
In our case, the need was almost as dire... our lost luggage had a
week's worth of disposable diapers for our little daughter! :) We
only had a couple left in our carry-ons.
A quick call to the ship revealed that they had one or two packages for
sale. Luckily we got our luggage back in time, but we noticed others
also buying diapers onboard. Ships don't carry them often!
Cheers, Kev
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becuase I want to make sure I am the boat.
Michael
Stan-Fan
parties of its past. Those MTV college kids go to Daytona Beach and
Panama City, Florida now.
Ft.Lauderdale remodelled Ocean Drive A1A along the beach; the main
street, Las Olas Blvd., and added the Riverwalk Festival Marketplace at
the opposite end of Las Olas, and all three areas are thriving.
The very rich college kids now go to Cancun, Mexico for spring break, so
finding accommodations, particularly for a 1-2 night stay in FLL are
easy, even for Spring Break.
If price is a major consideration, the Marriott is right across 17th
Street from Port Everglades' terminals, as is the new Renaissance Hotel,
and Bahia Mar Marina.
Both the Sheraton Yankee Trader and the Sheraton Yankee Clipper along
A1A on the beach, just over the 17th St. bridge are good choices for a
quick overnight 1-2 day stay also - quick cab ride to the port - and
they don't start embarkation on most of those ships until around 11:00am
in the morning.
If you have an early flight time into Hollywood-Ft.Lauderdale Airport
(FLL), the airport is just 1 mile from the State Route 1 entrance to
Port Everglades.
Again, a quick cab ride. If you fly into Miami International Airport,
you're looking at a $60 - $70 cab fare and terrible traffic to cover the
27 miles up to Fort Lauderdale. The ride over from MIA to the Port of
Miami to catch a cruise ship isn't easy either, much prefer to depart
from Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades.
The city eliminated all the ramshackle cheap motels along the beach
route years ago and redesigned the area. The big chain hotels came in,
and all those who used to spend spring break in Fort Liquordale (as we
called it as college kids on Spring Break), now return to the city as a
tourist and vacation spot all in itself.
The redesign also caused tourists who used to be 8 college kids who
drove all the way from Syracuse, N.Y. almost non-stop in a Pinto, to
return as married adults, and spend a whole heck of a lot more money on
hotels, restaurants and amenities now.
Fort Lauderdale is loaded with things to do around the Ocean Drive A1A
beach route and 17th Street, right by the Port Everglades Terminals. The
Water Taxi is one of the most leisurely ways to see the city, which is
loaded with waterways, from the New River, to the Intercoastal. Broward
County has more boats registered than automobiles, and Ft.Lauderdale is
known as the "Venice Of America."
Arriving a day before, probably best - but with the airport so close,
providing you pack an emergency bag to carry-on in case your luggage is
lost - you won't have any trouble making the cruise window at Port
Everglades.
Also, many of the hotels right off I-95 at the airport (Holiday Inn,
Wyndham, Sheraton), are great places to stay too. Enjoy - Ft.Lauderdale
is one of America's great tourist cities now, even if you are just
making a short visit and catching a ship from her huge harbor......Stan
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Mar is up by the Radisson on the beach.....thanx.........Stan
Brian K
But they do carry Depends on most HAL ships. ;-)
Shabu
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When you think about one generally spends 4 or 5 thousand on a cruise,
why try to
: save a hundred bucks on a hotel stay?
On which planet or what income bracket? Since when do most people on a
cruise earn 6 figure salaries or spend that much? I could be wrong, but
I would imagine only "high rollers" such as yourself spend this much and
do not represent the average cruise passenger's spending habits.