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Has anyone flown in the same day as embarkation day? I am big planner and researcher. My husband and i decided that we would fly in the same day with our 2.5 year old and I'm getting really nervous about the whole thing. we usually fly into a port a day ahead and get settled for our cruise but decided to do it differently this time.
Has anyone who's done this before have any tips to make the trip go smoothly as possible.
TIA for all your help and tips.
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We have done this twice--once for Port Canaveral and once for Los Angeles.
To make it go smoother, get an early flight. A direct flight is better. But if you have connecting flights, be sure to give yourself enough time to make the connections--we like an hour at least.
If you are flying into Orlando, you can tag your checked luggage to go directly to the ship.
I think it depends on things like the time of year and the weather. We fly from Indianapolis; I could fly in on departure day anytime but winter - I wouldn't risk a snow delay.
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No experience with this, but it would make me very nervous. (Of course, I am a worrier anyway when it comes to being on time to things.) If you are flying into Orlando, remember that it is about an hour to the port. I assume you would take Disney transport from the airport to the ship. That would make me feel a little easier. Of course, as mentioned, be sure you have plenty of time between connections and are arriving early in the day.
Fly in the day before!!!!! In the perfect world, and many of do live in that one, everything will go according to your plans however........ Folks do it both way all the time with good and bad results. You have to decide what works for you. I'd fly in the day before as you never what can happen.
I guess it really depends on where you are flying from and to. I have done same-day flights for a couple cruises, but I have only done them in the fall (minimal snow risk) and I always take the earliest direct flight. For example, for our cruise last month we flew from CT to Orlando, left at 6am and arrived at 8am. But, for our Alaska cruise 2 years ago we flew from Philadelphia and there were only connecting flights, so we opted to fly in the day before so we wouldn't have to worry about the timing (and we could get less expensive flights as well).
The only time we have missed a connecting flight was in June. Thunder storms kept us on the tarmac for 1 1/2 hours, missed our connecting flight. We were a day before the cruise. Snow isn't the only potential delay when flying.
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Here is a thought no one has mentioned yet. We flew in on the day of Embarkation once - On our first cruise - and decided we would never do that again. Coming in from Boston we had to get up at 4:00 AM and then a long day of travel and anticipation and we were wiped out by 8:00. One of the big reasons we always come in the day before is that we can settle in and get a reasonable night sleep (As much as anyone can waiting to get on a Disney Cruise !!!) and breakfast in the morning without feeling rushed. Here are a few pics to illustrate dinner on our first night on our first cruise. Just something additional to think about over and above the risk of travel troubles when traveling the day of the Cruise.
Hello my husband and I flew redeye same day on our Disney cruise last year 2014 Halloween on the high seas. We arrived at 9 AM on the same day our cruise sale, we pre-bought the Disney cruise line transfers from the airport to port Canaveral and it worked out for us with no problems ☺️
If it is possible to fly the day before I'd definitely do it. Any delays will not be met with an increase level of stress. In our travels we've our flight canceled, baggage lost, flight delayed (from half hour to more than 4 hours ) for many reasons (aircraft issue, weather conditions, and so on.
As we fly international we always plan to arrive at least one day before embarkation, so when we get to the cruise we are already refreshed and relaxed. As cfaletra pointed its not only delays to be considered. Depend on the departure time you will need to wake up before sunrise.
If there is no possibility of an earlier flight, then at least try to get a direct flight that leaves early with plenty of time for delays or any other technical problem. With enough time to embarkation limit its doable.
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