Earliest Flight Time on Return

Hello All,

I am getting ready to book my second cruise....Princess Diamond /
Mexican Riviera.

On our first cruise (Carnival Conquest / Western Caribbean), I booked a
mid-afternoon flight coming home, so had no concerns about making the
flight.

For this upcoming cruise, we will be flying in / out of LAX, and the
ship's port is Long Beach. To get any kind of reasonable fare, the
return flight out of LA is at noon. There are none later, unless I want
to pay about $300 more per ticket. The ship is supposed to be in Long
Beach at 6am.

I know I can fly in / out of Long Beach, but that fare is also
considerably more expensive, and has 2 stops both ways (one in Chicago,
which I'd like to avoid in December). I can get a non-stop flight to
LAX, and a return that has only 1 stop.

Giving time for debarkation and the 20+ mile trip to LAX, is a noon
flight too early?

Thanks!

Noon, while not ideal, should be OK. You will need to request early
debarkation. Just bring your airline tickets or a copy of your itinerary to
the purser's desk and they will make arrangements for you to debark early.
You should be off the ship by 9:00 am, and at LAX around 10:00 am.

Tom Smith

"Fantasy Girl" wrote in message
...
Hello All,

I am getting ready to book my second cruise....Princess Diamond /
Mexican Riviera.

On our first cruise (Carnival Conquest / Western Caribbean), I booked a
mid-afternoon flight coming home, so had no concerns about making the
flight.

For this upcoming cruise, we will be flying in / out of LAX, and the
ship's port is Long Beach. To get any kind of reasonable fare, the
return flight out of LA is at noon. There are none later, unless I want
to pay about $300 more per ticket. The ship is supposed to be in Long
Beach at 6am.

I know I can fly in / out of Long Beach, but that fare is also
considerably more expensive, and has 2 stops both ways (one in Chicago,
which I'd like to avoid in December). I can get a non-stop flight to
LAX, and a return that has only 1 stop.

Giving time for debarkation and the 20+ mile trip to LAX, is a noon
flight too early?

Thanks!

You should be off the ship by 9:00 am, and at LAX around 10:00 am.

And as a suggestion, remove any princess tags BEFORE you get to the check in
counter. Ship tags are a red flag for security to spot bags that have been out
of your control before a flight.
"Anything that doesn't kill you,,,,,,,just hurts a hell of a lot" JLP20

ocrap (JLP20) wrote in message ...
You should be off the ship by 9:00 am, and at LAX around 10:00 am.

And as a suggestion, remove any princess tags BEFORE you get to the check in
counter. Ship tags are a red flag for security to spot bags that have been out
of your control before a flight.

Last couple of times I've flown, I've noticed that the check-in
personnel no longer ask those questions, like "have these bags been
with you at all times since you packed them" or "has anyone asked you
to carry anything in your bags for them". Maybe it sunk in that those
questions are meaningless and a waste of time? Or, did I just happen
to get ticket counter people that didn't bother with them?

Lee
"Anything that doesn't kill you,,,,,,,just hurts a hell of a lot" JLP20

I just did the same flight, but the cruise was on Carnival, so it's the same
pier.

We had a noon flight, same deal, great price. Requested early departure from
ship. Got off the ship by 8:30, cleared customs and got our bags by 9:05, at
the airport in a LONG line at southwest, but sitting at the gate waiting by
10:20. You should be fine as long as you get off early.

And the reason they don't ask the luggage question any more is that every
bag is x-rayed and tested, IN THEORY.

"Fantasy Girl" wrote in message
...
Hello All,

I am getting ready to book my second cruise....Princess Diamond /
Mexican Riviera.

On our first cruise (Carnival Conquest / Western Caribbean), I booked a
mid-afternoon flight coming home, so had no concerns about making the
flight.

For this upcoming cruise, we will be flying in / out of LAX, and the
ship's port is Long Beach. To get any kind of reasonable fare, the
return flight out of LA is at noon. There are none later, unless I want
to pay about $300 more per ticket. The ship is supposed to be in Long
Beach at 6am.

I know I can fly in / out of Long Beach, but that fare is also
considerably more expensive, and has 2 stops both ways (one in Chicago,
which I'd like to avoid in December). I can get a non-stop flight to
LAX, and a return that has only 1 stop.

Giving time for debarkation and the 20+ mile trip to LAX, is a noon
flight too early?

Thanks!

In article , Lee
wrote:

Maybe it sunk in that those questions are meaningless and a waste of
time? Or, did I just happen to get ticket counter people that didn't
bother with them?

They decided some months ago to stop asking.

--
Charles