DCL to airport

[Jaylie]

How long does it take to disembark after a cruise and then get to the airport on the DCL bus. Need to book a return flight but not sure of timing. Thanks!

 

[Missytara]

It depends on where you are on the ship and when they call your luggage color number.

Then you have to go downstairs, find your luggage and proceed through customs; which is relatively quick. They make you keep moving through the customs areas.

Then you have to board the buses and they put your luggage on the bus you are on. You have to wait for it to fill up.

After that, it is about a 45 minute ride back to the airport.

Then you have to wait while they offload all the luggage off the bus.

I would figure on at least 2 to 2-1/2 hours total time back to the airport.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Information from the cruise line - on their website, in the brochure, etc. - will recommend that passengers not book return flights less than X hours following debarkation. You'd probably want to find something around eleven-noon (not sooner), to give you time to get off the ship, claim your luggage, and get to the airport with the recommended interval before your flight.

 

[Edd]

If you cruise on DCL you can be off the ship 15 minutes after they open the ship for disembarking. All you have to do is get an early breakfast at Beach Blanket Buffet and head down to the exit on the 3rd floor, the line starts at about 0700, and get in line. You can carry your luggage or let the ship take it off it doesn't matter. When the line starts moving and you check off the ship you will be directed to the area your luggage is stacked, important to carry one of the tags you put on your luggage for departure, because you show a skycap the tag and he will take you to the area your luggage is in, pick out your luggage and he will load it and take you to the area of customs where they will check you out. It is a real easy departure.

They do not call numbers on the Disney ship. You just get in line when you are ready to go and the blow you right out of there. You can book a flight from about 1030h on and make it easy. However if you use the busses they will not let you book a flight before 1200h. If you book an earlier flight it is best to have a car service pick you up and take you back.