What time???

[jkrohn2703]

If I book my return flight home @ 11:45 am, will I make that flight? We are going on the Western for 7 nights 2/25/06. We would like to have our return flight at the above time. Will I make it?

 

[Anthony1971]

This is not suggest
But
I have cruised twice with Disney and both times I was at the airport before 10
you should not have a problem let them know you have an early flight and they will get you on a bus fast

 

[the4nitz's]

We had an 11:45am flight this past February, we were at the airport by 9:30. We had a towncar pick us up at the port & they dropped us off by the Midwest outside loading area.

 

[mommasita]

If I book my return flight home @ 11:45 am, will I make that flight? We are going on the Western for 7 nights 2/25/06. We would like to have our return flight at the above time. Will I make it?

You most likely will, but you are really going to be booting it, and taking a HUGE chance of not making it..That being said, we had 11:30 flights twice, and made it NO problemo...We did not eat breakfast on the ship, got off as soon as we cleared customs, and went straight to check in at the airport, and then sat our butts down, and ate...

 

[kcashner]

DCL wants everyone off the ship by 9 am. It is about a 45 minute drive to the airport.

Your breakfast time on the last day is determined by your dinner seating. If you have late seating, you will have 8 am breakfast. I really don't remember what time early seating eats, but it is before that. Alternatively, you can eat at Topsiders.

The only kicker is that from the time the ship arrives in port until it is "cleared, it is under the control of US Customs, Not DCL. Until Customs clears the ship, DCL cannot open the big doors. Normally, the doors open about 8:15 ish. However, there is always the possibility of a delayed clearing.

There is virtually no time delay between getting off the ship and getting thru customs, you then proceed directly to your transportation. A private limo should be there waiting for you. If you have DCL transfers, you may wait a few minutes till the bus is full (usually only a few minutes). The whole procedure is that you disembark, go to a luggage holding area where you claim your bags (they are arranged in order by cabin and are easy to find), a porter comes over and loads them on his cart and takes you thru customs (the bags are not unloaded). You and the porter then proceed to your transportation. Total process takes about 10 minutes.

We've sailed on the Magic 12 times. One time, the doors weren't open till well after 9.

So...under normal circumstances, you will have no problem getting to the airport by 9:45 (2 hours before 11:45 flight). I've been at the airport as early as 9 am.

 

[tvguy]

Disney recommends nothing before 12:30.

We barely made at 12:35 flight. 45 minute long line on the ship to get off put us on the bus at 9:15 and at the airport by 10:15.
Where we got in trouble was the 90 minute line to clear security at Orlando airport.
They had already started boarding when we made it to the gate, a lot closer than I care for. Thank god we did eat breakfast on the ship, because our plan to grab lunch at the airport was out the window. But the kids hung in there with the Honey Roasted Peanuts until we changed planes in Dallas, had lunch there instead.