pat

Jut scheduled a Celebrity cruise. Ship docks at 7am and I thought I would get a flight out at 11:35am. Expedia told me no, it takes a couple of hours to dock and to not get one out until after 1pm, but when I called Celebrity, they said that was pushing it, not to schedule a flight until after 2pm. So now my 11:35am flight is now a 5:20pm flight! This is out of Baltimore, not an international port.

Theresa

I have sailed 2x since 9-11. Both times with 11:30 flights - once out of Miami and once out of FLL.<BR><BR>Both times I was off the ship at 8:05 and to the airport at 9. Never had a problem.<BR><BR>Never sailed out of Baltimore before. Most of the time - they say to book flights after noo.

Paul Therault

Hi Pat,<BR><BR>Better listen to the cruise line. Baltimore is a new port and the traffic in and out of the airports is very heavy not to mention the traffic in the general area of Baltimore/Washington.<BR><BR>Paul<BR><BR>

Cricket

Hey Pat,<BR><BR>I live about 40 minutes from the port of Baltimore, and I know for a fact that there is a lot of trouble at the Dundalk terminal in getting the passengers off on time for their flights. Many people have missed flights that were scheduled before 2 pm.<BR>If any of you decide to leave your car at the port, it will be a real hassle from what I have heard.

Paul Therault

<BR>Some passengers (without cruise line air) have debarked the Galaxy at 2:45 PM. I imagine it is due to the fact that this is a temporary port for cruise ships and the immigration officials are also temporary employees.<BR><BR>Always go with the cruiseline's directive unless you are adventurous. Then you can do what you like and hopefully your decision will be for the better.<BR><BR>Paul