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Topic: Carnival Freedom Late Out of Port Everglades

DAMBROSI
First Class Passenger
Member # 100

posted 02-21-2010 09:20 PM

Anyone know why she's late getting out tonight? She normally pulls out at 4 PM.

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 02-22-2010 06:41 AM

Late flights.

Rich

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Johan
First Class Passenger
Member # 4458

posted 02-22-2010 07:06 AM

Linerrich,
Do they only wait for late flight, if these flights are arranged by carnival, or also when the ship/company knows that there are stillpassengers going to come because of late flights ?
It there a rule here ?
Thanks,
J

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 02-22-2010 08:48 AM

I realize that it is not always possible due to work schedules and having kids, but when I was a TA I would always suggest flying in a day early especially if coming from weather prone areas in Winter or from long distances. That way if weather strikes or your flight is delayed you have plenty of breathing room.

For my cruise in December out of FLL I actually booked a 2-night stay at a hotel very close to the port just to get in the mind-set of a vacation and see a little of the area, maybe do some shipspotting. I havent been to FLL for almost 8 years so I am not sure what to do once I get there. Right now I only have 15 'vacation days' saved up.

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 02-22-2010 09:53 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Johan:
Linerrich,
Do they only wait for late flight, if these flights are arranged by carnival, or also when the ship/company knows that there are stillpassengers going to come because of late flights ?
It there a rule here ?
Thanks,
J

Johan, these things are really a judgement call, taken on a case-by-case basis. First of all, depending on the itinerary, the ship's captain knows just how long he can delay departure and still make the first port of call without spending too much extra fuel.

On paper, the cruise line would only wait if they have a substantial number of people delayed on flights booked through the cruise line; they're not responsible for someone on their own. But major weather delays affecting everyone in a large area will cause ships to wait regardless, unless the situation is so bad there's no way that flights are going to come down that day at all, then the ship just leaves on schedule.

Sometimes it may only be one city which is socked in, or one flight with a mechanical delay, but if there is a large group on that flight, they could delay sailing, as well.

The bottom line is, it's always adviseable to fly down a day early, if possible, or as early on sailing day as possible. And this is a major reason to purchase trip insurance, also!

Rich

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Cambodge
First Class Passenger
Member # 906

posted 02-22-2010 12:03 PM

Recently, as many know, back-to-back snowstorms and blizzards halted all N.America E-Coast travel. (planes, trains, and automobiles) Even two day delays, despite planning, could have occured . Has anyone been impacted by this?

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 02-22-2010 01:49 PM

Back in December right before Christmas when the first really big snowstorm hit the east coast and thousands of flights were cancelled effecting upwards of a half-million passengers across the country (according to the Associated Press) nothing could have saved cruise bound passengers then. Some people were stuck in airports for 3-4 days trying to get flights out once the storm passed. I am sure quite a few people missed their ships.

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oslo dutch
First Class Passenger
Member # 4669

posted 02-23-2010 03:05 AM

It also might be a technical delay. Last week I was on Eurodam and we didn't sail out until 725pm. The ship had an anchorage problem at Half Moon Cay and didn't arrive in port until noon.

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