Originally Posted by
steved5480
Cruise ships aren't "late", especially coming back into home port to disembark. Airlines should take lessons.
Generally true, but disembarkation time can really vary. So, again, I should have plenty of time -- it was just a matter of "what if" that I wanted to check on.
You don't currently lose your points if you no-show a points reservation, although it sometimes takes a day or two for them to reappear in your bucket.
Yes, I thought the 2013 changes for no-shows applied to points too, but after a couple people answered above as you did, I see that I was mistaken. Good to know.
With few exceptions, cruise ships can & do get passengers off quickly given the logistics involved.
Well, the people on the popular CruiseCritic forum might disagree with you. Don't get me wrong -- USUALLY it goes fine -- but, once in a while, it is slow to leave for some passengers.
As a general rule of thumb, I don't schedule my return-home flight prior to noonish local time.
I would tend to agree. I had to schedule a flight out of MCO at 11:45AM. My ship should be at Port Canaveral for disembarkation at 7AM. I SHOULD be fine, but always good to Be Prepared.
Thanks to those above for mentioning the "flat tire rule." Sounds like that is what would apply to me the most of something goes funky. I'll look into that some more. Thanks!
- John...