Originally Posted by
DJ_Iceman
I don't know the answer to your question, but am wondering if getting home a few hours earlier is really worth all the extra stress and effort. You're going to be worrying your whole cruise about disembarkation day, with the stress level ratcheting up right up to that last night (which is always melancholy and somewhat stressful anyway). Different strokes and all that, but I'd just book the 3pm departure and enjoy a much more relaxing end to my vacation.
Excellent points and thanks for the response.
To avoid those stresses you point to, I have booked on another airline an 11 AM departure which gets me in at 7 PM, using miles. My early flight is fully refundable so if it is obvious that I will not make the early departure, then I can cancel and get the fare refunded. At least that mitigates the anxiety portion of the return.
Obviously making the early flight will allow me to cancel the later one and get my miles refunded.