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Getting off the
ship is an entirely different process altogether. It
can be quite stressful if you are a first time
cruiser. Here's a fact for you...the average cruise
port receives 4 to 6 scheduled cruise ships daily
and they all arrive around the same time. Passengers
must disembark, claim their luggage, then go through
US Customs and Immigration before actually being
allowed to leave the terminal building. All of
Florida's Cruise Ports have one road in and one road
out to exit the Cruise Port. Let's do some
math...each cruise ship carries on the average of
2000 guests and when you multiply that by an average
of 5 ships per port, that is 10,000 people all
trying to leave the port at the same time. Setting
aside the newly arriving 10,000 guests whom are
leaving on their cruise that same day. So now there
is 20,000 people coming in and going out of a cruise
terminal. It can be quite the nightmare! We always
suggest booking your flight home no earlier than
LATE afternoon.
Suggestion: If your
flight departs later in the day - STAY ON THE SHIP
and don't schedule your pick up time early in the
day. The "peak" pick up time from the Cruise Port is
between 08:15AM and 09:30AM. Try and schedule
between 09:45AM and 11:30AM for your pick up |
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