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RCCL Cruise docks in Fort Lauderdale… How to get to Miami Airport?

I am considering a RCCL Cruise out of Fort Lauderdale. When the cruise returns… it is suppose to arrive back at Port Everglades at 7:00am… there is a flight out of Miami International at 11:30am that would be ideal if I can get on it.

I’ve heard of it happening and people making it but I wouldn’t do it and you’d be very very rushed. Of course you never know. The departure is done by section so you may be in lucky section number one and they ask everyone who has early flights to let them know so you can depart early.

But realistically you have to be at the airport at 10:30 to check in. That’s cutting it really close but that is as late as possible. It’s roughly a 20 min cab ride from the FL port to the MIA airport. So leaving the port at 10 at the latest.

A taxi or a limo are equally good options–not a rental car. Returning that would add far more time.

People start departing between 8 and 830 am so you have basically an hour and a half-two hours to be one of those first that departs. On my cruises I don’t think I’ve ever gotten off the boat and through customs prior to 11am but I also have never been one of the first called, nor told them I had a flight to catch.

But while you would be very rushed, it could be done. Though make sure you take all the steps to inform the cruise ship and make sure there is a later flight home just in case you miss the first one you aren’t stranded.

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