detroitdad
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- Sep 13, 1999
I'm not recalling how long the process usually takes once the ship has been cleared for customs? An hour?
It can vary anywhere from just walking directly through, to 45-60 minutes. Just depends on how many people get off at the same time as you and how thoroughly the customs/immigration people question them.I'm not recalling how long the process usually takes once the ship has been cleared for customs? An hour?
We spent about 10 minutes in line after getting our luggage last week when we left the ship at 8:00 am. The actual time talking with a customs agent was about 10-15 seconds.
Can you specify "long", please? 20 minutes? An hour?The wait at Port Canaveral this morning was long. We lined up to get off the Fantasy at 7:45am and had to hold on the ship for awhile because the customs area was completely full. Once we got down there, we saw they only had half the customs agent areas open, so I assume that was the backup.
Today was the longest we’ve waited in 9 customs experiences at Port Canaveral.
Can you specify "long", please? 20 minutes? An hour?
The times we used private transport, we were instructed to call them when we stepped off the ship, and they then knew when to come and find us. If they're a company that has been in the cruise port before, perhaps they have a past knowledge of how it works and can advise.Given these varying times that everyone is reporting, I'm really struggling with what time to tell the driver to pick us up at the port to head to MCO for a noon flight. 8:30am? We have late seating so I know we will be in the later breakfast seating. It sounds like we should skip the MDR for breakfast so we can eat whenever we want. I would like to get to the airport by 10am at the latest. Thoughts?
The times we used private transport, we were instructed to call them when we stepped off the ship, and they then knew when to come and find us. If they're a company that has been in the cruise port before, perhaps they have a past knowledge of how it works and can advise.