In the nick of time
So I get up at 5:30am ready to go. Arrival back into the US after being out of US waters is always hectic. You have immigration inspections, Coast Guard drills, USPH may show up and make sure you clean. So armed with the knowledge that it was going to be a full day, I set about my business.
Dad and Jane were scheduled to arrive at FLL airport at around noon which would give them time to get to the ship (10 minute taxi ride) and get checked in and put their feet up. Well, things didn't quite go according to plan. They stayed overnight in Toronto, only to arrive at the airport Sunday morning and find the flight times had been changed. They were now departing around 8am to head to Montreal and then catch the connector down to Fort Lauderdale. I got the email that said they would be arriving around 3pm and to be patient. Well, all I could think was I hope there is no issue with the luggage! As 3pm arrived and left, then 3:30, I began to wonder if a Plan B was going to be necessary. The pier staff were great and tried to see what was going on and if the delay in their flight was part of the American airlines debacle. (Yes, we have learned to send flight information when sending emails...) 3:40pm rolls around and we are now 10 minutes past the cut off as we need to send documents to US Border Patrol. Visions of them needing to purchase flights to Montego Bay and wait for the ship to arrive floated through my head but at that point, there isn't much you can do ~ just wait.
The only saving grace was there was a group they were waiting for who had purchased their airline ticket through Celebrity and therefore we needed to wait. And then they appeared through the doors. I think they were just as glad to see me as I was to see them. So yes, they made it ~ in true Carrie travel style ~ just in the nick of time!
Dad and Jane were scheduled to arrive at FLL airport at around noon which would give them time to get to the ship (10 minute taxi ride) and get checked in and put their feet up. Well, things didn't quite go according to plan. They stayed overnight in Toronto, only to arrive at the airport Sunday morning and find the flight times had been changed. They were now departing around 8am to head to Montreal and then catch the connector down to Fort Lauderdale. I got the email that said they would be arriving around 3pm and to be patient. Well, all I could think was I hope there is no issue with the luggage! As 3pm arrived and left, then 3:30, I began to wonder if a Plan B was going to be necessary. The pier staff were great and tried to see what was going on and if the delay in their flight was part of the American airlines debacle. (Yes, we have learned to send flight information when sending emails...) 3:40pm rolls around and we are now 10 minutes past the cut off as we need to send documents to US Border Patrol. Visions of them needing to purchase flights to Montego Bay and wait for the ship to arrive floated through my head but at that point, there isn't much you can do ~ just wait.
The only saving grace was there was a group they were waiting for who had purchased their airline ticket through Celebrity and therefore we needed to wait. And then they appeared through the doors. I think they were just as glad to see me as I was to see them. So yes, they made it ~ in true Carrie travel style ~ just in the nick of time!
posted by Carrie @ 11:10 AM
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