Thread: DL Adds JFK - FLL

From what I read in the several forums that I browse - NRSA is not an exact science especially Friday; Saturday; Sunday & Monday the main traffic days of the cruise traffic thru the Port of Miami.
Going early and being prepared to stay a day or two later is recommended or buy a revenue confirmed ticket or other transportation i.e. Amtrak.
Even the smallest cruise ships hold 15 times what the average airplane does. Then multiply the number of cruise ships sailing into and out of Miami daily and on the weekends can be as much as a
10 to 15 - this presents a daunting task of finding space avail. A few of the behemoth ships can carry 5000 passengers at a time. Impressive numbers that do a real good number on standby traffic.
So what are you going to do - think of alternate cities FLL for MIA (and the reverse) MCO for TPA and see what surface transportation is workable.
It is getting worse every year - planning is no longer an option or a lost art - it is what makes a vacation of any length doable and affordable.


Just to give you an idea of the odds that you are working against this is the table of ship info for NCL (Norwegian Cruise Lines):

Note not all these are active at Miami - and there are several other cruise lines - noteworthy Carnival (includes Cunard; Princess; Holland-America; et-al - - - ) Celebrity and others...

Ships	Class	Built	Length	Avg Passengers	Tons	Crew	Cabins	PSR
Norwegian Escape	Breakaway Plus	2015	1062	5218	163000	1750	2174	31
Norwegian Getaway	Breakaway	2014	1062	4819	144017	1595	2008	30
Norwegian Breakaway	Breakaway	2013	1062	4819	144017	1595	2008	30
Norwegian Epic	Epic	2010	1068	5074	153000	1404	2114	30
Norwegian Gem	Jewel	2007	971	2873	93530	1010	1197	33
Norwegian Jade	Jewel	2006	971	2882	93558	1100	1201	32
Norwegian Pearl	Jewel	2006	971	2873	93530	1154	1197	33
Norwegian Jewel	Jewel	2005	971	2866	93502	1100	1194	33
Pride of America	Other	2005	921	2630	81000	800	1096	31
Norwegian Dawn	Dawn	2002	965	2808	92250	1010	1170	33
Norwegian Star	Dawn	2001	971	2813	91740	1084	1172	33
Norwegian Sun	Sun	2000	848	2323	78309	847	968	34
Norwegian Sky	Sun	1999	848	2405	77104	847	1002	32
Norwegian Spirit	Other	1998	881	2414	75338	1125	1006	31

So get out your Ouija Boards and Darts to compute the percentages !

At least in the original post a flight was not taken away altogether reducing the odds.