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Delta Airlines will add JFK - FLL utilizing a B717 aircraft:o... Nonrevers Beware due to capacity, cruise ship conx and NY Floridians commuters.
FLT#1271 JFK 8:15am – 11:14am FLL
FLT#2456 JFK 11:00am – 2:38pm FLL
FLT#2152 JFK 4:15pm – 7:31pm FLL
FLT#2577 JFK 7:45pm – 10:57pm FLL
FLT#2185 FLL 7:30am – 10:16am JFK
FLT#1644 FLL 12:15pm – 3:13pm JFK
FLT#2456 FLL 3:30pm – 6:27pm JFK
FLT#2659 FLL 7:30pm – 10:20pm JFK
I believe DL has flown JFK-FLL for a long time. Looks like just the equipment is changing.
Yeah, just today they have a 757, MD88, and 737 on that route. Plus more flights from LGA.
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.