Time to get to Airport

[Sue Brown]

I am cruising on Carnival May 18 to May 26 to Alaska.  My question is my plane departs SEA at 930am and the ship arrives to port at 7:00 am, will I have enough time to get to the airport and catch my flight??  Thank you.

[KeithG]

We cruise quite a bit out of Galveston so I can relate the normal experience there. We've had some of our ships arrive back to port as early as 6 am but you still can't get off until CBP clears it usually around 8. Then Faster to the Fun (when available), Diamond, Platinum and Suites get off. Then I have seen them let "Early Flights". Still we're talking the earliest we have gotten off is 8:15. It's somewhat faster now with the facial recognition for passport holders. 

Not sure how far SEA is from the cruise port, seems like that's pretty early.

[contractsmatter]

Maybe, probably not though. Figure at minimum 30 minutes travel from the port to the airport. If you get off the ship right away, carrying off your own bags, you could possibly make it. I wouldn't try though, try to change to a flight that leaves after 11am.