 what are the options for baggage checkin/trasfer at end of a cruise in San Juan?
On Feb 22, 6:01 pm, Tom Withycombe <t...@etml.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <1172182607.664972.177...@m58g2000cwm.************ .com>,
> "gtha...@************" <gtha...@************> writes
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> >Hi,
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> >I posted this to ***********.cruises and had only one response; surely
> >there are many folks traveling on Carnival Cruise ships from San Juan
> >so I am taking one more shot at seeking info:
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> >I and few friends are going on a week long cruise on Carnival Desity
> >cruise ship out of San Juan in March 2007. When we return to San Juan
> >it will be a Sunday. We arrive at San Juan at 7am but our American
> >Airlines flight out of San Juan airport is not till 8:50 pm. Here are
> >some questions that if anyone can answer or hint at I would be most
> >appreciative.
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> >1) Does either the cruise ship or the airline provide baggage transfer
> >at the port side? Do they charge extra for this services, if so, how
> >much?
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> >I called American airlines and the person had no real idea though she
> >tried to find information for about 10 minutes. She gave me a phone #
> >of American counter in San Juan but that turned out to be a bogus #.
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> >I would like to forward/check in luggage so that we can have the rest
> >of the day free
> >to explore san juan before flying out late that night.
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> >2) If port side checkin of baggage is not possible what do people do
> >in such cases? If we get to the airport by 11am, will American let us
> >check in luggage at that time (whcih is many hours before our flight
> >actually leaves) permitting us to possibly return by another taxi to
> >the old san juan area?
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> >3) I have read/heard that if you book an excursion with cruise ship on
> >last day in san juan they do take care of baggage transfer. This si
> >not a first option since due to cost and other limitations, but if
> >anyone knows about this I welcome comments.
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> >Thanks for any other suggestion any one might have.
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> >George.
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> In view of national and international security precautions I would
> suggest that it is highly probable that you cannot check-in your baggage
> by proxy (i.e. have the cruise company do it for you/on your behalf).
> You will have to present yourself and your baggage at the appropriate
> time to the American check-in and security agents, have them scrutinised
> and, if they deem necessary, searched and certainly X-rayed/screened. If
> you leave them in the care of another entity you will not be able to
> answer the question "have these bags been in your care the whole time
> since packing" with a truthfully positive reply.
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> Perhaps Carnival has a security approved storage facility .... it is
> unlikely that this is the first time the question has been posed. But it
> is _your_ baggage the responsibility for which you cannot abrogate to
> others. These are difficult times for airlines and passengers but you
> will agree, I'm sure, that security and safety is paramount.
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> Tom W.
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Here is another option. There is a restaurant in OSJ that will hold
your luggage free of charge. Their name is Barrachina. You can find
out more information on their website. There is a taxi stand less than
a block away. They may only hold luggage until 5:00 pm, I'm not sure.
We also are cruising on the Destiny (March 25) and taking an 8:50 AA
flight home. I've read that there is a place at the dock to hold
luggage, so I'm not sure what we'll do yet.
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