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6 oclock ferry for 9:00 flight?
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islandchef
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6 oclock ferry for 9:00 flight?
Just wondering if anyone has ever taken the 6 a.m. ferry for a 9 oclock flight (actually 9:07). for whatever reason this departure is way cheaper than all the others we have looked at but i've never flown out of st thomas that early and didnt know if it was possible to make from st john... our trip would be in october if that makes any difference... any light you could shed would be awesome! Thanks in advance!
Easy - I used to take the 8:30am AA flight before they changed it - no problem.
We also have had family and friends take the 8am AA flight, but for that one you must have carry on only, waaay to close to check bags, so a 9am no problem even checking bags as you will be at the airport between 7am and 7:15am
Pia
We also have had family and friends take the 8am AA flight, but for that one you must have carry on only, waaay to close to check bags, so a 9am no problem even checking bags as you will be at the airport between 7am and 7:15am
Pia
Realtor - St John Properties
Just did it a few weeks ago...we were on the Sunday AA flight from STT to San Juan leaving at 9am.
Sure enough at 5:59am, a guy opened up the gate next to the ferry at Cruz Bay and sold us our tickets (nobody ever showed up at the ticket office window so don't sweat that if they don't). We left like 3 minutes later. It was really efficient. Once we got to Red Hook, there were cabs waiting.
We got the airport around 6:50am...got our boarding passes by 7am...through customs by 7:20am....checked our bag and got through security by 7:40am.
Had more than enough time to grab something to eat and grab a few last-second gifts in the tchotchky shop.
As long as you make the 6am, you should be good shape.
Sure enough at 5:59am, a guy opened up the gate next to the ferry at Cruz Bay and sold us our tickets (nobody ever showed up at the ticket office window so don't sweat that if they don't). We left like 3 minutes later. It was really efficient. Once we got to Red Hook, there were cabs waiting.
We got the airport around 6:50am...got our boarding passes by 7am...through customs by 7:20am....checked our bag and got through security by 7:40am.
Had more than enough time to grab something to eat and grab a few last-second gifts in the tchotchky shop.
As long as you make the 6am, you should be good shape.
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islandchef
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On other tip...I didn't think this saved us that much time, but in addition to printing out boarding passes the night before, you can also drop by the Westin front desk and ask for a Customs Form (or get one before you leave the airport on the first day).
We filled it out the night before...one less thing to do or think about. The line at customs moves slow enough that you have plenty of time to fill it out long before making it to the front.
We filled it out the night before...one less thing to do or think about. The line at customs moves slow enough that you have plenty of time to fill it out long before making it to the front.
It’s not about yesterday or tomorrow...It’s about today, for come what may – Sun, rain, or hurricane – we've only time for a smile, and none for sorrow
I have a friend who has made it for that 7:55 a.m. flight (do they still do that one?) twice. We travel in off-season, so I'm sure that helps. I think it's nuts, and everytime I figure she'll have to wait in standby hell because she won't make it. I am way too OCD to try something like that, which is why I always end up driving to ATL and flying on Spirit so I don't have to leave in the morning...