If you dock overnight somewhere ....

Hi guys.

We are going on our first cruise in August and having an overnight in Venice and thinking about meeting some friends that live nearby for dinner.

My question is what time do you have to be back on the ship at night if it stays overnight?

Thanks

You can come and go as you please. 24/7. (well, as long as the ship is docked!)

You can spend the night off the ship if you want.

I suppose it might depend on the port, but I would assume a half hour or so before the ship departs.

Thanks guys. Was thinking maybe we had to come back by a certain time. Sound like a plan!

Thanks guys. Was thinking maybe we had to come back by a certain time. Sound like a plan!

Always listen to the ship's announcements the night before and arrival day in case plans change.

I did a cruise in April that overnighted in San Francisco. Seemed like most passengers were back on board by midnight, but there were no time restrictions. Definitely check the daily newsletter and listen for announcements to be sure.

I did a cruise in April that overnighted in San Francisco. Seemed like most passengers were back on board by midnight, but there were no time restrictions. Definitely check the daily newsletter and listen for announcements to be sure.

And in SF, we drove down to Monterey and stayed overnight in Santa Clara! Had a blast.

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Here's a little secret.

Coming back in the middle of the night can be the perfect time to smuggle on some booze.

Not that I would know anything about that....................... ;)

Hi guys.

 

We are going on our first cruise in August and having an overnight in Venice

Overnighted in Venice last year, got back to the ship around 11pm no problem. We also arrived in Dubrovnik at 8pm (missed Split due to bad tendering conditions)... stayed out til 4am no problem, gangway open and staffed 24/7.

Have a great cruise! :D

Coming back in the middle of the night can be the perfect time to .....

Oooh! Gotta remember this one for next time :p

We've only done this once. While we came back to the ship that night, we didn't have to be back until the next day 30 minutes before sailing time.

LuLu

We've stayed overnight in several ports (Bermuda and Nassau in particular) and a lot of people stay out really late and even spend the night off the ship sometimes. Think of the ship as a hotel.

In our experience, there is little or no entertainment scheduled for when a ship overnights in port, as they assume many will be off the ship. Also - the casino (and often the shops) will be closed.

On our last cruise, we had a our last two nights in Istanbul. We used the ship as a hotel and returned to the ship, although after midnight. Many passengers did their final disembarkation the first day we were in port.

M

The ship is the same as a hotel. The only difference is on the ship you have to check in and out each time where as in a hotel you just wave at the desk clerk each time.

I'd love to try this one day. My upcoming cruise goes to Aruba and stays there until 11pm. It's a nice change from the 6pm I'm accustomed to and we'll be enjoying dinner and a bit of night life off the ship.

I don't remember if there were time restrictions in St Petersburg when we were there, but you cleared Russian immigration on and off the ship each time. If they had hours, that would have limited our ability to return to the ship!

I'd love to try this one day. My upcoming cruise goes to Aruba and stays there until 11pm. It's a nice change from the 6pm I'm accustomed to and we'll be enjoying dinner and a bit of night life off the ship.

Many cruises stay in Nassau until midnight.

Not too many people want to stay late in Nassau, though. ;) :D

Many cruises stay in Nassau until midnight.

 

Not too many people want to stay late in Nassau, though. ;) :D

My one time in Nassau that we stayed late it was formal night, which made no sense at all. Formal night should have been the next day when you had to be back on the ship by 3.

We docked overnight in Bermuda in 2012 and will be doing it again next summer. I loved watching the shooting stars and the lit up island, listening to the island sounds and being slowly rocked to sleep.

I suppose it might depend on the port, but I would assume a half hour or so before the ship departs.

The OP was talking about a ship that is there overnight... and of course is not departing.

Hi guys.

 

We are going on our first cruise in August and having an overnight in Venice and thinking about meeting some friends that live nearby for dinner.

 

My question is what time do you have to be back on the ship at night if it stays overnight?

 

Thanks

the gangway is manned 24/7. you could get off on day one and not come back until time to get ready to leave on Day 2, 3 etc.

many do exactly that.

The OP was talking about a ship that is there overnight... and of course is not departing.

I naturally assumed that at some point after the overnight visit it would depart and that passengers should be back onboard before that time. If it never departs then it sounds like it's cruising days are over.

We did this last July and I had the same question prior to cruising. When you stay overnight in Venice, the gangway is staffed throughout the night. However, the tram from the cruise port to Piazzale Roma stops operating at 11pm. We saw some people walking along the road instead of taking the tram, but I'm not sure what the traffic conditions and sidewalk is like.

My one time in Nassau that we stayed late it was formal night, which made no sense at all. Formal night should have been the next day when you had to be back on the ship by 3.

That actually seems like it would be the ideal solution - those who want to do formal night can go back to the ship and those who don't can stay and party in Nassau. :)