Yacht clubbers disembarkation

Hi all,

Have a complimentary transfer back to Miami Airport. Our flight back to London is not until late evening.

On a recent post the daily gave the transfer time from Divina for flights after 5pm as 9am.

Will we have to walk the plank then?

When booking the call centre said we could stay on board until after lunch however as we read on here you can't believe everything they say.

Anyone experienced this?

Cheers

Mark

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Sounds like they may have misunderstood your question! I have been on the Divina in the YC a few times and they usually want you out of your room by 8 and then you can eat breakfast or go into the Lounge and wait for a butler to escort you off the ship. I usually board the Divina around 11:30 am and they would not let anyone board unless the previous cruise passengers were off the ship. I would think staying on until 9 am or so would be about the latest, maybe 10?

As it's a closed loop on Divina (Miami-Miami) they probably have to clear the ship before embarkation can begin. It's different in the Med where people embark/disembark at several ports on the same route. We were able to stay in the Top Sail Lounge 'til 4pm once as our flight was a late evening one.

The reason for what seems like conflicting reports on the forum is that things are done differently by MSC depending on the region in which the ships sail. Another example that springs to mind of different experiences is there is a charge for the menu items in the Sports Bar in the Med but not in the US.

Hi all,

Have a complimentary transfer back to Miami Airport. Our flight back to London is not until late evening.

On a recent post the daily gave the transfer time from Divina for flights after 5pm as 9am.

Will we have to walk the plank then?

When booking the call centre said we could stay on board until after lunch however as we read on here you can't believe everything they say.

Anyone experienced this?

Cheers

Mark

 

 

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Never heard of that. Take an excursion.

Thanks very much all will look at doing something. Greatly appreciated

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As it's a closed loop on Divina (Miami-Miami) they probably have to clear the ship before embarkation can begin. It's different in the Med where people embark/disembark at several ports on the same route. We were able to stay in the Top Sail Lounge 'til 4pm once as our flight was a late evening one.

 

 

 

The reason for what seems like conflicting reports on the forum is that things are done differently by MSC depending on the region in which the ships sail. Another example that springs to mind of different experiences is there is a charge for the menu items in the Sports Bar in the Med but not in the US.

Thanks Bea. You're right I thought the sports bar was part of our dining package Splendida although couldn't swear to it as the BBC's and prosecco was playing tricks with my memory [emoji3]

Do you think we will be able to stay on board on our B2B on Bellissima or will we have to get off in Genoa?

Many thanks

Mark

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Do you think we will be able to stay on board on our B2B on Bellissima or will we have to get off in Genoa?

Many thanks

Mark

I can't say definitively - it depends on the port, how the itinerary is and it relies on the vagaries of MSC. What is allowed on one ship sometimes isn't on another.

Having said that, we did a B2B in Durban. We didn't have to leave the ship at all. We did all the paperwork at Guest Services in the morning.

We were changing cabins, going from an Aurea Suite to a Fantastica balcony. We were able to leave our belongings in the suite 'til the balcony cabin was ready - around lunchtime. When the cabin was ready Guest Services arranged for a couple of personnel to come and assist us with transferring our belongings. Hopefully it'll be the same for you.

Many thanks Bea

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You're welcome, Mark. :)

I can't say definitively - it depends on the port, how the itinerary is and it relies on the vagaries of MSC. What is allowed on one ship sometimes isn't on another.

 

Having said that, we did a B2B in Durban. We didn't have to leave the ship at all. We did all the paperwork at Guest Services in the morning.

 

We were changing cabins, going from an Aurea Suite to a Fantastica balcony. We were able to leave our belongings in the suite 'til the balcony cabin was ready - around lunchtime. When the cabin was ready Guest Services arranged for a couple of personnel to come and assist us with transferring our belongings. Hopefully it'll be the same for you.

We are doing a B2B on the Divina in YC, we are not changing cabins and did not anticipate or plan we'd need to leave the ship in Miami. Slightly concerned this will not be the case, should we check when we board? Anyone have any experience on Divina in Miami?

We have not done B2B on MSC but have on many other ships that end in Miami or Fort Lauderdale and we have always had to meet a ship rep. and as a group of B2B's take a walk with our passports to see the US customs.

Takes only minutes to do this walk but the wait is everyone who is disembarking has to get off the ship first then you get to take the walk.

Using your old key card from week one you side it into the machine to check you out of the ship.

Other lines have give us our new key cards while we wait for the US customs to come and look us over.

Sue

Many thanks all, think we might head off to the Savoy hotel for the day after looking at their pictures. Have only seen sand that white on the TV.

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We are doing a B2B on the Divina in YC, we are not changing cabins and did not anticipate or plan we'd need to leave the ship in Miami. Slightly concerned this will not be the case, should we check when we board? Anyone have any experience on Divina in Miami?

We're doing a B2B on Divina in YC in July. We were already told we will have to leave the ship briefly. We were not fortunate enough to get the same stateroom, but we've been told the butler will move all of our things.

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No one has mentioned anything regarding the need to leave the ship at the midpoint to us previously. Although, when initially booking I was intending to book the 14 night option but due to it costing considerably less (£100's each) we booked the B2B.

I'm sure they will be able confirm when we embark and guide us through the pain of any additional US customs bureaucracy :o

We did a B2B on the Divina out of Miami and had to leave the ship. They arranged for those of us continuing on the second leg to meet in a lounge and then we were all led off the ship and back on again and did not need to go through customs but we needed our passports. It was very easy and took only a short time. We were not in the Yacht Club and I didn't ask if any of the others were. Bob

Many thanks

We are doing a B2B on the Divina in YC, we are not changing cabins and did not anticipate or plan we'd need to leave the ship in Miami. Slightly concerned this will not be the case, should we check when we board? Anyone have any experience on Divina in Miami?

We just got off a B2B on the Divina,(May 28) here is what we did....We were in the YC staying in the same room...We notified the concierge that we were doing a B2B. We received an envelope in our room with instructions and a small card stating we were doing a B2B....While the rest of the people were getting off the ship, We had to go to the Eately restaurant on deck 7 and sit there till the rest of the ship cleared then we got off the ship....Waited in line then went through customs/immigration and got back on the ship.

This procedure was different than the B2B we did in late August so who knows what you will have to do but you will get off the ship. Enjoy your cruise.

Please know that having to "get off" the ship has nothing to do with MSC, it is US Customs rule. No matter which line you are sailing, US customs requires that all depart the ship for clearance. Each line may handle it a little differently, but all must comply with US regualtions.

As mentioned in the last post, the US authorities have a "zero out" policy that is in effect in all US Ports. This means that all the passengers must be off the ship...before the ship can start embarking passengers on the next cruise. Even if doing a back to back on the same ship....passengers must get off the ship (they can then wait in a designated area within the port terminal) before embarkation begins. Normally, this means that everyone must be off the ship sometime between 9:30 and 10:00 am.

Hank