Jump to content
Cruise Critic Community

Sailing from Barbados - some questions

cruiseanywhere2

By cruiseanywhere2,
in P&O Cruises ( UK )

Recommended Posts

Ange66

Ange66

Posted
Posted

I am also on this cruise and I have read somewhere that we sail from Barbados at 7.30pm. I think it would be safe to assume that the muster drill will be the day we board seeing as we'll all be in St Lucia the next day!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
sammydo

sammydo

Posted
Posted

I am sure that the muster drill will almost certainly be before you leave Barbados.

In all the P&O cruises that we have been on, the drill has always been just before leaving the port, and all the passengers have boarded.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
cruiseanywhere2

cruiseanywhere2

Posted
  • Author
Posted

I think it depends on the time all the flights have landed and passengers boarded, it will be a couple of hours after that. First sitting starts at 6:30 unless it's open dining. Not sure what will happen if there are any flight delays. Our flight from Gatwick is scheduled to land at 2:15 should be at the port by 3:00 all on board latest 4:00.

Does anyone else have any flight times?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Ange66

Ange66

Posted
Posted
I think it depends on the time all the flights have landed and passengers boarded, it will be a couple of hours after that. First sitting starts at 6:30 unless it's open dining. Not sure what will happen if there are any flight delays. Our flight from Gatwick is scheduled to land at 2:15 should be at the port by 3:00 all on board latest 4:00.

Does anyone else have any flight times?

 

Our flight from Manchester is scheduled to land at 3.25pm. Our booking info states that check in closes at 3.45pm! That could be a bit of a rush!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
BrianI

BrianI

Posted
Posted

We have done two transatlantics. The sailtime from Barbados is around 8pm and the muster was done before sailing. The first night dining is open seating with one the main restaurants open on a continuous basis as people are arriving at different times.

On the Sat night the Friday arrivals will be dining at their designated table in one of the Club restaurants, with the Sat arrivals in the other on open seating. There is also the Freedom dining restaurant and the self service buffet.

If there are any flight delays, the ship will wait. It is not far to the next island so even if the ship leaves at midnight it will still get there on time.

When we had the heavy snow last year one flight was delayed 24hours and the ship still waited. The returning passengers had an extra night on board.

Brian

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Mr Blue Sky

Mr Blue Sky

Posted
Posted
We are also on this cruise so am interested to know the sail away time also.

I would imagine the Drill will be before we sail as it could be too late once we've left.

 

 

We were recently on Azura departing Barbados, there was 2 days of flights Friday and Saturday which we were on,

we had lifeboat drill before we departed on the Saturday evening around 6ish, when we assume all flights from the UK had arrived, and sailed at 7.30 ish.

 

On previous Celebrity Cruises we have always had a drill about an hour to 2 before departing.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Lindypops

Lindypops

Posted
Posted
Our flight from Manchester is scheduled to land at 3.25pm. Our booking info states that check in closes at 3.45pm! That could be a bit of a rush!

 

Don't worry the ship will not sail until everyone is on board . If the flight is delayed the ship will wait. You get off the plane onto a bus on the tarmac and are taken direct to the ship. P & O are in control from the mintue you check in.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Essexlass2

Essexlass2

Posted
Posted
Hi everyone

We are on the Ventura TA leaving Barbados on 10 March does anyone have any idea of:

 

1. sailaway time?

2. is the drill held before sailaway or the day after?

3. how do you book the tour of the Kensingtin Oval?

 

Thank you

 

Christine

 

Hi Christine

 

Sailaway time will be after everyone has arrived on the Saturday.

Muster drill is on Friday for those arriving that day and again on Saturday for those arriving that day and the ship will sail after everyone has arrived on board.

 

We just turned up at the Kensington Oval on the Friday morning before we were due to leave for the airport after lunch. We were the only ones there but someone was called to the admissions gate and we had a personal tour and the lady even opened up lots of areas for us to see including the gift shop in case we wanted to buy souvenirs. Its only a few minutes walk from the cruise terminal or a taxi will be about $5 but its so easy to walk and you will pass Cricket Legends of Barbados Museum on the way. Just past there you will see a lovely statue of Sir Garfield Sobers, turn right there and the entrance to the Oval is there on the right.

 

Enjoy your holiday! :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Essexlass2

Essexlass2

Posted
Posted
Hi essexlass, unfortunately the kensington oval is a no go as the only way christine is going to be flying home on the friday from barbados is if she gets kicked off the ship in the first day or two as we sail to england on that cruise!!;)

 

Ah, well yes, that could present a problem :D

 

Maybe she can do that trip at the beginning of her holiday unless she arrives just prior to the ship sailing :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Forum Jump
    • Categories
      • Welcome to Cruise Critic
      • New Cruisers
      • Cruise Lines “A – O”
      • Cruise Lines “P – Z”
      • River Cruising
      • ROLL CALLS
      • Cruise Critic News & Features
      • Digital Photography & Cruise Technology
      • Special Interest Cruising
      • Cruise Discussion Topics
      • UK Cruising
      • Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
      • Canadian Cruisers
      • North American Homeports
      • Ports of Call
      • Cruise Conversations
×
×
  • Create New...