Unique Situation: Purchasing cruise at port?

[jt58203]

I will try to keep this short. Can one just show up at the port the day of embarkation or reserve the night before? It’s a 3 nighter on Majesty. I don’t think it’d be fully booked. Really.

 

We might have a few days to spend in FL in January. My DH wants to purchase a car at a dealership. We obviously don’t want to purchase it without looking at it. We plan on using frequently flier miles to fly to FL and to get the best bang for our miles we need to fly in on a Wednesday. We need to book a return flight in case it doesn't work out and our return flight wouldn’t be until Tuesday. We would check the car out on Thursday. If the car is in the condition we are hoping, then we’ll drive it home to North Dakota. However, if the car is not in the condition we want, we’re stuck in FL so I was looking at a 3 night Majesty of the Seas that departs Miami on Friday and returns Monday.

[ryano]

I will try to keep this short. Can one just show up at the port the day of embarkation or reserve the night before? It’s a 3 nighter on Majesty. I don’t think it’d be fully booked. Really.

 

 

No way to just show up at the port the day of the cruise and get on the ship anymore. There is a cutoff the day before Im pretty sure but dont know exactly what time that is.

 

Somebody here will certainly know though.

[JasonV1]

THe way I understand it is that you have to book at least x (24? can't remember) hours in advance so the customs/DHS paperwork can be done.

[jt58203]

Pretend we are going this week. On the RCCL website, the December 20 sailing says call xxx for availability. I'm going to see if that message still shows up on Thursday the 19th, and if I think of it maybe I'll call & see what they say.

 

My DH has a time constraint and cannot do both cruise & drive home the car. We actually bought a car from FL a few years ago and had it shipped home for $1200. It's cheaper to drive it home for less than $300 in gas and could find inexpensive places to stay at 2-3 nights along the way.

 

I have considered booking the cruise for both of us & I could go alone and meet him back home, but I'm not sure he'd go along with that.

[spookwife]

I will try to keep this short. Can one just show up at the port the day of embarkation or reserve the night before? It’s a 3 nighter on Majesty. I don’t think it’d be fully booked. Really.

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the cut off is like noon the day before. no way can you show up to the pier the day of.

[DonnaK]

I think your best bet for a last minute cruise is to call ahead of time, even if it is just the night before, and see if they will work with you. Post 9/11, you cannot show up at the pier without a reservation and buy a cruise on the spot.

 

Also, most cruises do sail full. The cruiselines run those last minute specials about a month in advance in order to fill up the vacant cabins.