Carnival Tender HMC

[swimgirl1]

How long was the tendering process at HMC, (in hours) if not doing a ship excursion?

[Typhoon1]

Tendering to the island probably takes ten minutes maximum.

[Pellaz]

How long was the tendering process at HMC, (in hours) if not doing a ship excursion?

 

It will depend on the class of ship and how full they've sailed. For our cruise last October on Victory, it looked like everyone who really wanted to come over was shoreside within an hour, maybe 90 minutes tops, and the ship sailed pretty full.

[swimgirl1]

Good deal, thank you. Thats not to bad.

[Typhoon1]

Not everyone goes ashore. Some have been there numerous times and elect to stay aboard, Some go ashore, then return to the ship for lunch.

[CruiserBruce]

It will depend on the class of ship and how full they've sailed. For our cruise last October on Victory, it looked like everyone who really wanted to come over was shoreside within an hour, maybe 90 minutes tops, and the ship sailed pretty full.

 

I am sure the ship was so full you couldn't tell the difference. Ships sail very close to full, or full, all the time.

[Pellaz]

I am sure the ship was so full you couldn't tell the difference. Ships sail very close to full, or full, all the time.

 

Yes, that's the official story, but I know for a fact that it isn't always the case; one of my cruises sailed 70% full.

[Typhoon1]

Yes, that's the official story, but I know for a fact that it isn't always the case; one of my cruises sailed 70% full.

 

The term "full" is relatively subjective. Full at double occupancy? Full with all cabins filled to capacity? Full with 10% at single occupancy?

 

The cruise lines love to spin the term full to their advantage.

[swimgirl1]

If the ships doesn't sail "full", will Carnival upgrade free or lesser charge and when would this ussally happen?

[Typhoon1]

If the ships doesn't sail "full", will Carnival upgrade free or lesser charge and when would this ussally happen?

 

What Carnival considers full and what you consider full may be two different things. This thread is getting way off topic.

Edited January 14, 2014 by Typhoon1

[Pellaz]

If the ships doesn't sail "full", will Carnival upgrade free or lesser charge and when would this ussally happen?

 

If Carnival makes any upgrades or upsells available, they do so by phone or email before the cruise. They don't seem to allow or offer upgrades or upsells at the pier, oddly enough.

 

For THAT particular sailing (on Imagination) that was 70% full, there were not many (if any) pre-cruise upsells reported here on CC.

We discovered the ship was 70% full during the Behind the Fun tour, and two people on the tour with me then murmured they'd asked for at-pier upgrades, offering additional money, and had been declined "because the ship sailed full." :o

[Typhoon1]

If Carnival makes any upgrades or upsells available, they do so by phone or email before the cruise. They don't seem to allow or offer upgrades or upsells at the pier, oddly enough.

 

For THAT particular sailing (on Imagination) that was 70% full, there were not many (if any) pre-cruise upsells reported here on CC.

We discovered the ship was 70% full during the Behind the Fun tour, and two people on the tour with me then murmured they'd asked for at-pier upgrades, offering additional money, and had been declined "because the ship sailed full." :o

 

I thought this thread was about HMC tendering.

[Pellaz]

I thought this thread was about HMC tendering.

 

It is, and the question of how 'full' a ship sails ties directly into the time required for tendering. (There was a followup question about upsells from another CC member.)

[Typhoon1]

It is, and the question of how 'full' a ship sails ties directly into the time required for tendering. (There was a followup question about upsells from another CC member.)

 

Just slightly Off Topic. :D

[cb at sea]

There are few excursion that require early tendering. As long as you don't have to be one of the 1st off the ship, it's not a big deal. Get in line, board the tender and enjoy your day.