Cruising out of Sydney - Embarkation

[helmskyahoy]

Once you go through the process of getting your passport checked & setting up your Sail & Sign card at Sydney Cruise Terminal, are you able to get back outside and stay around the Circular Quay area before the ship leaves? Just trying to decide whether to board the ship earlier in the day if we can get off again for a while and look around, or whether to board the ship towards the end of the day.

If we board late, can we check our luggage in earlier, so we won't have to drag it round with us while we have lunch etc?

Thanks for advice everyone! :)

[aussiedisneyfan]

No, you aren't allowed off the ship. Some cruiselines used to allow it but they seem to have stopped it. You should be able to drop your luggage off from around 8.30 in the morning.

[realjd]

Not sure about Sydney specifically but in Miami last month they were making announcements that people were free to leave the ship and reboard later in the day.

Edited November 1, 2015 by realjd