emory2001 Posted February 5, 2016 #1 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Did Indy dock and leave today? Was anyone here on it? Just wondering how embark/debark went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmicozzi Posted February 5, 2016 #2 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Yes it did dock today and leave. Embarking was a nightmare but it was a series of unusual issues. Disembarking was very organized and was fairly quick compared to previous cruises. Took about 45-50 minutes from gangway to exit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoCandy Posted February 5, 2016 #3 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Yes, I debarked the ship today. We got off the ship at 7:30am and were back to our car in the mid-port parking garage about 40 mins later. When we embarked on Thursday 1/30/16, we waited outside the terminal in lines with thousands of people, in the sun and heat, for a little over 3 hours before we made it inside the terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruises are us Posted February 5, 2016 #4 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Wow! A 3 hour wait?!? What time did you arrive and begin your wait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serious sealeggs Posted February 5, 2016 #5 Share Posted February 5, 2016 We're sailing the Indy for b2b in 3 days. Hope all go smoothly. Will report back about next 2 sailings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUKREW Posted February 5, 2016 #6 Share Posted February 5, 2016 We'll be sailing on the Indy in 3 days also! I can hardly wait!!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emory2001 Posted February 5, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted February 5, 2016 We're sailing the Indy for b2b in 3 days. Hope all go smoothly. Will report back about next 2 sailings. I'm on Monday's sailing as well, planning to get there super early and thankful the weather will be cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoCandy Posted February 5, 2016 #8 Share Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) Wow! A 3 hour wait?!? What time did you arrive and begin your wait? We arrived around 12pm on 1/30/16 and there were already thousands of people waiting outside in line. Broward County Sheriff Deputies kept the line organized for hours that day. Luggage handlers said they had never had seen anything like that at the port. We did not get on board until after 3:30pm on the 1/30/16. RC blamed the problem on the port in announcements throughout the week. When we debarked yesterday, we asked port workers what had happened and they said it was 100% the cruise lines fault and were not suprised to see the blame put on the port. Who knows what really happened or whose fault it was, but it was definitely inconvenient for us passengers made to wait outside for hours that day. Edited February 5, 2016 by CocoCandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefighterhoop Posted February 5, 2016 #9 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Just curious... I had heard about the long lines... anyone know what caused this.... it is highly unusual for boarding to be delayed that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emory2001 Posted February 5, 2016 Author #10 Share Posted February 5, 2016 My heart goes out to everyone who had to endure that. That is inexcusable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted February 5, 2016 #11 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I, also, would be interested to know what might have causes this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted February 5, 2016 #12 Share Posted February 5, 2016 We arrived around 12pm on 1/30/16 and there were already thousands of people waiting outside in line. Broward County Sheriff Deputies kept the line organized for hours that day. Luggage handlers said they had never had seen anything like that at the port. We did not get on board until after 3:30pm on the 1/30/16. RC blamed the problem on the port in announcements throughout the week. When we debarked yesterday, we asked port workers what had happened and they said it was 100% the cruise lines fault and were not suprised to see the blame put on the port. Who knows what really happened or whose fault it was, but it was definitely inconvenient for us passengers made to wait outside for hours that day. He said, she said. LOL Probably a little bit of both. With all the reports I've seen about the port, I'm glad we haven't had to ever deal with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckcruiselover Posted February 5, 2016 #13 Share Posted February 5, 2016 On Feb 27 when our IOS cruise returns to Port Everglades, I see that the Emerald Princess and Oasis will also be returning.http://ports.cruisett.com/ No doubt, I should expect long wait times for debarkation and customs. With only Celebrity Equinox on the 21st, I would think that the turnaround would be OK barring any mechanical glitches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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