How seriously do they take the "consecutive cruiser" thing?

[DalTXColtsFan]

I could be wrong (my memory isn't what it used to be), but I could swear that I heard on both Liberty and Majesty of the seas that if you're still on board after 9am the last day you're considered a consecutive cruiser.

 

Surely that's an exaggeration, no? I mean there are people who checked luggage who aren't even ALLOWED TO GET IN LINE until 9:45, 10:00, 10:15!

 

If I don't have any checked luggage and don't have a plane to catch, if I sleep in the last morning (i.e. 9, 9:15), take a leisurely shower, sit on the deck and drink a couple cups of coffee before saundering off the ship between, say, 10:30 and 10:45 are they really going to give me trouble?

 

Hope this made sense

DTXCF

[Retired LEO]

I could be wrong (my memory isn't what it used to be), but I could swear that I heard on both Liberty and Majesty of the seas that if you're still on board after 9am the last day you're considered a consecutive cruiser.

 

Surely that's an exaggeration, no? I mean there are people who checked luggage who aren't even ALLOWED TO GET IN LINE until 9:45, 10:00, 10:15!

 

If I don't have any checked luggage and don't have a plane to catch, if I sleep in the last morning (i.e. 9, 9:15), take a leisurely shower, sit on the deck and drink a couple cups of coffee before saundering off the ship between, say, 10:30 and 10:45 are they really going to give me trouble?

 

Hope this made sense

DTXCF

 

Seriously you are joking.

[Clarea]

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Hope this made sense

DTXCF

Makes no sense to me.

[A&L_Ont]

You are expected to be out of your cabin by 9 AM, so they can get the cabins ready for the next guest. They are looking to be in their cabin by 1 PM. You sauntering out of your cabin at 10:45 doesn't do the crew any favors.

 

A consecutive cruiser is someone who is actually doing a back to back not someone who is in line at a set time to disembark.

 

Edit: this makes no sense to me either.

Edited November 7, 2016 by A&L_Ont

[ptf2009]

I could be wrong (my memory isn't what it used to be), but I could swear that I heard on both Liberty and Majesty of the seas that if you're still on board after 9am the last day you're considered a consecutive cruiser.

 

Surely that's an exaggeration, no? I mean there are people who checked luggage who aren't even ALLOWED TO GET IN LINE until 9:45, 10:00, 10:15!

 

If I don't have any checked luggage and don't have a plane to catch, if I sleep in the last morning (i.e. 9, 9:15), take a leisurely shower, sit on the deck and drink a couple cups of coffee before saundering off the ship between, say, 10:30 and 10:45 are they really going to give me trouble?

 

Hope this made sense

DTXCF

 

You will probably hear a knock on your door by 8:00a.m. "signaling" you to get up and out so that the crew can get your room ready for the next passenger. There really isn't much relaxing on the last day.....sorry.

[DalTXColtsFan]

Sorry if my post didn't make sense. All I'm really asking is how seriously they take hurrying people off the ship as early as possible on the last day.

 

OK, it makes sense that they would want me out of my room before 9am if not WELL before 9am.

 

What about being off the SHIP? If I'm out of my room by 9am will they get upset if I make my way up to the deck and drink coffee for awhile (i.e. an hour to an hour and a half) before heading out the door?

 

Hope that made a little MORE sense.

[StolidCruiser]

They want you off the ship as quickly as possible so they can clear it (not just clean it) for the next embarking guests.

 

They will let you know how long you have to "linger" but that's traditionally no later than 10:00am (depending on itinerary and sailing schedule).

 

Theoretically, you can sip your coffee until they come to drag you off the ship. Don't be one of those people. :D

[A&L_Ont]

That description makes more sense. There are areas to sit and enjoy a coffee prior that disembarking. It is my understanding that they like all guests off ASAP so they can zero out the ship and start welcoming new guests. I have been on a couple of B2Bs where we started boarding by 11am and as late as 11:30.

 

I guess your schedule has flexibility for departure and that's great. So long as it doesn't effect the next cruise why not enjoy some Java.

Edited November 7, 2016 by A&L_Ont

[MaritimeR&R]

On most of the ships I have been on, an announcement is usually made around 10am, that all passengers who are not consecutive cruisers should proceed to the disembarkation area immediately. As others have stated, your cabin attendant will likely be knocking at your door by 8ish.

[crookedhalo]

They can't begin boarding the next trip until the previous count is zero. Be considerate of people waiting to start their vacation:):)

[ColoradoGurl]

It makes sense to me, I think. Are you saying that you are wondering if you can stay on the ship until 10:45am because the next cruise doesn't board until 11am anyway? No, you can't. Customs is tracking all the people on the ship and making sure the whole ship is cleared before anyone else is allowed to board. If customs hasn't cleared everyone off the ship, then the next group can't board, and if they let you stay til 10:45, whose to say 500 more people won't also want to stay til 10:45? How are they supposed to make sure all of those people get off the ship in 15 minutes and still have everything cleaned up enough for the next group? It's just not enough time.

 

But no, they aren't going to rush you off the ship as soon as the ship docks, but you may need to set an alarm to get going before 11 in the afternoon. They will let you stay on the boat to eat breakfast and have coffee, but only up to a certain time.

 

A consecutive cruiser is someone who has booked 2 cruises in a row on the same ship. Even those people have to physically leave the ship for a while in order for customs to clear the ship, at which point they can be let back on and if they want, they can hang out and drink coffee on the pool deck all they want. But as a regular non-consecutive cruiser, they can't let people push the time limit that far because there's a risk too many people would hang out that long and it will take too long to get them off.

 

 

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Edited November 7, 2016 by ColoradoGurl

[Merion_Mom]

[Richst48]

We have been consecutive cruisers 3 times now and our experience has been that by 9:30 they start making the announcement that everyone who is not a consecutive cruiser should be off the ship. If that doesn't get them off, I have heard them starting around 10:00 call people's names. They cannot take the consecutive cruisers off until everyone else is off. Taking the consecutive cruisers off is supposed to zero out the count for that cruise. Once that is confirmed then the consecutive cruisers can get back on board. The first time we did a b2b it was nearly 11:00 before we were escorted off. There was 1 passenger roaming the ship that they had to find and get off. Needless to say the crew was not happy.

[Host Jacquelyn]

Sorry if my post didn't make sense. All I'm really asking is how seriously they take hurrying people off the ship as early as possible on the last day.

 

OK, it makes sense that they would want me out of my room before 9am if not WELL before 9am.

 

What about being off the SHIP? If I'm out of my room by 9am will they get upset if I make my way up to the deck and drink coffee for awhile (i.e. an hour to an hour and a half) before heading out the door?

 

Hope that made a little MORE sense.

 

We had one of the last departure times on Oasis a few months ago, and we couldn't wait to get off. They kick you out of the Windjammer around 9, so there is nothing to eat or drink - not even coffee. Deck chairs were put away by the pool, and everything was closed off. We ended up leaving the ship around 10:30, when our number was called.

[Kamloops50]

I could be wrong (my memory isn't what it used to be), but I could swear that I heard on both Liberty and Majesty of the seas that if you're still on board after 9am the last day you're considered a consecutive cruiser.

 

Surely that's an exaggeration, no? I mean there are people who checked luggage who aren't even ALLOWED TO GET IN LINE until 9:45, 10:00, 10:15!

 

If I don't have any checked luggage and don't have a plane to catch, if I sleep in the last morning (i.e. 9, 9:15), take a leisurely shower, sit on the deck and drink a couple cups of coffee before saundering off the ship between, say, 10:30 and 10:45 are they really going to give me trouble?

 

Hope this made sense

DTXCF

 

Most cruise lines want all the passengers off (except B2B'ers) off so that they can clean and redo the rooms for the next cruise. On some ships they will actually ask people to vacate the rooms by 8AM and then wait in public areas untill their scheduled dis embarkation time.

[BillOh]

Seriously you are joking.

 

I understand their question not the way it was asked. I don't think the statement is correct that after a certain time you are considered a consecutive cruiser. I have seen them delay boarding until that passenger count is down to zero. The way the question was asked, it could imply that you could hide until the ship leaves again ! :D

[Kamloops50]

I've seen boarding delayed because a B2B passenger/s didn't come ashore as required. The ship's security had to track the passenger/s off the ship to zero out the count before re-boarding. They wher found by the pool getting working on their tan.

[BillOh]

One cruise we tried to be one of the last off the ship without holding anyone up. We had a 2pm flight out of Miami and we arranged to have one of the last luggage tag groups, it was set for a time around 10am, so we sat on the pool deck, it was November and we were headed back north so we soaked up sun until then. At 9:55 we walked off the ship and the security guy said, "we were just about to page you ;) I don't know if we made the count 0 or not, but it was close.

[The Fun Researcher]

Disembarkation is one of the worst things about cruising. On the morning of that last day, the cruise line is done with you. They've gotten everything out of you at that point. Their goal is to effectively get you off the ship. In my experience, gone is the WOW customer experience.

 

It feels like you are on a completely different ship, even though you've just sailed on it for the last week (give or take)

 

The crews happy faces are gone but come back on around noon when the new guests start arriving.

 

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE cruising, but that last morning is always a reality shock.

 

Dan

[Ocean Boy]

When the ship docks your vacation is over. The crew needs to turn over the ship and the folks starting their vacation can't wait to get on. Remember how you felt just a week ago when your vacation was starting? Get off the ship and let the new group have it. It is their ship now.

[ckrobyn]

When the ship docks your vacation is over. The crew needs to turn over the ship and the folks starting their vacation can't wait to get on. Remember how you felt just a week ago when your vacation was starting? Get off the ship and let the new group have it. It is their ship now.

 

Well said.

 

I'm starting a LIVE from the Freedom of the Seas in a few days.....

[dplusd]

Disembarkation morning is day 8 of your 7 day vacation! And it's day 1 for the new cruisers moving into your cabin. Remember how anxious you were to board the prior week!

 

Consider your vacation over when you retire the night before. Disembarkation brings an entirely different feeling on the ship. The relaxed atmosphere and smiles from fellow cruisers and staff and gone. Do yourself, the staff, and new cruisers a favor and disembark when your time is called. You can request a later disembarkation time and still have plenty of time to relax a bit before you leave.

[Sungold]

When I was on Norwegian Spirit in April, it stated in the disembarkation instructions that we must vacate our cabins by 8:00 am. On that morning, I always like to go to the MDR for a leisurely breakfast before leaving. I'm usually off the ship by 9:15, and on the street by 9:45. That should be enough time for anyone to relax and enjoy the ship a bit before leaving. I agree, don't be that person who they have to page or come looking for.

 

 

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[Desert Cruizers]

We are out of our room by 7 AM having breakfast in the WJ and ready to disembark when they tell us. They prefer your out of your room by 8 and if no delays most everyone is off the ship 9:30 or 10 AM. A consecutive cruiser is one who will be doing the following cruise and they are instructed the final week of the 1st cruise of the procedure of getting off and back on.

Edited November 7, 2016 by Desert Cruizers

[Thetrail]

Sorry if my post didn't make sense. All I'm really asking is how seriously they take hurrying people off the ship as early as possible on the last day.

 

OK, it makes sense that they would want me out of my room before 9am if not WELL before 9am.

 

What about being off the SHIP? If I'm out of my room by 9am will they get upset if I make my way up to the deck and drink coffee for awhile (i.e. an hour to an hour and a half) before heading out the door?

 

Hope that made a little MORE sense.

The consecutive cruiser thing you talk about is pure BS, don't know where you heard that from? As far as sauntering around the ship and getting off at 10:30-10:45, forget it they cruise line wants you OFF the ship before then, so the next cruisers can get onboard and start enjoying their cruise...K.O.:rolleyes: