You arrive the day before cruise ends, when do you get off???

[chauffeurboy]

I have noticed several cruises where it is a 16 night cruise with an overnight in the departing port and arrival port. I guess my question is when can you board and when must you get off. It seems there would be some overlap between arriving and departing guests.

[fishywood]

No overlap. If an overnight is advertised at both beginning and end of the cruise then the ship spends 48 hours in port for each turnaround.

 

Example:

SUNDAY ship arrives in port, remains alongside overnight (final night of ending cruise)

MONDAY departing passengers disembark morning, embarking passengers board during the day; ship remains alongside overnight (first night of beginning cruise)

TUESDAY ship sails (second day of cruise)

[John Bull]

In most cases you can depart the ship from not long after it's docked, ie forgo the last night aboard. But at the latest by about 9am next morning, their last day, same as most cruises. Or any time in-between - probably even 3am or 4am if that's your preference.

 

Incoming passengers can usually board by about noon on their Day One, same as most cruises. This is not the penultimate day for those finishing their cruise - sharing a bunk with a complete stranger might be a little problematic :D.

Or if the ship sails late afternoon next day, they can forgo that first night & board next day. Latest boarding time will be advised & this will depend on various factors such as when ship's manifest must be presented to the authorities or lifeboat drill, but usually around 90 minutes before scheduled sailing time.

 

So there's no overlap.

Although on some fly-cruises for Brits the change takes place over over two days.

I'm thinking specifically of P&O's Barbados-based ships. Half the passengers cruise Friday to Friday, the other half Saturday to Saturday. So half get a full day and overnite in Barbados at the start & half get that at the end. This makes most economical use of chartered aircraft and gives everyone a full day in Barbados. And at the end of their cruise, altho folk have to vacate their cabin by about 8am they have the run of the ship until their flight transfer is called.

So there's some mingling - but no need for four-in-a-bed.

 

JB :)

[Keith1010]

If your cruise ends with an overnight you will disembark the following morning like you would any cruise. Should you wish to disembark the day you arrive you would need special permission to see if it is allowed.

 

Keith

[leaveitallbehind]

No overlap as regardless of whether or not you make arrangements to disembark a day early, the next passengers will not begin to board until the following day as that is the final itinerary termination for the current cruise and commencement for the next. New passengers cannot board before that.