joyful34 Posted March 12, 2018 #1 Share Posted March 12, 2018 We have booked our 1st Princess cruise for Alaska July 2019, southbound to Vancouver. While reading the trip reports & looking at excursion options I realized I didn't see any posts about when we have to be back on board. Carnival's "back on board" time was usually 30-45 mins prior to the ship sailing time. Is Princess the same? Is it different in Alaska vs the Caribbean? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted March 12, 2018 #2 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Typically 30 minutes prior to departure. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted March 12, 2018 #3 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Keith is correct...almost all cruise lines are 30 minutes prior to scheduled sailing. This is a fleetwide and worldwide Princess policy...not limited or different in Alaska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennicott Posted March 13, 2018 #4 Share Posted March 13, 2018 True, 30 minutes is typical. However, on most of our recent voyages, in the Princess Patter, they don't mention the sail away time but the "must be back on board time". Then they say "Princess will sail away soon after". More often than not, it is less than 30 minutes after that they sail away, so, earlier than 30 minutes. This happens most of the time, but if someone is late showing up, then a different story. If there are guests who miss the "last on board" call, they usually give them ample time to show up, sometimes quite a bit beyond the vessels anticipated sail away scheduled time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted March 13, 2018 #5 Share Posted March 13, 2018 If they can account for all being on board, sailing before the scheduled time is not a problem in most cases ( it is sometimes a problem in very busy ports, and ports with tough tidal conditions). Other cruise lines do it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyful34 Posted March 21, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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