JJAuckland Posted March 18, 2018 #1 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I am on a Christmas cruise in Australia/New Zealand this year & one of the Ports, Auckland, is my home port & we arrive there 3 days before the end of a 16 day cruise. My question is this....does anyone know if I can take off a carry on bag, as I was thinking of heading home for the day, checking the house, doing a bit of washing (hence the carry on bag) & leaving those clothes at home...making room for all the "purchases" made during the cruise for the flight back home from Sydney ..avoiding any chance of "overweight" luggage ? My sister says I won't be allowed to ...any thoughts, or has anyone done this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted March 18, 2018 #2 Share Posted March 18, 2018 i dont see why not..people carry all sort of bags on/off the ship on a port day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare www3traveler Posted March 18, 2018 #3 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I am on a Christmas cruise in Australia/New Zealand this year & one of the Ports, Auckland, is my home port & we arrive there 3 days before the end of a 16 day cruise.My question is this....does anyone know if I can take off a carry on bag, as I was thinking of heading home for the day, checking the house, doing a bit of washing (hence the carry on bag) & leaving those clothes at home...making room for all the "purchases" made during the cruise for the flight back home from Sydney ..avoiding any chance of "overweight" luggage ? My sister says I won't be allowed to ...any thoughts, or has anyone done this? Make a note to yourself and ask the Hotel Director when you board your cruise. He would be able to give you the most accurate information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoTech Posted March 18, 2018 #4 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I am on a Christmas cruise in Australia/New Zealand this year & one of the Ports, Auckland, is my home port & we arrive there 3 days before the end of a 16 day cruise.My question is this....does anyone know if I can take off a carry on bag, as I was thinking of heading home for the day, checking the house, doing a bit of washing (hence the carry on bag) & leaving those clothes at home...making room for all the "purchases" made during the cruise for the flight back home from Sydney ..avoiding any chance of "overweight" luggage ? My sister says I won't be allowed to ...any thoughts, or has anyone done this? I can't see what would prevent you from doing this. People take backpacks and big duffel bags off the ship for excursions all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level six Posted March 18, 2018 #5 Share Posted March 18, 2018 We were on a long cruise with friends of ours who did not want to pay for laundry on the ship. They took off 2 large suitcases one day and did laundry on shore........no questions asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jude73 Posted March 19, 2018 #6 Share Posted March 19, 2018 We used our wheeled carry on to take all we needed for our beach day and no one batted an eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted March 19, 2018 #7 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Absolutely you can. People haul all kinds of things on and off ships when going to beaches or various excursions. I think this is smart, and it also made me giggle. I can’t imagine going home in the middle of a cruise, then finishing the cruise. That’s great! (Not possible where I live). Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinIllinois Posted March 19, 2018 #8 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Make a note to yourself and ask the Hotel Director when you board your cruise. He would be able to give you the most accurate information. Not necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJAuckland Posted March 19, 2018 Author #9 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Absolutely you can. People haul all kinds of things on and off ships when going to beaches or various excursions. I think this is smart, and it also made me giggle. I can’t imagine going home in the middle of a cruise, then finishing the cruise. That’s great! (Not possible where I live). Sent from my iPhone using Forums Thanks LrgPizza - It suddenly came to me.....I don't need to do any trips in Auckland, so I could go home, catch up on a few things & have the added bonus of being able to shop (even more) in Sydney before flying home with all the extra room in my case :-) and less laundry to do when I get there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leekel619 Posted March 19, 2018 #10 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Absolutely you can. People haul all kinds of things on and off ships when going to beaches or various excursions. I think this is smart, and it also made me giggle. I can’t imagine going home in the middle of a cruise, then finishing the cruise. That’s great! (Not possible where I live). Sent from my iPhone using Forums I thought it was interesting too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD29P5 Posted March 19, 2018 #11 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Sounds like a good plan except for the laundry part. I'd let it sit for a few more days, your on vacation. Why do house work when you could go back to the ship and just relax by the pool while everyone else is ashore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizpharm2 Posted March 19, 2018 #12 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I am on a Christmas cruise in Australia/New Zealand this year & one of the Ports, Auckland, is my home port & we arrive there 3 days before the end of a 16 day cruise. My question is this....does anyone know if I can take off a carry on bag, as I was thinking of heading home for the day, checking the house, doing a bit of washing (hence the carry on bag) & leaving those clothes at home...making room for all the "purchases" made during the cruise for the flight back home from Sydney ..avoiding any chance of "overweight" luggage ? My sister says I won't be allowed to ...any thoughts, or has anyone done this? We did a similar thing on a previous cruise. Our cruise was round trip out of NYC and two days prior to the end, it called on Boston where we live. We packed up everything we didn’t need for the last few days, and handed it our daughter at the Boston port. We did request that the laundry be done before delivery to our home! LOL. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted March 19, 2018 #13 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I too would confirm this when on board. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted March 19, 2018 #14 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Ask. But I’ve known plenty to do it on other lines, so can’t see why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted March 19, 2018 #15 Share Posted March 19, 2018 They often do this but you just never know. Sometimes the local authorities make changes. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted March 19, 2018 #16 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I too would confirm this when on board. Keith They often do this but you just never know. Sometimes the local authorities make changes. Keith There are no local authorities that will prevent one from taking their own clothing off a ship. [emoji849] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Nahoumi Posted March 19, 2018 #17 Share Posted March 19, 2018 It sounds like a great plan. Just get back to the ship on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJAuckland Posted March 19, 2018 Author #18 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Thank you everyone for your responses. Don't worry Barb, this will be my longest cruise, all others have just been 7 days & I always leave wanting more so I will be home & back to the ship in a flash...not wanting to miss much of "in port" relaxing onboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippeedee Posted March 20, 2018 #19 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I had a home port stop in Boston on a Canada New England cruise. My plan was to take everything I didn't need off the ship instead of flying it all home from NY at the end. I was stopped and made to return everything to my cabin because there was no customs agent to clear my luggage. I stuffed what I could into a small carry on and they left me alone. Just one possibility of what can happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted March 20, 2018 #20 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Sounds like a good plan except for the laundry part. I'd let it sit for a few more days, your on vacation. Why do house work when you could go back to the ship and just relax by the pool while everyone else is ashore? Agreed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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