All Aboard vs. Departure Time

[LisaT91403]

If the itinerary says you are in port from 9:00am - 6:00pm, does that mean the earliest you can disembark is 9:00am...and that all aboard is at 5:00pm? I'm assuming 6:00pm is departure time, but that All Aboard is earlier. Correct?

[momoftheseas]

Usually if you are in port from 9-6. You will arrive in port at 9 and have usually cleared customs and able to get off the ship at 9:30. All Aboard would be at 5:30. It is almost always a half an hour before departure time.

[Merion_Mom]

momoftheseas gave a good response, but I would say that quite often, the ship docks sooner and you can be off sooner.

 

Just don't bet money on it, just in case. :)

[LisaT91403]

We were supposed to be in port from 9:00 - 6:00, but they just changed the times...and now it's 7:00am - 4:00pm instead. We had already booked an activity based on the original time -- it just got changed this week, and we cruise in November. So I'm trying to figure out if the activity still makes sense given the reduction in "useable" time in port (the activity is not available at 7:00am, so even though it's the same number of hours in port, they are not equivalent as far as the activity goes).

 

Thanks for the info!

[cb at sea]

If you booked thru the ship, they will make the time adjustments. If you booked privately with a land-based guide, you'll need to see if that time will still work for you and YOU will have to make adjustments. If you can make it back to the ship by 3:30pm, you'll be fine.