Guests Onboard In Port

[Hazegreyunderway]

We will be on the Grand for the Hawaii cruise Nov 18-Dec 3.  When we dock in Ensenada for the 1/2 day, our son wants to drive down from San Diego and see us.  Can we bring him onboard for a few hours? Or is it a no go?

 

Thanks

[GUT2407]

Unfortunately, no.

[Hazegreyunderway]

Ugh, that’s what we thought, but it was worth a try!

 

[Colo Cruiser]

11 minutes ago, Hazegreyunderway said:

Ugh, that’s what we thought, but it was worth a try!

 

Yeah those days are long gone.  🙁

[SANDRAMARTINEZ]

Post 9/11 it is a no for sure.  I remember being on a cruise in Mexico in 2010 and my mother/Aunt/Uncle/two of their friends (all were vacationing in Cancun) were let on to have dinner with us in the dining room that evening at no charge--such a wonderful evening--so sad that those days are a thing of the past

[GUT2407]

I guess there may be a slim chance, if it is also a embarkation port (ie you are on a b2b) and they are offering the Bon Voyage experience.

 

 

Its not offered here so didn’t think of that slim chance earlier.

[Cruise Raider]

23 minutes ago, GUT2407 said:

I guess there may be a slim chance, if it is also a embarkation port (ie you are on a b2b) and they are offering the Bon Voyage experience.

 

 

Its not offered here so didn’t think of that slim chance earlier.

 

BVE is also a thing of the past.  They discontinued it a few months ago, fleet wide.  

[skynight]

Will not even be able to get past the pier entrance security.

[fluffybunny22]

This stopped being a thing after 9/11. My in laws were on a cruise in port when it happened and they immediately escorted non passengers off the ship.

[Colo Cruiser]

2 hours ago, GUT2407 said:

I guess there may be a slim chance, if it is also a embarkation port (ie you are on a b2b) and they are offering the Bon Voyage experience.

 

 

Its not offered here so didn’t think of that slim chance earlier.

Discontinued.

[GUT2407]

2 hours ago, Cruise Raider said:

 

BVE is also a thing of the past.  They discontinued it a few months ago, fleet wide.  

Thank you, I wasn’t aware of that, I had actually been hoping they may eventually offer it down under. There are a few people I would love to be able to take on board

[Cruise Raider]

On 8/26/2019 at 5:04 PM, GUT2407 said:

Thank you, I wasn’t aware of that, I had actually been hoping they may eventually offer it down under. There are a few people I would love to be able to take on board

 

I was so disappointed to learn of this, too.  I wanted to go onboard the Grand while she was in SF for the main events of fleet week this October when I found out they were not offering it anymore.  That would have been the perfect location to watch the air show and all the naval activities in the bay.  

[MissP22]

Only the crew is allowed to bring on family when in port.

I'm not sure they can bring on friends through. 

[MJSailors]

You could still meet up with your son at a restaurant or beach club close to the port.

[Cruiserkenn]

42 minutes ago, MJSailors said:

You could still meet up with your son at a restaurant or beach club close to the port.

 

I agree!  Meet in Ensenada,  just outside the ship.  He was offering to drive there, anyway.  Sounds good!

[Coral]

Some higher end lines still allow this (even after 9-11). I sailed on Crystal last year and they allowed this. It had to be arranged ahead of time.

Edited August 30, 2019 by Coral

[Cruiserkenn]

43 minutes ago, Coral said:

Some higher end lines still allow this (even after 9-11). I sailed on Crystal last year and they allowed this. It had to be arranged ahead of time.

 

Wow!  Great info!  Thanks🙂

 

 

 

 

 

[Lucky TGO]

I was in Saint Thomas my friend  was on a Celebrity ship next to us. I asked if he could come on the ship and see what it was like and was told. Sorry 🙁

Tony

 

Edited August 30, 2019 by Lucky TGO

[Colo Cruiser]

12 hours ago, MissP22 said:

Only the crew is allowed to bring on family when in port.

I'm not sure they can bring on friends through. 

Visitors (crew family etc) are vetted ahead of time and the visit date/port/time is set in advance.

They can't just all of a sudden decide to bring someone on.

If it is a senior officer then its a different story.

[MissP22]

9 hours ago, Colo Cruiser said:

Visitors (crew family etc) are vetted ahead of time and the visit date/port/time is set in advance.

They can't just all of a sudden decide to bring someone on.

If it is a senior officer then its a different story.

Sounds logical.

By that standard people sailing on a current voyage should be allowed to board another Princess ship in port if they wanted to visit it for a few hours. Just like years ago.