Can I get off again once checked in on embarkation day in Auckland

[ela123]

My Niece is flying into Auckland on the afternoon we sail on the Celebrity Solstice. If we check in late morning and board are we able to get off again to see her if she gets there in time. Thanks

[Bo1953]

This will not be an issue, please note the time (per the ship) you need to be back on board.

 

Play it safe otherwise you might have to use your travel insurance benefit to board at the next port.

 

bon voyage

[Alakegirl]

Bo, have you been to Aukland? Have you tried this?  

 

Does any travel insurance cover scenarios where a person has checked in and then leaves the ship but doesn’t return in time?  

[Wine-O]

3 minutes ago, Alakegirl said:

Bo, have you been to Aukland? Have you tried this?  

 

Does any travel insurance cover scenarios where a person has checked in and then leaves the ship but doesn’t return in time?  

You need to check on the ship when you go back off when you should be back.  They will have posted times for the crew and for passengers.  If you miss the ship, my guess is you are on your own to get back at the next port.  🍷

[ela123]

Thanks all. Not planning to go far and will need to be back on for the muster drill, so will definitely be back on ship in time 

[1025cruise]

I don't know about the rules in New Zealand, but I do know that in Australia, once you board you can't get off again. Not sure if New Zealand has a similar rule. 

[cruisestitch]

I would be very surprised if travel insurance would cover something like this. If your flight is late and you missed the ship yes, but if you just go off the ship to meet someone and would not be able to come back in time, that would be on your dime, I should think.

 

I would also be wary of generalizing from experiences in other countries.  New Zealand may  be closer to Australia than Florida in its regulations regarding checking in and then leaving the ship.

[Bo1953]

2 hours ago, cruisestitch said:

I would be very surprised if travel insurance would cover something like this. If your flight is late and you missed the ship yes, but if you just go off the ship to meet someone and would not be able to come back in time, that would be on your dime, I should think.

 

I would also be wary of generalizing from experiences in other countries.  New Zealand may  be closer to Australia than Florida in its regulations regarding checking in and then leaving the ship.

My bad - did not think about the 'foreign' implications of this...

 

Thank you and Alakegirl for pointing this out..

 

bon voyage

[calicakes]

I just read an Alaska live blog, the OP's daughter got off in Vancouver after embarkation to eat some gluten free pancakes at a particular restaurant.  

[ECCruise]

11 hours ago, 1025cruise said:

I don't know about the rules in New Zealand, but I do know that in Australia, once you board you can't get off again. Not sure if New Zealand has a similar rule. 

That was my first thought.  When you board in Oz, you stay on.  No getting off and getting back on.  We've boarded a couple of times in Auckland but don't recall the rules there.  Best to check for sure before making plans.

[begagirl]

16 hours ago, 1025cruise said:

I don't know about the rules in New Zealand, but I do know that in Australia, once you board you can't get off again. Not sure if New Zealand has a similar rule. 

I agree.  I know in Australia once you board, that's it.  I think New Zealand might be the same.  I would definitely check before making any plans.

[Suzi66]

The answer for both NZ and Australia is no.  Drop off your bags and wander around Auckland until you meet your niece and then board by the latest time but once you you check in you are on for the rest of the day.

 

[ericosmith]

What about if you're doing a back to back in Sydney?

[Northern Aurora]

14 minutes ago, ericosmith said:

What about if you're doing a back to back in Sydney?

  

 

We have had three turnaround days in Sydney on B2B cruises.  My recollection is that once you are back on the ship are are ON the ship until it departs Sydney.  No getting off once you have boarded.

[cruisestitch]

On turnaround days, you can disembark and tour the city, then revised.  You are given a transit pass to help skip the lines in the terminal. I have done this in Auckland and in Sydney.

 

This is not what the OP was asking about however, so just to be clear the OP is boarding Auckland, and is not a back to back passenger.

[Northern Aurora]

23 minutes ago, cruisestitch said:

On turnaround days, you can disembark and tour the city, then revised.  You are given a transit pass to help skip the lines in the terminal. I have done this in Auckland and in Sydney.

 

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I agree that the standard procedure of issuing a transit pass to B2B passengers in Sydney happens, but our experience was that once we re-boarded on turnaround day we were ON that ship until it departed.  No dropping items off and exiting for more time in Sydney.

[cruisestitch]

I absolutely concur with that. There were no hop on hop off privileges!

[Suzi66]

1 hour ago, Northern Aurora said:

 

 

I agree that the standard procedure of issuing a transit pass to B2B passengers in Sydney happens, but our experience was that once we re-boarded on turnaround day we were ON that ship until it departed.  No dropping items off and exiting for more time in Sydney.

But you have REBOARDED.  Which means you have got back on board just like any passenger which has got on board.  The rules in Australia are that once you board on the first day you can't get off and explore.  
As a B2B passenger you should have had your items go to your new room (or remain in the original room if you were keeping it), explore Sydney and then get on when you were ready to stay on.  They happen to be the rules for our country.

[cruisestitch]

Yes that is what we are saying.

 

if you are enbarking in Sydney, you can’t then leave the ship that same day.  On e you are on the ship, you must stay on.

 

if you arrive in Sydney as a back to back passenger, you can receive a transit pass for leaving the ship for the day. But you can’t leave the ship using that pass and then return to the ship and then try to leave a second time.  Once you are back on, that’s it.

 

they are two different scenarios, with two different sets of rules.

Edited September 17, 2019 by cruisestitch

[lisiamc]

We did three back-to-back cruises on Solstice from Auckland in March.  Once we went through passport control and boarded the ship on embarkation day, we had to stay on the ship until it sailed.  So the rules for New Zealand appear to be very similar to the way they do things in Australia.  I would not count on being able to leave the ship once you have boarded in Auckland.

Edited September 17, 2019 by lisiamc

[cruise kitty]

On 9/15/2019 at 3:02 AM, ela123 said:

My Niece is flying into Auckland on the afternoon we sail on the Celebrity Solstice. If we check in late morning and board are we able to get off again to see her if she gets there in time. Thanks

 

Hi, in 2017 in Auckland people were allowed to board & then disembark, no problem :)

 

Interestingly enough, we overnighted in Sydney, & obviously people were allowed to come & go as they pleased.   ( I understand that this is different than embarking there)   I will say that Australia had super strict immigration rules & screening.  

[Wombat706]

We were on the Solstice in March this year (Auckland to Sydney).  Once we embarked in Auckland, there was no possibility of getting back off.

 

Jo