abugarcia1 Posted June 9, 2020 #1 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Hello. We are looking to take a cruise with NCL next year. (Hopefully). We're wondering about how long does it take to disembark once you reach a port. For example if we arrive at a port at 7:00am if we scheduled dinner at 8:00pm would that allow us enough time to make it off and to a local restaurant? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted June 9, 2020 #2 Share Posted June 9, 2020 I'd be more concerned with the ship leaving by 8pm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abugarcia1 Posted June 9, 2020 Author #3 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Thanks for the reply. Some of the cruises we have been considering the time scheduled to leave port are 10 or 11pm. Long day potentially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallux Posted June 9, 2020 #4 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Keep in mind that you'll need to be on board at least 1 hour before sail-away. With that in mind, an 8 PM reservation might cut it close if it's a 10 PM sail-away and dinner takes a while or the restaurant isn't that close to port. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abugarcia1 Posted June 9, 2020 Author #5 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Good to know, thank you. Would you happen to know about how long it takes to get off the ship once you arrive in port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohdreaming Posted June 9, 2020 #6 Share Posted June 9, 2020 It depends on the port / the clearing of custom and if you have a shore excursion. If you have a shore excursion lined up, you are given priority to be off the cruise ship. It does not take long to get off. You would be gather at a meeting point on the cruise ship. Your shore excursion ticket will mention where the meeting point is. If you do not have a shore excursion, then you would either line up waiting to get off at a deck that is mentioned or you just walk off when certain times (no line up) after docking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abugarcia1 Posted June 9, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Thank you, appreciate the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casofilia Posted June 9, 2020 #8 Share Posted June 9, 2020 @candkchinn For example if we arrive at a port at 7:00am if we scheduled dinner at 8:00pm would that allow us enough time to make it off and to a local restaurant? This doesn't read right to me; 11 hours to get to a restaurant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted June 9, 2020 #9 Share Posted June 9, 2020 3 hours ago, poohdreaming said: It depends on the port / the clearing of custom and if you have a shore excursion. If you have a shore excursion lined up, you are given priority to be off the cruise ship. It does not take long to get off. You would be gather at a meeting point on the cruise ship. Your shore excursion ticket will mention where the meeting point is. If you do not have a shore excursion, then you would either line up waiting to get off at a deck that is mentioned or you just walk off when certain times (no line up) after docking. This is for tendering? There is no priority for docked ships and ship shore excursions. There is more than one debark gangway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abugarcia1 Posted June 9, 2020 Author #10 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Yes thank you. That was a typo with the time. Rookie mistake. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger88 Posted June 9, 2020 #11 Share Posted June 9, 2020 I never understood all these schedules really. To me they are so confusing. And I also never thought deeply about it. Does it have to do with anything? I mean, its not like I really care as long as Idont have to leave the ship in the middle of a night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abugarcia1 Posted June 9, 2020 Author #12 Share Posted June 9, 2020 isn't that the truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkie60 Posted June 9, 2020 #13 Share Posted June 9, 2020 What ship and port are you talking about. And why not schedule dinner sooner at 6 pm instead of 8 pm. All ports are so different and how far is the restaurant from the port. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abugarcia1 Posted June 9, 2020 Author #14 Share Posted June 9, 2020 The cruise we were looking at has been canceled. As first time cruisers we were just trying to figure out plans for a different cruise since ours has been canceled. The port would have been Victoria BC before it was canceled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallux Posted June 9, 2020 #15 Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, candkchinn said: The port would have been Victoria BC I was there last April - absolutely beautiful city. I don't recall much in the way of sit-down places right near the port (meaning within a 5-10 minute walk for the average person) so you would definitely need to build in time for that, especially if you're going downtown. Unfortunately - those late-arrival stops in Victoria are often procedural in nature, needed for meeting the foreign stop regulation (different from the distant foreign port requirement on one-way trips, to prevent violation of the PVSA) on a closed-loop Alaska cruise. As a first-time cruiser one tip I will give you is to ALWAYS be mindful of the all-aboard time. As I noted earlier, this is usually 1 hour before the scheduled departure in port of call cities. Wear a regular watch (not a smart watch that has the time updated through your phone) and keep that watch set to ship's time as THAT is the clock you need to go by. Edited June 9, 2020 by hallux 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abugarcia1 Posted June 9, 2020 Author #16 Share Posted June 9, 2020 That is a great tip! Appreciate that. thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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