Arrival time at port

[kaykels]

My arrival time is listed as 2:45. That seems super late. On other cruise lines I just showed up early she nobody paid any attention to the suggested arrival time. But with Covid tests and the crazy world we live in now, are these times strict ? For a short cruise we lose most of the first day. I’m used to boarding around 12 pm. 

[britincanada]

Boarding doesn't start until 2pm on Virgin, it's a slightly later boarding time as disembarkation is later than other cruise lines.

 

 

[CroozFanatic]

Interestingly, there is a place to select a disembarkation time in the app. It is listed as an excursion for Miami.

[1025cruise]

Just a note that right now, most of the other cruise lines are enforcing their arrival times. If you arrive early, you wait.

[gumshoe958]

4 hours ago, britincanada said:

Boarding doesn't start until 2pm on Virgin, it's a slightly later boarding time as disembarkation is later than other cruise lines.

 

 

This.

 

On the UK sailings this summer, everyone had to be off by 10.30am and you were welcome to stay in your cabin until then.

 

You were supposed to book a disembarkation slot but AFAIK they weren’t being enforced.

[sid_9169]

2 hours ago, CroozFanatic said:

Interestingly, there is a place to select a disembarkation time in the app. It is listed as an excursion for Miami.

Thanks for this information... I was wondering where I could find that. I went ahead and chose the latest time, since I have a later flight... I'm going to try and be among the very last off the ship... Most cruise lines are actually boarding by 10:45

 

 

[garymfreedman]

22 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

Thanks for this information... I was wondering where I could find that. I went ahead and chose the latest time, since I have a later flight... I'm going to try and be among the very last off the ship... Most cruise lines are actually boarding by 10:45

 

 

I looked at Miami excursions for my Oct 24 voyage, and only see three unrelated ones..

[garymfreedman]

24 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

Thanks for this information... I was wondering where I could find that. I went ahead and chose the latest time, since I have a later flight... I'm going to try and be among the very last off the ship... Most cruise lines are actually boarding by 10:45

 

 

I found it. I had the wrong miami selected-I had the first day, not the last..

Thanks

[podjo]

My cruise from Miami in February has a return time at 6:30 AM. Wondering if I could make a flight at 11:55 AM? 

[drewdawg199]

the VV website says they recommend not scheduling a flight out of MIA prior to noon.

[Ginnyfyr]

11 hours ago, podjo said:

My cruise from Miami in February has a return time at 6:30 AM. Wondering if I could make a flight at 11:55 AM? 

If you're flying within the US and don't need a Covid test to board your flight, you're probably fine if you disembark as early as possible as the airport isn't that far of a drive from the pier. If you need a Covid test to get home, hell no. Even if you can get one at a place that says they can do fast results depending on the type of test you need, that's cutting it way too close for my liking. What if the ship docks late? What if there's traffic? 

[NameThatFunnel]

For those with upcoming cruises, on the Virgin Voyages website it states "The testing will occur at the terminal and will be provided free of charge by Virgin Voyages, so Sailors will need to arrive 1 hour prior to their scheduled embarkation time to ensure time for the test.