dmccadden Posted September 14, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Hi, has anyone experienced late check out as a Diamond member. What time can you stay on the ship until ? We are going to hotel after disembarking so the later the better. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted September 14, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 14, 2022 We were never in a hurry, so just sat around until last call, which was usually between 10-1030. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted September 14, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Somebody recently published a similar thread to which we offered this same advice. We assume the OP is referring to one of the cruises out of Florida (if I am wrong than so sorry) and nobody can stay, for long, on a ship that debarks at a US Port. The US Authorities (CBP) have a process that forces all cruise ships to "zero out" which means having all passengers off the ship before they can begin the process to begin embarkation for the next cruise. Most of the time this means that "last call" will be shortly after 9:30. The joke is that nobody is actually forced off the ship prior to that last call announcement so the Diamond benefit is really not worth much in US Ports. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sverigecruiser Posted September 15, 2022 #4 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I may remember wrong and it may have changed but isn't the benefit that you can keep your cabin a little longer, not that you can leave the ship later? We were able to keep our cabin a little longer when we cruised on Meraviglia but we didn't really needed that. We stayed in the Top Sail Lounge until around 11 am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonzoWCS Posted September 15, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Thanks for the information here so far! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted September 15, 2022 #6 Share Posted September 15, 2022 We've sailed 5 times out of US as Diamond and all in YC and two in RS. Maybe we just annoy the staff but they want us off asap. I have read of people in Europe staying in lounge until afternoon but not in US. Latest we've ever left is 9. Never been told you are Diamond and can stay late. Kind of like the YC private shopping that doesn't seem to exist even though we'd have no use for it. The plus side is getting on ship has been early as 10 ish so getting ship cleared does help in that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Morgsmom Posted September 15, 2022 #7 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Diamond does NOT have late disembarkation privileges. In the US you must be out of your cabin by 7:30 or 8:00 and off the ship by 9:30. They will ask you to wait in a "holding pen" in a lounge which is quite boring. In Europe it can vary as they embark and disembark from many ports of call so there is more flexibility. In the US the ship has to go to ZERO count so that they can start the next cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted September 15, 2022 #8 Share Posted September 15, 2022 5 hours ago, sverigecruiser said: I may remember wrong and it may have changed but isn't the benefit that you can keep your cabin a little longer, not that you can leave the ship later? We were able to keep our cabin a little longer when we cruised on Meraviglia but we didn't really needed that. We stayed in the Top Sail Lounge until around 11 am. The cruise line prefers you vacate your cabin, early, so the staff has time to clean/prepare for the next cruisers. While it is possible to delay leaving the cabin, delaying your departure (from the cabin) is rude and unfair to the hard working crew. Hank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseScrooge Posted September 15, 2022 #9 Share Posted September 15, 2022 38 minutes ago, Morgsmom said: Diamond does NOT have late disembarkation privileges. In the US you must be out of your cabin by 7:30 or 8:00 and off the ship by 9:30. They will ask you to wait in a "holding pen" in a lounge which is quite boring. In Europe it can vary as they embark and disembark from many ports of call so there is more flexibility. In the US the ship has to go to ZERO count so that they can start the next cruise. Years ago i did the wait until the crew yells get off the *&%^%$ ship. As we passengers moved through the corridors in port Miami the port people closed the fire or security doors behind us as soon as our last group inched passed each one. There was a surprise port authority inspection and we were there a long time. everyone stacked luggage on top of stranger's luggage as high as possible so some people had room to sit on luggage or the floor. There wasn't room for everyone to sit even after moving things around and it was pretty warm. Never again will i be in the last group if possible and i sure as heck won't goof around like i did and be at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77red96 Posted September 15, 2022 #10 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I think the confusion around this might come because in the med the ships don't really start do their cruise for 7 days then stop, what happens is the ship goes round in circles, people embark and disembark at every port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmbcater Posted September 15, 2022 #11 Share Posted September 15, 2022 just as you wanted to board at 10 AM-so do the passengers for the upcoming week... Diamond in the US does not have a "late" disembarkation, the port authority and customs MUST clear the ship before new passengers or back to back cruisers are permitted back on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguyinorl Posted September 15, 2022 #12 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Just disembarked the Divina today. Last people off were scheduled at 9:00 AM. Requesting out of cabins by 7. Bret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicpersona Posted September 15, 2022 #13 Share Posted September 15, 2022 8 hours ago, Morgsmom said: Diamond does NOT have late disembarkation privileges. In the US you must be out of your cabin by 7:30 or 8:00 and off the ship by 9:30. They will ask you to wait in a "holding pen" in a lounge which is quite boring. In Europe it can vary as they embark and disembark from many ports of call so there is more flexibility. In the US the ship has to go to ZERO count so that they can start the next cruise. Late cabin checkout on disembarkation is absolutely one of the listed benefits of diamond. If you want to say as a practical matter it doesn’t really work that way, fine. But I call foul on implying that the person that asked the question was imagining things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhcruiser Posted September 15, 2022 #14 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Why should anyone be allowed to stay on the ship late as it needs to be cleared for the next passengers? Diamond or not. This is part of the reason why embarkation is such a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicpersona Posted September 16, 2022 #15 Share Posted September 16, 2022 1 hour ago, awhcruiser said: Why should anyone be allowed to stay on the ship late as it needs to be cleared for the next passengers? Diamond or not. The Diamond benefit being discussed isn't late disembarkation. It is that you can request to stay in your stateroom beyond the requested time (7 AM). Not noon. But perhaps 8 AM. I've never done it, nor would I see much value in it, but my point is that it is legit a listed benefit of being Diamond. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguyinorl Posted September 16, 2022 #16 Share Posted September 16, 2022 1 hour ago, publicpersona said: The Diamond benefit being discussed isn't late disembarkation. The OP's literal question was "What time can you stay on the ship until ?". So I do think the discussion was about late disembarkation. Bret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted September 16, 2022 #17 Share Posted September 16, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, cruiseguyinorl said: The OP's literal question was "What time can you stay on the ship until ?". So I do think the discussion was about late disembarkation. Bret I think maybe the original question is confusion of the Diamond benefit. The benefit is an extra hour in your cabin on departure day. I think this may have been misinterpreted by the OP as late disembarkation. Either way, as we're all aware, on a US cruise everyone has to be off the ship by 9-9.30am. Edited September 16, 2022 by CruisingFox27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sverigecruiser Posted September 16, 2022 #18 Share Posted September 16, 2022 18 hours ago, Hlitner said: The cruise line prefers you vacate your cabin, early, so the staff has time to clean/prepare for the next cruisers. While it is possible to delay leaving the cabin, delaying your departure (from the cabin) is rude and unfair to the hard working crew. Hank Not more rude than ordering roomservice and other things included in the fare. They can just clean/prepare the cabin among the last ones so no problem for the crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicpersona Posted September 16, 2022 #19 Share Posted September 16, 2022 10 hours ago, cruiseguyinorl said: The OP's literal question was "What time can you stay on the ship until ?". So I do think the discussion was about late disembarkation. You are correct that was OP's question and the context of many of the responses. I'm just pointing out that although OP was misinterpreting the benefit, they weren't totally imagining things as there is ostensibly a benefit related to disembarkation morning. Late cabin check-out disembarkation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhcruiser Posted September 16, 2022 #20 Share Posted September 16, 2022 13 hours ago, publicpersona said: The Diamond benefit being discussed isn't late disembarkation. It is that you can request to stay in your stateroom beyond the requested time (7 AM). Not noon. But perhaps 8 AM. I've never done it, nor would I see much value in it, but my point is that it is legit a listed benefit of being Diamond. Thanks for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaroleC Posted September 16, 2022 #21 Share Posted September 16, 2022 On 9/15/2022 at 4:07 PM, CruiseScrooge said: Years ago i did the wait until the crew yells get off the *&%^%$ ship. Too funny! 🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raj.K Posted September 17, 2022 #22 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 9/16/2022 at 4:00 AM, cruiseguyinorl said: The OP's literal question was "What time can you stay on the ship until ?". So I do think the discussion was about late disembarkation. Bret My experience (Yacht Club and Diamond Member) in Europe & UK is you can request to vacate cabins up to +2 hours beyond the standard time indicated and should you need longer, then allowed to stay in the lounge for more time. Handy if flights are in the afternoon or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Shippy Posted September 18, 2022 #23 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Off the Seashore yesterday, Yacht club. They wanted us to leave by 9am 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racephoto Posted September 19, 2022 #24 Share Posted September 19, 2022 This was the list of benefits given to me a few days ago on board. I plan to attempt to avail myself of it on the 24th in Barcelona as I’m sidestepping from one ship to another and I’d rather wait on this ship rather than in an uncomfortable terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted September 19, 2022 #25 Share Posted September 19, 2022 3 hours ago, racephoto said: This was the list of benefits given to me a few days ago on board. I plan to attempt to avail myself of it on the 24th in Barcelona as I’m sidestepping from one ship to another and I’d rather wait on this ship rather than in an uncomfortable terminal. So what does the last item really mean? If arrival is 6 a.m. you get to 8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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