chelseabelsea Posted January 14, 2023 #1 Share Posted January 14, 2023 We are currently booked on an 18 day cruise- for family reasons, prefer to leave the ship two days/two ports prior to the “official” cruise termination. Has anyone done this before with O? Do they charge any kind of surcharge for this? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted January 14, 2023 #2 Share Posted January 14, 2023 it will depend on the Country you are disembarking in Contact Oceania & tell them what you want to do & get it in writing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1 Posted January 14, 2023 #3 Share Posted January 14, 2023 We are sailing on an itinerary that ends in Bangkok, then overnights there. We plan on disembarking the first of the 2 days we'll be in that port (due to flight arrangements). Our TA had to get permission from Oceania to leave 1 day early...we have it in writing. I know of 1 couple who tried for permission to disembark a few days early and were denied (due to that port being a tendered port). There was no extra charge for us leaving early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare msn123 Posted January 14, 2023 #4 Share Posted January 14, 2023 You will pay for the full cruise, but if agreeable to Oceania you should be able to disembark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curmudgeon98 Posted January 14, 2023 #5 Share Posted January 14, 2023 (edited) It's definitely something that needs advance planning and permission. In some cases there may be legal restrictions. Cruises can get caught up in old laws (in various countries) that were designed around ships as transportation (rather than entertainment) that restrict them from carrying passengers from point to point. It can also be the case that a port stop wasn't set up expecting actual entry (rather than day-trip) for customs/immigration. Edited January 14, 2023 by curmudgeon98 clarify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgee Posted January 15, 2023 #6 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Other issue is that Oceania's record of missing ports due to weather, maintenance issues or whatever is one of the higher ones in the cruise industry. That would concern me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1985rz1 Posted January 15, 2023 #7 Share Posted January 15, 2023 3 hours ago, edgee said: Other issue is that Oceania's record of missing ports due to weather, maintenance issues or whatever is one of the higher ones in the cruise industry. I'm curious about and interested in your statement. Other than hearsay, do you have any data to support it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgee Posted January 15, 2023 #8 Share Posted January 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, 1985rz1 said: I'm curious about and interested in your statement. Other than hearsay, do you have any data to support it? Posted below is my comment to a recent discussion. It relates to my experience https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2904891-thoughts-on-the-larger-vs-smaller-ship-experience/?do=findComment&comment=64598436 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibis Posted January 15, 2023 #9 Share Posted January 15, 2023 We have disembarked early several times on various cruise lines, last year on Oceania. Ask your TA to make the request to Oceania well in advance. Hope it works for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseabelsea Posted January 15, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Thanks, everyone- very helpful! 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vslparis Posted January 15, 2023 #11 Share Posted January 15, 2023 20 hours ago, 1985rz1 said: I'm curious about and interested in your statement. Other than hearsay, do you have any data to support it? Another reason to not being able to disembark in a port is if that port does not have or can not get immigration and customs officials available to disembark passengers. Generally this happens in smaller ports that do not generally embark or disembark passengers. And yes, I know this for an absolute fact 😉. Not matter where or when someone wants to disembark ( and also embark as happened to someone my recent Sea Dream cruise) the cruise line must be notified and grant permission and it should be writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted January 23, 2023 #12 Share Posted January 23, 2023 We disembarked a day early when our flight home to DC was canceled (Cathay Pacific, 2020) and rescheduling was very hard. We did get permission from Oceania pre-cruise, confirmed arrangements on the ship, and on last day did a face to face immigration check on the ship before departing. No fee or issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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