TMLAalum Posted May 24 #1 Share Posted May 24 Celebrity Eclipse is scheduled to arrive in Portland ME at 9:30am after visiting Canadian ports. I am thinking about booking a boat tour that has a 10:30am departure. When we arrived in Portland via the CAT that holds 866 pax/200 cars from Yarmouth NS it took nearly 90 minutes to get through Border/Customs before we were able to drive away! If you've experienced returning to the US via Portland by cruise ship, please share your experience, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted May 24 #2 Share Posted May 24 If it's a ship's excursion, don't worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMLAalum Posted May 24 Author #3 Share Posted May 24 3 minutes ago, 1025cruise said: If it's a ship's excursion, don't worry about it. Not a ship tour which is why I am wondering about arrival time vs. actual disembarkation time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted May 24 #4 Share Posted May 24 3 minutes ago, TMLAalum said: Not a ship tour which is why I am wondering about arrival time vs. actual disembarkation time. Have you asked the excursion company what their experience is? I bet they do this every week and know how long it takes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMLAalum Posted May 24 Author #5 Share Posted May 24 6 minutes ago, Nitemare said: Have you asked the excursion company what their experience is? I bet they do this every week and know how long it takes I did reach out. The company didn't know but did say they'd refund our fee if we couldn't make the 10:15 boarding time for 10:30 cruise tour. I figured cruisers whose 1st US port was Portland would have a better handle on the actual timeframe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted May 24 #6 Share Posted May 24 There's no way around it, you'll have to go through immigration. Just get in line and be ready to go. However, ship's excursions will have priority to get off the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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