Disembark day - what is the procedure?

[oct8880]

Hello all, what is the disembark procedure if you don't have to catch early flight etc?. Do they wake everyone up regardless with an early call to stop people having a 'lie-in'? Can you still order breakfast room service on disembark day? Is there a set time they want you out of the cabin?

Thanks for info.

[StormGoddess]

Hello all, what is the disembark procedure if you don't have to catch early flight etc?. Do they wake everyone up regardless with an early call to stop people having a 'lie-in'? Can you still order breakfast room service on disembark day? Is there a set time they want you out of the cabin?

Thanks for info.

 

Disembarkation proceures... leave room early morning and slowly mope to the herded lne of people--- your vacation has just ended!!

 

Okay sorry being silly, but serioualy...

 

They want the cabins empty by 8am so they can start preparing them for the next set of oncoming guests.

 

There is no roomservice the last day. It ends around 2am that morning. The Windjammer will be open for a buffet breakfast, as will one of the dining rooms.

 

They will call over the PA system, the colored tags for people to start to disembark. You do not have to leave when that color is called, so if you are eating breakfast in the WJ, just finish eating. But they will want everyone off pretty much by 10:30 if not sooner, as between 11 and 11:30, the next group is quite anxious to get on and start their own vacations.

[westcoastnative]

Just curious - what time do they typically start disembarking and what time does Windjammer usually start serving on disembark day? If it makes a difference, we'll be on a med cruise and the ship is supposed to dock at 5:00am. TIA!!:)

[cb at sea]

The last night is the last time you will receive 'service"! Your cruise basically ends when you go to bed. They don't want you to hang around on departure day (and neither do the new arrivals, waiting to board!!) so you will be herded like cattle into public areas where you will wait until your "tag color" is called.

We try and get off the ship as early as possible--simply because the "staying aboard" experience is (for me) stressful and unpleasant.

[oct8880]

Thanks all. No lie-in then. Sounds like it is better to get off earlier and make the most of the few hours in port before our afternoon flight. When do you tell them what time you like to disembark? When do you get the coloured tags?

[StormGoddess]

You will get your colored tags the night before from your stateroom attendent. Unless you make specific arrangements for an early flight, or are entitled to priority disembaration (ie, Crown and Anchor status.) it seems to be just random what color tags you get. There should be a list given when the tags are delivered that states the approximate times you should be called, or at least in what order.

 

[LLSullie]

We take our carry off items to the dining room and enjoy our last breakfast onboard. Make our way to the dining room, linger as long as possible ... and then go hang at the pool until about 10:30 to take in the last we will see of the ship until next time.

 

Mosey down and "check out". This also allows for easy location of luggage in the "warehouse" ;)

[Emi's Mom]

Not to worry! Everything will be spelled out in your daily compass. We lingered at breakfast in the Windjammer to let the "herd" die down and we were able to get quickly through customs because we waited.

[lorr]

LLSullie, Do you carry your things with you that morning (After dinning room did you take them to the pool)? Does that include things like toiletries & PJs?

[beachnative]

We just returned from the Freedom of the Seas. (There were to be 6 ships discharging zillions of people the morning we were to disembark and we found that zoo atmosphere to be disgusting...therefore we made plans.) Our flight home was not until 8:30PM so we pre-booked a rental car. We signed up for Priority Departure and also Airport Valet. The day before we departed the ship our boarding passes for the flight home were delivered to our stateroom. We decided to take our bags and leave the ship at 6:30AM. We gave our bags to the airport people on shore (didn't see them again until we arrived at our home airport), took a taxi to the rental car, drove to the beach and were basking in the early morning sun by 7:30. It was the easiest disembarkation ever!!! and because of it we are hooked on that process. RCCI has a hit and love it. The departure area was empty of people, the morning was cool, and there was no waiting lines for the bus or taxi. At the Miami airport we didn't have to deal with "check-in" because we already had boarding passes and no longer had our suitcases. It was a wonderful ending to a fantastic cruise.

[Desert Cruizers]

We just returned from the Freedom of the Seas. (There were to be 6 ships discharging zillions of people the morning we were to disembark and we found that zoo atmosphere to be disgusting...therefore we made plans.) Our flight home was not until 8:30PM so we pre-booked a rental car. We signed up for Priority Departure and also Airport Valet. The day before we departed the ship our boarding passes for the flight home were delivered to our stateroom. We decided to take our bags and leave the ship at 6:30AM. We gave our bags to the airport people on shore (didn't see them again until we arrived at our home airport), took a taxi to the rental car, drove to the beach and were basking in the early morning sun by 7:30. It was the easiest disembarkation ever!!! and because of it we are hooked on that process. RCCI has a hit and love it. The departure area was empty of people, the morning was cool, and there was no waiting lines for the bus or taxi. At the Miami airport we didn't have to deal with "check-in" because we already had boarding passes and no longer had our suitcases. It was a wonderful ending to a fantastic cruise.

I tend to agree with you, disembarkation is the worst part of a Cruise. It is mass choas, everyone heading over to a specified area to locate your luggage among 1,000's. I hope we are toward the end, on our Oct 08 Cruise as we just have to drive home in 2 hrs, and should have no problem spotting our luggage.