Docking too late for excursion?

[fpfryer]

I need advise from some experienced cruisers, please. We are cruising on Radiance of the Seas on 2/10/08. The ship does not dock in Grand Cayman until 10 AM. We want to do a Waverunner/Stingray City excursion but the lastest time is 11 AM. I've heard they let people off first who have booked their excursions with the cruiseline. Am I correct in thinking we won't be able to get there on time? Would the ship time vs island time come into play?

 

Pam

[suzysunshine]

I'm having the same issue, same dock time, 11:15 excursion time. I think it's cutting it close, but others on here told me they'll wait.

However, when I was looking into a waverunner stingray trip, I saw tours available at 1:00 also. I can't remember which company (i think Island Marketing) You may want to look around some more, because it's out there.

[boarder guy]

there are tour operators that will be able to acomadate tours for ppl who arrive late in the day. Try fat fish adventures. I have gone on the tour a bunch of times and the guy running it will start the tour when ever you want it to start.

[Sand_Sun_Sea73]

I'm sailing on Radiance in March. Having same issues with Cozumel. One thing you may want to confirm (and I'm hoping to confirm also) is the ship time / shore time. I booked Waverunner Stingray City tour through Island Marketing for the 1pm excursion. When I received my email confirmation it says they observe Central Time / Daylight savings. So I'm confused as to whether or not the ship will observe shore time or stick with ship time. I've gotten mixed answers about this - apparently it's up to the captain whether or not to change the ship time to the actual shore time?? It's a confusing topic which makes it very difficult to schedule off shore excursions on your own - perhaps RCCL does this on purpose to encourage you to book their tours? Which by the way, they don't offer this excursion :confused: Would actually like to get OP's email address to confirm what happens on your cruise in February since I'm going in March. My email is kbrzezniak@aol.com.