What Time Do You Get Off The Cruise Ship

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What time do you get off the cruise ship. So if your ship is scheduled to get back home at 700 am your flight shouldnt leave any earlier than 1200 pm. If they do not get tested they should self-quarantine for 10 days after cruise travel. In order to facilitate the embarkation process the processing of your eDocs and to comply with new government regulations governing departure manifest all guests are required to complete check-in at the cruise terminal and be onboard the ship no later than one hour prior to the departure time noted on their cruise documents or they will not be permitted to sail.

Guests must be off of the ship by 900 am. There will be no porters onboard or ashore to assist with your luggage and since youre the first group called you can often be off the ship by 715 or 730 am. We take our time and usually are walking off around 9 or 930.

There will be times that this five hours gives you a ton of extra time. The pool is usually the most crowded area of the ship at any given time but on port days it can feel like you have the pool to yourself. Saturday and Sunday 900 AM to 800 PM Eastern time.

Thats the way its going to work on two MSC Cruises vessels that are scheduled to restart sailings in Europe later this month. If youve enjoyed the first dinner seating throughout your cruise youll be assigned a breakfast time for the last morning of around 645 or 700 am. If you dont mind an early departure and can handle your bags its a great way to get a jump on the crowds.

From the time your group is called you can be off the ship in 15 minutes. By far the best choice is go to the pool. In fact the cruise lines let you go as soon as the ship is docked secured and the local authorities give the go-ahead.

Cruise ships will usually begin boarding approximately four hours before the scheduled departure time typically around 1200 pm. Let me tell you a bit about how that last morning works. The big doors open about 730.