You have two options for getting your bags off the ship. If you want crewmembers to carry your suitcases off the ship for you, you will need to have your bags packed, tagged with color-coded tags the ship will provide on the last day aboard and set outside your cabin door at a specified time the night before you disembark. Usually, the deadline is sometime between 10 p.
Crewmembers will pick up your luggage, carry it off the ship in the morning and place the bags in sections, according to tag colors, at the cruise terminal for you to reclaim. Before the deadline, ship's staff will return any confiscated items such as alcohol purchased in port to your cabin for you to pack. This procedure has its inconveniences.
You have to remember to leave out everything you will need on your final morning, including the clothes you want to wear home. Anything you don't put in the checked bags -- nightclothes, toiletries, and so on -- has to fit in your carry-on.
Although most people report no problems, there is the opportunity for theft, so you might want to put TSA locks or cable-ties on your bags to secure your belongings.
It's always wise to keep valuables and important medications with you. Note: If you're taking advantage of a cruise's luggage shipping program, you may have to claim your bags at customs and personally deliver them to the shipping representative. Check with the valet company handling your luggage as to disembarkation procedures. The second option is "self disembarkation," which more and more cruise lines are offering, so long as you are able-bodied.
With this option, you'll keep your luggage with you and leave the ship at any time during the disembarkation process, but you will have to carry your own bags.
To disembark all passengers from a cruise ship takes a few hours. From the time your group is called, you can be off the ship in 15 minutes. What takes the most time is getting down to the appropriate deck with all of your bags, since the elevators are always crowded on the final morning, and then waiting in line to show your cruise card one last time as you exit the ship.
Occasionally, an issue with clearing the ship delays passenger disembarkation and can create lines. It's why you should never book a flight too early on disembarkation day. Cruise lines have individual policies when it comes to tipping, and you should familiarize yourself with those policies before you start your trip. Most lines will automatically add tips to your final shipboard bill; some like luxury lines, whose gratuities are included in the cruise fare require no tipping.
In many cases, you'll have the option to prepay gratuities before your trip. You are welcome to give additional tips for outstanding service at any time during your cruise. Many cruise ships have Internet centers where you can pay to check in for your flight and print boarding passes.
Something to remember if your cruise ends in a foreign country: Some countries, such as Costa Rica, levy a departure tax on everyone leaving from the airport.
These taxes are often payable in cash only. Make sure you read up on departure procedures so you have the correct payment upon arrival at the airport and check with your airline in advance to find out whether or not the tax is factored into the fare. When your cruise ship arrives at its disembarkation port, local immigration officials need to clear the ship before anyone can disembark.
Ships that terminate in U. Some passengers might be required to meet with immigration officials onboard prior to getting off the ship.
Because rules change, based on the country of the disembarkation port and the nationality of the passengers, it's best to follow all instructions given onboard. Also, if you've purchased souvenirs on your cruise, be sure to check your home country's allowances for goods like alcohol, cigarettes and cigars brought back from abroad. Keep all receipts because you could be asked to report the value of all goods purchased abroad; if you go over the limits, you face taxes on some of your items.
The express shuttle upgrade gets you a seat on the first shuttle that departs Port Canaveral at 8 AM and will make sure that you catch an early flight. The most often given—and ignored—advice given in cruising is to bring half the clothes you think you need. It can also be a major factor in helping you save money. There are a couple of reasons you might want to be among the first people off of the ship.
There is the aforementioned needing to be somewhere, and also wanting to be somewhere. Most cruise ports are located near places that are destinations worth a vacation on their own. While your cruise vacation is over, you might want to use your remaining time away from work and the other everyday cares of the world to see something near the port. The extra hour or so not having to wait to disembark can be the difference between enjoying something, going through it in a hurry, or skipping it entirely to make a flight.
It is after all your cruise vacation and nothing says it has to end the moment you step off the ship. It can be combined with other attractions. The crew will test this using tape on the carpet. If your ship is anchored offshore, you may have to wait a little longer for a tender boat. Once a ship docks, it needs to clear customs before the passengers are allowed off.
This process is usually pretty quick so you should be able to be off the ship within 15 to 30 minutes of the scheduled arrival time. This can be the best time to enjoy the ship as it will be nice and quiet. If you have a port-intensive itinerary and a ship with lots of activities, it may be a good idea to skip a port and have an extra sea day. Until , cruisers had no problem with getting off the ship and exploring on their own. You can usually choose to end your cruise part-way through by disembarking with your luggage at a port of call.
This is called a partial cruise.
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