Eastern Port Times?

[TootyJane]

Going on the May 18 7-day Eastern cruise. What exactly are the times you are in each port?

Also, Tropical night -- I know it's up on the deck but when does it start? Is it adults only or are kids allowed or do they have their own party?

Thanks in advance.

Lisa :sunny:

[Señor Ferrari]

The port times are, roughly:

St. Maarten: Arrive 7:00am, Depart 7:30pm
St. Thomas: Arrive 6:30am, Depart 4:45pm
Castaway Cay: Arrive 9:00am, Depart 5:00pm

In my experience, you usually get to Castaway Cay prior to 9:00am. The time you can actually debark in St. Thomas may vary based on when the immigration check is completed. I think you should be able to leave the ship by 8:00-8:30am.

The tropical party is on Tuesday night. I think it starts at 9:00pm or so. As I recall, it is open to everyone.

[nedleycan]

I thought that we would be in St. Maarten until into the evening? I thought I read somewhere that we were there until midnight?
Can anyone clear up?

[Señor Ferrari]

The itinerary used to include an 11:00pm departure from St. Maarten. It was shortened to 7:30 sometime last fall. I'm not sure why. My guess is that it is a combination money-saving change, along with a way to get into St. Thomas a bit earlier due to the early-morning immigration check. That's just my opinion. I wrote to DCL upon finding out about this change, as when we booked the trip, we were scheduled for the later departure. The response I received was evidently a form letter noting that port arrival and departure times were subject to change due to tides, weather conditions, etc., etc., etc.

[Dave_from_Marietta]

I believe the ship is in St Maarten until 10pm now. This is a fairly recent change.