Final Cruise Day- What Time Must We Get Off

[travellady]

When is the latest we can get off the ship the last day of the cruise? As I read through the threads, I see some people are getting up really early - 6:00 or so and headed off shortly after that. Is there a final time we must leave by?

 

[Verandah Man]

DCL would like everyone off by 9:00am

 

[travellady]

Thanks!

I am not a morning person and will be on West Coast time since we are only doing the 3 day and it takes several days for us to acclimate to East Coast time.

 

[tvguy]

9 am is the time they would like you off. I was on the 12-27-03 New Years cruise, the way they handle getting off the ship really needs improvement, we were in line on board from 8:30 to 9:15 waiting to get off the ship, and there were tons of people behind us in line. Now, the organization on the dock was great, were were on the bus headed to the airport by 9:30.
If you want breakfast, Early seating breakfast the last day is 6:45 am, late seating is 8 am. They also open Topsiders but I don't think they serve hot food there on the last day.

 

[kcashner]

If US Customs and Immigration clears the ship on the normal schedule, the disembarkation goes very smoothly without lines. However, sometimes there is a hang up in clearing the ship. We had one cruise where no one was allowed off until 9:15. On another cruise, we were on a 9:30 flight! Our flight was scheduled in the afternoon, but we got there early and they let us on the early flight.

Normally, you eat breakfast, then get off the ship. Ideally, they'd like everyone off by 9 am. Late seating breakfast is at 8. You also have the option of eating at Topsiders...