Nassau Port Stop - Newbie Question

[kruinc]

First cruise alert here...

Direct-booked a 10:35am dolphin swim at Atlantis - (read, no longer refundable). Our ship (Magic) is scheduled ashore 9:30am. Providing there are no issues with docking, how early could my family disembark and get to a taxi?

I've been in Nassau before, but I haven't cruised before. A Disney customer rep said my timing is tight but that passengers with DCL booked excursions had their own dedicated ramp. And that my family could leave the ship early enough providing we lined up for the other (general) ramp.

Appreciate any feedback. Currently, there are later swims available but conflict with a must-do Royal Tea booking. Much thanks!

 

[bbel]

If all ashore is 9.30 and there's no issues docking, then 9.30...
If you get a hustle on you can be off the ship and in a taxi within 10 minutes of getting off.
Yes, DCL excursions have their own gangway (usually, although it doesn't always happen on the classics), but they have a meeting time and place and get escorted off.
Listen to the announcements, they'll be going off all morning and let you know when and where to get off.
In Nassau, you probably won't have to line up to get off, unless you're there before the gangway opens.

 

[kruinc]

If all ashore is 9.30 and there's no issues docking, then 9.30...
If you get a hustle on you can be off the ship and in a taxi within 10 minutes of getting off.
Yes, DCL excursions have their own gangway (usually, although it doesn't always happen on the classics), but they have a meeting time and place and get escorted off.
Listen to the announcements, they'll be going off all morning and let you know when and where to get off.
In Nassau, you probably won't have to line up to get off, unless you're there before the gangway opens.

This helps me. Thanks so much for the reply!

 

[kruinc]

Post trip update: All worked out well. We hustled off the ship and in a taxi. Thereafter, we didn't feel at all hurried and had, perhaps, some 20 minutes to spare.

 

[bbel]

Post trip update: All worked out well. We hustled off the ship and in a taxi. Thereafter, we didn't feel at all hurried and had, perhaps, some 20 minutes to spare.

Yay. Hope you had a great time and an awesome cruise!

 

[kruinc]

Yay. Hope you had a great time and an awesome cruise!

Yes, we all had a fabulous time!
Thanks bbel and DISboards.com... so helpful!