Treasure Questions

[swimfin]

Hello! A few questions about the Treasure…
1. Does the ship really sail away at 15:45?
2. When are staterooms available?
3. When is the “lull” for PATs?
4. What time does Marceline market shut down for the drill?
Given that it’s an eastern itinerary and we are going down to Tortola, the first question does seem reasonable, but just checking in to make sure. If it does leave at 15:45, are staterooms available a little earlier? Or still at 13:30? I do know there is a “lull” with a PATs as the buses from Orlando usually come in at a certain time and then open boarding is also usually around 13:00? Cheers!

 

[yowcruiser]

Hello! A few questions about the Treasure…
1. Does the ship really sail away at 15:45?
2. When are staterooms available?
3. When is the “lull” for PATs?
4. What time does Marceline market shut down for the drill?
Given that it’s an eastern itinerary and we are going down to Tortola, the first question does seem reasonable, but just checking in to make sure. If it does leave at 15:45, are staterooms available a little earlier? Or still at 13:30? I do know there is a “lull” with a PATs as the buses from Orlando usually come in at a certain time and then open boarding is also usually around 13:00? Cheers!

1. No, this is the all aboard time. The Sail-Away party is around 4:45pm
2. Around 1:30pm
3. Will tend to get quieter after 12:30pm... your guess of 1pm is reasonable
4. 3pm... drill closer to 4pm

 

[lanejudy]

As PP noted, 3:45pm is the all aboard time (everyone must be onboard by that time). The muster drill is at 4pm followed by the sail away party at 4:45pm during which the ship usually will sail from the terminal. However it is possible for the ship to actually depart later if awaiting supplies, maintenance/repairs, etc.

After the initial boarding rush, open boarding is typically called around 12:45/1-ish. At that point boarding groups don't matter, though I have read sporadic reports of PAT still adhered to -- I don't know if that's only certain cruises or under what circumstances, though.

 

[Dug720]

However it is possible for the ship to actually depart later if awaiting supplies, maintenance/repairs, etc.

Or disembarking someone. We saw that once when my parents and I were sailing on the Dream. We went to Sail Away and, well, we didn't sail away. We went to our cabins which were veranda and we could see the dock and there was a small group being disembarked - there was an ambulance and law enforcement, so I'm not sure what the deal was. Everyone seemed to be mobile though.

 

[swimfin]

1. No, this is the all aboard time. The Sail-Away party is around 4:45pm
2. Around 1:30pm
3. Will tend to get quieter after 12:30pm... your guess of 1pm is reasonable
4. 3pm... drill closer to 4pm

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

 

[swimfin]

As PP noted, 3:45pm is the all aboard time (everyone must be onboard by that time). The muster drill is at 4pm followed by the sail away party at 4:45pm during which the ship usually will sail from the terminal. However it is possible for the ship to actually depart later if awaiting supplies, maintenance/repairs, etc.

After the initial boarding rush, open boarding is typically called around 12:45/1-ish. At that point boarding groups don't matter, though I have read sporadic reports of PAT still adhered to -- I don't know if that's only certain cruises or under what circumstances, though.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

 

[swimfin]

1. No, this is the all aboard time. The Sail-Away party is around 4:45pm
2. Around 1:30pm
3. Will tend to get quieter after 12:30pm... your guess of 1pm is reasonable
4. 3pm... drill closer to 4pm

Thank you for clarifying what time Sail-Away is. The reason I asked is that our itinerary this time has 15:45 stated as the departure time. In past cruises, the departure time stated has been accurate and the all aboard was the hour before. That seemed like a super fast turnaround to actually sail-away at 15:45, so I’m not sure why it stated that way. We are fortunate enough to be platinum, but have not sailed on the newest ships yet, so I appreciate all the help and feedback with the timing as I wasn’t sure if things changed on the newer ships! Cheers!

 

[lanejudy]

There can be the occasional cruise with a planned unusual departure time, so I recommend keeping an eye on that if your cruise doesn’t show the typical times.