Western: Port arrival/departure times

[Carol RN]

Does anyone have info yet on the arrival and departure times at each port on the Western itinerary?

Thanks.

 

[SJCSuzy]

Arr Key West 1230pm dept 1000pm
Arr Grand Cayman 730am dept 545pm
Arr Cozumel 1030am dept 1100pm
Arr Castaway Cay 900am dept 500pm

 

[Dave_from_Marietta]

Port times are subject to change. This info is from the DCL web site, but it varies slightly from what SJCSuzy posted.

Sunday: Arrive at Key West at noon. Depart at 10pm.
Tuesday: Arrive at Grand Cayman at 7am. Depart at 5:45pm.
Wednesday: Arrive at Cozumel at 11am. Depart at midnight.
Friday: Arrive at Castaway Cay at 7am. Depart at 5pm.

 

[Lolita]

A friend of mine who travels to Key West every year told me that all cruise ships must leave Key West before sunset or they are fined. Where they dock blocks the sunset view. Does anyone know if this is true?

 

[DVCNuts]

The Magic docks in a spot away from Mallory Square-- the "official" sunset watching place. It won't block the sunset.

 

[amy1007]

How soon after arrival can one depart the ship? For example, if you arrive at Key west at 12:00, does that mean you can depart at 12:00?

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

Originally posted by Lolita
A friend of mine who travels to Key West every year told me that all cruise ships must leave Key West before sunset or they are fined. Where they dock blocks the sunset view. Does anyone know if this is true?

Some years ago, we were on a non-Disney cruise that docked at Mallory Square in Key West. The ship had to depert well before sunset. We missed all the sunset activities at Mallory Square.

But not all cruise ships dock at Mallory Square. According to the Key West article at Cruise Critic ( http://www.cruisecritic.com/ports/newport.cfm?ID=51 ):

Where You're Docked
Either Mallory Square, in the heart of Key West’s Old Town, at "The Mole" pier near Old Town (a tourist train takes you on the less-than-five-minute ride into Old Town) or tendered into the Old Town section of the harbor.

I assume the Disney Magic won't use Mallory Square, based on the Magic's schedule.

The rule about Mallory Square makes sense. If the big deal at Mallory Square is the the sunset, you wouldn't want to block the view with several cruise ships, each of which is the length of 3 football fields.