When do the shops open on embarkation day?

[mousefan73]

Is it right once we depart or does the ship have to be a certain distance from shore? Specifically Vancouver sailings

 

[nancipants]

I think it's a certain distance from shore. There might be an opening time listed on the navigator.

 

[mmouse37]

You probably mean Embarkation Day....Debarkation day the shops are not open, except for the photo area.

Yes, a certain distance away...I want to say around 7:00 pm they open but not sure.

MJ

 

[mousefan73]

You probably mean Embarkation Day....Debarkation day the shops are not open, except for the photo area.

Yes, a certain distance away...I want to say around 7:00 pm they open but not sure.

MJ

Oops yes. Can I change the title ?

 

[lilsonicfan]

I looked at a Navigator from Sept 2019 and the shops opened around 5:30pm; port departure was listed as 4:30pm (all aboard 3:30pm).

 

[TinkLoverSam]

Oops yes. Can I change the title ?

I believe so in the advanced edit section

 

[dcassetta]

I know from US ports they need to be out 3 nautical miles to be out of US territorial waters (for cruise ship casinos it's 12 nautical miles). I would assume the same is true from Canada. It used to be 3 nautical miles for everything until new UNCLOS provisions were implemented.

The law is funny though as there are exceptions. When sailing the Alaskan ports where you rarely leave US waters, the rule is 3 miles after leaving port until 3 miles before docking, no matter how close the land is.