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I'm not sure. The offers reads "transportation to the cruise port", so I'm assuming no. I figured we would ask them when we got there. If it's a no, we will just grab a cab. That won't be cheap, but it's a whole lot less than parking at the pier!

We are using the Hilton Garden Inn in Ridgefield Park, NJ this fall - the NYC Park, Ride and Cruise special. Room rate includes parking for the duration of your cruise, breakfast and a ride to the pier.

Thanks for the replies!

We've never had to wait on DCL either, but that one guide led us to believe that many cruise lines held back passengers that had not purchased shore excursions from them to allow the paid excursion folks to leave ahead of them.

Glad to know that is not the case on NCL! We are usually one of the first ones off of the ship, eager to start exploring.

Thanks for the quick reply. I assumed that was the case for passengers participating in NCL shore excursions. What I am wondering is what happens when you do not. Last summer we were on a Disney cruise and stopped in Kirkwall, Scotland. It was the first time a Disney ship had docked at that port. The private guide we had booked (independently) mentioned how surprised she was that we were able to leave the ship so quickly after docking. She said that a lot of cruise lines gave priority to passengers participating in their own shore excursions as far as leaving the ship and her clients often had to wait.

I'm wondering if this is the case for NCL. We most likely will book our tours independently, rather than through NCL.

We recently booked our first NCL cruise on the Sun for Alaska in 2017. I'm wondering about the process of leaving the ship at non-tender ports. We usually do not buy cruise line shore excursions, preferring to book independently. Do passengers on shore excursions have priority on leaving the ship when it docks?

We have always sailed Disney in the past and could get off as soon as they opened the doors as long as a tender wasn't required, shore excursion or not.

I'm wondering how this works on NCL. Thanks!

We were on the Magic's Iceland/Norway sailing this past summer. DCL did have a shuttle between the port and downtown. We did not use it, so I can't give you specifics as to where they dropped you off, but it I'm pretty sure it just ran on a continuous loop. I believe it was free, but can't swear by that.

We used private guides both days in port and absolutely fell in love with Iceland. We "super jeeped" all over the area. Reykjavik is a beautiful city, but I would definitely recommend getting out into the surrounding areas as well.

Have a wonderful cruise! Iceland is simply a magical place. We loved it so much we plan on returning for a land based trip some time in the future.