"hypothetical" question

[Va Tech Rugger]

I'm going on a 5 day cruise thats stopping in Cabo for 2 days. The itinerary says we're going to tender in cabo the first morning at around 8am and leave at 5pm, and then come back and tender the second morning and leave at 4pm. Question is, what would happened if I "missed" the 5pm boarding the first night and just waited till the next day for the ship to come back? Could I get in trouble (ie. fees, etc.) when I finally get back to the ship the second day?

 

 

 

 

 

and yes I know theres a slight chance that ship wont return the second day if the weather wont allow it.

[Justsyd]

Found this -

 

"Carnival Elation's new itineraries to Cabo San Lucas have caused some confusion among travel agents and Carnival Cruise Lines fans. The five-nighter out of San Diego will indeed boast an industry exclusive -- two consecutive full days in Cabo -- but contrary to general expectations, the ship will not actually overnight in port.

 

Travelers excited about experiencing the Mexican nightlife in this Riviera resort town may be disappointed to learn that the ship will depart at 6 p.m. on the first day spent in Cabo and return at 7 a.m. on the second day. Passengers will not be allowed to overnight in port because Cabo is a tender port, and bad weather could prevent the ship from running tenders on the second day, effectively stranding any overnighters. The early departure means you won't even have time to have dinner in town -- unless you grab a taco to go. You will, however, be able to gamble in the ship's casino as it heads back out to sea for the night."

 

http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=3169

[SadieN]

JIC the ship cannot tender the second day ---make sure you have passports and enough $ to fly back to port.

[CWcruisers]

I read on John Heald's blog that you can spend the night although they strongly discourage it in case they can't tender the next day. If you inform Guest Services, they don't waste time looking for you and wondering if you are coming back to the ship. The link Justsyd provided was related to the Elation, but the blog I read was related to the Spirit.

 

I also read recently where they were charging if you wanted to do it, but I can't get confirmation on it. I will be doing the Cabo/Cabo itinerary in Feb and will find out for sure.

[G'ma]

I read on John Heald's blog that you can spend the night although they strongly discourage it in case they can't tender the next day. If you inform Guest Services, they don't waste time looking for you and wondering if you are coming back to the ship. The link Justsyd provided was related to the Elation, but the blog I read was related to the Spirit.

 

I also read recently where they were charging if you wanted to do it, but I can't get confirmation on it. I will be doing the Cabo/Cabo itinerary in Feb and will find out for sure.

 

Hmmm..can you provide the link to Johns blog where this information can be found.

 

This is in direct opposition to their own policy and I'd like to read what he has to say about it.