How Fast Can We Disembark?

[MickyBee]

We will be parked at Canada Place for our seven day return Alaskan cruise aboard the Zuiderdam, and I'm wondering how quickly we can get off the ship. We get into port at 7:00 AM and would like to carry our own luggage off the ship, if that's allowed.

 

Thanks in advance for any helpful thoughts on this :)

 

Michele

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

It all depends when the ship gets clearince to dispark people.

[mamaofami]

It all depends when the ship gets clearince to dispark people.

 

And' date=' that's the big unknown. It could take an hour, or longer. It depends on how many ships are in port, immigration, etc.

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[MickyBee]

Thanks for your thoughts :)

 

 

I know things don't always go as expected. On my first cruise, in Asia, we sat in the skating rink on Voyager of the Seas for almost three hours, waiting to disembark.

 

So, I guess I should have been more specific in my query: Best case scenario, how quickly could a person be off the ship in Vancouver?

 

Thanks again,

Michele

[jaguarstyper]

We did self disembark from Westerdam in Seattle. The ship was docked by 7:15 and we were in a cab and off to the Airport by 8:00.

 

As always, your mileage may vary.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Hard to predict.

The ship has to be cleared first before anyone can get off. Sometimes we were cleared in 15 minutes -- sometimes we waited 4 hours.

As a rule disembarkation people are the first to leave the ship which could be as early at 7:15 or as late as 10:30 (thankfully that late time has only happened twice is San Diego).

[Typhoon1]

We have left the ship as early as 7:15 using express disembarkation.

[Lizzie68]

I do the Alaska cruise every year, and we're always off by 9 - having requested late disembarkation. However, we've never carried our own luggage off. Those that do, get the earliest time. But you have to be able to manage it yourself.

[Fouremco]

I do the Alaska cruise every year, and we're always off by 9 - having requested late disembarkation. However, we've never carried our own luggage off. Those that do, get the earliest time. But you have to be able to manage it yourself.

As we don't fly out until later in the day, is there somewhere at Canada Place or nearby where one can (safely) leave bags for a few hours?

[MickyBee]

Thanks, everyone, for your replies. I had no idea there was a possibility of disembarking so quickly, and although I won't count on that scenario, it's nice to know we may get home to our pup sooner than I thought was possible.

 

Kindest regards,

Michele

[Lizzie68]

As we don't fly out until later in the day, is there somewhere at Canada Place or nearby where one can (safely) leave bags for a few hours?

 

I'm sorry, I honestly have no idea. I'm local so have never needed to do this myself. Perhaps someone else knows.

[Fouremco]

I'm sorry, I honestly have no idea. I'm local so have never needed to do this myself. Perhaps someone else knows.

OK, thanks anyway.

[RuthC]

As we don't fly out until later in the day, is there somewhere at Canada Place or nearby where one can (safely) leave bags for a few hours?

If I were you, I would put on my sweetest smile, head to the Bell Captain's desk at the Pan Pacific, and ask if they will hold your luggage for the day---for a fee, of course.

Worst that can happen is they say "no"; they might say "yes". If you don't ask, you don't get.

[SilvertoGold]

Zuiderdam does self-disembarkation very well and early. We were off by 7:30 am

Just fill out the disembarkation form and listen for the announcement.

[Copper10-8]

We will be parked at Canada Place for our seven day return Alaskan cruise aboard the Zuiderdam, and I'm wondering how quickly we can get off the ship. We get into port at 7:00 AM and would like to carry our own luggage off the ship, if that's allowed.

 

Thanks in advance for any helpful thoughts on this :)

 

Michele

 

If all goes to plan; and schedule by 0730 hrs

[Deb&GarySD]

There is a company (Priority Baggage 604-303-4500) right inside Canada Place that stores luggage at the cruise terminal or you can have it transferred to the airport and retrieve it from their secure area there. It worked very well for us last May.

Edited August 8, 2014 by debrajanders