Luckyroot Posted October 21, 2014 #1 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Sorry, I tried two different searches and nothing came up. It's been a couple years since we sailed NCL - in reading some documentation, it states you must be back on board TWO HOURS prior to departure in ports. Is this true? It was always 1 hour before.......when did it change? Has anyone gotten back to the ship an hour before and had a problem getting on? I'm really disappointed in this, it cuts off an hour of time from visiting ports if it is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Bananas Posted October 21, 2014 #2 Share Posted October 21, 2014 The 2hr rule only applies to your initial embarkation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esp13 Posted October 21, 2014 #3 Share Posted October 21, 2014 The 2 hours refers to embarkation day (i.e. the first day of the cruise). On port days, the ship will post the time that passengers should be back on board (usually 30 minutes before sailing time). And, invariably, there are passengers sprinting for the ship just minutes/seconds before the ship is supposed to leave. So, if you are back on the ship an hour before the sailing time, you'll be just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzalady1 Posted October 21, 2014 #4 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Sorry, I tried two different searches and nothing came up. It's been a couple years since we sailed NCL - in reading some documentation, it states you must be back on board TWO HOURS prior to departure in ports. Is this true? It was always 1 hour before.......when did it change? Has anyone gotten back to the ship an hour before and had a problem getting on? I'm really disappointed in this, it cuts off an hour of time from visiting ports if it is true. Don't fret--two hours is only for your initial embarkation. On the ports of call, it is usually 1/2 hour before sail away. When you leave the ship at a port, there will be signs that tell you when you need to be back on ship. Be sure to look for that sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted October 21, 2014 #5 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Ditto the above- two hours is for initial embarkation and in the ports it is typically 30 minutes (but check the Freestyle daily to make sure). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyroot Posted October 21, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Thanks all, I knew something wasn't right about that. And no worries, we'll be embarking as early as we can! That's when vacation starts, once we step onboard, so we'll be there bright and early!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shealea Posted October 21, 2014 #7 Share Posted October 21, 2014 And if you wear a watch, don't forget to change it for time changes! ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted October 21, 2014 #8 Share Posted October 21, 2014 And if you wear a watch, don't forget to change it for time changes! ha! Only if the ship does (and this should be noted in the Daily also). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magickpyggie Posted October 21, 2014 #9 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Five minutes before we sailed from Puntaranas, Costa Rica. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncklhaus Posted October 22, 2014 #10 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I just reviewed our Freestyle Dailies from our cruise on the Breakaway 2 weeks ago (10/5/14 - 10/12/14) and I can confirm that only on embarkation day is all aboard 2 hours before sailing. On the other port days, it is only 30 minutes before sailing. I posted the dailies in a thread recently if you would like to check them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip_eunice1 Posted October 22, 2014 #11 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Five minutes before we sailed from Puntaranas, Costa Rica. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Better five min before than 5 mins after Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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