Recent cruisers with tender ports- did you need to get a pass to go ashore ? Just got

[stipmom]

Back from a Med sailing on the Equinox and they did not give out any tender passes.Just said to go down to the tender when you were ready to leave. Had not tendered in awhile and was wondering if this is being done fleetwide or just on the Equinox.

[cruisestitch]

It all depends on which port you are at, how many tender boats are in use, how far the ship is from shore, what percentage of people are on Celebrity shore excursions, and probably other factors, too. Some places they need to issue tender tickets, some you can just head to the tender at your leisure.

[grandgeezer]

Our experience is that they give out tickets, to start with, as almost everybody wants to get off the ship right away. This way they wouldn't have a line of people all the way from the tender area to the buffet. As the day passes on, and the number of people wanting to get off diminishes, they let people go directly to the tenders.