Food galore Posted February 16, 2018 #1 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Please can someone tell me if you are allowed to get off the ship in Sydney after embarkation on that day. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norn iron Posted February 16, 2018 #2 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Please can someone tell me if you are allowed to get off the ship in Sydney after embarkation on that day. Thank you Good question, I was thinking of asking it. I assume the answer will be yes, especially as we don't sail until 21:00hrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted February 16, 2018 #3 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Worth checking direct with Azamara we could not two years ago due to immigration rules. There was a lot of bad feeling from some guests about this it was completely out of Azamara’s control so I’m sure they will have thought about this and tried to get it changed Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combine Posted February 16, 2018 #4 Share Posted February 16, 2018 A quick check on the Australia ports of call board says its a NO , you cannot get off again after going through customs and getting onboard. The post was late last year. Its an Australain Border Force regulation, nothing to do with the cruise line. Slightly different answer if you have an overnight in Sydney after embarkation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Food galore Posted February 16, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Thank you for your answers I thought that this was true. We are staying at the Rocks so will not rush to board the ship until later in the day. Can't understand why. We have always on all our cruises got our pass card and then disembarked and explored the port. Why should passengers who are already on the ship be allowed but not new passengers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combine Posted February 16, 2018 #6 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Food Galore If only we knew the answers why! It would appear from reading some very old threads it was allowed in the past by some cruise lines but not others, but all changed 2016 ish! This only seems applicable in Australia. We have hopped on and off at numerous embarkation ports. I would imagine security is at the forefront. However once you have handed your bags over you dont have to go through secuitity and can go walkabout until such time as you want to embark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShopperfiendTO Posted February 16, 2018 #7 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Is the check-in completed inside the terminal or on board of the ship? If check-in is done inside the terminal, can you check in but not physically board the ship and be OK to wander? As for back-to-back cruisers, is this one of the ports where all passengers have to leave the ship, to "reset" the passengers to zero, i.e., they are in fact being forced to disembark and when they come back, are embarking just like you (but without the full check-in song and dance) and subject to the same "once on board you're stuck" rule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazza_0712 Posted February 16, 2018 #8 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Is the check-in completed inside the terminal or on board of the ship? If check-in is done inside the terminal, can you check in but not physically board the ship and be OK to wander? As for back-to-back cruisers, is this one of the ports where all passengers have to leave the ship, to "reset" the passengers to zero, i.e., they are in fact being forced to disembark and when they come back, are embarking just like you (but without the full check-in song and dance) and subject to the same "once on board you're stuck" rule? Yes, back to back cruisers in Sydney need to leave the ship to achieve a zero count. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisiamc Posted February 22, 2018 #9 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Apparently, the Australian official view is that once you’ve embarked the ship, you’ve officially left Australia. Whether that changes if your next port is still in Australia, I don’t know. We’ve cruised from Sydney three times, with the next port being outside Australia, and each time, once we were on the ship, we were on until the next port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted February 22, 2018 #10 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Even with our next port in Australia we weren’t allowed back off on embarkation day Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lahore Posted February 22, 2018 #11 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Just embarked in Sydney two weeks ago. There was a clear sign at embarkation that once on board you were not allowed back off. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCruise Posted February 26, 2018 #12 Share Posted February 26, 2018 This a fairly recent change. We have embarked Sydney 3x. The first 2 we checked in, dropped our carry ons and spent an enjoyable afternoon outside. The last time we were "locked in". The Australian Immigration process was fairly long and wouldn't want to have done it again, anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Port Power Posted February 27, 2018 #13 Share Posted February 27, 2018 You can check in, get your cruise card, and then go back outside. Immigration was quick and easy last month, so go through later if you prefer. Just another option. You could also check in carry on luggage, making sure to retain valuables, to make walking around easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJCM Posted February 27, 2018 #14 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Australian Govt doesn't like boat people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excitedofharpenden Posted February 27, 2018 #15 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Australian Govt doesn't like boat people Especially the recent Carnival Legend cruise! LOL Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lahore Posted February 28, 2018 #16 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Australian Govt doesn't like boat people Many a true word spoken in jest, unfortunately. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sovilav01 Posted February 28, 2018 #17 Share Posted February 28, 2018 You can check in, get your cruise card, and then go back outside. Immigration was quick and easy last month, so go through later if you prefer. Just another option. You could also check in carry on luggage, making sure to retain valuables, to make walking around easier. It's maybe because you are Australian, I think it's very different for people from outside your country. We were on B2B recently ending first cruise in Sydney and we were allowed to exit the ship if we wanted. There was a different lane for people on transit like us and another line for people ending their cruise. Procedures seem very strict regarding immigration, I would not take any advise except from the australian authorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lahore Posted February 28, 2018 #18 Share Posted February 28, 2018 It's maybe because you are Australian, I think it's very different for people from outside your country. We were on B2B recently ending first cruise in Sydney and we were allowed to exit the ship if we wanted. There was a different lane for people on transit like us and another line for people ending their cruise. Procedures seem very strict regarding immigration, I would not take any advise except from the australian authorities. It’s always like that with b2b, entirely different with embarkation. I am Australian: once on you have gone through immigration you have thus exited the country (that’s immigration’s POV anyway). Different story for those on B2B who are processed by ship. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellbon Posted February 28, 2018 #19 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I tend to check in as late as possible . In some cases two hours before. I would think your hotel would hold your bags all day. Each hotel is different on that, I arrive about two hours before boarding. For zero count I dsyni started at opera house and lunch to the gardens. Easy day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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