Luggage tags

[Carolyn1964]

Hi does anyone know what is the latest time you can disembark ship on last day and what colour tag that will be ? 

[Paul Bogle]

Latest debarkation time is usually 10:00 am. The last color for general debarkation is Orange. There will probably be other colors called at that time as well for people with Norwegian transfers or post-cruise hotel packages. Those colors are usually Light Blue and Pink 2 respectively.

 

I say Pink 2 because Pink 1 is called earlier for some airport transfers.

[MeHeartCruising]

I'm not sure all ships use the same colors for the same meanings.  Case in point, if the second posting above is accurate for them, that doesn't match what I experienced on the Pearl last month.  We had Lime Green for our group of ship transfers from Miami to FLL airport.

[hallux]

1 hour ago, MeHeartCruising said:

I'm not sure all ships use the same colors for the same meanings.

You are correct, they are not all the same.  On the final Bliss Mexican Riviera trip this Fall the final tag color was brown, for airport transfers, debarkation at 9:30.

[Sauer-kraut]

Just pick the last ones,  you don't have to be off when they call the color but you do need to be off around 9:30-10:00 am

By then there are so few bags left in the terminal its easy to find yours.

[don't-use-real-name]

Except for the Walk-Off guests (no luggage tags required) the order and priority may not be uniform on

all ships and at all ports !

 

Guests with colored tags:

 

Guests in Suites Havens

Guests with end cruise shore excursions

Guests with NCL Transfers to Airport or other transportation center

Guests with Group priority or Affinity

And Guests with general non-specific travel arrangements

 

A rainbow of colors to note

 

If you have need for leaving the ship faster discuss it with Guest Services for the appropriate color tag

 

Luggage is staged by the color tags in an area for claiming at various times

Small claiming areas may present a problem of floor space to spread all the luggage out

When your color que is called you disembark and claim your luggage and off you go

 

 

In general all guests must be off the ship between 9-10am (may vary by arrival time and port)

In the USA a Zero Head Count must be had before embarking of the new cruise - this is done

by accounting of the Key Cards swiped leaving the ship.

No lolly-ganging around - leave the ship when your color que is called - you are holding up the show !

Try and leave your cabin by 8am - lounge around in the buffet with a late breakfast or other area designated

Back-to-Back cruises are handled differently - specifics to be provided.

 

 

 

 

 

[BirdTravels]

Pretty Random by Ship

 

Also, different ships have different offers

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Carolyn1964]

Thank you everyone reason for asking is im travelling solo and my flight is not till 17.45pm so obv later off the better so thinking should i do excursion with airport drop off or just go to airport from ship and hang around 

[don't-use-real-name]

8 hours ago, Carolyn1964 said:

Thank you everyone reason for asking is im travelling solo and my flight is not till 17.45pm so obv later off the better so thinking should i do excursion with airport drop off or just go to airport from ship and hang around 

 

You did not indicate what cruise port or ship you are arriving on to give insight as to how to budget your time ? 

 

You could do a post cruise shore excursion one of NCLs or your own self-guided one

But that option may not be all that rewarding or even wanted

You also could consider lingering about the ship as long as you can watching all the panic as guests with tight schedules

rush here and there getting off the ship

Leave the ship before 10am or the required time and take leisure time getting to the airport

 

Leave the ship 10:00 am - Flight leaves 17:45 pm (5:45pm)  - 7 some hours to wile the time away

 

If you have affinity membership at an airline club you could wait it out there

There are at some airports lounges sponsored by American Express and other venues

For a fee settle in for bite to eat - read a paper - some have showers and snooze rooms

Make sure your plans allow for jam ups at TSA Security and arriving at the airline gate at the designated time  

 

When checking in with your airline - have questionable seating - see if it can be changed to something better

Airlines without advance seating assignment - get to the gate early for best first come first serve

Your flight most certainly will not have elegant meals like on the cruise ship - if hungry make a plan

 

Just some ideas to consider before settling back into the drab end of travel/vacation return to work mode

 

Again note your cruise port ship arrival - readers may have some more input - suggestions

[ollienbertsmum]

Although it might seem a good idea to stay on the ship until the last minute, it is not much fun.  Everyone is leaving!!  The feeling is that the party is over.  You will be told when you need to leave your room.  For us it was 8 am. 

 

If you are disembarking in Venice, there is a great luggage store just as you get off the people mover. We left our bags there and went for another wander - our flight was not until 8 pm so we had lots of time to kill.  It was nice.  

[bluesea777]

On 12/18/2019 at 4:58 PM, Paul Bogle said:

Latest debarkation time is usually 10:00 am. The last color for general debarkation is Orange. There will probably be other colors called at that time as well for people with Norwegian transfers or post-cruise hotel packages. Those colors are usually Light Blue and Pink 2 respectively.

 

I say Pink 2 because Pink 1 is called earlier for some airport transfers.

 

On the Encore TA the orange tags were for the later disembarkation for the Priority, like Platinum, customers. (the earlier one was Yellow).

 

So, it's crapshoot. (Yes, BirdTravels is correct) Wait until two days before end of cruise when the coloured tags come out on display in the Guest Services.

 

Don't worry if you are too late to pick up the latest time tags, just pick any up, and wait on ship until it's time YOU want to leave.

 

Last thing: don't expect to be able to enjoy the last hours before disembarking - no bars are open and the staff are too busy cleaning up and getting the ship ready for the new passengers, and will not have time for chitchats with anyone.

 

 

[Carolyn1964]

On 12/22/2019 at 7:15 PM, don't-use-real-name said:

 

You did not indicate what cruise port or ship you are arriving on to give insight as to how to budget your time ? 

 

You could do a post cruise shore excursion one of NCLs or your own self-guided one

But that option may not be all that rewarding or even wanted

You also could consider lingering about the ship as long as you can watching all the panic as guests with tight schedules

rush here and there getting off the ship

Leave the ship before 10am or the required time and take leisure time getting to the airport

 

Leave the ship 10:00 am - Flight leaves 17:45 pm (5:45pm)  - 7 some hours to wile the time away

 

If you have affinity membership at an airline club you could wait it out there

There are at some airports lounges sponsored by American Express and other venues

For a fee settle in for bite to eat - read a paper - some have showers and snooze rooms

Make sure your plans allow for jam ups at TSA Security and arriving at the airline gate at the designated time  

 

When checking in with your airline - have questionable seating - see if it can be changed to something better

Airlines without advance seating assignment - get to the gate early for best first come first serve

Your flight most certainly will not have elegant meals like on the cruise ship - if hungry make a plan

 

Just some ideas to consider before settling back into the drab end of travel/vacation return to work mode

 

Again note your cruise port ship arrival - readers may have some more input - suggestions

 

[Carolyn1964]

Sorry should have said ncl escape

[hallux]

6 hours ago, Carolyn1964 said:

Sorry should have said ncl escape

Cruise lines move ships around, without context of when your trip is people can't determine what cruise port you're going through to make suggestions for post-cruise timing of flights or things to do.