cruisetorelax44 Posted August 22, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 22, 2022 A friend and i are looking at the 10-day Fall Foliage cruise for Oct 2023, which leaves from Quebec. We live in Boston. We were thinking about booking the trip, and then only doing the first 8 days.. just getting off in Portland and then not getting back onto the ship. Just hopping onto a train and going home. We would skip Bar Harbor and a sea day, and then not have to worry about transportation from NJ. Anyone ever done anything like this before? The destinations in Canada are really long drives away, and we'd love to see them, but don't have the vacation time needed for the entire 10-day trip. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_E Posted August 22, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) I don't know if you can do that? I mean, legally. I'd check and see if Royal has anything posted about leaving a cruise early (beyond being kicked off for something). EDIT: I'd also look at this.https://www.cruzely.com/can-i-get-off-a-cruise-early-in-another-port/ Edited August 22, 2022 by Lady_E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figment7 Posted August 22, 2022 #3 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Looks like you used to be able to but not any longer according to article. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2021/12/15/royal-caribbean-will-no-longer-let-passengers-get-or-the-cruise-ship-different-port-of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted August 22, 2022 #4 Share Posted August 22, 2022 I do not believe this is allowed although I question what they could do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted August 22, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) Royal Caribbean will no longer allow cruise passengers to pre-plan early debark or late embarkation for any of our ships. As many countries continue to enforce travel restrictions, this decision was made in an abundance of caution for the safety and security of our guests." "Should guests who reserved flights through our Air2Sea program experience delays in air travel that result in missed cruise embarkation, downlining to a future port-of-call remains an option as long as the guest is fully vaccinated and able to show proof of required COVID-19 test results prior to boarding" https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/different-departure-port-city Edited August 22, 2022 by little britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soremekun Posted August 22, 2022 #6 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Very easy to do, but not recommended. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/travel/fl-ne-royal-caribbean-passengers-banned-for-life-jumping-ship-20190117-story.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelbell Posted August 22, 2022 #7 Share Posted August 22, 2022 They can't force you to stay.....but will your names be put on the naughty list..... Emergency do happen, I guess you just don't show your cards.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted August 22, 2022 #8 Share Posted August 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, kelbell said: They can't force you to stay.....but will your names be put on the naughty list..... Emergency do happen, I guess you just don't show your cards.... They can fine you. They can say you cant get off if you show up with a suitcase. I wouldnt want to find out if they can stop you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjmatty Posted August 22, 2022 #9 Share Posted August 22, 2022 32 minutes ago, soremekun said: Very easy to do, but not recommended. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/travel/fl-ne-royal-caribbean-passengers-banned-for-life-jumping-ship-20190117-story.html "Jumping ship" in its literal sense.... 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rudeney Posted August 22, 2022 #10 Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) I think "because...COVID" is just an excuse and the real reason RCCL doesn't allow this is because they might lose some onboard spend revenue and have to do extra paperwork. They will put passengers off in foreign ports for breaking rules or needing medical care, so it's not a "safety" issue. Having said that, why not just take a 7-night closed-loop cruise out of Boston? They run those pretty much every week in the fall. Edited August 22, 2022 by rudeney typos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisetorelax44 Posted August 22, 2022 Author #11 Share Posted August 22, 2022 59 minutes ago, rudeney said: I think "because...COVID" is just an excuse and the real reason RCCL doesn't allow this is because they might lose some onboard spend revenue and have to do extra paperwork. They will put passengers off in foreign ports for breaking rules or needing medical care, so it's not a "safety" issue. Having said that, why not just take a 7-night closed-loop cruise out of Boston? They run those pretty much every week in the fall. we did that one already lol.. the ones that go up to Quebec have a bunch of ports we haven't seen, and that are super tough to drive to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_E Posted August 22, 2022 #12 Share Posted August 22, 2022 According to what I read, it's a fee of 300 dollars and you can be blacklisted from cruising period, sort of like if you get put on a no fly list. I don't think its worth the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjmatty Posted August 22, 2022 #13 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Unless you can scare up a positive Covid test after the ports you want, I think you're SOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted August 22, 2022 #14 Share Posted August 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, Lady_E said: According to what I read, it's a fee of 300 dollars and you can be blacklisted from cruising period, sort of like if you get put on a no fly list. I don't think its worth the risk. I don’t think they would be black listed from cruising period, just black listed from RCI ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted August 22, 2022 #15 Share Posted August 22, 2022 2 hours ago, poocher said: I do not believe this is allowed although I question what they could do about it. When I had to debark early due to a family emergency late last year I was given paperwork from guest services to present to security when leaving the ship early. I suppose if you walk off with just a backpack security would not know, but when I approached the gangway with my suitcase it was a pretty good sign I was leaving the ship and the security folks literally got wide eyed as I approached. Once I handed over my papers authorizing me to leave they relaxed and let me go on my way. I suppose you could call the local police and claim you are being held against your will but I suspect once the police appeared and learned what was going on they might not willing to play along. Ultimately you might get your way and your name added to the list no future cruiser wants their name on. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_E Posted August 22, 2022 #16 Share Posted August 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, twangster said: When I had to debark early due to a family emergency late last year I was given paperwork from guest services to present to security when leaving the ship early. I suppose if you walk off with just a backpack security would not know, but when I approached the gangway with my suitcase it was a pretty good sign I was leaving the ship and the security folks literally got wide eyed as I approached. Once I handed over my papers authorizing me to leave they relaxed and let me go on my way. I suppose you could call the local police and claim you are being held against your will but I suspect once the police appeared and learned what was going on they might not willing to play along. Ultimately you might get your way and your name added to the list no future cruiser wants their name on. I would not call the cops; filing a false police report is taken very seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted August 22, 2022 #17 Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) You can't just get off because you would be skipping immigration and customs. So that would have to be prearranged. That might not even be possible in Portland. Without going through immigration and customs you would be reentering illegally. Edited August 22, 2022 by Charles4515 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronx12 Posted August 22, 2022 #18 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Pre-Covid my husband & I made arrangements to get on the ship a a different port, and made arrangements to get off in our home port. This needed approval and there were certain rules. Since Covid, they have not been approving this, they said because of Covid and the rules in different ports. You never know, things may change in the future. Good luck and hope things work out for you 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clover18 Posted August 22, 2022 #19 Share Posted August 22, 2022 9 hours ago, poocher said: I do not believe this is allowed although I question what they could do about it. I don’t think they would just let you carry your bags off in Portland without telling them you were just leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted August 22, 2022 #20 Share Posted August 22, 2022 I'm not saying to do this but what would prevent someone from feigning a medical emergency (not Covid) and have a need to disembark? They let people with chest pains and other ailments off or better said, they boot them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted August 22, 2022 #21 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Back in October had a young woman sailing alone on Celebrity Equinox not happy with the cruise. She walked off in Barbados and left at least minimal stuff in her cabin. At the time you couldn't leave the port without a cruise-line excursion. The country also wasn't allowing anyone to enter via boat/air. She either met a friend in the port and they managed to get out of the port or she left a cruise snorkeling excursion, never made clear. Six hours after scheduled departure we were still waiting and ship wasn't allowed to leave without accounting for her. Police and army eventually found her at friend's house. She did not get back onboard. Assume she and friend wound up in jail for violating health laws, entering illegally and helping someone enter illegally. After midnight when we left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingerwoppy Posted August 23, 2022 #22 Share Posted August 23, 2022 It would be a shame if you were "feeling very sick" and needed to get off early...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njkruzer Posted August 23, 2022 #23 Share Posted August 23, 2022 The cruise line submits a complete manifest of passengers and crew to each port. Everyone must be accounted for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted August 23, 2022 #24 Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, livingonthebeach said: I'm not saying to do this but what would prevent someone from feigning a medical emergency (not Covid) and have a need to disembark? They let people with chest pains and other ailments off or better said, they boot them off. If you have chest pains they are going to run a whole battery of tests. They are fully equipped. One of my friends got sick, thought he might have had a heart attack. They ran tests and observed him. Kept him overnight in the medical center. They did not disembark him or boot him off. Found nothing. I think the bill came to $20,000. Luckily he had cruise insurance. Edited August 23, 2022 by Charles4515 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njkruzer Posted August 23, 2022 #25 Share Posted August 23, 2022 And if they determine you need to go to hospital it will be there choice, divert to closest port and doctor personally transfers patient to another medical professional. They won't let you just disembark at your leisure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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