Ward Cove Question?

[SpanishForker]

I figured I would ask this question here as Ward Cove is used by NCL the most if not exclusively. I am looking to book the Totem Bight Park excursion for our July 24 Encore cruise. It starts at 10:45am and lasts 2 hrs. This would be cutting it close to all aboard time at the finish. I assume we meet for the excursion in the warehouse at Ward Cove. If we wanted to do shopping before the excursion is there a place to hold our packages until we return or do we have to run them back to the ship before the excursion? Thanks!!

[1025cruise]

You would need to bring your packages back to the cabin. 

[SpanishForker]

2 hours ago, 1025cruise said:

You would need to bring your packages back to the cabin. 

Thank you for the answer. How easy is it to come and go from the ship in Ward Cove?

[ChiefMateJRK]

6 minutes ago, SpanishForker said:

Thank you for the answer. How easy is it to come and go from the ship in Ward Cove?

I would allow about 20 - 30 minutes for that.

[JIMESOPUS]

4 hours ago, SpanishForker said:

I figured I would ask this question here as Ward Cove is used by NCL the most if not exclusively. I am looking to book the Totem Bight Park excursion for our July 24 Encore cruise. It starts at 10:45am and lasts 2 hrs. This would be cutting it close to all aboard time at the finish. I assume we meet for the excursion in the warehouse at Ward Cove. If we wanted to do shopping before the excursion is there a place to hold our packages until we return or do we have to run them back to the ship before the excursion? Thanks!!

@SpanishForker Was at Wards Cove last May on the Sun and the Encore was next door. Encore arrived early and left ( supposed to leave at 1 PM ) around 2 PM.

Inside was a madhouse, didn't see any vendor offering to hold packages. Most PAX were just standing in line for a bus to take them downtown or in line getting back on. There was a bus running to Kmart for the crew.

Hope your excursion is with NCL, if I remember correctly several folks didn't make it back in time.

 

Here are some pictures taken of the Encore between 1 PM and 2 PM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 19, 2023 by JIMESOPUS

[paradyne64]

Here some pictures taken the same day, looking back at ya.