Excursion

We are going on our first cruise in a few weeks and booked our excursions through the cruise ship (Carnival). Our itinerary has us in Amber Cove from 9-4. We booked the Dolphin Encounter and Ocean World Day Pass. Our excursion time is listed as 10:30-3:30. Are we cutting it too short to return back to the ship? Will the cruise line have shuttles running back and forth during that time frame? I think I'm paranoid after reading about people being left behind. ;pThanks!

We are going on our first cruise in a few weeks and booked our excursions through the cruise ship (Carnival). Our itinerary has us in Amber Cove from 9-4. We booked the Dolphin Encounter and Ocean World Day Pass. Our excursion time is listed as 10:30-3:30. Are we cutting it too short to return back to the ship? Will the cruise line have shuttles running back and forth during that time frame? I think I'm paranoid after reading about people being left behind. ;pThanks!

You may also want to ask this on the dedicated Carnival forum, where you would likely reach more cruisers with direct experience:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=215

We are going on our first cruise in a few weeks and booked our excursions through the cruise ship (Carnival). Our itinerary has us in Amber Cove from 9-4. We booked the Dolphin Encounter and Ocean World Day Pass. Our excursion time is listed as 10:30-3:30. Are we cutting it too short to return back to the ship? Will the cruise line have shuttles running back and forth during that time frame? I think I'm paranoid after reading about people being left behind. ;pThanks!

Booking through the cruise line is your insurance that the ship will not leave without you.

As long as you booked the excursion through Carnival as you indicate, you don't need to worry about the times. Carnival coordinates their excursions through the vendor and will assure a timely departure an return.

Typically the stories you hear about ships leaving passengers behind are when they book excursions on their own and have an issue with a timely return, or are just not being responsible regarding their time in port and being back on the ship by the scheduled on board time prior to departure.

You will be fine.

As the last couple of posters have mentioned as long as you have booked this with Carnival you will be fine.

They will monitor the tour.

Keith

I don't think you will have any timing issues with the ship excursion.

Thank you all! I hope our itinerary doesn't change and we'll still be able to enjoy this excursion, but if it does, we'll still enjoy our time no matter what.

Time doesn't matter when you're on a SHIP'S excursion...they will get you back in time..no worries. It's only private excursion or DIY things where you need to keep track of time.