Saxman1961

No problem - I need coffee to function in the morning... We found the cruise on Latitudes Rewards still good till August --- Even got free gratuities .... Not sure if that is still going on... But 10 days of tips x2 is $400. And they gave us all 5 free at sea promotions and the tour agent kicked in another couple of hundred in on board cash with excursion credits. Mid January - early Feb truly is when we you can get the best deals... If you can go then.

Our first port is Aruba... I am sure it will leave promptly at 9pm.. That is why the doors have to close at 8pm...

We are cruising out San Juan in January - I literally just got off the phone with the Norwegian Customer Service and this is what they told me about embarkation.

1) Embarkation is from 12:00 till 7:00pm --- the 12 as you know is approximate..

2) They close embarkation at 7:00 pm - HOWEVER -- you can still board by coming to the front desk on board.

3) This runs from 7:00 till 8:00pm...

4) At 8:00pm they close and lock the door and you will NOT be boarding. So you need to make it by then. :o

From what I gathered from the same rep from Norwegian about another cruise that actually starts with a night in port you CANNOT leave the ship during the embarkation process - but you may after all night long just like and overnight in other ports. (see even called a supervisor to make sure). On this cruise that would only leave an hour between times so I am not sure if you can get on and then get off before the closing of embarkation.

I am not sure exactly when the muster drill is. I do hear if you miss it you make it up the next day.

Any questions - call customer was really helpful as usual - call during the day if possible and it's quick too. It was the same number as dining reservations.

Happy Cruising!