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Thank you. I think it would be amazing to have someone go with me. Is there a particular place on this forum to find someone that is sane to go with

Yea I've asked everyone unless you can come with me.

I did a river cruise and I loved it. I told myself I would try that first. There wasnt really any motion though there. I can imagine in the ocean its going to be different.

Do u have to go alone?.? You will think too much. Everyone is different. I love the motion of the ship. It relaxes me. You will not know until you get there. But the movement of the ship is like any boat on the water. If you are this fearful, don’t do it unless you have a buddy who LOVES cruising. You are setting yourself up by already asking for an out. It is too much money for this much apprehension. Do a Riverboat Cruise instead. No open waters[emoji2]

 

 

 

 

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Yea I've asked everyone unless you can come with me.

YOU CAN DO THIS! You are in open water mostly at night as the ship transitions to the next port. You can stay inside, enjoy the fun and beat the fear!!

 

 

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I surely hope so. My aunt says it doesn't even feel like you are on a boat. Is that true? Is there alot of movement? Since I'm going alone I always wonder if im up at night if it would scare me if i had to deal with some motion.

Typically, most cruise lines no longer allow early debarkation. Time was they would work with the passenger, but not so much any more. And certainly not done on the spot (during the cruise). Except for a major medical emergency, they aren't going to just let you "get off the ship".

 

The debarking early issue depends on what the embarkation/debarkation ports are for the cruise and what port you want to get off at.

 

There are not many Caribbean cruises that start in one US port and end in another. The issue there is the ship must make a distant foreign port stop for those (except for cruises into/out of Puerto Rico), and not many of the standard Caribbean cruises do a stop at a distant foreign port.

Hmm so it sounds like maybe it's a possibility?? for a cruise leaving from FL and ending in PR that I could get off I needed to before it reached PR.

Thank you.

I will definitely do that tomorrow.

Just wondering if a one way FL to PR has those same issues. Or a cruise that starts in one US port and ends in the other. Maybe i'd be better off doing that if that makes any difference. I'll tell you one thing I sure am learning a lot about cruises.

I just want to be prepared. Hopefully someone can give an actual answer to my questions here. Knowledge is power and I would like to know.

I'm hesitant to take a shorter cruise. My aunt who is frequently cruises says the boats are older and I might get sick easier. I really want to take this cruise, I'm not concerned about the financial aspect. Just want to take the cruise but be a first time cruiser that is prepared should anything arise.

Typically, if you want to get off the ship early, you must clear it in advance (before the cruise) with the cruise line. Most of the time they will not allow it.

 

As you seem to know, entering the country via cruise ship will not get you an entry stamp into the country. I believe, even if you get a stamp at a cruise port, it's not an actual entry stamp. Since most countries allow cruise ship passengers a bit more freedom to visit for just the day.

So I just read in the forum here that people do that. Actually, I read about someone just not getting back on the ship. How do those people get entry stamps??

In order to leave a cruise before the end of it, you must clear it with the cruise line ahead of time first, and depending on itinerary you can't always just "get off and leave" at any port you want. Some ports are private islands owned by the line and you cannot disembark there.

 

Check with your cruise line. And happy birthday! :D

Thanks for that info, I will definitely do that.

Hey ya'll,

I'd like to know what would I do on a 8 day cruise if at some point I wanted to leave. I really want to book my cruise, it's my dream to experience being on a cruise! I feel like I've been waiting my whole life because I had fear being in open water like that. I decided that for my birthday I'm going to conquer my fear.

But... If i decide that I want to get off the ship at the next time, will I be able to get an entry stamp to stay at that stop for maybe a week and fly back instead?

My worry is not having an entry stamp and then trying to leave the country without an entry stamp.