Embark after cruise has sailed @ different port?

[doryjeditt]

Has anyone ever had a planned embarkation from a port of call from the cruise's itinerary if you could not embark on 1st day??

[doryjeditt]

We're sailing from Miami (day1) and will be in st. Maarten on day 3. I was told passengers could embark from st. Maarten, for example, if they cannot embark at Miami???

[LHT28]

Friends of ours did it in Europe She got on in the embarkation port of Amsterdam & her DH join her from Copenhagen

 

Contact the cruise line to see if you can do it ..it may not be allowed in all places & certainly not in a US port

[Shmoo here]

Has anyone ever had a planned embarkation from a port of call from the cruise's itinerary if you could not embark on 1st day??

 

Generally speaking, cruises in Europe will allow later embarkation with pre-arrangement.

 

Cruises in the Caribbean, may or may not allow later embarkation. Until recently, most cruise lines would allow it with pre-arrangement. But, now, there seem to be immigration issues with some itineraries and several of the cruise lines are no longer allowing it.

 

It's best to contact the specific cruise line and find out their policy about your specific cruise.

[doryjeditt]

Thank you! Don't know what's going on...this company is from Europe! MSC...don't know why the Italian headquarters denied embarkation from st. Maarten AFTER US office approved pre-arranged late embarkation and AIRFARE had already been purchased!!

[doryjeditt]

Which cruise lines are known to have approved late embarkations in the past??

[doryjeditt]

Friends of ours did it in Europe She got on in the embarkation port of Amsterdam & her DH join her from Copenhagen

 

Contact the cruise line to see if you can do it ..it may not be allowed in all places & certainly not in a US port

 

Do you know which cruise line?

[LHT28]

Do you know which cruise line?

 

Yes ...Oceania

But different cruise lines & different ports have different rules

[Keith1010]

You need to check with the cruise line. It comes down to their own rules plus any other rules related to the local authorities and the itinerary you are on.

 

Keith

[Velvetwater]

Thank you! Don't know what's going on...this company is from Europe! MSC...don't know why the Italian headquarters denied embarkation from st. Maarten AFTER US office approved pre-arranged late embarkation and AIRFARE had already been purchased!!

 

It doesn't matter if the cruise line is European or not. Its to do with the fact that its US immigration and US ports at either end if the journey.

 

I think I read somewhere that its do with cost for the cruise line nowadays. They get charged if the come back to the US with extra people on board even if its legit paid for cruisers.

[peety3]

Thank you! Don't know what's going on...this company is from Europe! MSC...don't know why the Italian headquarters denied embarkation from st. Maarten AFTER US office approved pre-arranged late embarkation and AIRFARE had already been purchased!!

If you didn't get it in writing, find a box of tissues and cry away.

 

If you've already been through the wringer on a situation like this, please spell that out in your initial post so we know what's going on.