Tender return

[PKFA]

When returning from shore, can one catch any available tender from the ship or is it a ticket and set time affair? On our previous cruise the tenders were going back and forth all day and one could jump on whichever one chose to. Please excuse my ignorance I am rather new at this cruising malarkey. Thank you for any information received it truly is appreciated.

[ColinIllinois]

Sure, just jump on the tender that's heading back. Just make sure it's one that's going to your ship. :D

[Demonyte]

Yep, tendering process from the ship is first with tickets and after the critical mass has been transferred, it's first come, first served.

 

Back to the ship it's always first come, first served.

[PKFA]

Thank for the swift replies. best regards to all.

[Ilovesailing]

Remember that the last tender boat is half hour before ship departure time.

[Hikini]

I'm glad that there is no ticket system for the return tenders. That would be a disaster!

[pnerissa]

I'd be interested to know about tenders if your booked-through-the-ship shore excursion runs late?

 

Beverly

[buckeye82]

If a shore excursion runs late they will start putting unneeded tenders away but they will leave enough running to accommodate the late arrivals.

 

 

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[roger001]

I'd be interested to know about tenders if your booked-through-the-ship shore excursion runs late?

 

Beverly

 

That's the big advantage of an NCL booked tour (shore excursion). NCL will get you back on the ship, somehow, guaranteed.

[don't-use-real-name]

Sure, just jump on the tender that's heading back. Just make sure it's one that's going to your ship. :D

 

Well if you do take the wrong tender to the wrong ship your sail and sign card

will get you bounced off the gangplank into the briney deep.

 

When coming aboard you use your sail and sign card to access entrance to the

ship and have a brief inspection for weapons of mass destruction and illegal

pirated booze and whatever the keystone cops are looking for.

 

When the red lights go off and the klaxon horns sound you kind of know that

this is not your ship - kindly return to the tender and return to the tender

dock and get on the right tender you bozo and what's in your wallet ?

 

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Happened at Cabo May 2007 Carnival Pride two cruisers thought the Celebrity

ship was theirs and found out that it was not - Fun part the Carnival Pride had

already weighed anchor and had sailed to a point off the arches. A radio call

and the Celebrity tender saved the day in very rough seas getting these folks

to the Pride who awaited their arrival. Then the best part the cheering section

observing the retrieve and rescue at sea of the wayward cruisers - a bit red

in the face and embarrassed. Don't let it happen to you - get on the right

ship.

Kudo's to the Celebrity crew for their saving the day !

[buckeye82]

"Usually" they will take a look at your cruise card when you get in line for the tender. But stuff happens!

 

We met a man who had wandered onto the wrong ship (before all the really tight secruity). His card worked to get him onto the ship (same cruise line) and then he couldn't figure out why he couldn't get into his cabin. He found a cabin steward who realized the situation, but by that time the ship had left port. He was put on the pilot boat and taken back to port. His ship had not yet left!