confusing question

[RARcruise]

We have a party of 17 people going on a cruise out of Miami in a couple weeks. I am a planner so I have had my plan in place for close to a year but some of my family members or not and so they are just now changing some things. I am not even sure how to word the question for someone to even understand what I am asking but I am going to try my best.

 

We have one family oceanview stateroom that will have a 22 year old, 19 year old, 17 year old, 16 year old, 2 year old, and 1 year old. The 19 year old and the 17 year old will not have a parent on the ship. The others in the room are some of my kids and grandkids. Presently I have the 22 year old signing the contract (sail pass) whatever it is that has to be signed for everyone in the room. Now it looks like the 19 year old and the 17 year old will be riding with some other family members who are staying in another room. We are getting to the port area the night before and are wanting to get on the ship as early as we can. The other car is not planning to leave their house until the morning of and then making the 10 hour drive. I don't want to just hang out in Miami waiting on them before we can board so is it possible that the adults they would be riding with add the 19 year old and the 17 year onto the setsail pass that they have to sign? I pretty much know that's possible so I guess really my concern is will they have a problem at the port if the other 4 in the room have already checked in? Is there any rule that says they all have to check in together?

 

I hope that makes sense and that someone else has dealt with something like this and can give me a definite yes or no.

Thanks

[123funcruiser]

Not all people in a cabin need to check-in / board at the same time.

 

I´m not sure how the setsail pass is handled, but I think you could change it to sperate setsail passes by not having one person sign for all and this would get everybody their own setsail pass.

[RARcruise]

Not all people in a cabin need to check-in / board at the same time.

 

I´m not sure how the setsail pass is handled, but I think you could change it to sperate setsail passes by not having one person sign for all and this would get everybody their own setsail pass.

 

The 19 year old will have a set sail pass that puts his debt card on his room key (my mind is just going blank and I can't remember what those cards are called lol) but he and the 17 year old both have to be listed on someone's setsail pass because they are under 21 and can't sign the contract.

 

Thanks for the help on the other. I think this is exactly what I am going to do plus I no longer have to worry about the birth certificate issue. I have been begging for 2 months for them and still don't have them:mad:.

 

I am going to Disney for a week before the cruise and do not want to be worrying about who can get on the ship and who will be left behind. :')

[cb at sea]

Anyone who is there will get on the ship, as long as they have the proper ID's and money. I am a bit concerned about the people you said would be leaving the "morning of" and driving 10 hours....that sounds like a disaster, to me! Groups do NOT have to arrive together.

[Citymom92]

Anyone who is there will get on the ship, as long as they have the proper ID's and money. I am a bit concerned about the people you said would be leaving the "morning of" and driving 10 hours....that sounds like a disaster, to me! Groups do NOT have to arrive together.

 

 

 

I was just getting ready to type the same thing. Unless they’re leaving at 3am they might not even make it. Yikes!

 

 

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[RARcruise]

Anyone who is there will get on the ship, as long as they have the proper ID's and money. I am a bit concerned about the people you said would be leaving the "morning of" and driving 10 hours....that sounds like a disaster, to me! Groups do NOT have to arrive together.

 

My too :eek: I would be so stressed!!!!!!! I always arrive the night before because you never know what could happen not to mention some Holiday traveling will have already started. My family of 8 will be there and so will my parents so if someone else misses the ship I will send them a text saying sorry before we leave the port on the ship. ;)

[123funcruiser]

The 19 year old will have a set sail pass that puts his debt card on his room key (my mind is just going blank and I can't remember what those cards are called lol) but he and the 17 year old both have to be listed on someone's setsail pass because they are under 21 and can't sign the contract.

 

Thanks for the help on the other. I think this is exactly what I am going to do plus I no longer have to worry about the birth certificate issue. I have been begging for 2 months for them and still don't have them:mad:.

 

I am going to Disney for a week before the cruise and do not want to be worrying about who can get on the ship and who will be left behind. :')

 

Well don´t really take my word for ti, because I´m not the expert here, but I would simply print that set sail pass more than once and have everyone have a signed copy of it. Those boarding first will not have a problem at all and should those that arrive later have a problem at check-in (which I doubt) those onboard could be paged down.

[xpcdoojk]

I can tell that money is a huge issue, almost as big as no Birth Certificates or passports for the success of this trip. But surely the group driving 10 hours, could leave the night before, drive until late at night say at 5 or 6 hours, get up reasonably early after staying in a cheap motel (motel 6, days inn, etc) and give themselves a better chance in case anything happens. Remember they don't just have to get to Miami, but they have to park the car, get thru security and then board the ship. Which I think has to be accomplished with 90 minutes to spare or they will get left behind BC or not.

 

JC

[yuvraj]

As a rule, I have always printed separate set sail passes for everyone. My family group has been as big as 7 spread across multiple cabins or sharing the same suite. Having separate set sail passes for everyone takes one complication out of the equation.

 

We have cruised several times with my children as late teenagers. On our last cruise, my son was 20. He signed his own contract and set up his own credit card against his account. So I question those who think you need to be 21+ to set up your own account or sign your own contract. I believe the min age is 18.

 

What nobody can anticipate is how the person at check-in will act when a group of young kids turn up and they happen to be unrelated. Even if one is 21+. Being the kind of person who likes minimum of fuss, I would aim to check in together. An overnight stay in a cheap hotel, even if it is en-route would be preferable to a long drive with risk of delays and missing the boat.

 

When my children were young and money was tight, I would plan my road trips so that overnight stops were at the cheapest possible hotels which were typically in remote, unpopular spots along the route. Its an option worth considering.

[qianabb]

My too :eek: I would be so stressed!!!!!!! I always arrive the night before because you never know what could happen not to mention some Holiday traveling will have already started. My family of 8 will be there and so will my parents so if someone else misses the ship I will send them a text saying sorry before we leave the port on the ship. ;)

 

 

 

Please urge them to leave the night before by 6 or 7 pm even if they have to sleep at a rest stop or truck stop for a few hours. That way they can plan to get there around 9 or 10am and get on the ship as soon as the doors open.

 

We live in Florida, but the other couples we cruise with live in Ohio. It’s a short 2 hour plane ride, and they always book the first flight. That puts them in FLL by 9 or 10am, we meet them and all board together. This last cruise 2 weeks ago, the plane was delayed. They didn’t get in until about 1pm [emoji33]. After getting bags and alternate transportation to the port, we didn’t get there until 3pm and we had to schlep all of our stuff ourselves because the porters were gone.

 

It turned out fine, but almost didn’t. The new rule is that they come in the night before now.

 

Even though we only live 2 hours from Miami, we went on a cruise last year that started the day after Easter. My family went to church and then we headed on down to FT. Lauderdale and we found that we really liked being there the day before. Less stress, just get up and go [emoji5].

 

 

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[RARcruise]

As a rule, I have always printed separate set sail passes for everyone. My family group has been as big as 7 spread across multiple cabins or sharing the same suite. Having separate set sail passes for everyone takes one complication out of the equation.

 

We have cruised several times with my children as late teenagers. On our last cruise, my son was 20. He signed his own contract and set up his own credit card against his account. So I question those who think you need to be 21+ to set up your own account or sign your own contract. I believe the min age is 18.

 

What nobody can anticipate is how the person at check-in will act when a group of young kids turn up and they happen to be unrelated. Even if one is 21+. Being the kind of person who likes minimum of fuss, I would aim to check in together. An overnight stay in a cheap hotel, even if it is en-route would be preferable to a long drive with risk of delays and missing the boat.

 

When my children were young and money was tight, I would plan my road trips so that overnight stops were at the cheapest possible hotels which were typically in remote, unpopular spots along the route. Its an option worth considering.

 

When I did check-in on the cruise it would not allow me to have anyone at least 19-under to sign the full contract. It would allow me to have them sign for their own debit card. So those in that actual situation are listed on 2 setsail passes. I will go and see if they have changed something that will allow me to change it up that way.

 

The other people that the 19 and 17 year old would be traveling with is a married couple over 26 and the other group ranges has adults in an age range of 65-38 not counting the 22 year old.

[RARcruise]

Please urge them to leave the night before by 6 or 7 pm even if they have to sleep at a rest stop or truck stop for a few hours. That way they can plan to get there around 9 or 10am and get on the ship as soon as the doors open.

 

We live in Florida, but the other couples we cruise with live in Ohio. It’s a short 2 hour plane ride, and they always book the first flight. That puts them in FLL by 9 or 10am, we meet them and all board together. This last cruise 2 weeks ago, the plane was delayed. They didn’t get in until about 1pm [emoji33]. After getting bags and alternate transportation to the port, we didn’t get there until 3pm and we had to schlep all of our stuff ourselves because the porters were gone.

 

It turned out fine, but almost didn’t. The new rule is that they come in the night before now.

 

Even though we only live 2 hours from Miami, we went on a cruise last year that started the day after Easter. My family went to church and then we headed on down to FT. Lauderdale and we found that we really liked being there the day before. Less stress, just get up and go [emoji5].

 

 

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Trust me if I could change it I would. They are grown ups and feel like it will be fine. I do think they are planning on leaving around 1am that morning so hoping for them that it all goes well.

[qianabb]

Trust me if I could change it I would. They are grown ups and feel like it will be fine. I do think they are planning on leaving around 1am that morning so hoping for them that it all goes well.

 

 

 

That makes me feel a little better [emoji1431]

 

 

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[Grandma Dazzles]

OP in your original post you indicated the 17-year-old will not have a parent on the ship. Make sure you have correct paperwork for this minor. Usually need permission from parents, etc. This has come up previously with grandparents trying to cruise/book cabins.

[papaflamingo]

I'm not sure if all your concerns were addressed or not, or if my comments actually address your concerns. However, as others have said, simply print a copy of the SetSail for everyone. I don't know about 19 year olds, but we had my 12 year old grandson in our cabin. His parents, in a different cabin, were responsible for him and his expenses. When you fill out your SetSail info online, it gives you the option to basically take responsibility for someone on a different reservation, both as guardian and their account. So my grandson, even though he was on our reservation, was listed on my son's SetSail. As for credit card numbers, I don't think it matters how old you are, just fill in the credit card info and have the card at checkin. You can fill out the SetSail with plenty of time to make changes. I think it will become clear as you do it.

[RARcruise]

Just an update... it would NOT let me print out the portion of the set sail pass that includes the contract. Gave me a message that they have to have someone over 21 sign for them. I did remove them from the original contract and have them moved to the other persons contract. Sent a message in all caps to not allow them in the vehicle if they don't have a birth certificate and if the 17 year doesn't have her notarized letter allowing her to travel. So as of now I'm out of it. ;)