Has anyone here ever arranged to get off the ship at one port and catch up with it at the next port?

[WeighAnchor]

I have a family member who lives in Spain near one of the ports we are visiting, and I am contemplating staying overnight with them and meeting up with the ship at the next port call (also in Spain) the next day. Who at RC did you call for permission to do this, or did you ask once onboard the ship? Thanks!

[Ourusualbeach]

5 hours ago, WeighAnchor said:

I have a family member who lives in Spain near one of the ports we are visiting, and I am contemplating staying overnight with them and meeting up with the ship at the next port call (also in Spain) the next day. Who at RC did you call for permission to do this, or did you ask once onboard the ship? Thanks!

Royal has stopped doing this.

 

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/different-departure-port-city

[cruiseboy89130]

If you leave - they will not let you come back!

[MommaBear55]

Go ahead and ask. Although the official position is "no",  several people got permission to do it in French Polynesia on our transpacific this spring. There was also a planned excursion that did this in New Zealand. This may also be a country for exception, as both ports are in Spain. 

[markf]

We did it in Haifa and stayed overnight in Jerusalem and met the ship in ashdod .

I don’t remember if we told them or just did it 

[time4u2go]

4 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Royal has stopped doing this.

 

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/different-departure-port-city

That's not really what is being asked.

[Pratique]

Royal never liked doing this and Covid travel restrictions put an end to downlining.

 

You might try to email royalguestrelations@rccl.com to ask; however, in the past it was only granted on a case-by-case basis so be prepared to explain why you are doing it.

 

If you do not intend to return to the ship then they need to know so they don't hold the ship and waste time trying to hunt you down before departing.

[WeighAnchor]

Thanks for the input everyone. I'll contact guest relations department and see what they say.

[fsjosh]

What would be the difference in doing this and coming back too late and the ship has left already? 

[time4u2go]

1 hour ago, fsjosh said:

What would be the difference in doing this and coming back too late and the ship has left already? 

One difference would be that if someone comes back too late and the ship has already left, the ship would have spent some time and effort and expense trying to locate the late person, and would have left the port late. With what the OP is proposing, the ship would know that the person was rejoining the ship at the next port and would be able to leave on time with no effort spent trying to find the person.

 

Edited September 14, 2023 by time4u2go

[fsjosh]

3 hours ago, time4u2go said:

One difference would be that if someone comes back too late and the ship has already left, the ship would have spent some time and effort and expense trying to locate the late person, and would have left the port late. With what the OP is proposing, the ship would know that the person was rejoining the ship at the next port and would be able to leave on time with no effort spent trying to find the person.

 

 

That is a legit point. I was thinking as far as the rules of "can you", not about effects no-showing would have on the ship. 

[lcpagejr]

On 9/14/2023 at 7:46 PM, time4u2go said:

One difference would be that if someone comes back too late and the ship has already left, the ship would have spent some time and effort and expense trying to locate the late person, and would have left the port late. With what the OP is proposing, the ship would know that the person was rejoining the ship at the next port and would be able to leave on time with no effort spent trying to find the person.

 

Also...your luggage and items in safe (PP, etc) would be left at the last port

[NancyIL]

When the ship overnights in the last port of the cruise, is it possible to disembark on the first day the ship is in that port?

[Biker19]

29 minutes ago, NancyIL said:

When the ship overnights in the last port of the cruise, is it possible to disembark on the first day the ship is in that port?

That varies by port and circumstances but likely yes.

[SbbquilterUT]

32 minutes ago, NancyIL said:

When the ship overnights in the last port of the cruise, is it possible to disembark on the first day the ship is in that port?

Part of that issue is that they are not likely staffed with immigration in order to document your return to the country.

[wdwkings]

 

34 minutes ago, NancyIL said:

When the ship overnights in the last port of the cruise, is it possible to disembark on the first day the ship is in that port?

We have had the overnight three times.  It may vary by port but all three times the "early" departure was allowed.

[bonsai3s]

52 minutes ago, NancyIL said:

When the ship overnights in the last port of the cruise, is it possible to disembark on the first day the ship is in that port?

 In Dubai, we were allowed.