If they are tendering the last tender usually leaves for the ship 30 minutes to an hour before the ship is scheduled to leave (I know on some Carnival ships it is an hour, but on others it is only 30 minutes). If they are docked (and the Conquest got to dock this past week), then they have to be onboard the ship no later than 30 minutes before the time to leave. The ship will not wait for them.

A 30 minute window between the end of the dive and the ship leaving is not enough time. Even without the 5 to 10 minute taxi ride, they will miss the ship.

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