There's a law called the Passenger Services Vessels Act that may be the reason why you wouldn't be able to do this. It places restrictions on foreign flagged ships (which is the majority of mass market cruiseships) as to how passengers could travel. For example, if you are on an Alaskan cruise that travels from Seattle roundtrip, the ship must stop at a distant foreign port (which is usually Victoria, BC). If you go on a Hawaiian cruise that goes roundtrip from San Diego or Los Angeles, your ship will stop at Ensenada before returning to California.
There are also some other routes that a ship will not be able to go, such as up or down the West Coast or East Coast, unless it stops at a foreign port.
Even if your action doesn't violate the PVSA, I would imagine that staying off a ship for a week and then jumping on another one may complicate things as the cruiseline must report its manifest to Homeland Security.
Will a cruise line allow you to disembark at a port of call and stay for a week and board on the next boat when it sails into port?
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It would depend where in the world you are. Some countries and cruise lines allow this some does not.
You can disembark at a port of call, if you are talking about leaving the ship mid cruise, but you have to ask for permission by the cruiseline.
You will have to pay the full fare and gratituities for the entire voyage.
Years ago Cunard had a deal where you could cruise a few days -- stay at one of their resorts -- then get back on the ship when it returned to that port.
Haven't heard of any ship doing this in the Caribbean, Mexico or Alaska.
Years ago Cunard had a deal where you could cruise a few days -- stay at one of their resorts -- then get back on the ship when it returned to that port.
That would be really neat to do, but seems complicated! I wonder would you get the same cabin on the way back? If not, then you would have to take all your luggage off at the port...lots would have to go into that...
Will a cruise line allow you to disembark at a port of call and stay for a week and board on the next boat when it sails into port?
No, but if you could, you would pay the full price for both cruises.
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Originally Posted by cruisin' chick
There's a law called the Passenger Services Vessels Act that may be the reason why you wouldn't be able to do this. It places restrictions on foreign flagged ships (which is the majority of mass market cruiseships) as to how passengers could travel. For example, if you are on an Alaskan cruise that travels from Seattle roundtrip, the ship must stop at a distant foreign port (which is usually Victoria, BC). If you go on a Hawaiian cruise that goes roundtrip from San Diego or Los Angeles, your ship will stop at Ensenada before returning to California.
There are no distant foriegn ports in Mexico or Canada. That is why a Panama Canal cruise from East to West or West to East require a stop in Aruba or South America.
My recent Alaska cruise was from SF to Vancouver and the ship then sailed to Seattle empty to begin weekly cruises from Seattle to Alaska.There is no way to satisfy the PSVA on an Alaska cruise by porting in Victoria.
For the cruise line, the problems would be several. It would be necessary to cancel your card in mid-cruise. It would also be necessary on the new ship you board to make a new cruise card for you. But this is almost a minor issue.
There's the cost of an empty cabin. As you might guess by now, a cruise ship expects to make additional profit from your activities whilst on board. The lovely shops, the beverage services, the unending stream of photographs and the casino are all important profit centers. So the cost of an empty cabin is greater than you might at first think. No additional revenue is generated. [The additional costs of empty cabins are part of the reason for the last-minute booking discount business.]
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