Cruise Question Of the Day

sailingrose · May 22, 2008

Next question:
Do you wake up early to watch the ship pull into a new port?

Not usually.....depends on what port. I did get up early to see the sunrise in Alaska and New York. The NY view was of the Statue of Liberty. Didn't actually get up in Alaska.......we were still up, we watched the sunset and rise!

cruisetarp · May 22, 2008

I'm always awake in time to see the ship pull into port. I'm just an early riser, even on vacation.

JoeyandDavid · May 22, 2008

Next question:
Do you wake up early to watch the ship pull into a new port?

only time was Venice

TheSkipper · May 22, 2008

Not very often. Did get up as we approached the Panama Canal. On the transatlantic this year we arrived at most ports between 10AM and Noon, so I was awake for those ports!! :laugh:

hazelson · May 22, 2008

Love to get up at the crack of dwn to watch the ship pull in - adds to the excitement!

Dh - on the other hand - sleeps through everything LOL.

I like to have my coffee in hand and my camera close by :o)

zebra · May 22, 2008

Presumably you're talking about early morning arrivals. If so, two things have to occur. If it's a new port of call for us AND we are going out on an early excursion we'll order our room service coffee as our wake up call so that we'll be in time the docking and take early morning photo's of our new surroundings whilst drinking our cuppa Java. Otherwise no.

Joanandjoe · May 22, 2008

We're ealybirds; so unless the port arrival is very early, we like to see the ship pull into port. For many ports, such as Boston, the approach is one of the most interesting parts of the city.

The exception is the debarkation port. Usually the arrival is so early, and we're so tired from packing, that we miss seeing the arrival. On our last cruise, arrival at Barbados, the debarkation port, was before 4 a.m., and some people were off the ship by 4:30.

I guess not all ships arrive early. Last Saturday (5/17) I drove by the NYC docks at about 7:30 a.m. No ships were there, but longshoremen were milling about. Two ships docked later in the day--Carnival Miracle at 9 a.m. and Norwegian Spirit at 10. Three of the four times I sailed into the port, arrival was at 7 a.m. or earlier, and I only saw one of the arrivals. I also saw the late, 9 am. arrival.

55ChevyLady · May 22, 2008

Next time I am going to make it a point to get up and see. Since our last cruise was also our ONLY cruise :biggrin: we were so busy getting everything ready to leave and go into port that we missed the ship pulling into port :sad2:

Andrea

DebbieandJerry · May 22, 2008

I'm habitually an early riser and light sleeper. I can hear (and feel) the change of the thrusters. I like watching arrival and departures. Watching the lowering and raising of the tenders is also fascinating.

We were on the Sensation, pulling in to Ochos Rios. Opps, we missed. Part of the ship hit the dock. You'd be surprised how many guests slept through that ordeal!