Is it true that if you show up the day a cruise ship is suppose to sail and buy a ticket than you can get a ticket for really cheap? If so has anyone ever done this and how do you do this. Would you recommend doing this?
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*According to Carnival, Yes you can book a cruise the same day it will depart with Carnival cruise lines. The thing is, there may not be cabins available. Give it a try, but all cabins may be taken.
*Carnival confirmed this....Call 1-800-carnival
Below is the reprinted details from Carnival website. It clearly says you can check in 90 minutes prior to departure time.
How does the Embarkation Process Work?
Remember, Government regulations for U.S. departure ports require that a final departure manifest is submitted 60 minutes prior to departure. Guests are required to provide us with the required information prior to embarkation. The easiest and most convenient way is to complete our FunPass on line registration process at least three days prior to departure. Guests that do not complete the registration process prior to embarkation are required to check-in at least 90 minutes prior to the published sailing time.
http://www.carnival.com/CMS/FAQs/Embarka…
Hope I helped!
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NO!, You cannot go to any cruise port, or even cruise line and buy tickets on the day of sailing. The cruise lines no longer allow those type last minute bookings. Since 9/11 all of the cruise lines have changed their policies and now require passengers to register their personal information weeks before the cruise and now-a- days a last minute cruise would be one that you book a week or more before the cruise. All cruise lines request this information by regular mail or ask that you complete it on line on their web sites.
The reason for this is that all of the cruise lines must now provide a complete listing of all passengers (with all of that personal information: name, address, passport number, citizenship, etc) at least an hour before the ship sails. Thus the cruise lines want this information 3 days before the sail date so that on the sail they they can quickly provide it to Homeland Security. In addition, now all passengers must be on board the ship between 90 minutes and 2 hours before sailing so that the complete list of passengers can be submitted an hour before the ship sails. All of these requirements are on the cruise line web sites, generally in the question and answers section, or the boarding/departure section.
So the best you can do now for a "last minute" cruise is check with the cruise lines or a travel agent a week or two before the cruise date to see if there are cabins available. So 7 to 14 days is now your last minute cruise. I would not recommend such a last minute cruise (3 to 5 days before sailing) because you will NOT get a great price (the best prices are always offered for early bookings a year or more in advance. Inn addition the cabin selections at the last minute are usually the worse cabins on the ship, or the luxury suites that cost BIG bucks.
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No can do. The latest you can buy a ticket is about 24 hours in advance and very few cruise ships allow even that. Princess, for instance say you need 72 hours in advance. This all changed after 911 and is because of homeland security. If you want the very best prices for a cruise, you need to book about 1 year in advance. This has been proven to be a fact.
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The sailing day would be a risk as the names all have to be verified and on a manifest before the ship can depart. Call the cruise line and ask for the policy and the price.
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