Thomasbeau Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Another newbie question here. We are planning to have a family member pick us up after the Serenade of the Seas arrives in Boston on Sunday October 9th. My itinerary states the ship will arrive in Boston at 7am. If we just take our time and "go with the flow" when should we expect to be off the ship? We are in no rush, so is there a certain time that everyone needs to be off the ship? Any thoughts will be appreciated. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarney Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 I've never sailed out of Boston, but generally speaking they want to clear the ship as soon as possible so that they can clear it and start allowing the next sailing's passengers onboard and spending money. :) If you hang out, have breakfast, and are among the last people off the ship, you'll probably be off between 9:30 and 10am at the absolute latest, then off to grab your luggage and go through customs. I'd plan on meeting someplace at 10:30am with the option of giving them a call in case there's a big line at customs. KLA and Thomasbeau 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLA Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Agreeing with above - 9:30 or 10 is probably the furthest you could push that and still have a nice slow morning. We did this on Enchantment.. do recommend. I strongly considered handcuffing myself to the ship and yelling, "I'M NEVER LEAVING!" ... I don't recommend this. (** Do not take KLA's advice. It's bad) Thomasbeau and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 9:30-10 is a good estimate as stated above. Boston isn't a regular, year-round cruise port, so things can move a bit slower here. It also depends on whether you hurt Maine going or returning as that has immigration and customs implications. It is also wise to use a porter here as taxi lines can be long. If also plan on 30-40 minutes to get to the airport just in case there's traffic; however, it's always been more of a hassle to get to the cruise, in my experience, than to get to the airport. Thomasbeau 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L454S Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 I just did disembark in Boston. As stated above, it is not a "regular" cruise terminal. It will take a bit longer for the FLOW to work it's way off the ship. 9-10 should be about right. The problem is out on the street serving the terminal, very narrow and people getting off mixing with people getting on. Taxis, vans, transfers from hotels, etc......quite a line Thomasbeau and cookingyo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasbeau Posted September 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Thanks all for the helpful information. We live in NE CT only about 1.5 hours from the port in Boston so we are not dealing with taxis and the airport. We are just going to have our son pick us up. Looks like we'll plan to have him there around 10am. I appreciate all the help. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 It might be worth having him pick you up across the street so that he doesn't have to deal with the traffic if you don't have a lot of luggage to deal with. I believe there's a hotel nearby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasbeau Posted September 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 It might be worth having him pick you up across the street so that he doesn't have to deal with the traffic if you don't have a lot of luggage to deal with. I believe there's a hotel nearby. That sounds like a great idea. Thanks again! DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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