debinaz Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 I bought excursions offered by Jewel of the Seas. I see them in my planner. What is the next step? This is my 1st cruise. How do I know where and when to meet the excursion group? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 You will receive tickets that will be waiting in your stateroom. The tickets will indicate where and when to meet. In most cases, you disembark the ship and there will be an area near the gangway where tours are meeting. Look for a crew member holding a sign with the name of your excursion. whitsmom and debinaz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 You will receive tickets that will be waiting in your stateroom. The tickets will indicate where and when to meet. In most cases, you disembark the ship and there will be an area near the gangway where tours are meeting. Look for a crew member holding a sign with the name of your excursion. Don't be late! Delaying an excursion will not win you any friends. debinaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toodle68 Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Sometimes, if the ship is tendered instead of docked and it's an early excursion, the meeting place will be somewhere on the ship and you will be first off the ship. All that is on the tickets. As to being late.. two people did not show up to one of our excursions and we were 20-30 minutes late and that threw off the entire day.. we never got to try cashew wine!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debinaz Posted January 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Good info for a newbie...I am always way early...and i sure would not want to hold anyone up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arebee Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Good info for a newbie...I am always way early...and i sure would not want to hold anyone up. Early is good, I'm always early too. But be prepared to stand and maybe even in the sun. oh, you might even have to fill out a waver once you get there. My advice is answer it like you want to go. Once my wife was filling out one (I think it was for snuba) and it asked about heart problems in her family. Her father had a heart attack a while back and she mentioned it, they told her she can't participate. They did let her fill it out again. debinaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debinaz Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Arebee, thanks for the tip about the waiver...I was wondering about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debinaz Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 When you get back on ship from the port, can you be drinking an alcoholic drink? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toodle68 Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 When at the western Caribbean ports they would not allow any food or liquid off or on the ship. At Cozumel they had dogs sniffing for food coming off and I had to throw away bottled water heading back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debinaz Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 WOW! OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar310 Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 In 2008 in Cozemel, we brought back 3 bottles of liquor and handed the bags to the security, who scanned them thru, and said "Have a nice day". Im sure he was supposed to place them on hold for us to retrieve on the last day, but maybe he was tired of that. They sell liquor at most stores on the pier, so I think they were just overwhelmed with a lot of people returning. So, its a gamble you can take if you buy some adult beverages, just come back in when there is a large crowd. debinaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arebee Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 debinaz, in a word no. They will have you pour it out before you get back on board. You can bring on all the sealed liquor you want but nothing you are drinking. debinaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debinaz Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 GREAT info...I am learning so much and it will keep me from making SOME mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Here's a look at the tickets you will get with a shore excursion you buy debinaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debinaz Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Oh, great!! This helps me so much and decreases my anxiety...I am so glad I found your site as finding much info on the RCI site is lacking so much for 1st timers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarney Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 debinaz, in a word no. They will have you pour it out before you get back on board. You can bring on all the sealed liquor you want but nothing you are drinking. Pour it out?!??! I think you meant finish it. I think making someone pour out a drink violates some clause in the Geneva Convention. :) debinaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 With ship excursions, you sometimes need to be prepared to wait especially in a tender port. Show up on time, but don't expect to always leave right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arebee Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Pour it out?!??! I think you meant finish it. I think making someone pour out a drink violates some clause in the Geneva Convention. :) I've seen it both ways. Some of them really needed to pour it out, they had a hard time just getting up the pier and even one couple were the reason the ship was delayed. I don't think they gave them a choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHStoneman Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 RE: cancelled excursions......Freedom of the Seas (01/09/17) had to miss Labadee due to rough seas. They automatically credited our SeaPass account and we didn't have to do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debinaz Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Good to know about cancelled excursions..Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I am so glad I found your site as finding much info on the RCI site is lacking so much for 1st timers. I am really happy to read this. The goal of this site is to be as helpful as possible, and I'm glad it is working to that effect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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