Time waits for no man—and neither
does the cruise ship.
If you don't show reverence to Time, here's where the ship could leave you behind:
Flying the same day you cruise. Inevitably,
there’s someone in a cruisecritic.com board asking if it’s safe to fly the same day you cruise. (Someone
recently wanted to fly in—I kid you not—two hours
before the ship was to set sail.)
And just as inevitably, there’s someone else
complaining that they missed their cruise because their flight was cancelled or
delayed.
Picking an excursion not cruise-line sponsored. Now, I know some of you will disagree, because non-sponsored
excursions can be cheaper. But if the bus breaks down, or the driver runs out
of gas or gets caught in traffic…if the ship didn’t sponsor it, it’s not going
to wait for you.
Going by local time. If
you’re cruising into a different time zone but the ship doesn’t change with it,
going by store clocks in port can trip you up. Some smart phones automatically
update to the local time, so using that as your guide is also not a good thing.
So, what happens if you do, indeed, miss the boat? Maybe you can jump onboard at the next port—if
there is a next port.
But whether you’re trying to catch up
with the ship or just get back to home base, it’ll be on your dime. And it’s
likely to be a big dime—and all because you lost track of Time.
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