Several of you have picked your excursions. By the way - the White Pass Railroad one is NOT sold out, it was a computer glitch and it is still open for booking on the NCL offering (see previous post). You might like to know if anyone in our group is going to be on your excursion with you. Perhaps you can save them a seat, or share some time during the excursion. To make that possible, if you would like to share the excursions you have chosen, send me an email. You need to be sure to give me your departure time as some excursions run multiple times during the day.
I also updated the port pages with information about what other cruise ships will be in port when the Star with you on board arrives. They will have different arrival and departure times. All our ports will be gangway to pier - no tendering by small boat to a wharf.
When you get on board you will get a photo ID which you have to either swipe in a machine to get on and off the ship, or it will have a bar code that will be read with a scanner. The purpose of this is to keep the ship's computer updated with where you are. If you got off, when you got off, and when you got back on. The ship uses this information at sailing time to insure that all guests are back on board. If you are not back at sailing time, one of two things can happen. If you are on a NCL excursion, the ship may wait for you to get back before sailing. Or they may arrange for you to meet the ship at the next port (very rare). You still have to use diligence about returning before sailing time - but the ship will not leave without making an effort to locate you. Tour operators that contract with NCL and other cruise lines have to meet performance standards, and part of that is to make sure passengers are not delayed beyond sailing time.
The Who is Going? page has been updated again today
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