Originally Posted by
Badenoch
Before booking I'm seeking the opinions of people who may have actually done it to determine what might be required. My preference would be to not signal my intent to the company and would rather let them know after we'd sailed.
I'm a Canadian citizen and the ship is stopping in Canada. I can't be kept out of my own country or forced against my will to return to the ship. How can it not be "available?"
If the port is not set up or ready to process Immigration and Customs then it’s not available. I honestly don’t know and that’s why I suggested you contact the cruise line. Most probably it won’t be an issue but it’s worth checking. You also have to consider you’ll want to make sure the cruise line knows you’re disembarking. They keep track of all goings and comings so if you simply walk off without them knowing you’ve actually disembarked and not coming back then you’ve potentially held up the whole ship as they typically don’t like to leave without all passengers back in the ship.