FWIW, we've always sailed port side on that itinerary and enjoyed it. Depending on how you pull into Tortola and St. Thomas you can get some pretty good views. And no, you don't get the island view of Castaway Cay, but if you're forward enough on the port side you do get to see the docking/mooring process they do, which I think is super cool.
This makes me feel better about being port side. Thanks!!
And wave goodbye to the cast members on pier!
Is this a new thing? We have done 2 7-nt Easterns and never docked at 10:30. That is terrible! Both times we were there early but the last one we did was in 2016.
I think that (10:30) was our itinerary in September. It was a moot point, as the engines were having problems and we missed visiting the island. We were compensated.
No idea if it is a more recent change, but our Castaway Cay day on the Eastern Caribbean cruise is currently posted at 10 am - 4:45 pm.
I did an Eastern in June 2022 and we didn’t get off the ship until noon. They said it was due to winds between St Thomas and CC.
That is disappointing, but that’s weather related and it can’t be avoided. To have the schedule show in advance that the ship will get there late is different. It’s not impossible to get there for an 8:30 am arrival. We have done it on the Magic and the Fantasy.
It was scheduled for around 10am, not 8.30.
I don't know if it's a new thing, but on both Eastern Caribbean itineraries (2022 and 2023) it was like that for us.
