So how does a back-to-back work? I would expect what I describe to be accurate for any ship docked in Seattle, and about 95% certain it’ll be like this at other US ports.
We have about 150 people back-to-back today. We are waiting in Cagney’s at the moment, have been here for about 90 minutes.
There have been a couple delays. First, customs did not clear the ship for disembarking on time. That delayed the start of the process about 20 minutes.
Now the crew is having difficulty accounting for one general passenger and five back-to-backers. I remember what it was like a week ago today, sitting in that waiting room by the doors to nowhere, so close to this ship I felt I could touch it. I’d be even more frustrated if I knew it was due to one person who slipped the security net.
10:20 – now we’re moving from Cagney’s to Manhattan.
Of course one part of this needs to resemble onshore security theater… We’re visually corralled off from the rest of the restaurant and now just have rows of seats, no tables.
I won’t describe the exact security procedure. But it’s pretty simple.
Just waiting for clearance to scan “onto” the ship and we’ll be underway on the second leg! ??
and then