10/20/2026
Travel Tip Tuesday: your cruise vacation starts before embarkation day. 🚢
If your cruise leaves on Saturday, I usually recommend arriving near the port on Friday whenever possible.
Flights get delayed. Connections get missed. Weather happens. Bags can get lost. Traffic can happen.
And unfortunately, the ship won’t wait.
That extra night gives you breathing room so you can wake up close to the port and start your cruise excited instead of stressed.