I think it would be the Dockmaster, Port operations, or Pilots call :huh: . I would be more concerned about not getting on the smoking side of the ship.
Kris,
If you never done it Stingray City is a must in Grand Cayman -You won't need a ships tour plenty of local tours for less money. Roatan is a lot like the old Caribbean cool shopping if you can get used to the locals, they are a bit aggressive. The Spirit is a wonderful ship we went on the 9 day and it was too short. :grin:
Jim
I use to live 1 Hr. from NYC and I would not cruise from NY from about New Years to April. The water temp. and winter storms are not anything I would want to deal with. I don't know what all these cruise lines are thinking. NYC is a wonderful port but not for winter cruising.
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