Cruise Call Days and Restaurant Turn Times

A six-hour cruise call compresses waterfront lunch service into a narrow band. Passengers disembark in a steep curve during the first hour after gangway opening, then taper before the all-aboard horn. Restaurants that staff for table count alone—without timing—either idle cooks at 11 a.m. or scramble at 12:15.

We map disembarkation curves from port authority summaries against POS open tabs from participating restaurants (aggregated, not guest-level). The first ninety minutes typically carry sixty-five to seventy percent of covers on large-ship calls.

Prep lists tied to that window reduced ticket times for two Yeosu waterfront venues last season. Dinner service on call nights behaves differently; this note addresses lunch only.