Bus Procedures

BUS PROCEDURES

Bus Procedures

End of Day

• The bus will leave the NEC for the hotel 20-30 minutes after the end of the last event of the day, with the exception of Wednesday (See schedule below)
• If you plan not to take the bus back to the hotel at the end of the day, you need to text directly Jennifer or Kathy to let her know you will not be on the bus. Cell numbers can be found in the info button of the app.
• If you are a no-show for the bus, diocesan staff will call your cell phone once, leaving a voice mail if you do not pick up. We will wait 5 minutes to hear back from you. If after 5 minutes, we do not hear back from you, the bus will need to leave for the hotel. Note: Hearing back from you in 5 minutes is not a guarantee that we can wait for you at the bus zone. This will be determined based on your ETA to the bus.

Start of Day

• The bus will leave the hotel for the NEC promptly at the time indicated below.
• If you plan not to take the bus to Congress venues, you need to text directly Jennifer or Kathy to let her know you will not be on the bus. Cell numbers can be found in the info button of the app.
• If you are a no-show for the bus, diocesan staff will call your cell phone once, leaving a voice mail if you do not pick up. We will wait 5 minutes to hear back from you. If after 5 minutes, we do not hear back from you, the bus will need to leave for the NEC. Note: Hearing back from you in 5 minutes is not a guarantee that we can wait for you. This will be determined based on your ETA to the bus.

Loading and Unloading at Lucas Oil Stadium

• Our charter bus will load and unload in the South Lot of LOS (Lucas Oil Stadium).
• Loading and unloading will happen on a rolling basis. This means that each group
  will not have a designated spot or area of the lot. We will likely be picked up in a
  different section of the lot than where we were dropped off. And our drop off and/or pick up location in the lot may not be the same each day.
• Unloading Procedure: Parking lot personnel will guide the bus driver to the next
  available spot in the lot to unload. This will happen on a rolling basis. Buses will
  unload and then immediately depart from the lot. As we approach the stadium,
  please safely gather your things together and be prepared to exit the bus
  promptly.
• Loading Procedure: When buses arrive back at the lot for pick up at the end of the
  day, parking lot personnel will direct the bus driver to the next available spot on a
  first come, first serve basis. Upon staging for pick up, the bus driver will
  communicate to our diocesan staff about the bus’s specific location in the
  lot. Diocesan staff will communicate the bus pickup location to our pilgrims
  using the MyParish app messaging feature.