Dropping off bags at the cruise terminal

[Va4fam]

Is it possible to drop off bags at the cruise terminal, leave them, and come back a few hours later to check in?  

Or at disembarkation, can we leave bags at the terminal after leaving the ship and pick them up later?

 

[CruiseGus]

At check in YES, as long as you drop off after they start accepting bags for your cruise.

At disembarkcation NO, once you leave the terminal you will not be allowed back in

[Va4fam]

Thank you @CruiseGus, very helpful.

If earliest check in time is 11:30 am, in theory we might be able to drop off bags close to 11 am?

[Swar]

10 minutes ago, Va4fam said:

Thank you @CruiseGus, very helpful.

If earliest check in time is 11:30 am, in theory we might be able to drop off bags close to 11 am?

In theory. I have heard of some cruisers not being allowed to drop off bags extremely early. We have never had a problem.

[mathbees]

For our cruise out of Port Canaveral in March, we dropped our bags at about 9am and then had breakfast with some family at Grills next to the pier. We had an 11 am check-in and had no problems.

[SPS]

9 hours ago, Va4fam said:

If earliest check in time is 11:30 am, in theory we might be able to drop off bags close to 11 am?

Absolutely.

In January, our hotel shuttle dropped us off at the terminal at about 10:15 am for an 11:00 check-in time (Port Everglades) and the porters were immediately available and gathered everyone's luggage.

[Psycho and Barb]

You can goggle your departure cruise port and should be able to find out the times they start accepting luggage.  For our Alaska cruise next month from Vancouver...We can drop our bags off between 10:00 and 10:30 according to the website.   

Passenger information, directions and transportation | Port of Vancouver (portvancouver.com)

 

[VictoriaL]

Can I drop my luggage before parking? We are leaving from Port Cañaveral and we have more bags than hands. Thank you!

[AshleyDillo]

7 hours ago, VictoriaL said:

Can I drop my luggage before parking? We are leaving from Port Cañaveral and we have more bags than hands. Thank you!

Yes, if you park at Port Canaveral you drop bags off prior to parking. They have folks directing you to the right place 

[twangster]

12 hours ago, VictoriaL said:

Can I drop my luggage before parking? We are leaving from Port Cañaveral and we have more bags than hands. Thank you!

Varies slightly by terminal. 

The primary terminal for the larger ships is terminal 1.  The last time I boarded they directed all traffic to pass by the drop area under the parking garage before I was able to go up the ramp to park.

The secondary terminal for smaller Royal ships is terminal 5.  At T5 follow the signs for drop off and then circle back around and follow the signs for parking in the left lane.