Kellyrich Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 Our check in window opened at midnight, I was on my phone ready and got the 11:00 spot, which I'm assuming is the earliest. Would you arrive earlier than that or do they not really start letting people on the ship until 11:00? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter D Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 I think it all depends on when they fully clear the ship from the previous sailing. I suspect you have the earliest advertised check in time, but that's not to say your 11am time could not start early, if the ship is ready to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 11am check-in doesn't mean you get on the ship at 11am. It may be noon before you actually board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovetoCruise87 Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 11:00am just means that you will begin the check-in process around 11:00. It takes time to get the entire process started. Like smokeybandit stated, it could be noon before you are actually on the ship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recogneyes Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 Keep checking your app - we had 11:00am boarding and closer to sail date 10:30am was available so we changed to that. Every half hour is one step closer to actually getting on the ship. Kirsten and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnstewarth Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 We scored a 10:30 boarding time on Quantum in June. We were originally scheduled at 11:00, but then 10:30 opened up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 My brother and SIL boarded Adventure yesterday. They had the earliest boarding time of 11am. They arrived at the port shortly after 10:30...said it was a bit hectic but were on board and taking pictures by 11:10am! Every port...every embarkation is different. Just never know. Okgladgal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJS2766 Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 I got a 10:30 for our Alaska cruise next Friday SpeedNoodles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellyrich Posted May 13 Author Report Share Posted May 13 Thanks everyone! I'll keep checking and arrive a little early "just in case"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovetoCruise87 Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 14 minutes ago, Kellyrich said: Thanks everyone! I'll keep checking and arrive a little early "just in case"! Never hurts to arrive a little early. Have a great cruise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrznTxn Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 With more people on the ships they have started opening up earlier check-in times. We saw a 10:30 slot on our June cruise check-in and snagged it. The wife went back and checked our May cruise on a whim where we had an 11:00 time slot as the earliest but it now showed 10:30. She snagged it and now we can start enjoying our vacation a little earlier. It is the little things in life that give us the greatest pleasure. KristiZ, CruiserNic and Kellyrich 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 2 hours ago, Kellyrich said: Our check in window opened at midnight, I was on my phone ready and got the 11:00 spot, which I'm assuming is the earliest. Would you arrive earlier than that or do they not really start letting people on the ship until 11:00? FYI: This might be the earliest check-in time available RIGHT NOW. When I checked us in on the app just after midnight for our Odyssey cruise, noon was the earliest time available. A few days later, 11:00 became available on the app. (Good news is you can update to another time!) I had thought for sure we would be in the earliest group to board. To my surprise, other passengers had 10:00 & 10:30 check-in times when we arrived on embarkation day! Kellyrich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi is good Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 Does check-in open at midnight in the time zone of the departure port, or some other standard? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 2 hours ago, CJS2766 said: I got a 10:30 for our Alaska cruise next Friday I keep checking but 11:00 remains the earliest available to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJS2766 Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 18 minutes ago, HeWhoWaits said: I keep checking but 11:00 remains the earliest available to us. Are you checking on the app? When I checked yesterday, I was able to move my time up to 10:30 on the app and printed out my updated sail pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 17 minutes ago, HeWhoWaits said: I keep checking but 11:00 remains the earliest available to us. It likely varies by port/ship. 11am was the earliest for my Harmony 5/29 when I checked in but a few days later 10:30am popped up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 30 minutes ago, CJS2766 said: Are you checking on the app? When I checked yesterday, I was able to move my time up to 10:30 on the app and printed out my updated sail pass. Checking on the app and online. Still haven't seen earlier than 11:00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingNewb Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 7 minutes ago, HeWhoWaits said: Checking on the app and online. Still haven't seen earlier than 11:00. Same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luiiismdo Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 3 hours ago, CruisingNewb said: Same. just keep checking. i have an upcoming sailing on symphony may 28. 45 days out checkin opened but boarding times did not. 34 days before sailing boarding times opened up & like yourself 11am was the earliest. Just last week, 21 days before sail date10:30 am opened up. i think it has to do with capacity & the more that we get back to pre-covid sailing numbers of passengers, they'll open more time slots as they've had success with the timed boarding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZ1 Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 Got 11am 45 days out. 38 days out we got 1030am for Symphony in June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 10 hours ago, Levi is good said: Does check-in open at midnight in the time zone of the departure port, or some other standard? Thanks Around midnight in the time zone of the port of departure. Not always exactly but usually within a few minutes. Levi is good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 11 hours ago, Kellyrich said: Thanks everyone! I'll keep checking and arrive a little early "just in case"! This is one reason that check in in Seattle is an absolute cluster. People aren't sticking to their check in times and just showing up "a little early just in case". PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbdavis3591 Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 Saw that first hand today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 12 hours ago, Kellyrich said: Thanks everyone! I'll keep checking and arrive a little early "just in case"! Don’t bother being early At Bayonne, it won’t work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al F Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 If your sailing on the Ovation out of Seattle it doesn't matter what your checkin time is everyone shows up early and it's chaos. You won't see a RC employee anywhere outside amongst the sea of people. The ship doesn't leave port on time because it's so bad. Pattycruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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