AngelaC Posted March 16, 2005 #1 Share Posted March 16, 2005 My family wants to get to the pier at 11:00. Our boarding docs say 2:00. Can someone tell me what time boarding really starts? Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bevo Posted March 16, 2005 #2 Share Posted March 16, 2005 I have never sailed on Grandeur, but from what I have read here, 11 am is probably reasonable. HOWEVER ;), if you do not want to wait at all, you MIGHT be safer to wait till 2pm...that way most of the departing pax should be off the ship for sure! Debarkation can run longer or be delayed for one reason or another, and that would put you in a state of wait. If you don't mind chancing the wait, I would get there at 11. JMHO. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judyl Posted March 16, 2005 #3 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Angela, We have sailed on the Grandeur three times. One time we waited until 2:00 and had a long wait to get aboard. The last 2 times we arrived at the port around 12 and had no wait at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffles2 Posted March 16, 2005 #4 Share Posted March 16, 2005 We had to wait until 1130-1145 to board and could not access rooms until 1:00 PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debgirl Posted March 16, 2005 #5 Share Posted March 16, 2005 We were on the Grandeur in Feb. Got to the pier about 12:30 pm, was on the ship by 12:50, our cabins were ready at 1 pm. Got our luggage by 2pm and was unpacked by 2:30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustangjoe Posted March 16, 2005 #6 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Angela: My DW & I also plan to board between 11 & 11:30. I'm not worried about a wait, because it shouldn't be that much of one and I just want to get on the ship. Joe:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibaster McGillicutty Posted March 16, 2005 #7 Share Posted March 16, 2005 We have never made it to board early as we drive 8 hours the day of the cruise so we get there around 2-3PM. Usually around 30-45min wait at that time but we expect it so they could make us wait twice as long and it probably wouldn't bother us. The only thing I ask of all paxs, wait at least until 11!!!! It is like loading/unloading an elevator, you can't get on, until we get off! It didn't bother me so much the first time but it was chaos the 2nd cruise I went on (CCL Conquest in NO.) We got off at about 10:00AM and there were people pushing and shoving at curbside to get on. You couldn't get a shuttle to parking because both disembarking and embarking paxs were using them. It wasn't pretty. Happy boarding passengers bumping into unhappy, I have to go home now my cruise is over, passengers. Anyway, 11AM shouldn't be too early but I wouldn't be surprised if you are told to wait and don't expect your room to be ready right away. Have fun!! Grandeur of the Seas - April 2003 Conquest - May 2004 Grandeur of the Seas - April 23, 2003!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaC Posted March 17, 2005 Author #8 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Thanks for the replies. Looks like we will be getting to the pier around 11:00. Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandeur Cruiser Posted March 17, 2005 #9 Share Posted March 17, 2005 No sure if you can get on that early. We were on Grandeur last week. We got there at 12:20...basically no lines. Were on the ship by 12:40 and could get into the cabins at 1:00. We didn't dissembark until after 10:00am though...and we weren't the last group...so I think 11:00am might be a little early to arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazu Posted March 17, 2005 #10 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Don't think you can board that early. If you are driving, don't get to the dock too early. parking lot is full untill prior cruise has left. Made this mistake before during "final four week-end" a couple of years ago and had a very hard time finding a parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibaster McGillicutty Posted March 17, 2005 #11 Share Posted March 17, 2005 zazu, what year was that? We went on the Grandeur in 03 and it was the final-four weekend too. Syracuse beat Kansas in the finals that year, watched it in one of the lounges while at sea. NO was hopping that weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snwbnnyinoz Posted March 17, 2005 #12 Share Posted March 17, 2005 We sailed on the Grandeur in January. We arrived about 11am. The porter said that they would start letting people on about 11:30. We strolled around "Riverwalk" the area with the shops for a little while. Taking some great pics of Grandeur at the same time, headed to the ship about 11:30 and were onboard before noon. They allowed us to put our carry on bags in our cabin at that time. Embarkation was a breeze. We are hoping that our cruise next January on the Navigator is as smooth. Have a great time on your cruise. Paula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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