alwayssingin Posted July 16, 2011 #1 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I've emailed Carnival twice. The first time I asked "When can we drop off our luggage at the pier?" stating we would like to drop them off then do a little sightseeing. I was told we would have to board when we checked our bags and could not just drop them off. The second time I was more specific and asked "When to the porters start collecting bags at the port?" I was told "Embarkation time for our New York cruises is between 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm, these are times that the porters will start collecting luggage" So, is this true? We're spending time in NYV when we return from our cruise, so sightseeing is really not an issue. My plan was to pick up ginger ale and soda at a grocery store close by. What I DON'T want to happen is to arrive at the pier at 9-10 AM and find out that we can't leave our bags. Anybody give some insight on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted July 17, 2011 #2 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Carnival is feeding you a bunch of baloney. The porters will be there much earlier than the start of their embarkation. We usually get to the terminal between 10 and 11, and there are plenty of porters to take our bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted July 17, 2011 #3 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I agree. Regardless of cruise line you should be able to drop your bags off by 10:00 AM as porters will be taking them then and they will place them in the holding areas for the respective cruise line. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Line Posted July 19, 2011 #4 Share Posted July 19, 2011 NCL it was 10a they took the bags and their tip right on the street and people were still getting off the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_travellers Posted July 20, 2011 #5 Share Posted July 20, 2011 NCL it was 10a they took the bags and their tip right on the street and people were still getting off the ship. We arrived at the pier dropped our luggage walked the 15 minutes to Times Square and it wasn't 10 am yet. We were able to get a full day of sightseeing in. Then came back to check in when all the lineups were gone! Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
going to see the world Posted July 20, 2011 #6 Share Posted July 20, 2011 We arrived at the pier dropped our luggage walked the 15 minutes to Times Square and it wasn't 10 am yet. We were able to get a full day of sightseeing in. Then came back to check in when all the lineups were gone! Karen That sounds great! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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