Boarding Time?

[berbet]

New to NCL. What time do they usually board? Ship (Breakaway) says it leaves at 4:00 pm from NYC. Will they let us on before noon? Thanks.

[Valen9]

New to NCL. What time do they usually board? Ship (Breakaway) says it leaves at 4:00 pm from NYC. Will they let us on before noon? Thanks.

 

They typically start boarding around 11am, but it's a bit unpredictable. Folks usually start showing up around 10am. In the past I've boarded the Jewel or the Gem around 12:30pm. (The Breakaway is new to NYC so there isn't any way to be precise here.)

 

My ships have departed at 5pm with a muster drill at 4pm. If the Breakaway is leaving at 4pm, that implies muster drill at 3pm. You should still be able to get food until 2 or 2:30pm, and then again about half an hour after the muster drill ends.

[berbet]

Thanks!

[1972cruiser40]

You have a specific boarding time noted on your cruise ticket.

[Richpontone]

Go at that time, to beat the crowds that show up from 1 to 2:30pm. At the early time, you can be on the ship in 20 minutes or less. And you can go to the MDR for lunch. Remember that MDR lunch closes at 2:30 and after that you have to go to the lunch buffet, which is where 95 percent of the passengers go to. The MDR lunch is preferable, as you have a relaxed, served lunch in a leisurely manner instead of the rushed, crowded buffet.

[berbet]

Thanks, all. I think we'll be taking the NCL bus from the airport. I wonder what time they get you there?

[Carnac767]

I've boarded as early as 10:30 in NY.

[gelo7]

I generally get to the port at 10:30..