retire2cruise55 Posted July 4, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 4, 2014 We got a voice message from RCI about staggered boarding times based upon cabin floors. We are on the 12th floor and the message said we should arrive at port for boarding until 2 PM. What's going on? We want to get on the ship ASAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langley Cruisers Posted July 5, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 5, 2014 This subject is discussed several times a week here. People have reported no problem with arriving early as planned. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juiceman Posted July 5, 2014 #3 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Don't pay attention to it. You will be able to board when you want to. That is just RCI's attempt to prevent large groups of people boarding all at once. If you search the boards, you will see that people have posted the suggested boarding times. I think one of the latest boarding times that Royal suggests is something like 3 pm, way too close to most ships' departure times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loubetti Posted July 5, 2014 #4 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Yeah, forget about it and show up earlier rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retire2cruise55 Posted July 5, 2014 Author #5 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Whew... Thank goodness! Thank you all for your quick replies..heading to the port early to get this vaca started!! Whoot whoot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted July 5, 2014 #6 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Just show up at 11:30, they will let you board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lionesss Posted July 5, 2014 #7 Share Posted July 5, 2014 We usually arrive about 10:30..............why wait at a hotel, when you can get excited waiting at port............... Well, thats how we feel...............:D Sea Ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roe2ship Posted July 5, 2014 #8 Share Posted July 5, 2014 We usually arrive about 10:30..............why wait at a hotel, when you can get excited waiting at port............... Well, thats how we feel...............:D Sea Ya That is exactly how we feel too.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langley Cruisers Posted July 5, 2014 #9 Share Posted July 5, 2014 yes lets all just show up at the same time...there is a reason why they want you to board at a certain time.. And so you board when they tell you to, or you go early because you read here that you can? Only a very small percentage of the cruising public are members of Cruise Critic here and we know we can check in and board early (previous cruisers too). My guess is that a good percentage of passengers will actually obey the e-mail/text message to board at a certain time, and that's probably good enough for RCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Familygoboston Posted July 5, 2014 #10 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Plus there's a boatload of people on lower decks who were told to board as early as noon, (or earlier) but don't fly in till noon, so they aren't coming at their "scheduled" time either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retire2cruise55 Posted July 5, 2014 Author #11 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Sailed Oasis & Liberty last year. However, this was our 1st time getting the "delayed boarding" message which is why we were so freaked out. Now, that it sounds like a RCI strategy, we are going to the port at our "preferred" time. We too would much rather wait there than at the hotel. We want to enjoy all the amenities on the ship ASAP. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted July 5, 2014 #12 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Have a great cruise on Oasis! I'll be watching you leave on the port camera! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retire2cruise55 Posted July 5, 2014 Author #13 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Thank you Donna! All checked in and waiting in the boarding area....Oasis here we come (again)!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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