Boarding Time Divina?

[MarkE]

What time do they start boarding on the Divina? We like to arrive early so we can get familar with the ship layout. Our info pack says 4:00 pm that cannot be correct I hope.

[Mikesa1721]

What time do they start boarding on the Divina? We like to arrive early so we can get familar with the ship layout. Our info pack says 4:00 pm that cannot be correct I hope.

 

MarkE,,depending on the time they clear the ship, you can usually start embarking the ship between 11:00am and 12:00pm. Unless you are sailing in the Yacht Club, you may want to arrive to the pier an hour or so before then to avoid the long check-in lines.:)

[AmoMondo]

What time do they start boarding on the Divina? We like to arrive early so we can get familar with the ship layout. Our info pack says 4:00 pm that cannot be correct I hope.

 

The official time is always 3 hours before sailing but you can get on several hours before thai would not arrive before 11 or you will just have a long wait to get on.

[KirkNC]

MarkE,,depending on the time they clear the ship, you can usually start embarking the ship between 11:00am and 12:00pm. Unless you are sailing in the Yacht Club, you may want to arrive to the pier an hour or so before then to avoid the long check-in lines.:)

 

I agree, we try and arrive around 11:00.

[riclop]

In our 3 cruises they started between 12 & 12:15.

[Typhoon1]

Expect boarding to begin between 12-12:30. Cabins should be ready by 3:00.

[kc13]

Ours is set to leave at 7pm so I called and they said they will start boarding around 1pm.

[Benzbuddy87]

Does anyone know if the Divina serves a lunch upon embarkation in Miami?

[AmoMondo]

Does anyone know if the Divina serves a lunch upon embarkation in Miami?

 

Lunch is always available on the first day regardless of the ship or where it is sailing.

[Benzbuddy87]

Thanks! That's what I figured ... but thought I'd check since the boarding & sailing times are later than normal (for me). :)

[AmoMondo]

Thanks! That's what I figured ... but thought I'd check since the boarding & sailing times are later than normal (for me). :)

 

The later sailing time is to accommodate flights coming in from Europe, which tend to land in the afternoon. They've been known to hold up the sailing time when a flight they've used for their fly/cruise packages land late. I was on one such flight, three hours late coming in from London. There were around 25-30 of us booked on that flight by MSC. I was the last up the gangplank and they were pulling it up right at the back of me. Engines were running and they cast off in less than 5 minutes of my feet being onboard. We were around 30-45 minutes late out of port.

[Tracey/Thom]

Just off Divina 18 days ago :( we arrived at 1 pm and stood in line for over an hour, it was a bit annoying - but we went straight to the Manitou buffet for a great lunch, and then straight to our cabin where our luggage arrived shortly thereafter. We were unpacked and ready for Muster at 5. We loved Divina!