What time can we board the NIeuw Amsterdam?

[bandp407]

Sailing on her in March-what is the earliest we can board? Sailed the Eurodam last year but don't remember. We generally like to arrive at the port around 1030. Just printed our boarding passes & can't wait!!!

 

Many thanks!!

[CruiserBruce]

As discussed here regularly, the fleet wide policy is to start boarding about 11:30ish.

[bandp407]

Thank you!

[Krazy Kruizers]

Like you -- we try to get to the pier by 10:30 to 10:45.

Sometimes the doors are already open to enter the building and sometimes they don't open them until 11.

Boarding does begin at 11:30 if all has gone well on the ship.

[bandp407]

Thank you Krazy Kruizers!

[5fathom]

Our January 3rd cruise was to board at 11:30. Customs delayed boarding until 12:30. This can happen but I think 11:30 is a good bet

[lahlah57]

Yeah....lunch on board then?

[CruiserBruce]

Our January 3rd cruise was to board at 11:30. Customs delayed boarding until 12:30. This can happen but I think 11:30 is a good bet

 

How did Customs delay boarding? You don't go through Customs to board the ship. Do you mean delayed people getting off the previous cruise? There are occasional delays- CDC/USCG inspections when a ship returns to the US from a season outside the US is a common one. But the policy and goal is to start boarding at or about 11:30, worldwide.

Edited February 1, 2016 by CruiserBruce

[cruz chic]

How did Customs delay boarding? You don't go through Customs to board the ship. Do you mean delayed people getting off the previous cruise? There are occasional delays- CDC/USCG inspections when a ship returns to the US from a season outside the US is a common one. But the policy and goal is to start boarding at or about 11:30, worldwide.

 

I think it's pretty clear that's what the poster meant. I doubt if anyone thinks you go thru customs getting on the ship :rolleyes:.

[sun~]

On the January 17th sailing, boarding was delayed.

 

We got to the terminal at about 10:45 (we walked over from the Carnival Conquest) and it took us til 1pm to get on the ship.

 

We were told it was a customs delay. The NA apparently didn't have everyone off til later.

 

As a side note, there were 4 or 5 customs officers at the terminal for the Conquest, the lines moved very fast. From what I was told, there was only 2 customs officers for the NA, which slowed things up.

 

When we got off on the 24th, there were 4 customs officers for the NA. The line moved quickly.

 

Everything has to be in place for boarding to happen early.

Edited February 1, 2016 by sun~