Carnival check in time

[sublarry]

I just finished my online checking for the Carnival Fantasy out of Mobile and noticed they have one section where you select your boarding time. The earliest I believe was 12:30-1:00. I have not seen this before. Our last CCL cruise was in September last year.

 

Do they stick to this? I have always been told there was a time to show up, but typically we get there way before that and are on the ship around 11:00.

 

Thanks for any updates.

 

larry

[joepeka]

We have not yet had to deal with the new staggered check-in time procedure but from all I have read on this board, they are pretty strict about disallowing entry to the terminal for check-in prior to your designated time. :( If you have not yet selected that check-in time and want to board as early as possible, do it now.

Edited October 24, 2016 by joepeka

[winddawn]

I just finished my online checking for the Carnival Fantasy out of Mobile and noticed they have one section where you select your boarding time. The earliest I believe was 12:30-1:00. I have not seen this before. Our last CCL cruise was in September last year.

 

Do they stick to this? I have always been told there was a time to show up, but typically we get there way before that and are on the ship around 11:00.

 

Thanks for any updates.

 

larry

Yes, Carnival does stick to your check-in time. If you arrive before that time, you will be turned away; however, you may arrive later up until the all aboard time. This is fairly new to Carnival and they keep expanding it to more and more ports of embarkation.

[firemanbobswife]

It is CHECK IN time not BOARDING time.

 

With staggered check in you have to arrive no earlier than your selected time unless you are Diamond/Platinum/FTTF/Suite, or have a Carnival Airport Transfer or you will be waiting outside until your time. There are tons of threads on this subject if you do a search.

[Crusin Hogs]

You are not allowed into the terminal until your check -in time , In Galveston you have 4 different check points that a Carnival employee looks at your boarding papers to verify your check in time , To early and you are turned away ... Check -in time , is not boarding time though , It is just when you are allowed to go into the terminal

[dacsmom]

Since you are sailing in about a month the earlier times are probably all gone. Staggered check in is rolling out to all the ports, it started last year.

[maldenmusic]

We had a good experience with staggered check in in NOLA last July. For our May 2017 cruise from Mobile, we got an 11-11:30 check in time.

[riclop]

I just finished my online checking for the Carnival Fantasy out of Mobile and noticed they have one section where you select your boarding time. The earliest I believe was 12:30-1:00. I have not seen this before. Our last CCL cruise was in September last year.

 

Do they stick to this? I have always been told there was a time to show up, but typically we get there way before that and are on the ship around 11:00.

 

Thanks for any updates.

 

larry

 

They stick to the time.

[easyboy]

I just finished my online checking for the Carnival Fantasy out of Mobile and noticed they have one section where you select your boarding time. The earliest I believe was 12:30-1:00. I have not seen this before. Our last CCL cruise was in September last year.

 

Do they stick to this? I have always been told there was a time to show up, but typically we get there way before that and are on the ship around 11:00.

 

Thanks for any updates.

 

larry

You have to show up or check in not earlier than your selected time.