1st time RCCL and Harmony-Boarding time?

[gpgirl]

We have only cruised on NCL. Sailing Harmony of the Seas in 2 weeks and we have a boarding time of 1:30-2pm. Are they very strict/can we board early? NCL was not very strict and even with a late boarding time we were on the ship by 11:45am. TIA

[Biker19]

Checkin at any time, boarding time may depend on your status/cabin.

[troykahack]

We have only cruised on NCL. Sailing Harmony of the Seas in 2 weeks and we have a boarding time of 1:30-2pm. Are they very strict/can we board early? NCL was not very strict and even with a late boarding time we were on the ship by 11:45am. TIA

 

Just curious, how did you get this boarding request? Is it a request to board by Deck #?

[troykahack]

Checkin at any time, boarding time may depend on your status/cabin.

 

Bravo...... I have always said this... Check In is much different than boarding.

[gpgirl]

Checkin at any time, boarding time may depend on your status/cabin.

 

Printing the online set sail passes and it has you select a time. It states arrival appointment 1:30-2pm. But it sounds like we can arrive at most any time.

[troykahack]

Printing the online set sail passes and it has you select a time. It states arrival appointment 1:30-2pm. But it sounds like we can arrive at most any time.

 

Ok, on our EN Cruise end of September, we got an email asking us to board by deck with certain times. Don't recall what was on our online check-in documentation.

[Biker19]

Printing the online set sail passes and it has you select a time...

...which you can ignore for check in. Again, you may not be able to board right after you check in.

[gpgirl]

...which you can ignore for check in. Again, you may not be able to board right after you check in.

 

Got it! Thank you!

[theboss7593]

I would show up at 2:30-3:00 (if its a 430pm departure) all the worriers are already on the boat and check in is 123 and your on the boat in 5 minutes (literally). So what if you miss 2 hours of the boat you'll be on it for a week and don't have to deal with crowds or worrying about anything... Same goes for leaving, we left at 10:00am one of the last ones off and it was 123. Customs for 3 minutes and off to a Uber.

 

 

Think of it like rush hour traffic...

Edited November 5, 2016 by theboss7593

[vacationlover_mn]

We always show up at 10:30/11, no matter what time they tell us. For the last 3 cruises, we've been able to check in and board with barely a wait.

 

I LOVE getting there early, so that I can spend time wandering around the ship before we set sail :)