Clearing Immigration Bar Harbor Timing?

[jaja]

Hi all...I have forgotten how long it takes to clear immigration onboard on a Canada/NE cruise. Bar Harbor is my first stop after Canada ports (Oct 2018), and trying to time my privately booked excursion. Docking is 8AM and the tour I want is 10AM, would not be a problem but forgot I need to account for immigration check.

 

Does anyone have an estimate of time for check in Bar Harbor.?

 

Thanks

[Northern Aurora]

We were on a B2B starting in June. On both legs we went through a US Immigration inspection at Bar Harbor.

 

We were in suites so were taken to the front of the line, but I do know that folks were issued time slots as late as 10:20 AM. The inspection started at 8:00 AM. Both times the process was running ahead of schedule so the cruise director began announcing that folks with later time slots should just get in the line. In our case we were on the Celebrity Summit, and there were four immigration officials for US citizens. Non-US citizens went through the process in a different venue and I have no idea how many immigration officials were processing them.

 

Since we tendered at Bar Harbor fellow passengers were relieved that the process went to smoothly and quickly.

[epixx]

We did this in June and were in Bar Harbor before 1000 by taking the first tender. We were given an arbitrary (?) code that determined the order in which we appeared for Immigration, which could have some impact. Nevertheless, it appeared to us that most people were in no hurry to get to the tenders, so I suspect you would have no difficulty arriving by 1000.

[jaja]

Thank you both for your replies..Appreciate it.

[Rebels82]

We have a tour to Acadia National Park that leaves at 10:00. We are suppose to be at the sight at 9:30. We will be on Insignia....will that be a problem?

[Rebels82]

Duh....dumb question...we will be coming from Boston so no issue.