When to board Freedon on 12/30/18

[vaschroeder]

We are sailing on Freedom of the Seas which departs San Juan at 8:00 pm on 12/30/18.  I called RCCL and they said the earliest we could board is 12:30 pm.  We have not cruised on RCCL for several years but it seems like the last time we showed up around 1 hour before stated boarding time and we got on.  Does anyone know the earliest we can board?

[Clarea]

Varies week to week, but most likely around 11:30am.

[cruiseguy1016]

When cruising from San Juan, we usually arrive at the pier at around 11:00 and are on the ship before 12:00.

[cb at sea]

Ditto...around 11-11:30 is the best time to arrive....boarding should have started by then.  Arriving earlier simply means waiting and waiting.

[cybergenie]

We  are on that cruise, also!  We will probably be at the pier around 11:00, and board around 11:30 or so.

 

See you onboard, maybe???

[JRondo]

On 12/6/2018 at 2:35 PM, vaschroeder said:

We are sailing on Freedom of the Seas which departs San Juan at 8:00 pm on 12/30/18.  I called RCCL and they said the earliest we could board is 12:30 pm.  We have not cruised on RCCL for several years but it seems like the last time we showed up around 1 hour before stated boarding time and we got on.  Does anyone know the earliest we can board?

I am going on a similar trip out of San Juan and it says 12:30 also,  I was just wondering what happened with boarding when you went in December.  

[vaschroeder]

We got to the port at 11:30 and by no means were among the first there.  It was very busy with people dropping off their luggage and heading into the terminal. 

[JRondo]

18 minutes ago, vaschroeder said:

We got to the port at 11:30 and by no means were among the first there.  It was very busy with people dropping off their luggage and heading into the terminal. 

Thank you.  This is good to know.  I hope you had a good trip.