Baltimore Check-in and Boarding

[jomoin]

Does anyone know how strict Baltimore port is to the scheduled check-in times?  We are assigned a 2:00 check-in, but will have to check out of our hotel by 11:00. Not sure how to kill that much time, since we are relying on the hotel's shuttle to get us to the port.

[shipgeeks]

Pride or Grandeur?

[mskaufman]

Last time we went the line was short and they let us through early.  We have friends who went and said the line was long and they checked times (Pride)

[jomoin]

The Pride

 

[lenquixote66]

4 hours ago, jomoin said:

Does anyone know how strict Baltimore port is to the scheduled check-in times?  We are assigned a 2:00 check-in, but will have to check out of our hotel by 11:00. Not sure how to kill that much time, since we are relying on the hotel's shuttle to get us to the port.

We always arrive at about 11 AM . We never look at the assigned check in time.

[mskaufman]

10 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

We always arrive at about 11 AM . We never look at the assigned check in time.

That's what we did and, pretty much, walked right on the ship

[lenquixote66]

My best friend is a Kaufman .

 

We love cruising from Baltimore because the next day I am wearing shorts.

[shipgeeks]

I believe Pride has a later departure time than Grandeur (and a later arrival time for the previous cruise).  The only problem I see in arriving early is if they are still disembarking previous passengers.  Then there could be a delay in parking and in being checked in.

[SRF]

If the prior passengers are still coming off the ship, they will not allow you into the lot.  So you get to sit in your car.

 

The terminal is not large.

[mskaufman]

5 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

My best friend is a Kaufman .

 

We love cruising from Baltimore because the next day I am wearing shorts.

 

We like cruising from Baltimore because we are on vacation a half hour after leaving home.

[mskaufman]

5 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

My best friend is a Kaufman .

 

We love cruising from Baltimore because the next day I am wearing shorts.

My brother and sister both live on LI!

[lenquixote66]

2 hours ago, mskaufman said:

My brother and sister both live on LI!

My friend lives in Manhattan. We grew up together in Brooklyn.

[mskaufman]

4 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

My friend lives in Manhattan. We grew up together in Brooklyn.

We all grew up in the Bronx

[lenquixote66]

10 minutes ago, mskaufman said:

10 minutes ago, mskaufman said:

We all grew up in the Bronx

 

10 minutes ago, mskaufman said:

We all grew up in the Bronx

Nearly all of my cousins grew up in the Bronx and 2 moved to Maryland.Two of my closest friends in Brooklyn moved to Maryland and 2 people that I was friendly with in high school moved to Maryland.

[jomoin]

Okay, it is after 3:00 here at Baltimore,  and no one has boarded the Pride yet. A terminal full of hangry people! Cabins will not be ready until 4:00. Not impressed with our first trip out of Baltimore! 

[Tony O]

7 minutes ago, jomoin said:

Okay, it is after 3:00 here at Baltimore,  and no one has boarded the Pride yet. A terminal full of hangry people! Cabins will not be ready until 4:00. Not impressed with our first trip out of Baltimore! 

Sounds like a Carnival Cruise Line problem. Can't  see now the port is responsible 

[Tony O]

13 minutes ago, jomoin said:

Okay, it is after 3:00 here at Baltimore,  and no one has boarded the Pride yet. A terminal full of hangry people! Cabins will not be ready until 4:00. Not impressed with our first trip out of Baltimore! 

FYI the Pride has a 1930 sailing time according to Martime exchange

[SRF]

I know that Pride has a much later arrival time than Grandeur.

 

And if they arrived late, that pushes everything even further back.