naturelovergirl Posted July 20, 2019 #1 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Do you all have any insider tips regarding the Mayflower Terminal in Southampton for embarkation? (We will be returning our rental car to the Southampton airport and taking either the train/taxi or just a taxi to the port that day.) Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyPanda Posted July 20, 2019 #2 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Boarded QV at the Mayflower Terminal last month. I arrived at about 11:40, where they were already starting to check people in, in fact there wasn't a queue at all. About 5 minutes after arrival, they started embarkation. Since I'm Platinum and they were embarking in the normal check in order (Grills, World Club then everyone else), which all happened very quickly, I was on the ship in only 10 minutes from arrival. So my advice, would be to turn up at a similar time if you have priority embarkation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmike911 Posted July 20, 2019 #3 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I usually arrive about 11:30 am, and check-in is in progress. I don't think I have waited more than 30 minutes before I am in my suite on the last three or four voyages. Cunard has cleaned up its act with embarkation in the past few years. Let's hope my September boarding for Hamburg from the Ocean Terminal is as efficient as yours was Panda. I will let you know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturelovergirl Posted July 21, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Thanks you two... I appreciate the advice. Since this will be my first sailing out of Southampton, just trying to get as much info as I can 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALAD MUNCHER Posted July 26, 2019 #5 Share Posted July 26, 2019 On 7/20/2019 at 12:13 PM, NavyPanda said: Boarded QV at the Mayflower Terminal last month. I arrived at about 11:40, where they were already starting to check people in, in fact there wasn't a queue at all. About 5 minutes after arrival, they started embarkation. Since I'm Platinum and they were embarking in the normal check in order (Grills, World Club then everyone else), which all happened very quickly, I was on the ship in only 10 minutes from arrival. So my advice, would be to turn up at a similar time if you have priority embarkation. I am diamond WC member and have just noticed on my e-ticket my time for boarding is 3pm! Not a problem for me as I am coming down from Up North by Cruise Connect coach and don't expect to be there before 2.30pm. Is this a change in procedures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted July 26, 2019 #6 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Probably just general disorganisation. Or else, perchance, they are cleverer than everyone thinks, and they know you are coming on the coach? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray66 Posted July 26, 2019 #7 Share Posted July 26, 2019 1 hour ago, SALAD MUNCHER said: I am diamond WC member and have just noticed on my e-ticket my time for boarding is 3pm! Not a problem for me as I am coming down from Up North by Cruise Connect coach and don't expect to be there before 2.30pm. Is this a change in procedures? I think this change came in last year. We are also diamond and both trips last year we were given late boarding times. But we just ignored them and checked in early as was always the case as diamond. It felt like we'd been demoted! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underwatr Posted July 26, 2019 #8 Share Posted July 26, 2019 If you're on a relatively low deck your embarkation time seems to be based on this rather than your CWC status. In Brooklyn we generally get a 12:30 embarkation on our E-ticket when we're on deck 11 and a 2:30 or 3:00 time when we're on Deck 5. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyPanda Posted July 26, 2019 #9 Share Posted July 26, 2019 6 hours ago, SALAD MUNCHER said: I am diamond WC member and have just noticed on my e-ticket my time for boarding is 3pm! Not a problem for me as I am coming down from Up North by Cruise Connect coach and don't expect to be there before 2.30pm. Is this a change in procedures? Mine said 1pm (Deck 1) and I'm Platinum. If you are Platinum or Diamond you can turn up at anytime, just ignore what your e-ticket says. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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