gold Posted February 21, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Leaving for Alaska on Serenade with a departure time of 6pm. What time do you recommend we board? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted February 21, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 21, 2020 11 a.m. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emory2001 Posted February 21, 2020 #3 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I usually board as early as they will let me, but when we were in Alaska, departing out of Seward, we spent part of the day walking around the town, having a good seafood lunch, and I think we boarded by 3:00. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwich Cruiser Posted February 21, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 21, 2020 We try to be at the port about 10.30am and are normally on board by 11.00am 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keishashadow Posted February 22, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 22, 2020 For our Harmony saiing out of PC, upon checking in were assigned a 1:30 pm boarding time. Plan on arriving to terminal by 11 am. First time on that ship, hope we won’t have to wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliles Posted February 22, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 22, 2020 The royal app tells us our cabin will be available at 11am which doesn't seem right for a 3pm departure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted February 22, 2020 #7 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Boarding day IS the 1st day of your cruise, even tho the ship doesn't sail until later. I'm all for getting use of the ship as early as possible. We always try to arrive by 11am. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Cruizers Posted February 22, 2020 #8 Share Posted February 22, 2020 As others have said, board by 11 yet keep in mind, final boarding is 90 min before sail time so everyone needs to be checked in & on board by 4:30. Let your vacation start early and enjoy the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awestover89 Posted February 22, 2020 #9 Share Posted February 22, 2020 We used to always board around 10:30/11, but honestly last few times we've shot for later boarding and actually really prefer it. Usually we get lunch off the ship and board at around 1 PM now. The reasons for this are: Lines for check-in and boarding seem crazy; everybody wants to be on as quick as possible. At 1 we just breeze right through Lunch on the ship on boarding day has become completely obnoxious. Way more relaxing to eat off ship and not have to deal with that. Rooms are usually available at 1, so before then you have thousands of people with their book bags and carry-ons, all in the same few open public areas of the ship. Also, having to drag around our book bags and carry ons. So by boarding a little later we get a relaxing lunch, breeze through the check-in and boarding process, and can immediately drop off our stuff. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellwingri Posted February 22, 2020 #10 Share Posted February 22, 2020 We always arrive between 10:30 and 11. It’s actually day one of the cruise and we want to spend as much time as possible on board. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted February 22, 2020 #11 Share Posted February 22, 2020 27 minutes ago, sellwingri said: We always arrive between 10:30 and 11. It’s actually day one of the cruise and we want to spend as much time as possible on board. Same here. We travel far to cruise, want to make the most of our time on ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISFANS3 Posted February 22, 2020 #12 Share Posted February 22, 2020 You pay for the first day, arrive early... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggaZagga17 Posted February 22, 2020 #13 Share Posted February 22, 2020 15 hours ago, Norwich Cruiser said: We try to be at the port about 10.30am and are normally on board by 11.00am Ditto! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold Posted February 22, 2020 Author #14 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Thanks very muchSent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biomedbob Posted February 22, 2020 #15 Share Posted February 22, 2020 We usually try to board before they sail! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonacruiser25 Posted February 22, 2020 #16 Share Posted February 22, 2020 16 hours ago, awestover89 said: We used to always board around 10:30/11, but honestly last few times we've shot for later boarding and actually really prefer it. Usually we get lunch off the ship and board at around 1 PM now. The reasons for this are: Lines for check-in and boarding seem crazy; everybody wants to be on as quick as possible. At 1 we just breeze right through Lunch on the ship on boarding day has become completely obnoxious. Way more relaxing to eat off ship and not have to deal with that. Rooms are usually available at 1, so before then you have thousands of people with their book bags and carry-ons, all in the same few open public areas of the ship. Also, having to drag around our book bags and carry ons. So by boarding a little later we get a relaxing lunch, breeze through the check-in and boarding process, and can immediately drop off our stuff. This is what we have started to do. I would rather enjoy a half day in the departure port then board later. Since we always arrive the day before a cruise, we are already enjoying our vacation! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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