Suite Boarding Lounges And Times

[barko98]

To the suite passengers, how did you receive your boarding times, and is there a lounge before you board?

[cruisestitch]

You get your time when you do the on line check in , Although suite passengers can pretty much board when they please. While the ships are not sailing full, it is being reported that boarding is going very quickly and there’s probably no time for hanging around a lounge

Edited October 31, 2021 by cruisestitch

[Northern Aurora]

What is your embarkation port?

 

Last month we boarded the Millennium in Seattle.  We were e-mailed our boarding time and it was also on the X app.  There was no designated lounge.  Folks were so staggered with boarding times that we just walked through the process and boarded.  There did not seem to be a rush of folks gathering to board ASAP.  Watched our muster drill in the hotel before boarding so reported to our  muster station and had our names checked off the muster drill list.  Headed to our suite to pick up our sea pass cards.  Then on to Luminae for lunch.

[George C]

We boarded about noon in Fort Lauderdale, was in lounge for a few minutes before boarding, we were told we could ignore the assigned times by suite concierge 

[barko98]

And yes we will be boarding at Fort Lauderdale,. and thank you all for your information

 

[39august]

Isn't pier 25 in Port Everglades the only pier with a designated suite boarding lounge?

[DCPIV]

12 minutes ago, 39august said:

Isn't pier 25 in Port Everglades the only pier with a designated suite boarding lounge?

 

There was one at Terminal G in Miami. 

[jelayne]

We boarded the Edge on 10/16.  Uber dropped us off at the pier at 11:25 and by 11:48 we were at the Martini bar having a drink, having already gone to our suite to drop off carry on and get our sea pass.

[barko98]

1 hour ago, 39august said:

Isn't pier 25 in Port Everglades the only pier with a designated suite boarding lounge?

Yes you are right. I did a search and Pier 25 does have a lounge

[cruising teacher]

4 hours ago, cruisestitch said:

You get your time when you do the on line check in , Although suite passengers can pretty much board when they please. While the ships are not sailing full, it is being reported that boarding is going very quickly and there’s probably no time for hanging around a lounge

Do you know if Zenith passengers can board with Suite passengers ie

anytime?

[DCPIV]

3 minutes ago, cruising teacher said:

Do you know if Zenith passengers can board with Suite passengers ie

anytime?

 

Not at present. 

[terrydtx]

On the Equinox in a suite in August from FLL. We had an assigned 12:30 boarding time but arrived at terminal at 11:15 and were taken directly to VIP lounge upstairs and we were in our cabin at 11:35 and in Luminae for lunch at noon.

[Northern Aurora]

58 minutes ago, cruising teacher said:

Do you know if Zenith passengers can board with Suite passengers ie

anytime?

 

We are Zenith level of the CC club but were also in a suite for our Millennium September B2B cruises.  Since the MDR lunch for Concierge class staterooms was offered on those cruises I am guessing that Zeniths not in suites could have boarded in time attend that Concierge Class lunch.  Zeniths, no matter what type of stateroom they booked, are invited to that embarkation day lunch

[DCPIV]

9 minutes ago, Northern Aurora said:

 

We are Zenith level of the CC club but were also in a suite for our Millennium September B2B cruises.  Since the MDR lunch for Concierge class staterooms was offered on those cruises I am guessing that Zeniths not in suites could have boarded in time attend that Concierge Class lunch.  Zeniths, no matter what type of stateroom they booked, are invited to that embarkation day lunch

 

I believe the Concierge class lunch currently is not being held on embarkation day.

[zaxanon6]

23 minutes ago, DCPIV said:

 

I believe the Concierge class lunch currently is not being held on embarkation day.

That may vary by ship/cruise. It was offered on embarkation day on Millennium when I sailed in late August (a pleasant surprise).

[DCPIV]

6 minutes ago, zaxanon6 said:

That may vary by ship/cruise. It was offered on embarkation day on Millennium when I sailed in late August (a pleasant surprise).

 

Good to know! I'm glad to hear it! 

[Northern Aurora]

2 hours ago, DCPIV said:

 

I believe the Concierge class lunch currently is not being held on embarkation day.

 

 

While we were in a suite, the Concierge class lunch was held on the Millennium on both the September 17th and September 24th sailings.

[terrydtx]

7 hours ago, DCPIV said:

 

I believe the Concierge class lunch currently is not being held on embarkation day.

On the Equinox in August from FLL there was no Concierge Class embarkation lunch because of the staggered pre set boarding times for all but suite passengers.  Since that may have changed.

[cruisestitch]

8 hours ago, DCPIV said:

 

I believe the Concierge class lunch currently is not being held on embarkation day.

As noted above, Millennium did offered the concierge class lunch on boarding day, and also Zeniths boarded with suite passengers while she was in Alaska. Things may have changed again since.

Edited November 1, 2021 by cruisestitch