Is My Arrival Time Confirmed?

[sjmbruce]

It's way past my bedtime, so please assure me that my 11:30am boarding time is secure. Thanks! 

[soremekun]

Yes, you have locked in the time of 11:30am.  Good job!

[soremekun]

My question is, does check-in open at midnight eastern time?  If so, can someone in California check in at 9pm pacific?

[lfreda]

My understanding is midnight at the port of departure.

[davekathy]

10 hours ago, sjmbruce said:

It's way past my bedtime, so please assure me that my 11:30am boarding time is secure. Thanks! 

 

You reserved. You can also see your check in time if you tap on the person icon. Then scroll down and you'll see, "see you at 11:30 AM". 

[tropical83]

Does anyone know the earliest arrival time that is usually available?

Thanks!

 

[davekathy]

2 hours ago, tropical83 said:

Does anyone know the earliest arrival time that is usually available?

Thanks!

I've seen some post as early as 11:00 AM. Ealist we could get was 1:00 on one cruise and 12:00 on another cruise. Same embarkation port. 

Edited March 3, 2022 by davekathy

[tropical83]

1 minute ago, davekathy said:

I've seen some post as early as 11:00 AM. 

Thank You!!

[D4]

7 hours ago, soremekun said:

My question is, does check-in open at midnight eastern time?  If so, can someone in California check in at 9pm pacific?

Yes.  I’m in central time zone and check in opened at 11pm my time.

[Sunshine3601]

11 am has been the earliest I have seen on my cruises

[mcatmcat]

11am. I never pay attention to my boarding time since they don’t enforce it 

[BND]

5 minutes ago, mcatmcat said:

11am. I never pay attention to my boarding time since they don’t enforce it 

Shhh.  Everyone doesn't need to know that 😀.  For our 11 am on HOTS in Nov, we stuck close to it as we were staying in PC so only a 5 min drive.  We're on EN on April 2 and have 11 am, but will probably be there by 1030.  We live about an hour and 10 min from the port so if traffic is good, we'll be early but it also gives us a cushion.  

[ONECRUISER]

10:30am earliest arrival last week by one of our CC Members. Ones I personally did, nine Cruises so far,  earliest was 11 or 1130am 

Edited March 3, 2022 by ONECRUISER

[mcatmcat]

43 minutes ago, BND said:

Shhh.  Everyone doesn't need to know that 😀.  For our 11 am on HOTS in Nov, we stuck close to it as we were staying in PC so only a 5 min drive.  We're on EN on April 2 and have 11 am, but will probably be there by 1030.  We live about an hour and 10 min from the port so if traffic is good, we'll be early but it also gives us a cushion.  

We disclose some of our secret to the CC family , only some secrets lol

[PhillyFan33579]

4 hours ago, mcatmcat said:

11am. I never pay attention to my boarding time since they don’t enforce it 

I have seen check-in times enforced at Port Canaveral and Port Miami several times over the last few months. 

[Jkaczanowski]

Check in times were enforced early last month at Port Canaveral for Independence. 

[lfreda]

On 3/3/2022 at 11:09 AM, tropical83 said:

Does anyone know the earliest arrival time that is usually available?

Thanks!

 

I have an 11 on the Anthem which was the earliest time offered at around 12:10am

[cruisegirl1]

That is your check in time, not necessarily your boarding time.
 

With an early check in time you will be allowed into the terminal at that time. Then you’ll go to a check in line. Then you’ll sit and wait in a designated area (According to your boarding status-not check in time) until actual boarding begins.
 

Once boarding begins, regardless of the check in time, they will board according to categories starting with suites/pinnacles, then Key,  then diamond plus (Sometimes diamond plus is before Key, sometimes key is before diamond plus) then  diamond then so on down. If you are not in one of those early categories even if you have an early check in, because everyone waits in the same terminal (in different designated areas), you may be boarding after someone  who had a check in time after you. 
 

if you have a check in time generally after 12  noon, you will simply enter the terminal, check in and most ofter walk on the ship.  The boarding categories have already been called, and no one is sitting around in the terminal waiting. 
 

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