Discovery Princess arrives in CA

[tonit964]

1 hour ago, AtlantaCruiser72 said:

that makes more sense - thanks for the clarification!

You're welcome. It's frustrating for sure.

[Astro Flyer]

3 hours ago, CarelessAndConfused said:

This debacle with the piers just makes me feel better about it all.

You’ll have the same debacle…Discovery is at B50 on 3/27, 4/3, 4/10; 4/17.
 

Princess still hasn’t notified passengers on the inaugural cruise with the details…maybe they’re too busy with their VIP & TA plans.

 

[Papa Yoda]

1 hour ago, CarelessAndConfused said:

 

Yes, I anticipated that I would be sailing out of the B50 or that area.  But as I alluded to, I expect Princess to at least have improved their process for embarkation/debarkation the second go round.  And just as important if not more so, I expect a fair amount of inaugural cruisers to chime in on the real life procedures so that I know better what to expect.  Having proper expectations is at least half the battle in just about everything we do in life. 

 

 

 

Hopefully!  The Royal inaugural, even out of 92, was a sh*t show.

[AF-1]

Thanks to everyone who posted pictures of this new ship.  They are beautiful, and thanks for the owners suite pics

[Princessfan20]

8 hours ago, CarelessAndConfused said:

 

Yes, I anticipated that I would be sailing out of the B50 or that area.  But as I alluded to, I expect Princess to at least have improved their process for embarkation/debarkation the second go round.  And just as important if not more so, I expect a fair amount of inaugural cruisers to chime in on the real life procedures so that I know better what to expect.  Having proper expectations is at least half the battle in just about everything we do in life. 

 

I think that might be an unrealistic expectation with Princess.  They are going to board at an inadequate pier for passengers and then knowing how Princess passengers always ignore the boarding groups, times and instructions they are given leads me to believe it will be a perfect storm for unforgettable chaos.

 

I hope I am incorrect but I do not see any other way to avoid it unless Princess holds really firmly to their assigned boarding groups and times they have assigned through the Medallion App.

[pro76]

Will Elites still have priority boarding?

[tonit964]

10 hours ago, Astro Flyer said:

You’ll have the same debacle…Discovery is at B50 on 3/27, 4/3, 4/10; 4/17.
 

Princess still hasn’t notified passengers on the inaugural cruise with the details…maybe they’re too busy with their VIP & TA plans.

 

Someone from our roll call 4/17 posted an email from the Access Dept about boarding. Not sure how to link it, sorry. It's on the last page.

Edited March 22, 2022 by tonit964

[danceswithphones]

Discovery Princess
Docked at berth 50
Harbor Blvd, take Miner Street, pass 22nd street until you reach the end (uber/taxis)
 
PASSENGERS driving in
Parking at cruise terminal (at pier 92 & 93) will be available at cost
Check-in at terminal 93
Guests drop off luggage at terminal 93/loaded in luggage trucks and transferred to ship
Guests once checked-in will then be shuttled over via motor coach from terminal 93 to berth 50 and go through security then boarding ship
 
 
PASSENGERS with flights
Guests will be transferred to terminal 93 for check-in
Luggage will be collected at the airport and taken directly to berth 50 for loading
 
 
Additional Info:
All Guests MUST check-in at terminal 93. Only guests checked-in at terminal 93 will be able to board at berth 50.
Testing will be made available in the event guests are not able to obtain 48 hours test results.
ADA vehicles will be made available to accommodate guests with transfers.
Port shuttles will be made available inside cruise terminal for guests with walking difficulties.
Parking only at cruise terminal parking lot. NO OVERNIGHT PARKING AT BERTH 50/46.

[c-boy]

57 minutes ago, pro76 said:

Will Elites still have priority boarding?

Yes

[startedwithamouse]

10 hours ago, Papa Yoda said:

 

Hopefully!  The Royal inaugural, even out of 92, was a sh*t show.

We were on this sailing, and boarding was fine. It was held up just a slight bit due to customs clearing the ship, as the previous voyage was a 60 day around the Cape.

[Astro Flyer]

2 hours ago, pro76 said:

Will Elites still have priority boarding?

 

1 hour ago, c-boy said:

Yes

Hopefully so but with this non-standard boarding process (check-in & luggage at B93 and shuttle to B50) and anyone being able to reserve the earliest arrival group times it could be different for Discovery.

[cruisequeen4ever]

Exciting!

[IndigoRed]

Thanks for the Discovery pics! Looking forward to our first ever cruise on April 3rd😁😊

[Astro Flyer]

Learned on our 3/27 roll call that some have received emailed notifications about the embarkation procedure at 50. We haven’t received ours yet but have a new notification at the bottom of our Travel Summary. No information about the disembarkation or in-transit procedures.

 

 

Edited March 23, 2022 by Astro Flyer