How early can we board the Jewel for a 9:00pm sailing?

[HandC4Me]

We'll be on the Jewel for our Seward to Vancouver Alaskan cruise July 4 - 11. Departure time is 9:00pm that Monday. We've never sailed with such a late departure time before. Trying to plan our time in Seward that day. Any estimates on how early we'll be able to board? Thanks in advance for any input!

[KeithJenner]

1 hour ago, HandC4Me said:

We'll be on the Jewel for our Seward to Vancouver Alaskan cruise July 4 - 11. Departure time is 9:00pm that Monday. We've never sailed with such a late departure time before. Trying to plan our time in Seward that day. Any estimates on how early we'll be able to board? Thanks in advance for any input!

I have had lots of late departure times and it has never impacted the time that they start boarding. Boarding should start at the same time as it would for now earlier departure.

 

It does, of course, give you the option of boarding later than you usually do. Just make sure you are there more than two hours before departure (and follow any specific instructions).

[kdmbluerzr]

We too, are on this cruise and have wondered the same thing. 

[cruisingrandy]

We are on May 23 sailing and just did online check in.  The earliest if showed was 11:30-12:00 for us and I picked it so we could checkout of our hotel and get rid of luggage and eat  lunch and return to Seward for a little while.