To all those asking if they are enforcing assigned boarding times.

[island lady]

1 hour ago, Mapleleafforever said:

I just can't see them turning anyone away for being early. 

They do...have seen it.  Some slip in...but others.....

[Travel Bear]

Question for traveling companion... she is being dropped off early at 9 am. Her checkin is 10.30 on oasis at cape liberty. Can she check her luggage at 9 and just wait outside terminal? Are their seating areas or safe areas to wait? Or would she be better off being dropped at a Duncan donuts or similar nearby and taking uber to the port closer to check in time? Thanks. 

[Aquahound]

Four cruises out of Seattle in the past year and not once was my check-in time checked. 

[meadowlander]

1 hour ago, Travel Bear said:

Question for traveling companion... she is being dropped off early at 9 am. Her checkin is 10.30 on oasis at cape liberty. Can she check her luggage at 9 and just wait outside terminal? Are their seating areas or safe areas to wait? Or would she be better off being dropped at a Duncan donuts or similar nearby and taking uber to the port closer to check in time? Thanks. 

Starbucks on Goldsborough Dr in Bayonne is 2 miles from Cape Liberty. If weather is inclement it is a good option otherwise I would wait at the terminal.

 

Luggage can be dropped off at 9 am. There are a few metal benches outside. My guess is if there are few cruisers waiting outside, those with later times will be allowed in after those with the first boarding time. That was the process in December 2022. 2 months earlier in October, hundreds who arrived earlier than their times were kept waiting until their scheduled time.