Hotel checkout vs boarding time

[FrankieSue]

Here is my dilemma: our assigned boarding time is 1:40 pm but we must check out of our hotel at 10:30.  Will they allow us to board earlier than assigned time?

Edited October 23, 2022 by FrankieSue

[CruiserBruce]

5 minutes ago, FrankieSue said:

Here is my dilemma: our assigned boarding time is 1:40 pm but we must check out of our hotel at 10:30.  Will they allow us to board earlier than assigned time?

Yes, based on our experience, and many others have reported the same here.

[FrankieSue]

Thank you.

[Mary229]

You can at the very least drop your luggage with the porters then come back to the per at your appointed time. I do this in certain locations anyway as the pier is in a walkable area - Montreal, Vancouver, Quebec City, New Orleans to name a few 

[Florida_gal_50]

I think it depends on where you are.  Fort Lauderdale doesn’t seem to care from what I hear.  San Diego can be more particular.  Every hotel that I’ve stayed in has that time for a check out so everyone that stays in a hotel has the same dilemma.  I ask the bell person/desk if I can store my bag and it’s never a problem.  In my experience you can still use the hotel facilities no problem. 

[FlaMariner]

We've boarded three cruises since the "unpleasantness" (2 Pt Everglades & 1 Amsterdam) and we've ignored boarding times and arrived at our usual time of around 10:30am and on all 3 they were glad to see us, lines were minimal and we were welcomed and did not have to sit on the curb.

 

I concur with @Florida_gal_50 that the port might matter.

 

(San Diego:  Welcome to California and you are not welcome until we say you are per your papers.  Port Everglades:  Welcome to Florida and glad to have you, come on in and have a seat!)

 

I'd be curious to hear from the folks boarding in Port Everglades if this is still the case with the new season starting. 

[julia]

26 minutes ago, FlaMariner said:

 

 

I concur with @Florida_gal_50 that the port might matter.

 

(San Diego:  Welcome to California and you are not welcome until we say you are per your papers.  Port Everglades:  Welcome to Florida and glad to have you, come on in and have a seat!)

 

Laughing here about San Diego! Have embarked there several times... ugly terminal (but convenient) and rude employees. 😯

[Florida_gal_50]

17 minutes ago, julia said:

Laughing here about San Diego! Have embarked there several times... ugly terminal (but convenient) and rude employees. 😯

You have thst right.  While I find them ok going in one was just nasty going out. I had to go for covid testing to return to Canada in March. It was in the terminal.  I had to lift my luggage up to put it through the scanner.  Why I have no idea. No help whatsoever. After my test the rude woman kept screaming at me to leave and telling me I was going the wrong way. It wasn't like I was dogging it.  There us no reason to treat people that way.