Boarding later than our appointment time?

[gone_cruisin]

Can anyone give any details about not arriving during your appointment time?  Cruising out of Galveston and I have a 12:00-12:30pm arrival, but I am actually considering staying on the pier a little longer to let all the mob get on board first.  Maybe grabbing lunch at one of the restaurants by Harbor House?

 

Anyone have any experience with arriving late - even if it was by accident.  Any issues?  Carnival give you a hard time?

[knagl]

In Miami they had a line for on-time arrivals, and a separate line for early/late arrivals. We had a 12-12:30 time slot but got there around 1:00pm. We used the unoccupied "early/late" line and actually walked past a couple of groups in the on-time line.

 

Nobody even batted an eye at our arrival time, and once our paperwork was checked out, we walked through security (no wait) and directly on to the ship.

 

In general, the later you board the smaller the crowd, and it's not a big deal if you're outside your assigned window.

[sgttami]

I prefer to board later.  The ship usually doesn't leave till 5 or 6 and there's no crowds getting on board after 2:30.

 

[skrufy]

If you arrive around 1:30 or later you should encounter very little delay. We arrived at Miami, I know different port and went right into the terminal without any delay. 

[csm5986142]

We have arrived late several times recently due to delayed flights (both Galveston and Long Beach) and the staff told us we were fine, and ushered us right in.

[mrpayroll]

No problem with arriving late. 

[Ferry_Watcher]

In Seattle, Carnival ends porter service at 2 pm sharp.  Passengers arriving after 2pm will have to carry their luggage on to the ship themselves.