Check-in questions

[rcrabb1513]

We are booked on Magic and it says checkin opens March 9. 

 

Long time Royal cruiser, first time Carnival cruiser,  Royal check-in was like a radio show contest, or Southwest airlines.  Folks wanted to check-in as soon as it opened to secure the earliest checkin and boarding time.  It was purported to open at midnight of the embarkation location although but per internet usual conjecture (yes that is the time, no it isn't) it was never really known. 

 

Anyway, is online check in the same mad dash as Royal's?  If so what time does it open? 

 

TIA

 

 

[hurricane0226]

13 minutes ago, rcrabb1513 said:

We are booked on Magic and it says checkin opens March 9. 

 

Long time Royal cruiser, first time Carnival cruiser,  Royal check-in was like a radio show contest, or Southwest airlines.  Folks wanted to check-in as soon as it opened to secure the earliest checkin and boarding time.  It was purported to open at midnight of the embarkation location although but per internet usual conjecture (yes that is the time, no it isn't) it was never really known. 

 

Anyway, is online check in the same mad dash as Royal's?  If so what time does it open? 

 

TIA

 

 

Midnite, EST. the day of your checkin, and yes, it is kinda a mad dash. 

[dbrucern]

Midnight EST is correct however you can go right to arrival appointment choose your time and remember to click the save button and then you can choose to leave and complete all other information needed later. Just don't forget to choose the save button 

[ninjacat123]

5 minutes ago, hurricane0226 said:

Midnite, EST. the day of your checkin, and yes, it is kinda a mad dash. 

Isn't check in 12:00am the day of your check in?  I know I wait till midnight of the day before check in and then as soon as it hits 12:00am for check in, I'm checking in.

In the check in process, keep clicking on "do later" or something like that, like putting in your passport info.  You can get your check in time then go back and fill in the info.

Hope that helps!

[dbrucern]

19 minutes ago, ninjacat123 said:

Isn't check in 12:00am the day of your check in?  I know I wait till midnight of the day before check in and then as soon as it hits 12:00am for check in, I'm checking in.

In the check in process, keep clicking on "do later" or something like that, like putting in your passport info.  You can get your check in time then go back and fill in the info.

Hope that helps!

Yes and You don't have to go thru all of that, the list comes up and has "Guest Selection, Guest Information, Travel Documents , Travel Plans and next is Arrival Appointment, you only have to click on Arrival Appointment choose you time and save then complete everything later

Edited February 21, 2023 by dbrucern

[hillbillycruisers]

And....keep in mind...as some have already stated...it's midnight Eastern Standard time. Which means us hillbillies in Missouri only need stay up until 11 pm to do online check in. 😀

[PrincessArlena'sDad]

At midnight, do you need to refresh the page, or does the link go live automatically? 

[ninjacat123]

4 minutes ago, PrincessArlena'sDad said:

At midnight, do you need to refresh the page, or does the link go live automatically? 

I needed to refresh my page.

[rcrabb1513]

Thanks to all that replied.  Like hillbilliecruises,we are in central time zone so 11:00 pm will be the ticket.

For us old fogies staying up to 11:00 pm is a feat in itself! 😀

[groundloop]

45 minutes ago, rcrabb1513 said:

Thanks to all that replied.  Like hillbilliecruises,we are in central time zone so 11:00 pm will be the ticket.

For us old fogies staying up to 11:00 pm is a feat in itself! 😀

 

It seems that a lot of people want to get on the ship as early as possible, which is kind of understandable.  However, once you get on the ship there's not really a whole lot to do other than to sit around waiting until you can go to your cabin. 

 

Some of us feel that the hot ticket is to arrive late, after the crowds have died down, and sail through check-in, boarding and have immediate access to your cabin.

 

 

[rcrabb1513]

1 hour ago, groundloop said:

 

It seems that a lot of people want to get on the ship as early as possible, which is kind of understandable.  However, once you get on the ship there's not really a whole lot to do other than to sit around waiting until you can go to your cabin. 

 

Some of us feel that the hot ticket is to arrive late, after the crowds have died down, and sail through check-in, boarding and have immediate access to your cabin.

 

 

Actually we had this exact experience on our last cruise out of Port Canaveral.  We used GoPort to get from our Orlando Airport hotel to the port and we arrived a little after 1:00pm.  Not too crowded as we went through checkin, boarded the ship, did the muster checkin and were en route to the buffet for some lunch.  They announced cabins were available so we switched gears and went to our cabin first.  That was nice. 

Edited February 21, 2023 by rcrabb1513

[groundloop]

2 hours ago, rcrabb1513 said:

....Not too crowded as we went through checkin, boarded the ship, did the muster checkin and were en route to the buffet for some lunch.  They announced cabins were available so we switched gears and went to our cabin first.  That was nice. 

 

Yep.... and at that point after dropping your carry-ons at your cabin you can have a quiet lunch in the buffet.

[kelkel2]

It can be a mad dash depending on what your needs are. Do you want an early arrival appointment? Those seem to go the fastest. If you don’t mind arriving at noon or after it’s probably not as urgent. But if you’re after one of those highly sought after 10:30 or 11am time slots, I’d suggest to check in ASAP.