Port Everglades...arriving early to check in time

[Sass4]

Our check in time is 1PM 😞

 

We have to check out of hotel by 11. 

 

Can we check in early? Or where would we wait for check in?  

[willing292]

What is your check in time?

[Grankm21]

Yes. We were at Port Everglades last month. They did not check our embarkation time.  We arrived at 11am even though some in our party had 1pm arrival times. We were on the ship about 15min after we arrive to the port.

[Ashland]

Our last 6 RCI cruises arrival time hasn't been enforced.

[jean87510]

8 hours ago, Sass4 said:

Our check in time is 1PM 😞

 

We have to check out of hotel by 11. 

 

Can we check in early? Or where would we wait for check in?  

Try to see if hotel will allow you late check out.  If not, it's much more comfortable waiting in hotel lobby for an hour then standing in a line possibly at the port.  

[CruisingWalter]

9 hours ago, Sass4 said:

Can we check in early? Or where would we wait for check in?  

 

In general most cruise lines are not enforcing check in times. VV is one of the few that still does, so you should be fine showing up early.  Maybe check out of your hotel right at 11 and head over to the port. 

[Norwich Cruiser]

We recently had an 11.30 embarkation time at Port Everglades checked out of the hotel at 10.15 arrived at the port at 10.30 and were onboard by 11.00.

 

I honestly don’t think it’d be an issue.

[JJK2008]

9 hours ago, Sass4 said:

Our check in time is 1PM 😞

 

We have to check out of hotel by 11. 

 

Can we check in early? Or where would we wait for check in?  

You're almost always allowed to check in early. 

[FionaMG]

We boarded at Fort Lauderdale on the 10th, a week past Saturday. The lady in front of us told the agent on the door she had a later check in time and did she have to wait. His answer was, no you can just come right on in.

[allie3490]

I just sailed Odyssey Feb 11 from Port everglades. My check in time was 12:30 but I got there at 11am and no one even glanced at my check in time. From drop off to boarding was 10 mins total. So fast and efficient!

[rncruiser]

I was on Odyssey Christmas week when it was sailing at 125% capacity. Our check in time was 1:30. We arrived at Port Everglades at 10:30 and had no trouble checking in immediately. 

[steveru621]

There is no way to predict what RCI might enforce in the future.  

[Sass4]

Just to let you know we walked right on at 11:00am

[PhillyFan33579]

On 2/20/2024 at 11:30 AM, steveru621 said:

There is no way to predict what RCI might enforce in the future.  

In the past I would have agreed with you. However, I have been on 9 cruises since September out of 4 ports (Miami, Canaveral, Everglades and Tampa). No one verified check-in times on any of these cruises. 

[ballonewb]

On 2/20/2024 at 10:30 AM, steveru621 said:

There is no way to predict what RCI might enforce in the future.  

If you arrive after 11am you most likely will walk right into the ship.  Unless coast guard inspection then prob closer to 12pm

 

i think some are still held up on covid rules or one bad experience in the past.