Baggage acceptance start time at Brooklyn?

[IB2]

Does anyone know how early, on embarkation day, you can drop bags for the QM2 TA departing Brooklyn?  I’m returning to NYC with a hire car that morning, and am thinking that if I can drop my bags off first and then go return the car, it will make getting back to the ship without the car much easier, if there is time.

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[esrs]

I've been told it can be as early as 0930 if the ship has arrived on time.

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[BklynBoy8]

FAQ section of the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal

 

What time can I arrive?

Check-in times are dependent on the vessel's arrival but baggage processing begins no earlier than 9:30 am.

[tony s]

We just got off MSC out of Brooklyn and at 935 they were accepting luggage 

[57eric]

Have you sailed from Brooklyn before?  Traffic at the port can be awful, although there's no way to predict it.  I can't see the advantage in having to deal with it twice, especially if your second trip is (I assume) by car.

[IB2]

49 minutes ago, 57eric said:

Have you sailed from Brooklyn before?  Traffic at the port can be awful, although there's no way to predict it.  I can't see the advantage in having to deal with it twice, especially if your second trip is (I assume) by car.

No, my plan was to return using the NYC ferries, for a costly $4.  But I need to dump the bags, keeping the dog, to make that practicable.

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[57eric]

12 minutes ago, IB2 said:

No, my plan was to return using the NYC ferries, for a costly $4.  But I need to dump the bags, keeping the dog, to make that practicable.

Then I concur; good plan.