Gailie1

Thanks for that, we are sailing on the Vista later this month for the first time.

My husband and I boarded the Vista today. For those who may be interested in the boarding process, here is a summary.

 

We took our hotel's shuttle to the port. Our appointment time was 11:30 am to 12:00. When we got to the port, we saw there was a priority line to the left for priority and FTTF people. To the right, there were two lines. One line was for people who arrived during their appointment time and the other was for people who arrived either before or after their appointment time.

 

We approached the line at 12:05, five minutes after our appointment ending time, and were told to go into the line for people who were late. Neither line was crowded, but they are definitely strict on appointment times.

 

As we went through the line we were given a form with our boarding group number. We then entered the building and someone checked our passports and boarding passes. We went through security and then to a waiting area. We were on the ship at 12:35, so the entire process took 30 minutes. Since we did not need pictures taken because we have previously cruised on Carnival, we did not need to go to the port area guest services.

 

Our room keys were in the mail slot outside of our cabin door. We pre-purchased the soda package, so we went to guest services today and got stickers for our cards.

 

Our room was ready at 1:30 and our luggage arrived at our room at 1:45. Our muster station was A5, so we went to the Liquid Lounge.