On Line Check IN

[NW Pacific]

Am new to Carnival, tried to complete online check in last night. Have never been asked so many questions before on other lines. Had to put flight numbers and exact time of both arriving and departing flights, also had to include names of hotels staying at pre and post cruise. Is this something new. I am use to presenting credit card at time of checking in onboard, seems I can't complete process until I give my credit card number online?? Is this correct? or am I missing how to "skip over" this information.

[ready2cruzagain]

You need to put the last four digits of your credit card number in (not the full credit card number). Until you do this it will state Incomplete.

[CasualGeek]

And the flight/hotel info...if you marked it that you where driving, no hotel, I doubt Carnival would know any different. :)

[Alliezona09]

+1~ you have to fill out everything so you can print your Boarding Pass which you will need to get into the port terminal~

[Aplmac]

All that detail is for Homeland Security, not Carnival Cruises. ;)

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[cruiserguy11]

I just put driving ... no further questions.

 

I also just put have passport and leave the rest of the questions regarding the passport, including the number, blank. I've done this for many cruises and never had a problem.

[DebJ14]

I just put driving ... no further questions.

 

I also just put have passport and leave the rest of the questions regarding the passport, including the number, blank. I've done this for many cruises and never had a problem.

 

But, if there is a problem with the ship and you say you are driving they will not know that you need assistance with your flights. We were held out at sea an extra day due to a tropical storm and Carnival got our flights rebooked and paid the fee- even though we did our own air. We cruise on lots of different lines and they all ask pretty much for the same info now.

[elcuchio24]

Those are mostly questions that imigration/homeland security want to know, I have had similar questions on RCI, NCL cruises. Passport and Credit card info expedites the checkin process at the port. If you are at a port with kiosks, all you'll have to do once you go through security is swipe your passport and credit card, pick up your room key, and get on the ship.

[CruzVinnieCruz]

Those are mostly questions that imigration/homeland security want to know, I have had similar questions on RCI, NCL cruises. Passport and Credit card info expedites the checkin process at the port. If you are at a port with kiosks, all you'll have to do once you go through security is swipe your passport and credit card, pick up your room key, and get on the ship.

 

Do you really think Homeland Security wants to know what Hotel your staying in? If your flying they already know what flight your on.

 

Flight numbers and such are for Carnivals information so they can help with delays and to determine who needs to debark sooner due to flight departures.

[elcuchio24]

Do you really think Homeland Security wants to know what Hotel your staying in? If your flying they already know what flight your on.

 

Flight numbers and such are for Carnivals information so they can help with delays and to determine who needs to debark sooner due to flight departures.

 

That's part of it. But that information is also passed on to homeland security.

[Waterloomarc]

I used to find it very annoying having to put all that info in until my last cruise. I put in my flight information and all the other it always asks for and lo and behold this last time we received an envelope the second last night with a letter from Carnival stating that since we had an early flight yada yada yada and they gave us early zone debarkation tags. I personally didn't feel our flight was very early so we still hung out for breakfast and such. But evidently they do use that info for something. I thought it was a nice touch a d made me feel a little better about all of the intrusive questions.

[FlaGrl4Evr]

You can just fill out all that info once and then there will be a prompt to duplicate all the same info for each passenger. The only thing you may have to enter separately is the passport info.

[bshow]

All that detail is for Homeland Security, not Carnival Cruises. ;)

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That's frightening.

[jmcancruise]

I don't remember for sure, but we always use cash for our sail and sign. I don't remember ever giving them a credit card #

[FlaGrl4Evr]

I don't remember for sure, but we always use cash for our sail and sign. I don't remember ever giving them a credit card #

 

 

If I remember correctly, you do not have to list the entire cc#, just the last 4 digits of the credit card that you will be using for your S&S. If you use cash, I believe that there is an area to notate this as well.

[DebJ14]

Do you really think Homeland Security wants to know what Hotel your staying in? If your flying they already know what flight your on.

 

Flight numbers and such are for Carnivals information so they can help with delays and to determine who needs to debark sooner due to flight departures.

 

You betcha - Homeland Security wants to know what hotel you are staying in, especially if you are a non-US citizen.

 

If you do your own air Carnival has no way of knowing what flight you are on unless you give that information during the check-in process.

 

Carnival transmits the passenger manifest to Homeland Security before the ship sails just as the airlines have to send in the manifests before the planes take off. Homeland Security does not know you are on a flight until they get the manifest. By then you are probably already strapped in.

[garland786]

I have been asked for this information each time. On a previous cruise Carnival used the information to adjust a flight due to a weather delay. It was nice having them do all of the leg work for me! My understanding is that Carnival also uses your flight info to determine if you qualify for the Express Luggage service. :)

[MissKIA]

Do you really think Homeland Security wants to know what Hotel your staying in? If your flying they already know what flight your on.

 

Flight numbers and such are for Carnivals information so they can help with delays and to determine who needs to debark sooner due to flight departures.

 

I live in Canada, and every time I cross the border or fly out into the states they ask where we are staying. The customs form that we have to fill out on the plane also asks where we are staying and for how long etc. So apparently they do want to know. I'm sure it has to do with both homeland security AND the cruiseline wanting to know.

[CruzVinnieCruz]

You betcha - Homeland Security wants to know what hotel you are staying in, especially if you are a non-US citizen.

 

If you do your own air Carnival has no way of knowing what flight you are on unless you give that information during the check-in process.

 

Carnival transmits the passenger manifest to Homeland Security before the ship sails just as the airlines have to send in the manifests before the planes take off. Homeland Security does not know you are on a flight until they get the manifest. By then you are probably already strapped in.

 

Homeland security uses what they refer to as the "Secure Flight Program" which requires the airlines to transmit passenger information such as full name, gender, and date of birth a full 72 hours ahead of the scheduled flight. So unless the flight is booked under the 72 hour mark they know exactly what flight you are on and have already done watch list matching. Cruise lines and airlines are an apples to oranges comparison in this case since one is consider a higher security risk then the other.

 

I live in Canada, and every time I cross the border or fly out into the states they ask where we are staying. The customs form that we have to fill out on the plane also asks where we are staying and for how long etc. So apparently they do want to know. I'm sure it has to do with both homeland security AND the cruiseline wanting to know.

 

I agree that when one enters a foreign country they ask where you are staying it has more to do with immigration. My response was made as in domestic travel. We travel a lot and cruise often and on ever one of the "On line" check ins we check we are driving even though flights are required and we arrive at least one day early. Homeland security could careless about where someone is staying during domestic travel if they did we would all be filling out forms for every flight we took.

[iceleven]

Homeland security uses what they refer to as the "Secure Flight Program" which requires the airlines to transmit passenger information such as full name, gender, and date of birth a full 72 hours ahead of the scheduled flight. So unless the flight is booked under the 72 hour mark they know exactly what flight you are on and have already done watch list matching. Cruise lines and airlines are an apples to oranges comparison in this case since one is consider a higher security risk then the other.

Why would a flight be a higher security risk than a cruise? Personally I feel tremendously vulnerable out there on the ocean. What is to keep a private plane from flying over and dropping a bomb right on us and sinking us within minutes? 9/11 lost 3,000+ people. Our cruise ships hold 5-6,000+ people. An easy target, I would say.

 

In fact, last week, when we were in Cabo, it appeared we had a Mexican naval escort out of the port. When we were in PV, there were three Mexican naval ships nearby. I wasn't sure if it was to make me feel any better or not. And it might have only been coincidence. I am one of those who are very happy when I see security enforcing their job. And if it means Homeland Security needs all my info then that's OK with me because that means they also want yours, yours, and yours.;)

[CruzVinnieCruz]

Homeland security uses what they refer to as the "Secure Flight Program" which requires the airlines to transmit passenger information such as full name, gender, and date of birth a full 72 hours ahead of the scheduled flight. So unless the flight is booked under the 72 hour mark they know exactly what flight you are on and have already done watch list matching. Cruise lines and airlines are an apples to oranges comparison in this case since one is consider a higher security risk then the other.

 

Why would a flight be a higher security risk than a cruise? Personally I feel tremendously vulnerable out there on the ocean. What is to keep a private plane from flying over and dropping a bomb right on us and sinking us within minutes? 9/11 lost 3,000+ people. Our cruise ships hold 5-6,000+ people. An easy target, I would say.

 

In fact, last week, when we were in Cabo, it appeared we had a Mexican naval escort out of the port. When we were in PV, there were three Mexican naval ships nearby. I wasn't sure if it was to make me feel any better or not. And it might have only been coincidence. I am one of those who are very happy when I see security enforcing their job. And if it means Homeland Security needs all my info then that's OK with me because that means they also want yours, yours, and yours.;)

 

On 911 the country realized that airlines are a higher security threat than almost any other form of transportation. If Homeland Security felt that cruise liners held the same security threat they would not have made the no passport exception for "closed loop" cruising.

 

I also like to see security enforcing the rules especially since my DW is a flight attendant for a major carrier. Just saying that not all of the information you give the cruise line is required by Homeland Security.

[zqvol]

That's frightening.

 

 

It would be frightening if it were true, but if you cruise with a passport that along with your name is all the information that is transmitted to homeland security.

 

Anyone that tells you otherwise is just wrong. You can leave it all blank ecept for name and passport info and you don't even have to put that in, you can do it all at the port, just be there at least 2 hours before sailing.