Boarding

[pvbbrennan]

We will board in Sydney, AU. We want to get on as ealy as possible. What are your recommendations?

[catl331]

In almost all cases, if the prior cruise debarkation went as planned, you will be able to board around 11:30 to 12:00N.

[pvbbrennan]

Thanks.

[CruiserBruce]

Fleet wide, boarding starts around 11:30. Unless there is a rare delay. Commonly discussed here.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Welcome to Cruise Critic.

 

Be at the pier between 10:30 and 11 to check in as soon as the doors are open.

 

That way you will get a low boarding number to be among the first on the ship after the PS and handicapped people.

[happyglobetrotter]

Welcome to Cruise Critic.

 

Be at the pier between 10:30 and 11 to check in as soon as the doors are open.

 

That way you will get a low boarding number to be among the first on the ship after the PS and handicapped people.

 

 

After the PS, the suites and the 4 stars persons...who all have priority boarding.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Right - the list gets longer and longer.

PS

Handicapped

Deluxe Suites

4 Star Mariners

And at the rate some people are getting to the 4 star status -- there may come a time when there will only be a handful of people waiting to board.

On one of our cruises, the line up of wheel chairs and scooters was unbelievable.

[jtl513]

And at the rate some people are getting to the 4 star status -- there may come a time when there will only be a handful of people waiting to board.

That's a huge exaggeration. On every non-Prinsendam sailing there are about 35% first-timers, and of the 65% Mariners, most will always be 3-star or less.

[dakrewser]

That's a huge exaggeration. On every non-Prinsendam sailing there are about 35% first-timers, and of the 65% Mariners, most will always be 3-star or less.

 

On our recent Ryndam T/A, there were only 20 non-Mariners (just over 1%).

[RuthC]

After the PS, the suites and the 4 stars persons...who all have priority boarding.

Four * Mainers have priority check-in, which is not the same as priority boarding.

[jtl513]

On our recent Ryndam T/A, there were only 20 non-Mariners (just over 1%).

All right, I'll correct my previous post and say MOST cruises that I'VE been on had about 35% non-Mariners. Most cruises are not T-As.

 

More importantly, on your cruise, how many were 4* and not in a Deluxe Suite?

[dakrewser]

All right, I'll correct my previous post and say MOST cruises that I'VE been on had about 35% non-Mariners. Most cruises are not T-As.

 

More importantly, on your cruise, how many were 4* and not in a Deluxe Suite?

 

I don't know the exact breakdown, but I do know that at the awards ceremony there were over 50 people getting medallions (the most I've ever seen). I would expect it was over 1/3 4* Mariners.

[erewhon]

We will board in Sydney, AU. We want to get on as ealy as possible. What are your recommendations?

 

Which terminal are you boarding at?