How early can we embark on Ruby?

[Bisous3]

I am SO BAD about arriving early (we only live 20 minutes from the port of Ft. Lauderdale), and I feel like in order to avoid long lines at embarkation we need to either arrive early or much later- like after 2, and I don't want to arrive THAT late. We are on the Ruby this Sunday, wondering how early we can embark? We have only 3 previous Princess cruises under our belts so we don't have any sort of priority status yet... guess we need to get to work on that.

 

Thanks for any tips!

[caribill]

Boarding usually starts around noon.

 

Be there earlier to check in.

[highheel girl]

i am so bad about arriving early (we only live 20 minutes from the port of ft. Lauderdale), and i feel like in order to avoid long lines at embarkation we need to either arrive early or much later- like after 2, and i don't want to arrive that late. We are on the ruby this sunday, wondering how early we can embark? We have only 3 previous princess cruises under our belts so we don't have any sort of priority status yet... Guess we need to get to work on that.

 

Thanks for any tips!

 

11:30 - 12:00.

[Pam in CA]

If you arrive at about 10:30am, you should be able to check in and be among the first of general boarding, which will be between 11:30am and Noon.

[paul929207]

Checkin usually begins about 10:30 or 11. Actual boarding 11:30 or noon unless there are problems

[stoneharborlady]

Last week they didnt start boarding till 12:30. No hope of lunch in the dining room.:mad:

[Bisous3]

Thanks everyone! Stoneharborlady, you answered my other question!

[Pia1913]

Thanks everyone! Stoneharborlady, you answered my other question!

 

 

Lunch in the DR is until 1:30, so if you embark early there's still lots of time to make it.

[Bisous3]

I will TRY not to be late... boy oh boy is my family going into full nag mode already!! LOL

Thanks everyone.

[Putterdude]

We ordinarily arrive at Port Everglades between 1030 and 1100.

[Infi]

Last week they didnt start boarding till 12:30. No hope of lunch in the dining room.:mad:

 

I was there that Sunday doing a BVE on the Ruby, and we didn't even board until about 11:40 either. That late boarding was due to a special circumstance, the mandatory coast guard inspection post transatlantic. Barring any unusual situations like those, boarding usually does begin between 11:30-noon, as others have mentioned, with plenty of time for lunch in the MDR.