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How early do you need to check in for your cruise? I have the option to do it now, but I'm not cruising until April. Are there benefits to checking in so early???

 

 

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I typically do check in as soon as possible after final payment so that I can print my boarding pass and get all my documents in order. I just don't like trying to do it last minute.

 

You're not going to get onboard any earlier because you did online check in before someone else.

 

 

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How early do you need to check in for your cruise? I have the option to do it now, but I'm not cruising until April. Are there benefits to checking in so early???

 

 

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I did mine already cruising in May

 

 

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I wait until about a month before we cruise. If I print everything, it's just more for my disorganized self to lose track of. And yes, I keep a folder right in my desk with all of cruise stuff ..... but then I lose the folder too! Welcome to my world. LOL. But I always feel excited when I finally get to the point that I'm printing it all out. :D

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I tend to do it a few months out... So, will be doing it soon. And yes, don't print out the tags until a few days before. And no, a color printer is not necessary. Though we have one, I tend to print in B/W for most things.

 

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How early do you need to check in for your cruise? I have the option to do it now, but I'm not cruising until April. Are there benefits to checking in so early???

 

 

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I print maybe a month out & check in as soon as I make final payment. I wouldn't wait long to do it.

 

My February cruise; I logged in 5 days before the trip & my booking showed I still owed & couldn't print my boarding pass. Luckily my pass was already printed, but I was looking at my rate to compare it to a new rate I found. It was straightened out, but what if I hadn't noticed that & what if I hadn't printed yet?

 

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I fill out all the online boarding after final payment and adjust as trip plans get finalized. I "print" to a pdf file and leave it on my desktop until several days before we travel. Then if there are any last minute changes (like the upgrade fairy) I haven't printed everything off for nothing. I also save this pdf file to my Dropbox account so I have an electronic copy of everything if there is a problem. Your booking will disappear a day or so before you go so don't wait to have a copy printed.

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I've also been saving the images as PDF and saving them on my tablet, which now travels with us. Plus, I put the confirmation number, phone number, etc in the calendar, so I am doubly prepared.

 

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I tend to do it a few months out... So, will be doing it soon. And yes, don't print out the tags until a few days before. And no, a color printer is not necessary. Though we have one, I tend to print in B/W for most things.

 

Steve

 

I save my luggage tags as a .pdf file and then go to Kinkos and have them print them in color, it cost $.75 for each luggage tag....works out cheaper than replacing color ink for me!

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Rok4u2

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I fill out the online check in right after we do our final payment. There is no real point in waiting! I just like to make sure it gets done.

 

This is correct. DO it before one week before you sail

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I'm going to wait until about a month before we sail (Oct 19) to complete my online checkin and print everything to a PDF. then as others have said, I'll physically print everything a week or so before the trip.

 

I could do it now, as I'm paid in full, but I KNOW that having them done too early will just drive me even crazier than I am now!

 

How can I hold out for the next 230 days????

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When you set up your on board account and link your credit card, when does it actually take a hold of funds? We don't sail until April.

 

 

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After you get onboard for your cruise.

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