Priority Boarding for C&A members...

[NavyCruiser]

Since all C&A members Gold (any past cruisers with min 3 days sailed) & up, get Priority Boarding.

Wonder how many, in percentage, of an average cruise that includes.

If a high majority gets priority boarding, then what's the advantage...?

 

Thanks,

[PLEIKU68]

Since all C&A members Gold (any past cruisers with min 3 days sailed) & up, get Priority Boarding.

Wonder how many, in percentage, of an average cruise that includes.

If a high majority gets priority boarding, then what's the advantage...?

 

Thanks,

 

Lets say the ship carries 2000 people, priority boarding will apply to approx. 1950 people. The benefit looks good on paper but that's about it.:):)

[tomatosauce]

On my last cruise it saved me about 20-30 minutes. In the initial waiting area it meant that I jumped ahead of about 80 people and then another 80 or so at the get your sea pass point. On my first RCI cruise it would have saved me about 80 minutes just due to the sheer number of people.

[GUT2407]

Like most benefits they aren't worth a lot as more and more qualify.

[Mjoellnir]

Is there only one priorityline? or is it one for pinnacle, suite, diamond, ... gold ?

[CallagDeb]

The truth in this RCI has become soooo good at checking in the different levels it really doesn't matter. They are quick with everyone! Kudos to them, a job well done! Congrats.

[GUT2407]

The truth in this RCI has become soooo good at checking in the different levels it really doesn't matter. They are quick with everyone! Kudos to them, a job well done! Congrats.

 

 

And in Australia they are even better, we have our own de-facto CC check in :D.

[sauvichick]

The truth in this RCI has become soooo good at checking in the different levels it really doesn't matter. They are quick with everyone! Kudos to them, a job well done! Congrats.

 

They are amazing. I sailed the Allure twice and each time it took about 15 minutes. We stood on the "regular" line and the suites line. No difference in how long it took.

[Clarea]

Is there only one priorityline? or is it one for pinnacle, suite, diamond, ... gold ?

Usually more than one priority line, with suite guests as top prority.

[Langley Cruisers]

Since all C&A members Gold (any past cruisers with min 3 days sailed) & up, get Priority Boarding....

 

Sorry, that's not quite true. C&A members get priority check-in - that's different. :) Upper tier C&A members get priority boarding, after Suite guests.

[Sunkissed Mommy]

It depends on the ship/itinerary/date.

 

In November I sailed on the Liberty right after her TA back to Fort Lauderdale. The pier agents/door holders could care less who had what status, they were letting everyone in the same door (which they closed and locked us out for a while because the terminal was so full of people waiting to get on). I wasn't able to get on until 1.5 hours AFTER the rest of our group. DH and I were Emerald at the time and the other half of our group were newbies! That was a disaster of an embarkation.

 

BUT on the Brilliance out of Boston back in October we were whisked right on to the ship past the people waiting in line to check in who did not have any past guest status.

[ryano]

Upper tier C&A members get priority boarding, after Suite guests.

 

Those of us that are "mobility impaired" also get priority boarding no matter what C&A level we are ;) its absolutely great being one of the first on board!

[George C]

Usually more than one priority line, with suite guests as top prority.

 

On Navigator last year out of Galveston there was only 1 priority line, nothing special for suites. I am hoping they change this for our next cruise in a few weeks

[Langley Cruisers]

Those of us that are "mobility impaired" also get priority boarding no matter what C&A level we are ;) its absolutely great being one of the first on board!

 

Of course, forgive me, Ryan. Indeed I do recall that announcement, now that you have brought it to the front of my mind. :)

[Paulette3028]

On some ships, on some sailings -- it makes a big difference. When we sailed on Allure in the summer of 2014 -- the large amount of people who arrived early were called up to check - by C&A level....so as Diamonds --- there were PLENTY of people behind us. It went quick enough, but there were plenty behind us.

 

On Indy, this past February --- we got to terminal early, just walked up the Diamond Priority Line and viola - in 15 minutes on board.

 

So each situation is different, and the time you arrive will have its affect.....but if I board before others because of my status....that is fine and it saves me some hassle, fine also.

[critterchick]

Is there only one priorityline? or is it one for pinnacle, suite, diamond, ... gold ?

 

Usually more than one priority line, with suite guests as top prority.

 

Suites and Pinnacles usually go through the same priority line, at least that's been my experience. In NOLA, they had one line for S/P, another line for Platinum and up and a third line for everybody else. I'm fairly certain that Gold was in the third line.

[Paulette3028]

Suites and Pinnacles usually go through the same priority line, at least that's been my experience. In NOLA, they had one line for S/P, another line for Platinum and up and a third line for everybody else. I'm fairly certain that Gold was in the third line.

 

Even when two C&A levels use the same queue line, there are several actual check-in personnel working each queue line....so it tends to move relatively quickly (even during busy times) -- at least that has been my experience and those I have cruised with in Fort Lauderdale.

[Mama24]

Those of us that are "mobility impaired" also get priority boarding no matter what C&A level we are ;) its absolutely great being one of the first on board!

 

I found this not to be the case on our most recent Freedom cruise a month ago. The previous two times, in the old terminal, the minute they saw the wheelchair, we were escorted to the front of the line. This time, no escort. It still went quickly, but there was no escort.

 

[NightOne]

Lets say the ship carries 2000 people, priority boarding will apply to approx. 1950 people. The benefit looks good on paper but that's about it.:):)

 

Well said.

Edited April 1, 2015 by NightOne

[mspink98]

We just scope out the lines when walking into the terminal and decide if priority is worth it or not. We were Platinum on our last cruise, and it wasn't. The general boarding line was significantly shorter, even though there were fewer agents in general we were still through faster than the Platinum line.

[royaljcclms]

We sailed on the Adventure of the Seas on 3/22/15 from San Juan. Priority boarding was platinum level and above all in one area, one line. we are platinum members. Family members who were traveling with us got onboard about 20 minutes before us and we arrived at the same time. They are gold members. People were very unhappy as gold level and below got on a lot quicker.

[Mjoellnir]

Well as suite guests we have a chance at getting a table at WJ then ;) (out of FLL)

Edited April 1, 2015 by Mjoellnir

[NavyCruiser]

We sailed on the Adventure of the Seas on 3/22/15 from San Juan. Priority boarding was platinum level and above all in one area, one line. we are platinum members. Family members who were traveling with us got onboard about 20 minutes before us and we arrived at the same time. They are gold members. People were very unhappy as gold level and below got on a lot quicker.

 

Really.

We'll be on the Adventure in San Juan in June, & hope that "Priority Boarding" doesn't move slower than the General Boarding line...

As one poster noted above, we'll scan the lines, & if general boarding is faster, we'll go there (Just like sometimes the airports' regular TSA lines are shorter than the Pre-Check lines..._)