How far out do you print your docs?

[Dizzneefan]

Just curious. How far in advance do you normally print your cruise docs?

[elliair]

When I pay the final payment.

[carrieluvsgreg]

About a week, usually.

[Dizzneefan]

We booked last year and the trip has been paid for a long time. We don't sail for 4 weeks but it's our first Alaskan cruise and I just want to get this baby started!

[Nuff_Said]

I've only been on one cruise so far, but I printed them out a couple weeks prior to sailing. I'm always worried that if I wait too close to sailing that my printer will end up being out of ink or some other Murphy's Law will raise it's ugly head.

[mzloolue]

Maybe a week.

Maybe the day before.

 

I don't like to tempt fate.

[Gardeneroflove]

We typically pay in full when we book, print docs the day before we leave, it's on my list to do: bank for cash (needs 1's!), library (to print), take trash, get mail, oil change, clean out car, get gas, all that stuff.

[dioxide45]

Other than the boarding pass and the luggage tags, do we really even need to print the Cruise Docs? I haven't had to use them once yet in five cruises. I find it more important to print my travel insurance documentation.

[stargate fan]

Just curious. How far in advance do you normally print your cruise docs?

 

When I pay the final payment.

 

Same here.

[stargate fan]

Other than the boarding pass and the luggage tags, do we really even need to print the Cruise Docs? I haven't had to use them once yet in five cruises. I find it more important to print my travel insurance documentation.

 

Boarding Pass and luggage tags suffice. You'll also need to print and complete the public health questionnaire.

 

You don't need to print all the other documents unless you want them as a souvenir.

Edited May 11, 2015 by stargate fan

[Mkehlb]

Printed my boarding pass, luggage tags, insurance info, copies of passports, credit cards, health insurance, hotel reservations, lost luggage/emergency contact info, carnival egift cards, David's reservation and proof of OBC today. We leave for Baltimore Friday.

 

Oh, and changed the ink!

[ASchaff]

Usually the day before.

[WAHMto5]

I normally do the week of the cruise.

[JLee1973]

As soon as final payment is made.

[dioxide45]

Boarding Pass and luggage tags suffice. You'll also need to print and complete the public health questionnaire.

 

You don't need to print all the other documents unless you want them as a souvenir.

 

Good to know. Won't bother printing the other stuff. We did print the public health questionnaire also. Though they had lots of those laying around to be filled out in the terminal.

[1stTimeCruiserAmy]

I printed the boarding passes at the hotel when we got to Miami. Whoops!!

[angeleyez915]

mine have been printed for several weeks since final pay. I am sure once i have had a few more cruises under my belt I wont be so jumpy to print stuff.

[TennLee]

Soon as I can. Its just makes it feel more "real".

[PlayTheAces]

Two to three weeks before. I'd wait until the day before when I actually start packing, but with my luck the printer or router would die, or I'd run out of ink, or something would go south.

 

We're leaving on our next cruise the end of this month, so I suppose I need to print the stuff next week. :rolleyes: