retafcruiser Posted June 27, 2017 #1 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I just received an email from HAL advising a delay in boarding the ship in Seattle for the July 17 Alaska sailing. I read that this has also occurred on other recent departures from Seattle. Is there a noro problem or some labor disruption at the port? It seems to be becoming a regular experience. Here is the boarding schedule: 1:00 PM - Deck 6 & Deck 7 (Verandah & Navigation) 1:30 PM - Deck 3 (Lower Promenade) 2:00 PM - Deck 2 (Main) 2:30 PM - Deck 1 (Dolphin) We invite our 4 and 5 Star Mariners, Pinnacle and Neptune Suite guests to arrive anytime between 12:30 P.M. and 3:00 P.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberta Quilter Posted June 27, 2017 #2 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I believe they're just trying to stagger the number of people arriving at the terminal for check-in to avoid long, long line-ups. If it was noro, the email would indicate that, and would advise an even later arrival time. We experienced that in FLL a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted June 27, 2017 #3 Share Posted June 27, 2017 There is no Noro-issue on Amsterdam and there was no delayed boarding on the three Seattle departures prior to 19 Jun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old As Dirt Mom Posted June 27, 2017 #4 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I just received an email from HAL advising a delay in boarding the ship in Seattle for the July 17 Alaska sailing. I read that this has also occurred on other recent departures from Seattle. Is there a noro problem or some labor disruption at the port? It seems to be becoming a regular experience. Here is the boarding schedule: 1:00 PM - Deck 6 & Deck 7 (Verandah & Navigation) 1:30 PM - Deck 3 (Lower Promenade) 2:00 PM - Deck 2 (Main) 2:30 PM - Deck 1 (Dolphin) We invite our 4 and 5 Star Mariners, Pinnacle and Neptune Suite guests to arrive anytime between 12:30 P.M. and 3:00 P.M. This appears to be the new boarding protocol. We ignored it and showed up at 11am for our Alaska cruise leaving Seattle in late May. The check-in process had already begun, and boarding commenced at 11:30am. The ship's crew and staff were completely ready to welcome new guests on board at that time, our cabin was available to us, and the main dining room opened at noon for lunch. I guess HAL is trying to reduce boarding bottlenecks, or something ( I think they don't want everyone converging on the main dining room, which closes at 1:30). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted June 27, 2017 #5 Share Posted June 27, 2017 We've seen those staggered boarding times twice at other ports, but since we are 4-star we ignored them and arrived at our usual time around 11:00. I don't know for certain, but I don't think they are requiring anyone to wait until their "assigned" time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirlGoneTexan Posted June 27, 2017 #6 Share Posted June 27, 2017 We sailed on Amsterdam out of Seattle on June 5 and prior to we did not receive an email like that. We were 1-Star but boarded at 11:40 with no issues as we were in a Neptune Suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted June 27, 2017 #7 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I personally don't like the idea of staggered boarding times. And this is not a large ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted June 27, 2017 #8 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I don't recall a cruise where there wasn't staggered boarding times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted June 27, 2017 #9 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I don't recall a cruise where there wasn't staggered boarding times.This is not the same as getting a boarding "group number" at check-in, it is an attempt to not have everyone arrive early for check-in. HAL only started doing it around last November or so. Before that the boarding passes always said check-in time was 1:00 for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted June 28, 2017 #10 Share Posted June 28, 2017 This is not the same as getting a boarding "group number" at check-in, it is an attempt to not have everyone arrive early for check-in. HAL only started doing it around last November or so. Before that the boarding passes always said check-in time was 1:00 for everyone. Not referring to the group numbers. On all my boarding documents there has been a specific, staggered, boarding time listed, going back years. Editing to add that the emails with the boarding times is new; the process is not, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJSULIBRARIAN Posted June 28, 2017 #11 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Princess also has tried to do this for years and people still check in and board whenever they want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted June 28, 2017 #12 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Not referring to the group numbers. On all my boarding documents there has been a specific, staggered, boarding time listed, going back years. Editing to add that the emails with the boarding times is new; the process is not, however. :confused::confused: This is very strange. We've been on 20 HAL cruises starting in 2002 and have never seen staggered check-in or boarding times before our K'dam cruise last November. Are you sure you are not thinking of some other cruise line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted June 28, 2017 #13 Share Posted June 28, 2017 :confused::confused: This is very strange. We've been on 20 HAL cruises starting in 2002 and have never seen staggered check-in or boarding times before our K'dam cruise last November. Are you sure you are not thinking of some other cruise line? Most definitely. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted June 28, 2017 #14 Share Posted June 28, 2017 :confused::confused: This is very strange. We've been on 20 HAL cruises starting in 2002 and have never seen staggered check-in or boarding times before our K'dam cruise last November. Are you sure you are not thinking of some other cruise line? Here's a recent thread on it. Just so you don't think I'm crazy. ;p lol Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted June 28, 2017 #15 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Here's a recent thread on it. Just so you don't think I'm crazy. ;p lolSorry, I DO think you're crazy! ;p I looked at a half-dozen my edoc pdfs and even a few blue-pouch docs dating back 12 years (18 cruises) and can find no mention of check-in or boarding times varying by deck. Even our Koningsdam cruise last November, for which we got an email stating that boarding time would vary by deck, listed a fixed Embarkation time of 2:00 pm in the boarding pass. (That was because of the inspections expected for her first time in a US port.) Everything else I could find said 1:00 pm. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted June 28, 2017 #16 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Sorry, I DO think you're crazy! ;p I looked at a half-dozen my edoc pdfs and even a few blue-pouch docs dating back 12 years (18 cruises) and can find no mention of check-in or boarding times varying by deck. Even our Koningsdam cruise last November, for which we got an email stating that boarding time would vary by deck, listed a fixed Embarkation time of 2:00 pm in the boarding pass. (That was because of the inspections expected for her first time in a US port.) Everything else I could find said 1:00 pm. :D :') You special. But seriously though. My check-in times were always different! I swear! :') I remember feeling jilted about getting a 2:30pm boarding time once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted June 28, 2017 #17 Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) Does anybody reading this thread concur with Miss G that prior to late 2016 their docs (not an email) stated that their check-in or boarding time depended on what deck their cabin was on, or was different from other people on the ship? I mean on HAL of course. Edited June 28, 2017 by catl331 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted June 28, 2017 #18 Share Posted June 28, 2017 ... their check-in or boarding time ... Let me re-phrase that to the Embarkation time stated on their boarding pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
take us away Posted June 28, 2017 #19 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Does anybody reading this thread concur with Miss G that prior to late 2016 their docs (not an email) stated that their check-in or boarding time depended on what deck their cabin was on, or was different from other people on the ship? I mean on HAL of course. NEVER had a staggered boarding time with a lot of HAL cruises since 1981, which was my 1st HAL cruise, with usually another HAL cruise at least every other year. Must be a 'thing' for larger ships for some of the above posters. Do know Seattle embarkation can jam up and it is not a big facility - might be a Seattle terminal personnel issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted June 28, 2017 #20 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Does anybody reading this thread concur with Miss G that prior to late 2016 their docs (not an email) stated that their check-in or boarding time depended on what deck their cabin was on, or was different from other people on the ship? I mean on HAL of course. Never in all my HAL cruises. Our experience has been the same as yours. The only time we saw staggered boarding times in our docs was on our Oceania cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeniEncinitas Posted June 28, 2017 #21 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Never in all my HAL cruises. Our experience has been the same as yours. The only time we saw staggered boarding times in our docs was on our Oceania cruise. I agree with Jacqui!!!! Never with HAL since 2004. We did do a cruise on Oceania in The Greek Isles and our docs did a staggering times. We had no problem from what I remember. Denise🤗 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted June 28, 2017 #22 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Holland is trying different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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