Boarding

[Lady of the Lakes]

Hi all! Time is short now. I do have a couple questions tho. We are leaving on Dec 10th and I was wondering at what time should we be to the pier to start borading?? and how far is the pier parking from the actual ship?

 

Thanks

Ellie

[big_duck]

Which ship?

 

Which port?

[tef43]

Boarding is a two-minute penalty.

[GoinCruisin]

Which ship?

 

Which port?

 

Ah come on Duck... guess :p :D

[big_duck]

Ah come on Duck... guess :p :D

 

I will, as soon as Tef lets me out of the Penalty Box. :p

[flynrph]

What difference does it make? Aren't all ports the same? I mean, read these posts. Everybody either gets on and off in 10 minutes, or have a 6 hour endurance marathon. Sometimes it's in between, but not often according to the posts.:rolleyes: Try noon, sounds like a safe bet.:cool:

[tef43]

What difference does it make?

Plenty.

Aren't all ports the same?

No.

[big_duck]

What difference does it make? Aren't all ports the same? I mean, read these posts. Everybody either gets on and off in 10 minutes, or have a 6 hour endurance marathon. Sometimes it's in between, but not often according to the posts.:rolleyes: Try noon, sounds like a safe bet.:cool:

 

Actually noon will put you right in the middle of the rush. Get there early say 11 or late around 2 - 2:30 generally. Each port has it's little quirks.

 

The OP also asked about parking and that is way different everywhere.

[cruzeluver]

I am a big fan of arriving about 30-45 minutes prior to the "official" start of boarding. Lines are usually shorter and I like as much time as possible onboard before departure. Also, I've noticed ships tend to start boarding earlier than the "ofiicial" start time.

[caprcorn28]

I am going to guess that it's either the Inspiration, the Triumph, the Spirit or the Liberty in either Tampa, Miami, San Diego, or Ft Lauderdale....:cool:

[Lady of the Lakes]

Okay all so I am a bit excited and forgot to mention just a couple of things.:D Trimuph -Miami Dec 10th.

 

Also if you "board" correctly no foul.

[Cotton]

If your docs state 'boarding begins at 1pm', you'll be ok to be there by 11ish. I usually get to the pier about 1.5-2 hrs. before the stated time, and am on the ship having lunch by 12:30. Enjoy your cruise!:)

[matt32703]

I've only been out of Miami once ... but I seem to remember arriving about 11:30. Dropped our bags, parked, checked in, and were on the ship by 12:45.

[flynrph]

What difference does it make? Aren't all ports the same? I mean, read these posts. Everybody either gets on and off in 10 minutes, or have a 6 hour endurance marathon. Sometimes it's in between, but not often according to the posts.:rolleyes: Try noon, sounds like a safe bet.:cool:

 

See the roll eyes icon, it's a hint........ Thanks for the tip about 11AM. I will use it.

Lighten up folks, it's all about vacation, having fun, exciting expectations!

Now quit joyriding the CC boards and get back to work!:D

[flynrph]

5 minute game misconduct, inappropiate boarding (hehehe, if ya catch my drift, (thanks AVC)). I'm in the box! (now if only I can find that toy from that other post.... maybe even one of those towels.........):p

[Elysse]

Seems like there's some sort of parade scheduled for tomorrow (Sunday, 12/4/05) in Fort Lauderdale that's actually closing down part of I-595, but it looks like our hotel (and the port) are both east of the parade route, so we shouldn't have any trouble... We're planning to leave our hotel in a shuttle at 10am or 10:30am.

 

(P.S. We tried calling for a cab in Fort Lauderdale for fifteen minutes today--dinnertime on Saturday--and only got busy signals, so don't depend on timely cabs if you're staying over Saturday night!)