Greenwhite Posted March 5, 2019 #1 Share Posted March 5, 2019 We will be sailing on the Golden Princess out of Melbourne. We received a message from Princess stating that our check-in time is 1:30 PM. The message further stated that they were doing a "progressive check-in" and to not show up before the assigned check-in time. The earliest check-in time shown for anyone is 1:00 PM. We wanted to have the embarkation lunch in the main dining room--which is only open from 12:00 to 1:30. We are in a suite, so normally we could board at any time once boarding begins. In order to clarify this I called Princess directly and was told that we could only check-in at our assigned time. When asked how we could go to the embarkation lunch (which would already be closed) I was told "I have no information about that." I would like to know what time check-in actually starts and whether suite passengers can board early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDsailor Posted March 5, 2019 #2 Share Posted March 5, 2019 I'll bet that, if you show up at 11am, you will be allowed to board with little wait. That has been my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted March 5, 2019 #3 Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Greenwhite said: We will be sailing on the Golden Princess out of Melbourne. We received a message from Princess stating that our check-in time is 1:30 PM. The message further stated that they were doing a "progressive check-in" and to not show up before the assigned check-in time. The earliest check-in time shown for anyone is 1:00 PM. We wanted to have the embarkation lunch in the main dining room--which is only open from 12:00 to 1:30. We are in a suite, so normally we could board at any time once boarding begins. In order to clarify this I called Princess directly and was told that we could only check-in at our assigned time. When asked how we could go to the embarkation lunch (which would already be closed) I was told "I have no information about that." I would like to know what time check-in actually starts and whether suite passengers can board early. Someone just asked this about Sydney too in another thread. Usually a suggestion. Show up early and give it a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenwhite Posted March 6, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Thank you IDsailor and Colo Cruiser. It is not that big a deal--just that the information from Princess seemed to be at odds with numerous posts here on CruiseCritic. I was hoping that someone who has recently boarded in Melbourne could say what Princess is actually doing at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted March 6, 2019 #5 Share Posted March 6, 2019 7 minutes ago, Greenwhite said: Thank you IDsailor and Colo Cruiser. It is not that big a deal--just that the information from Princess seemed to be at odds with numerous posts here on CruiseCritic. I was hoping that someone who has recently boarded in Melbourne could say what Princess is actually doing at this time. There has always been a huge disconnect between Santa Clarita and the fleet. Many CSR's have never sailed on a ship let alone a Princess ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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