Once cruises resume

[soloadventurer]

How long do you think it will take you to board from arrival at the terminal to actually stepping onboard  ?

 

 

 

Edited February 19, 2021 by soloadventurer

[Ourusualbeach]

33 minutes ago, soloadventurer said:

How long do you think it will take you to board from arrival at the terminal to actually stepping onboard  ?

 

 

 

Well under an hour.  That is why they are assigning and enforcing boarding times.  You only need to read some of the Quantum reviews to realize that it is a very quick process

[twangster]

Reduced capacity and enforced check in times will make it quick.  That's the point... they don't want groups of strangers hanging around inside a terminal waiting for long periods of time.

[shipgeeks]

And assuming the chances are good that they will start with reduced capacity, that will cut down on some of the wait/stand in line time.

[DaniDanielle]

Let’s hope you are right.  There are always the ones that show up and expect to get right in hours before they are scheduled 🤪

[smokeybandit]

On the flip side it could mean it takes longer to disembark passengers, so the usual boarding times could be later

[twangster]

3 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

On the flip side it could mean it takes longer to disembark passengers, so the usual boarding times could be later

 

Would help if more locations installed the CBP automated kiosks for disembarking.  

[molly361]

If it is going to take more than 4 hours to board it's time for me to think of a new vacation choice

[Ocean Boy]

More than 4 hrs. to check in would really be attractive for enticing new people to give cruising a try.... not.

[jalves]

I voted for 1-2 hours but really think it will be significantly less.  More like 15 minutes once they get the system down.

[Ocean Boy]

1 hour ago, twangster said:

Reduced capacity and enforced check in times will make it quick.  That's the point... they don't want groups of strangers hanging around inside a terminal waiting for long periods of time.

Right, because those groups of strangers are only going to spend the next week together on a ship.

[Mapleleafforever]

I feel it will be way faster than it is now. Less than an hour for sure with the new stricter boarding times. 

[twangster]

50 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Right, because those groups of strangers are only going to spend the next week together on a ship.

 

But not jammed into a close space like on an airplane.

[OnTheJourney]

I don't really care as long as I feel like the situation on board (as well as wherever the ship is going) seems like it is once again reasonably safe to resume traveling. 

[OZ.]

I think around an hour or so. Hoping things will be more streamlined.

[smokeybandit]

I wonder if they will expedite flipping the rooms so people can go right to their room upon boarding instead of milling about common areas

[loman]

I get to the ship after 1 pm and i dont wait at all to board . 

I just waltz right in .

The last thing i want is to wait around to get on.

I suspect i wouldnt be waiting any longer than usual .

[grandgeezer]

If they enforce social distancing, six feet apart, there will be a lot less people in the terminal, and it will take longer to board. I'm sure the room cleaning will take longer so that will also back things up. I would be surprised if they started before noon. As far as getting off the ship on disembarkation days, kiss those early flights good bye.

[smokeybandit]

1 hour ago, grandgeezer said:

As far as getting off the ship on disembarkation days, kiss those early flights good bye.

I have barely even looked at flights for my July cruise until 1) I know it's happening and 2) I know what to expect to know what time to book the flight.

[lenquixote66]

6 hours ago, soloadventurer said:

How long do you think it will take you to board from arrival at the terminal to actually stepping onboard  ?

 

 

 

For me ,less than 15 minutes because I am disabled. For friends who are not ,generally under an hour.

[BirdTravels]

6 hours ago, soloadventurer said:

How long do you think it will take you to board from arrival at the terminal to actually stepping onboard  ?

It should be fast. We fly to locations that require COVID-19 negative tests and it is one more verification at check-in that takes about 15 seconds. If the cruise line requires a vaccination, flashing your CDC card is equally fast. It takes longer to process a passport (as required by homeland security) than anything COVID brings. 

[Etta1213]

9 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

It should be fast. We fly to locations that require COVID-19 negative tests and it is one more verification at check-in that takes about 15 seconds. If the cruise line requires a vaccination, flashing your CDC card is equally fast. It takes longer to process a passport (as required by homeland security) than anything COVID brings. 

You mention a "CDC card". Is there such a card? I had my second Moderna shot, have nothing but a little paper card with reminder date of second shot handwritten on it.

[Ocean Boy]

6 hours ago, Etta1213 said:

You mention a "CDC card". Is there such a card? I had my second Moderna shot, have nothing but a little paper card with reminder date of second shot handwritten on it.

That is the "CDC Card".

[neverbeenhere]

Is 4hrs plus the equivalent of "best to arrive a day early"?

[Ashland]

On 2/19/2021 at 8:38 AM, DaniDanielle said:

Let’s hope you are right.  There are always the ones that show up and expect to get right in hours before they are scheduled 🤪

I don't believe RCI was ever enforcing that policy..we certainly didn't see it. But agree they certainly will now to some degree.