Just boarded oasis..no one cared about check in time

[LINDAE3213]

We just boarded oasis...drove up early...figured we would sit outside vs sitting at home  ..doors open...no lines..told to come on in...through xray to checkin desk...no one cared about our 1230 check in time ( ship was already open...no one waiting inside)  

[jalves]

How early were you?

 

[LINDAE3213]

Got parked by 1030...in terminal by 11

[LINDAE3213]

Got parked by 1030...in terminal by 11

[smokeybandit]

Check in time enforcement has been highly dependent on the port itself

[Another_Critic]

9 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

Check in time enforcement has been highly dependent on the port itself

and/or sail date, and/or arrival time, and/or phase of the moon, and/or ... anything.

[smokeybandit]

My four post-covid cruises, re: check in time enforcement

 

Nassau: Strict

Galveston: Strict

Vancouver: Free for all

Los Angeles: Somewhat strict

[Merion_Mom]

As long as things are moving smoothly, they can just let people proceed. 

[Another_Critic]

My 6 post-covid cruises:

 

Cape Liberty (4x): from strict to no check

Baltimore: Strict

Copenhagen: No one was waiting, 5 minutes from drop off to ship.

[Aquahound]

Since it was so open, and you were able to breeze right through, why would they enforce check-in time?  

[meadowlander]

Same situation on October 9. Adventure September 1 sailing, boarding times were being more strictly enforced.

[kitkat343]

I think it makes perfect sense for them to always assign  boarding times and only enforce them when necessary.  

 

It's just important that people are aware of the fact that they can try to board early, but that if the port is busy, RC may make them wait.   And it isn't possible to predict if boarding will be busy, or if RC will enforce the rules if it is.

[Ashland]

2 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

My four post-covid cruises, re: check in time enforcement

 

Nassau: Strict

Galveston: Strict

Vancouver: Free for all

Los Angeles: Somewhat strict

Just cruised out of San Pedro (Oct 2nd) and no one seemed to care about much now at all.

[Ret MP]

One thing about Royal Caribbean Landside operations, they are consistently inconsistent.

Edited October 17, 2022 by Ret MP

[Tree_skier]

For all five of my post covid cruises, check in time was meaningless and unenforced.  That includes Seattle x2, Galveston, FLL and LA.  

[nhraformula00]

Was the same 1 month ago boarding the Allure in Fort Lauderdale.  We went 2 hours before our time frame and were on the ship in 20 min.