Meravigilia out of Port Canaveral Boarding Time?

[cruiseagainsoon]

Any idea what the earliest boarding time is for the Meravigilia out of Port Canaveral, our sailing time is 6:00PM

[mscdivina2016]

9 hours ago, cruiseagainsoon said:

Any idea what the earliest boarding time is for the Meravigilia out of Port Canaveral, our sailing time is 6:00PM

11ish is usually safe.  

[ready2cruzagain]

We are just off of the Meraviglia 2 weeks now. Boarding time started at around 11am.

[Maysel]

My assigned check in time is 10:30am for our cruise in March.

 

 

 

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

20 hours ago, Maysel said:

My assigned check in time is 10:30am for our cruise in March.

 

 

 

 

For our April Seaside sailing I just noticed that it indicates 9:30 for us. That's just crazy !

Tom

[mscdivina2016]

2 hours ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

 

For our April Seaside sailing I just noticed that it indicates 9:30 for us. That's just crazy !

Tom

Am or PM? 😂

 

Yacht club is any time you want.

[JAGR]

8 minutes ago, mscdivina2016 said:

Am or PM? 😂

 

Yacht club is any time you want.

True, it is anytime you want, but as you pointed out, realistically you should not plan on being able to board much earlier than 11:00 a.m.  I wouldn't show up at 9:30 a.m. to sit in the YC staging area for an hour and a half!  We see a number of people confusing check-in time with boarding time.  Two different animals!

 

Notice, I did use the a.m. designation! 😉

Edited February 15, 2023 by JAGR

[PTC DAWG]

2 hours ago, JAGR said:

True, it is anytime you want, but as you pointed out, realistically you should not plan on being able to board much earlier than 11:00 a.m.  I wouldn't show up at 9:30 a.m. to sit in the YC staging area for an hour and a half!  We see a number of people confusing check-in time with boarding time.  Two different animals!

 

Notice, I did use the a.m. designation! 😉

Correct, we arrived around 11:30 for YC boarding on Mera...we were on by just after 12.  Folks that arrived before 10AM were on around 11:30...until the ship is cleared, no one is boarding...I suppose you could get lucky...but I don't see before 11AM happening often.  

[PompeySailor]

Currently on Meraviglia 

We did not start boarding until 11:45am this past Sunday 2/12

 

We had an 11am check in, but as stated YC anytime

 

I had posted elsewhere

Parked at 9:24

Checked in 9:40 at YC tent 

Into terminal 10:00

Onboard 11:45

 

Two large groups left ship after 11am, first group maybe excursions, second group were B2Bers

 

For those using the covered parking at CT10 it was pay on entry $90.95 for 4 nighter

5 min walk across road to terminal 

 

Sun is shining and the YC pool deck is busy with sun worshiping folk 🌞 

 

Happy Days!

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

13 minutes ago, PompeySailor said:

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For those using the covered parking at CT10 it was pay on entry $90.95 for 4 nighter

5 min walk across road to terminal 

...

 

I just "love" how, at Pt. Canaveral, they have you pay for the day you arrive and the day you leave. In other words - a 3 night cruise = 4 days parking.... 7 night = 8 days !

 

Tom

[mscdivina2016]

2 hours ago, PompeySailor said:

Currently on Meraviglia 

We did not start boarding until 11:45am this past Sunday 2/12

 

We had an 11am check in, but as stated YC anytime

 

I had posted elsewhere

Parked at 9:24

Checked in 9:40 at YC tent 

Into terminal 10:00

Onboard 11:45

 

Two large groups left ship after 11am, first group maybe excursions, second group were B2Bers

 

For those using the covered parking at CT10 it was pay on entry $90.95 for 4 nighter

5 min walk across road to terminal 

 

Sun is shining and the YC pool deck is busy with sun worshiping folk 🌞 

 

Happy Days!

How did you prepay?

At the entry gate?

 

I always paid at the exit gate.  Since it's automated, how do they know you are not b2b ?

[PompeySailor]

24 minutes ago, mscdivina2016 said:

How did you prepay?

At the entry gate?

 

I always paid at the exit gate.  Since it's automated, how do they know you are not b2b ?

No idea 

Guess you only pay for the 1st leg 😉

 

Attendant  at entrance had a hand held scanner, she said “Meraviglia”

we said “Yes”

We paid and hey presto we also parked at 9:21am CT10 covered parking

 

She was asking drivers if they were dropping off luggage first or straight to parking and directed where to go accordingly.

 

here is a receipt as proof we paid on 2/12 the day our 4 night cruise started 

 

Maybe in the past it was done differently 

But 💯 this cruise it was pay before 

See below

 

Edited February 15, 2023 by PompeySailor

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

1 minute ago, PompeySailor said:

No idea 

Guess you only pay for the 1st leg 😉

 

Attendant  at entrance had a hand held scanner, she said “Meraviglia”

we said “Yes”

We paid and hey presto we also parked at 9:21am CT10 covered parking

 

She was asking drivers if they were dropping off luggage first or straight to parking and directed where to go accordingly.

 

here is a receipt as proof we paid on 2/12 the day our 4 night cruise started 

 

Maybe in the past it was done differently 

But 💯 this cruise it was pay before 

See below

 

 

That's a bona fide B2B perk right there, LOL

 

Tom

[PompeySailor]

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Edited February 15, 2023 by PompeySailor

[CruisingNole]

4 hours ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

 

I just "love" how, at Pt. Canaveral, they have you pay for the day you arrive and the day you leave. In other words - a 3 night cruise = 4 days parking.... 7 night = 8 days !

 

Tom

I typically cruise out of PC as I live in the area. The first time I cruised out of Miami  I remember being pleasantly surprised that the parking garage wasn’t that much more expensive than PC. Then I realized that Miami charges 7 days for a 7 day cruise and PC charges 8 days. 😂