mosiegirl Posted August 30, 2023 #1 Share Posted August 30, 2023 if my docs say 3pm, can I still show up around 11am and hope to get on earlier? Has anyone done this and gotten on the ship earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Wheels Only Posted August 30, 2023 #2 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Very rarely (if ever) does anyone check the paperwork for check-in time. Just go as early as you have planned. Those with priority boarding will board before you but after that, you'll board sooner than your assigned check-in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preziosa Posted August 30, 2023 #3 Share Posted August 30, 2023 You have paid for the first Day also, so Be early in the terminal.It is the Best place to wait. You Will board earlier for sure. Have a great Cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indstate3333 Posted August 30, 2023 #4 Share Posted August 30, 2023 MSC and other cruise lines have embarkation times for a reason…if every passenger would arrive closer to their scheduled time…there would be less congestion. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAGR Posted August 30, 2023 #5 Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 hour ago, indstate3333 said: MSC and other cruise lines have embarkation times for a reason…if every passenger would arrive closer to their scheduled time…there would be less congestion. MSC does things quite a bit differently. Assigned embarkation times are a moving target with them, at best. They typically have everyone at a later time, and as the sailing gets closer, they often change people's times. As an example, we were in Yacht Club on Meraviglia in October. We were originally assigned 3:00 p.m., then 2:00, then 1:00. Finally, teh week of our sailing, we were assigned 10:30 a.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sverigecruiser Posted August 30, 2023 #6 Share Posted August 30, 2023 2 hours ago, indstate3333 said: MSC and other cruise lines have embarkation times for a reason…if every passenger would arrive closer to their scheduled time…there would be less congestion. If MSC respected their customers and let them pick a time the customers may try to respect MSC too and arrive closer to the time. (I understand that not everyone can get the time they want but they could still ask.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indstate3333 Posted August 30, 2023 #7 Share Posted August 30, 2023 2 hours ago, sverigecruiser said: If MSC respected their customers and let them pick a time the customers may try to respect MSC too and arrive closer to the time. (I understand that not everyone can get the time they want but they could still ask.) I understand what you are saying. I think a majority of passengers want to be the first ones on the ship. I am not sure how MSC determines who gets which time. I know other lines have an online check-in process. Whoever checks in first gets to pick their time. There are only so many slots for 10, 1030, 11, etc…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sverigecruiser Posted August 31, 2023 #8 Share Posted August 31, 2023 9 hours ago, indstate3333 said: I understand what you are saying. I think a majority of passengers want to be the first ones on the ship. I am not sure how MSC determines who gets which time. I know other lines have an online check-in process. Whoever checks in first gets to pick their time. There are only so many slots for 10, 1030, 11, etc…. They can do what other cruiselines do, ask. Lots of people wants to board early but a few don't so they could then pick a late time. Since they normally don't enforce the time it's not a problem but if they did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Line Posted August 31, 2023 #9 Share Posted August 31, 2023 19 hours ago, JAGR said: MSC does things quite a bit differently. ... As an example, we were in Yacht Club on Meraviglia in October. We were originally assigned 3:00 p.m., then 2:00, then 1:00. Finally, teh week of our sailing, we were assigned 10:30 a.m. Had the same experience on Meraviglia, 7 different boarding times, sometimes only 30-minute change. The earliest was 9:30a which the ship would not have cleared by then and the latest was 3p for a 3p sailing time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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