ober134 Posted October 14, 2023 #1 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 1st sailing post dry dock on Paradise Oct 30. As Platinum was able to check in 2 days early. At 12:01am the earliest time was 12:30-1pm. Per discussion on the nameless social media site No One was able to get anything earlier than 12:30. So not sure if this has to do with ship coming off drydock, or Tampa port crew, restocking of ship supplies etc. Someone said their PVP stated Carnival is starting to push back boarding times. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icft Posted October 14, 2023 #2 Share Posted October 14, 2023 I suspect it has to do with it being the first sailing after dry dock. But I, for one, would not mind at all if I could sleep a little later the day of boarding if it is the new normal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyglow Posted October 14, 2023 #3 Share Posted October 14, 2023 I would never place any credence on anything that starts with the statement "someone said". My guess would be that they might have to undergo inspection that morning. That is the most common reason I know of for embarkation to be delayed if it is not due to late arrival. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csm5986142 Posted October 14, 2023 #4 Share Posted October 14, 2023 We are on Celebration for Thanksgiving and we just received an email today saying boarding will not begin until 12:30 (that is about an hour and half later than last time we were on that ship). I'm curious to see if that impacts arrival appointment times once we are able to check in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanadaydreaming Posted October 15, 2023 #5 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Just booked 1130am boarding time on the 14th day before our cruise. Wife is plat but i didnt check in on the 16th day before as is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fart Cruisers Posted October 15, 2023 #6 Share Posted October 15, 2023 5 hours ago, havanadaydreaming said: Just booked 1130am boarding time on the 14th day before our cruise. Wife is plat but i didnt check in on the 16th day before as is possible. Port arrival time does not mean "boarding time" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGuy75219 Posted October 16, 2023 #7 Share Posted October 16, 2023 It's gotta be a port- or sailing- specific reason. I checked in for October 30 Valor sailing at midnight Eastern time on Friday (10/13) and the earliest slots available were 10:30-11:00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mamiamjo Posted October 16, 2023 #8 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Later this week I'll be checking in for our cruise in Nov. I will let you know what the earliest arrival available is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy036 Posted October 16, 2023 #9 Share Posted October 16, 2023 16 hours ago, DallasGuy75219 said: It's gotta be a port- or sailing- specific reason. I checked in for October 30 Valor sailing at midnight Eastern time on Friday (10/13) and the earliest slots available were 10:30-11:00. Ditto for the October 21st sailing on the Valor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogoism9 Posted October 16, 2023 #10 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Wouldn't surprise me if it's due to the coast guard having to clear the ship since its coming from "overseas" even though its the Bahamas. I was on the first Pride sailing last year after its TA from Lisbon and we didn't end up sailing until around 9pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nancy1031 Posted October 16, 2023 #11 Share Posted October 16, 2023 i'm plat & am on the Celebration 10/22/23 and i got a 12:30pm slot- not a problem for me as i can sleep in as i'm flying in the day before.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Illbcruzn4life Posted October 17, 2023 #12 Share Posted October 17, 2023 On 10/14/2023 at 6:17 PM, csm5986142 said: We are on Celebration for Thanksgiving and we just received an email today saying boarding will not begin until 12:30 (that is about an hour and half later than last time we were on that ship). I'm curious to see if that impacts arrival appointment times once we are able to check in. I think the turkeys got all the early boarding times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mamiamjo Posted October 17, 2023 #13 Share Posted October 17, 2023 On 10/15/2023 at 7:33 PM, mamiamjo said: Later this week I'll be checking in for our cruise in Nov. I will let you know what the earliest arrival available is. Just checked in for the Breeze. Earliest time available was 10:00-10:30, which is normal, so it seems that issue may be specific to a certain port or a specific cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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