Rare LewiLewi Posted July 2 #1 Share Posted July 2 I tried to check in for my cruise on line and a message came on that check in is 21 days to 3 days before embarkation. Is this correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Nahoumi Posted July 2 #2 Share Posted July 2 It is. We get the same response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted July 2 #3 Share Posted July 2 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIvacationgirl Posted July 2 #4 Share Posted July 2 I also received an email today alerting me that I could now check in, as my sailing is 21 days away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarose33 Posted July 2 #5 Share Posted July 2 I find it bizarre that you can book meals and entertainment but can't check in. carnival you can upload a ton of information to your account before you sail . not 21 days before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Son Posted July 2 #6 Share Posted July 2 15 minutes ago, stellarose33 said: I find it bizarre that you can book meals and entertainment but can't check in. carnival you can upload a ton of information to your account before you sail . not 21 days before Can you explain what you mean? There is no information you get at check-in that you don't already have -- except your arrival time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarose33 Posted July 2 #7 Share Posted July 2 21 minutes ago, Wayward Son said: Can you explain what you mean? There is no information you get at check-in that you don't already have -- except your arrival time. 1. putting in passports 2. credit card info I like to do lots of prep for the sailing early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Son Posted July 2 #8 Share Posted July 2 2 minutes ago, stellarose33 said: 1. putting in passports 2. credit card info I like to do lots of prep for the sailing early. I get it. Every cruise line is different. I've just never considered having 21-days to get it done, "bizarre". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complawyer Posted July 2 #9 Share Posted July 2 if you live on the east coast of the united states, you can check in on your computer roughly a few minutes after midnight. if you live on the west coast, a few minutes after 9 p.m. these times are only available at least 21 days prior to sailing, or anytime after.Once you have accomplished this monumental task, your docs should be ready to print within 24 hours after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelling2Some Posted July 2 #10 Share Posted July 2 41 minutes ago, stellarose33 said: I find it bizarre that you can book meals and entertainment but can't check in. carnival you can upload a ton of information to your account before you sail . not 21 days before We sailed on Mardi Gras recently but we are used to NCL. We may have missed something but it seemed we could not book much of anything (dining or entertainment) until we were onboard, which we found to be a nuisance since it was hard to plan your evenings in advance. I kept thinking how I already had all my dining reservations lined up for an NCL cruise that was 4 months later. All you're getting 21 days in advance with NCL is a check in time (NOT boarding time) at the pier, which is relatively unimportant. You can make dining and entertainment reservations 120 or 125 days in advance (depending on latitudes status or cabin booked). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarose33 Posted July 2 #11 Share Posted July 2 16 minutes ago, Travelling2Some said: We sailed on Mardi Gras recently but we are used to NCL. We may have missed something but it seemed we could not book much of anything (dining or entertainment) until we were onboard, which we found to be a nuisance since it was hard to plan your evenings in advance. I kept thinking how I already had all my dining reservations lined up for an NCL cruise that was 4 months later. All you're getting 21 days in advance with NCL is a check in time (NOT boarding time) at the pier, which is relatively unimportant. You can make dining and entertainment reservations 120 or 125 days in advance (depending on latitudes status or cabin booked). my last ship was the Mardi Gras. I swore I did a lot of the pre cruise stuff months ahead of time . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted July 2 #12 Share Posted July 2 1 hour ago, stellarose33 said: I find it bizarre that you can book meals and entertainment but can't check in. carnival you can upload a ton of information to your account before you sail . not 21 days before carnival check in opens 14 days before sail date and if you are platinum it opens at 16 days before sail date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarose33 Posted July 2 #13 Share Posted July 2 Just now, shof515 said: carnival check in opens 14 days before sail date and if you are platinum it opens at 16 days before sail date wow.must have changed in the 2 years since I sailed last time. guess I need to get on a ship very soon to fix that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted July 2 #14 Share Posted July 2 (edited) 17 minutes ago, stellarose33 said: wow.must have changed in the 2 years since I sailed last time. guess I need to get on a ship very soon to fix that. Yes you do! - signed a member of the peer pressure crew Edited July 2 by cruiseny4life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted July 2 #15 Share Posted July 2 1 hour ago, stellarose33 said: I find it bizarre that you can book meals and entertainment but can't check in. carnival you can upload a ton of information to your account before you sail . not 21 days before This is NCL, not Carnival. It doesn’t matter what other cruise lines do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarose33 Posted July 2 #16 Share Posted July 2 10 minutes ago, zqvol said: This is NCL, not Carnival. It doesn’t matter what other cruise lines do. just like to plan ahead. if NCL is 21 days= so be it. just glad to be back on a ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted July 2 #17 Share Posted July 2 4 hours ago, LewiLewi said: I tried to check in for my cruise on line and a message came on that check in is 21 days to 3 days before embarkation. Is this correct? 1 hour ago, stellarose33 said: I like to do lots of prep for the sailing early. Yes, you can prep 21 days prior to departure. You can check in exactly 21 days prior to departure, 12 midnight NCL-time (Eastern US - Miami). Since you are allowed to select your port arrival/check-in time, allowing check-in 21 days in advance of your cruise provides the most customers the opportunity to select early times. It is the fairest way to do check-in. And ensures that the cruise line does not have to accumulate vast amount of PII. There is absolutely no need to provide that until you are just about ready to depart. At 21 days, you can also book entertainment on big ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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