Port Canaveral terminal opening time change

[cntkg1]

I guess people will also have to check their car rental return times too so that they don't get charged for an extra day because they ended up with a later arrival time than they thought.

 

[mesaboy2]

I don't believe so. The only other option is to actually check in when you arrive at the port. I don't know how they will handle the people who don't do online check in and arrive without port arrival times.

My point exactly.

They say this about people who do not choose an arrival time online:

If guests don’t select an arrival time online they may be delayed entry into the terminal until guests with assigned times are accommodated.

I don't know how they can enforce this without every passenger selecting a port arrival time online, which assumes they check in online or even have access to the Internet.

Wow I foresee a lot of angry folks at the terminal.

 

[poohj80]

If guests arrive earlier they may be asked to wait until their scheduled time before they can enter.

Also makes me wonder where they will put all the people who arrive early as there is not a lot of room for folks to be waiting outside the terminal either. Maybe a deck party on top of the parking garage?

 

[DisneyBasket]

If guests don’t select an arrival time online they may be delayed entry into the terminal until guests with assigned times are accommodated.

The key here is the word "MAY." It looks like Disney is getting set up for the possibility of making folks wait. You can bet, if that doesn't work so well, they will drop it in a hot minute. I think they recognize they need to do something about the chaos at the port. This may only be the opening salvo!

 

[NancyIL]

People have been arriving at 10:00 because that's when the terminal opens. If they know it doesn't open until 11:00, hopefully they won't arrive until 11:00. If some people insist on getting to the terminal at 10:00 and have to wait - that's their problem.

 

[mom2brooke76]

People have been arriving at 10:00 because that's when the terminal opens. If they know it doesn't open until 11:00, hopefully they won't arrive until 11:00. If some people insist on getting to the terminal at 10:00 and have to wait - that's their problem.

Is it only the parking deck that won't be open until 11, or the parking lot too? If it's all parking areas, would people even be allowed into the port area before 11am to wait?

 

[AmandaRG]

So anyone hoping for a port upgrade is out of luck, huh?

 

[goofygal1975]

We haven't cruised since 2009 and I am confused. I keep reading posts about port arrival time, or your assigned arrival time. What is this and when did that start?

 

[skoi]

So are they now going to give you the option to print out your chosen port arrival time when you check in online? We've checked in both rooms for our 9/11 cruise, and that information was nowhere on the paperwork we printed to take to the port.

Not sure how we'll "prove" our arrival time was 10:30-11:00 if they ask?

If anyone can help me out with this, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.

 

[mom2brooke76]

We haven't cruised since 2009 and I am confused. I keep reading posts about port arrival time, or your assigned arrival time. What is this and when did that start?

Hi fellow Birminghamian! They started getting you to choose port arrival times when you do your online check-in shortly after the Dream started sailing.

 

[poohj80]

We haven't cruised since 2009 and I am confused. I keep reading posts about port arrival time, or your assigned arrival time. What is this and when did that start?

This started with the Dream. When you do your online check-in, you are asked to select a 30 minute window when you expect to arrive at the port. When we cruised last month, this meant absoluetly nothing so it will be interesting to see if any of this works.

 

[Dizzyworld]

Not sure how we'll "prove" our arrival time was 10:30-11:00 if they ask?

Good question.

 

[poohj80]

Not sure how we'll "prove" our arrival time was 10:30-11:00 if they ask?

Since they check the passenger list against your passports before you enter the terminal, it wouldn't be difficult to add a column to that list with arrival time.

 

[goofygal1975]

Hi fellow Birminghamian! They started getting you to choose port arrival times when you do your online check-in shortly after the Dream started sailing.

Hi neighbor

This started with the Dream. When you do your online check-in, you are asked to select a 30 minute window when you expect to arrive at the port. When we cruised last month, this meant absoluetly nothing so it will be interesting to see if any of this works.

Thank you both for the info. We sail June 2012 so just getting back into cruise research. It will be interesting to see how this all works out.

 

[Homemom]

So anyone hoping for a port upgrade is out of luck, huh?

That's what I'm thinking, too.

 

[poohj80]

Hi neighbor

Greetings neighbors to the south!

 

[mom2brooke76]

Greetings neighbors to the south!

Hi! Didn't see another Alabamian Hope you're not getting too much rain!

 

[japeer1980]

When is the earliest you can check in online for the cruise?

 

[mesaboy2]

When is the earliest you can check in online for the cruise?

From your paid-in-full date I believe.

 

[KAZPRINCESS]

Not sure how we'll "prove" our arrival time was 10:30-11:00 if they ask?

Our chosen on-line check-in time is printed on our Signature form that we will take when we actually checking in.