Shuttle Arrives before PAT?

[GhostRatz]

So I have a bit of a dilemma - my PAT is 11:45-12:00
Turns out the shuttle from my hotel to port only has options for 9am or 10:30am on the weekdays. (We sail tomorrow)
Were not sure what to do, my fiance isn't keen on the idea of taking an uber/lyft since the shuttle is free (which was kinda the whole point of booking this hotel)

Yall have any ideas ? Is there anywhere to wait? :/

 

[Maggie'sMom]

So I have a bit of a dilemma - my PAT is 11:45-12:00
Turns out the shuttle from my hotel to port only has options for 9am or 10:30am on the weekdays. (We sail tomorrow)
Were not sure what to do, my fiance isn't keen on the idea of taking an uber/lyft since the shuttle is free (which was kinda the whole point of booking this hotel)

Yall have any ideas ? Is there anywhere to wait? :/

How far from the port are you staying? For my 8/8 sailing on the Wish, we arrived on the rental car shuttle 30 minutes before our PAT and were told 30 minutes early was okay and were allowed to enter the terminal. They didn't check our PAT until after we had dropped off our luggage.

If you can't get in the terminal when you arrive, you hang out for a bit outside the terminal.

 

[Kwami]

You might be able to get an earlier PAT if you check again today. Or, you can try calling DCL. The wait times might be crazy today, though.

 

[GhostRatz]

How far from the port are you staying? For my 8/8 sailing on the Wish, we arrived on the rental car shuttle 30 minutes before our PAT and were told 30 minutes early was okay and were allowed to enter the terminal. They didn't check our PAT until after we had dropped off our luggage.

If you can't get in the terminal when you arrive, you hang out for a bit outside the terminal.

We were only about 9 miles away, we ended up trying our luck with the 10:30 shuttle. Worked perfectly. Arrived at about 11, they checked our time and let us on in anyway with no issue or mention of it, crowds seemed pretty low so I'm guessing thats why haha. I was stressed for nothing, I had just read a bunch of reports of "if youre 5 minutes early they turn you away" and assumed there wasn't a place to wait.

 

[Maggie'sMom]

We were only about 9 miles away, we ended up trying our luck with the 10:30 shuttle. Worked perfectly. Arrived at about 11, they checked our time and let us on in anyway with no issue or mention of it, crowds seemed pretty low so I'm guessing thats why haha. I was stressed for nothing, I had just read a bunch of reports of "if youre 5 minutes early they turn you away" and assumed there wasn't a place to wait.

I didn't read carefully enough to see you were departing today. Since they are no longer testing everyone at the port and COVID measures in general have relaxed, they are no longer being as strict with the PATs. Glad it worked out for you.