PrincessShmoo
DIS veteran
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2009
Interesting! We sailed out of Miami last October and no one ever mentioned the spiral. We never ever bring it. The only time it was mentioned was in Vancouver, but even then we didn't need it.In Miami we spent quite awhile trying to get into the port because I didn't bring the spiral book. The person wanted the spiral book. I had all the other documents printed out but - where is your book? ??? Geez... Yikes...
I did find the Miami folks were not quite as knowledgeable as PC. I had to remind our CM when we checked in to give us a boarding number card...
I have heard others find Miami a bit more chaotic...so
BRING your spiral book if you are cruising out of Miami! Makes life easier
That having been said, if everyone did that, it would make the lines even longer and slower.
FWIW I haven't experienced anything different time-wise when we had paperwork with us vs not having it. I'm talking about checkin at PC; I very literally do not remember showing anything to anyone going into the terminal so I can't speak to that (except once or twice I haven't had anything but haven't had to go to the naughty room or another line or anything). They are doing so much at that point anyway, that they click a button to print something and do something else while I'm writing whatever. It's all very multitasky there.
The cruise contract is available on the DCL site. And, during your online check in (remember that?) you checked that you agreed to the contract terms.So what is this "cruise contract" then? I went through everything and I don't have one. I've agreed to one, sure, and I've done my signature form. (No sig form in booklet.) I do not have a hard copy "cruise contract".
I'm not stressed about this in the slightest; vague instructions ("bring all your cruise docs...whatever they may be, lol") just make me twitchy.
You actually need nothing. Everything can be signed when you get there. Just your proper ID and you can do everything once there.
(we have a cruddy printer and I am sometimes forgetful, so this has been experienced!)