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[ocruise]

Hi all. We are getting so excited for our July 3 Wonder cruise. We are staying 1 day before pre-cruise in Cocoa Beach, so we can get to the ship whenever we want. I had some questions about the times:

1) What is the best time to get to the terminal? When do they generally start embarking?


2) What time does the MatreD' open? Where do you go? (We want to try to get a seat for 2 in the late seating)

3) What time/where do you go for Paolo's reservations?


Thanks for any/all advice,
Marina

6/03 - Celebrity Horizon ~ Bermuda
7/03 - Carnival Paradise ~ West. Carrib.
7/04 - Disney Wonder ~ Bahamas
7/04 - RCCL Explorer of the Seas ~ West. Carrib.
8/04 - NCL Pride of Aloha ~ Hawaii
2/05 - Golden Princess ~ Southern. Carrib.

[tinkeringaround]

From reading passporter, I can tell you that they claim that check-in starts around 10:45am-11am. About 11am some characters may appear at the terminal before embarkation begins. Embarkation usualy starts between 12 and 1pm. Palo reservations can be booked once you are onboard. It should be the first thing you do as they are hard to come by. The Navigator(your daily newspaper itenerary found in your stateroom and/or handed to you at check-in) will tell you where to go for reservations. After Palo reservations, you should head to the spa and make any reservations you want. The spa opens at 1:30pm for reservations but be there by 1:15pm as a line will form. Be aware that there are two lines. One for reservations and one for a tour of the spa. Do the tour later. Decide on what treatments you want prior to getting to the spa. One of the best things about being near port ahead of time is that you miss the rush and any possible lines for checking in and you get more for your bucks by checking in early as you get to start using the pool, restaurants and other such things way before others are even at the airport, never mind the terminal. Another enjoyment of being at the terminal as soon as check in starts is the joy of shopping at the terminal and looking at the beautiful terminal and all the Disney touches it has. Enjoy!

[D&G Miller]

For our trip I recall that the Palo reservations were being made in Rockin Bar D. We had stayed in Port Canaveral the day before as well and took the first shuttle from the hotel to the terminal around 10:30. We got to board the ship somewhere around noon to 12:30'ish.

However, did not need to wait until we boarded the ship. We took advantage of the Romance at Sea package that allowed us to pre-book a couples massage at the Spa and our Palo reservation before we even boarded the ship. As I recall there were a few other items we received (my DW booked this and knew all of the details). I think the total cost for both of us was around $300, which we found to be well worth it when you add up the costs of a couple's massage and the other items coupled with the conveinence of boarding the ship and having time to lounge around.

[chezp]

1. We got to the terminal at around 11.10 and off-loaded our luggage - it was really nice and quiet at that time. Then we went and handed back our rental car to Avis in Port Canaveral and got back to the terminal at around 11.50, by which time it was a lot busier.

We boarded by about 12.20 and it looked as if they'd been boarding since we arrived in the terminal at around 11.50.

3. We went to Wavebands at 1.00 to get our seating for Palo and had no problem getting exactly what we wanted - 7.30 on the Friday night. We then went straight for a tour round the spa and booked the Tropical Rainforest for me.

Hope that helps.