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We will be sailing on the DREAM August 16 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait !!!
I've been told that - starting August 2 - DCL cruise terminal will open at 11.00 am
while our Online Check-in Signature Form says : PORT ARRIVAL TIME 10.30-11.00 am.
I understand that guests arriving BEFORE cruise terminal opening will have to wait ...
in a designated (?) HOLDING AREA ...
As you are "the experts" : at what time do you suggest we arrive to port ?
( We have a town car booked with Happy Limo - as per your suggestion ).
At what time will the porters begin to take care of our luggage ?
Do you know WHERE that "holding area" could be ?
THANKYOU SO MUCH !!! Have a Disney day all of you !!!!
laura
Our original plan was to have dh drive our van from CI&S, drop me, dd, & ds off at the terminal with all our luggage then return to CI&S and take the shuttle back to the port.
Our original arrival time was 10:30am and now it is 11:30am (changed by DCL).
I'm concerned w/ the later port opening we may not be able to stick to the original plan.
I'm not warm and fuzzy about my kids riding a shuttle van w/o booster seats but I may have to suck it up and bring their low back boosters on board JUST for the shuttle.
Sigh, I am guessing we need to wait until the first cruises go through the new process in a few weeks and make adjustments after that point.
I'm very disappointed in DCL for not contacting those cruising sooner. The only way I heard about this was a post on the Dis that was subsequently corroberated by emails & calls to both DCL and the concierge contacts for the upcoming cruises. If I wasn't a member of an online group for our cruise, I would have never heard about this AT ALL!
In theory you can arrive at 9AM but then you will wait in line until 11AM. My suggestion is to arrive right at 11:30 and your husband can return the car and take the shuttle. The hour difference shouldn't change the shuttle availability. The line is just a line outside the terminal gates.
In fact we have a TOWN CAR already booked to take us to port .
If we arrive BEFORE our designed ARRIVAL TIME - I wonder if we can drop our luggage off to porters - and afterwards wait for entering the terminal ...
Will the town car be allowed to drop us ( and luggage !!) at the porters curb ?
It would not a nice way to start a cruise - having to drag ALL of your bags in a long line ... to approach porters ...
THANKS !! laura
( NO matter what ... I AM DREAMING of this cruise night & day !!! )
Effective August 2nd, there is going to be a change to the
operational hours of the cruise terminal in Port Canaveral.
In order to eliminate some of the wait Guests experience, the cruise
terminal and parking facility in Port Canaveral will both open at
11:00am instead of 10:30am.
Please be aware, this is not the time you will embark the ship. It is
only the time to arrive at the cruise terminal. Embarkation still begins
approximately 1:00pm.
Here is some information regarding the Port Arrival Time:
*You will be issued a boarding number for a boarding group at check-in.
*The boarding number is predetermined by the time selected in the Port
Arrival Time form.
*If you have not selected an arrival time online, you may be delayed
entry into the cruise terminal until Guests with assigned times are
accommodated.
*You will board the ship once the boarding number has been called.
We encourage our Guests to arrive as close to their scheduled time as
possible. If you arrive early, you may be asked to wait until your
scheduled time to enter the terminal.
If you are traveling with another party and have chosen two separate
Port Arrival times, it is recommended to arrive at the later time in
order to ensure the entire party can be accommodated.
Side note: Actual boarding of the ship usually starts around noon. The time can vary.
??? a few moments ago PORT ARRIVAL TIME was 10.30 !!
( Our reservation was changed THIS week - because we added ground transfer ... but ARRIVAL TIME still says 10.30).
In fact we have a TOWN CAR already booked to take us to port .
If we arrive BEFORE our designed ARRIVAL TIME - I wonder if we can drop our luggage off to porters - and afterwards wait for entering the terminal ...
Will the town car be allowed to drop us ( and luggage !!) at the porters curb ?
It would not a nice way to start a cruise - having to drag ALL of your bags in a long line ... to approach porters ...
THANKS !! laura
( NO matter what ... I AM DREAMING of this cruise night & day !!! )
The porters don't work for DCL and so you can start dropping off luggage starting when they are outside. It's their job only to get the luggage to the ship. It doesn't matter how or when.
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The porters don't work for DCL and so you can start dropping off luggage starting when they are outside. It's their job only to get the luggage to the ship. It doesn't matter how or when.
THIS is a very usefull piece of info !!! THANKYOU !!! laura
??? a few moments ago PORT ARRIVAL TIME was 10.30 !!
( Our reservation was changed THIS week - because we added ground transfer ... but ARRIVAL TIME still says 10.30).
Thanks !!
laura
What ship are you on? Some have said that DCL has not changed the times for the magic.
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Hi Laura, we are on the same sailing!
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