SuzieQ123 Posted May 21, 2004 #1 Share Posted May 21, 2004 My Mom just called me from the Voyager -they just finished loading luggage and have just left the pier-3 hours late. She said boarding was a breeze, they boarded at 12:00 no lines no problem. I think being its a new pier they are just getting used to the process of loading 3000 passengers luggage, cannot be an easy job. They are on their way and will be going to Labadee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen_cpa Posted May 21, 2004 #2 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I am glad to hear your Mom boarded okay. We disembarked the VOS this morning and it was pretty bad! I felt bad for the passengers getting on as we were onboard until past 11, and I am sure they were getting ansy! Voyager of the Seas - 05/04 Tahitian Princess - 10/03 (Our Honeymoon) Carnival Paradise - 08/02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ123 Posted May 21, 2004 Author #3 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Karen_cpa She is a little worried about the luggage situation as its been 8 hours since they boarded and still no luggage has been delivered to the cabin. Its a full ship, they are Crown and Anchor (platinum status??--they've been on 60+ RCCL cruises) and always get upgraded at the pier-----not this time They really don't care, they love cruising and would be happy just floating around in the middle of nowhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbie0253 Posted May 21, 2004 #4 Share Posted May 21, 2004 We arrived at 12:00 and didn't get our luggage until 10:00pm. Tell her not to worry, it will be there eventually. Adventure of the Seas 2-03 Enchantment of the Seas 3-03 Majesty of the Seas 5-03 Adventure of the Seas 9-03 Sovereign of the Seas 11-03 Sovereign of the Seas 1-04 Grandeur of the Seas 3-04 Voyager of the Seas 5-04 My albums can be viewed with this link... http://public.fotki.com/bobbie0253/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abridalmaven Posted May 22, 2004 #5 Share Posted May 22, 2004 We just passed by the pier tonight and wondered why it was still there at 7 PM. My vacation pics http://community.webshots.com/user/abridalmaven Norwegian Dawn May 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen S. Posted May 23, 2004 #6 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Does anyone know what time is the earliest you can board for the 9 night cruise? How about what time you can get into the parking area? This will be the first time we have driven to the port and I want to be as early as I can, but not have to wait in line, etc. Thank you, Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JordanF Posted May 24, 2004 #7 Share Posted May 24, 2004 According to my recently received cruise documents, the nine-night cruise boarding begins at 1:00 p.m., with the ship sailing at 5:00 p.m. The documents ask that we not arrive before 1:00 p.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen_cpa Posted May 24, 2004 #8 Share Posted May 24, 2004 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JordanF: According to my recently received cruise documents, the nine-night cruise boarding begins at 1:00 p.m., with the ship sailing at 5:00 p.m. The documents ask that we not arrive before 1:00 p.m.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> that sounds about right. anything before then and you will arrive right in the middle of disembarking passengers. people from the 5/16 cruise were disembarking until well past noon. it was a nightmare trying to get out of the parking lot - people coming in & out, loading and unloading, taxis with no patience! yuck!! Voyager of the Seas - 05/04 Tahitian Princess - 10/03 (Our Honeymoon) Carnival Paradise - 08/02 Plus . . . An Open Booking with Princess!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajay312 Posted May 24, 2004 #9 Share Posted May 24, 2004 so let me get this straight. the boarding is not great, the disembarking is'nt great, the luggage coming to your room within a reasonable amount of time is'nt great and leaving the parking lot is'nt great. so, what's so great about the new location in new jersey. not knocking it, but no one has many positives about it and i really like royal caribbean. again not trying to knock it just trying to understand it. O.A.T.C. Till the "Brillance of the Sea" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen_cpa Posted May 24, 2004 #10 Share Posted May 24, 2004 seajay - for us embarkation was a breeze! i think our luggage was in our room by 7 or so - can't remember the exact time. disembarkation was god-awful, but i blame the inconsiderate few who do not know how to follow instructions. all it takes is one person not showing up at immigration to hold up an entire ship from clearing. good luck tracking them down on a boat of that size once they are out of their room - sorry, off my tangent now for us the biggest positive is the distance - one hour from door to door. even the NYC pier can't match that!! plus plenty of reasonable parking! just my thoughts! Voyager of the Seas - 05/04 Tahitian Princess - 10/03 (Our Honeymoon) Carnival Paradise - 08/02 Plus . . . An Open Booking with Princess!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajay312 Posted May 24, 2004 #11 Share Posted May 24, 2004 karen, thanks for the quick reply. glad to hear the positive comments. i agree with you on the inconsiderate few who hold everyone up no matter what ship you're on and no matter what port. one hour sure beats flying 4-5. looking forward to finding a cruise and booking it out of bayonne. thanks. O.A.T.C. Till the "Brillance of the Sea" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachgirl55 Posted May 24, 2004 #12 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Karen, When do you go through immigration? We have a late flight and it certainly wouldn't make sense for us to be off earlier than others. If they are calling by deck number--that makes no sense at all. I would take a leisurely breakfast and wait in a lounge, rather than get stuck in a stairwell. Couldn't we let the main mass of people off before us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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