First time on Holland- Alaska boarding time

Hi All,

First time on Holland, we have booked Volendam for August out of Vancouver, so far I don't think I've seen anything regarding boarding times- any idea when we will board?

Discussed here frequently. The fleetwide, worldwide boarding policy is to start as close as possible to 11:30. Your cabin will be ready when you board.

Hi All,

 

First time on Holland, we have booked Volendam for August out of Vancouver, so far I don't think I've seen anything regarding boarding times- any idea when we will board?

Thank you for your quick replies- I wonder if it will be really crowded/take a while and we should wait a bit, or does it move easily?

Thank you for your quick replies- I wonder if it will be really crowded/take a while and we should wait a bit, or does it move easily?

We're on the Nieuw Amsterdam Aug 26 out of Vancouver and our boarding passes show 12:00 pm as boarding time. I figure we'll head down there at that time, maybe 11:30 am.

We boarded in Seattle a couple of weeks ago. Our boarding passes said 1 PM, we arrived at 2:30 and breezed right on (we had dropped off the luggage earlier that morning). Everything was in our cabins when we arrived, it could not have been easier.

If you are boarding in Vancouver check the cruise schedule for the port:

https://www.portvancouver.com/cruise/cruise-schedule/2017-cruise-schedule-as-of-nov-2/

If there are 2 or three ships in on your day (especially 3 ships) plan on arriving at the terminal early (10:30 or so) or between 1 and 2 pm to avoid the noon craziness. The terminal is large but get almost 10,000 passengers in there and it feels small. Security can get very backed up at the peak of the rush.

If you are boarding in Vancouver check the cruise schedule for the port:

 

https://www.portvancouver.com/cruise/cruise-schedule/2017-cruise-schedule-as-of-nov-2/

 

If there are 2 or three ships in on your day (especially 3 ships) plan on arriving at the terminal early (10:30 or so) or between 1 and 2 pm to avoid the noon craziness. The terminal is large but get almost 10,000 passengers in there and it feels small. Security can get very backed up at the peak of the rush.

Thanks! there is the Volendam and the Island Princess which is around 2000 passengers, and Volendam which is 1400 so not too bad it seems

We board on Sept 25- will be Oosterdam, Emerald Princess, and Norwegian Sun. Up to 8500 people

Only NA and Star Princess on our date so max of 4,700 passengers.

We arrived for the Volendam on July 12th around 10:30 based on advice from cc, and were on the ship a little after 11. There were about 50 people ahead of us. After we went through luggage drop, customs, and check in we waited in the chairs for a little while but not too long.

The big surprise is that two of our three couples were upgraded from ocean views to vista balconies.

If you can show up at the terminal before 11am or after 1:30pm.... you avoid the worst US custom congestion.

We arrived for the Volendam on July 12th around 10:30 based on advice from cc, and were on the ship a little after 11. There were about 50 people ahead of us. After we went through luggage drop, customs, and check in we waited in the chairs for a little while but not too long.

 

The big surprise is that two of our three couples were upgraded from ocean views to vista balconies.

Thank you! That sounds promising!

We can only dream of an upgrade- I'm sure it won't happen but we will still have a great cruise - I think our ship is sold out other than inside (which we are) and ocean view