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  1. "I see no reason for 80% of the answers to dog pile on you. Cruise Critic used to be a place to learn all the best money saving tips, time efficient shortcuts, didja-know-about-this inside deals, etc. Now people get very angry if they suspect you are getting something slightly better than they are." LMaxwell, thank you! I apprecite that. Now for my next question. How early should my family get to the pool to throw a bunch of towels on the deck chairs to save them for the day??? (JUST KIDDING!)
  2. I have not disappeared. I have read all of the responses and appreciate everyone who took the time to politely give their 2 cents. First of all, i don't know who assumed it was my parents. It is not my parents. It is family members flying in the night before and staying in CC for the night. We will be dropping them off at the terminal. I stopped by last Sunday around 1:30 p.m. to get a feel of what it will be like when we drop them off. The line was horrendous. I asked the security agent if it was always like that. He said "Nope, doors open at 10:00. There is nobody here then. Then it gets like this from about noon until 3:00 p.m. Then the line dies down again." That is why I posed the question here. Figuring out options. But, like most of the internet, it flew quickly off the rails with insults and accusations. LOL My favorite is the one who said if you arrive earlier than >30 minutes before your check-in time should have to go to the end of the line. If we are "sticking to the rules" and "adhering to check-in times", then anyone not arriving at their assigned time should have to go to the back of the line for the day, right? Because if you miss your 10:00 am check-in group and want to jump in line at noon, after all of the 10:00 am folks should have already been boarded, then you are, indeed, a LINE CUTTER!!!!! You've added another person to the Noon group who should not be in it, making their line longer and everyone behind them. I will relay all of the excellent advice you all have given to them so they can make their choice as to when they want to arrive. But again, I'll repeat - if you ever have a delayed flight or there is a traffic accident on SR 528 - which OFTEN happens, and you end up arriving late, you will WISH some folks got on early to shorten the line for you late arrivers. Wrecks and backed up traffic on SR 528 is especially common on days where a rocket launch is going off, fishing tournaments at Port Canaveral and any holiday weekend with beach traffic.
  3. This is so absolutely silly. If your logic holds, then anyone who shows AFTER their assigned time should ALSO go to the end of the line for the entire day, right? Because if you were supposed to board at 10:00 a.m. and didn't show up until noon, you would essentially be "cutting in line" in front of people with noon boarding times. Personally, I think anyone staying in Cape Canaveral or Cocoa Beach the night before should board as early as possible and get out of the way. Then people with flight delays or if SR528 (The Beachline) has an accident and everyone arrives late and all at once, won't have so much chaos to deal with.
  4. How many times have you sailed on Harmony out of Port Canaveral, Cured? I actually took your advice and looked up the "enormous lines early for boarding Harmony." Here is what people who have actually done it recently are saying: _____________________________________________________ " Agreed. Of all our cruises, assigned boarding times are never checked" ____________________________________________ So if boarding times are not checked, then you can enter the terminal before your boarding time. Which is EXACTLY what the security agent told me last Sunday. He said "the doors open at 10:00 and you can walk right in." If there's no lines, perhaps they will let them check in. If they can't, then they can take a seat inside the terminal and await their boarding time.
  5. "Nobody likes a line cutter, don't be that person"? When I specifically said "IF THERE IS NO LINE". <Shaking my head>. If there is NO LINE then there is NO LINE to cut. If there is a line, then can they sit in the air conditioned terminal while awaiting their assigned time? Is this question really that opaque or are people really just trying to make this about something that is not even being asked?
  6. Again, let's not get off on a "that's not fair" tangent. I'm not asking to cut in line. I've been told by a security agent who works at this terminal every week that there is NO LINE at 10:00 a.m. The question is - if the doors open at 10:00 and we are allowed inside AND THERE IS NO LINE, has anyone ever been able to check-in before their check-in time? I would think that if there is NO LINE and a people with a noon check-in get there early, they might want to go ahead and board them since such a huge line will soon be building around noon. If no, then if they arrive at 10:00, right when the doors open, perhaps they will be able to have a seat in the terminal instead of standing in line outside in the heat. One good thing about Port Canaveral is even if they aren't allowed in, there are several restaurants within walking distance to hang out in while waiting on assigned check-in times. 🙂
  7. That's why I spoke to the security guy. He told me that at that particular cruise terminal that houses Harmony of the Seas, the line is always zero at 10:00 a.m. and the doors open. He suggested to get there then or after 3:00 p.m., and he is there every week.
  8. Here's the issue. I live in Cape Canaveral. I stopped by Port Canaveral and viewed the line to get in the terminal- Harmony of the Seas, because we have family sailing on her next week. The line was HUGE - HOURS long in a very hot parking garage. I spoke a security guy. He said the line looks like that from noon to 3:00 p.m. He said that there is absolutely NO line from about 10:00 am to noon and the doors to the terminal open at 10:00 a.m. From noon to 3:00 p.m, the line is monsterous. Then after 3:00 p.m. there is no line once again. So if we can get them there at 10:00 a.m. if would actually help shorten the busiest time of noon - 3:00 p.m. Again, I witnessed this first hand. Just wondering if they got there when the doors open at 10:00 a.m., would they let them check in or at least wait in the air conditioned terminal. Here's a video of the line I'm speaking about. In answer to why they didn't choose an earlier time. Noon was the earliest time available. IMG_2708 (1).MOV
  9. How strict is RCL on assigned check-in times? We have a check-in at noon, but would prefer to arrive at 10:00 am. Is that possible?
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