Silhouette - Boarding times

[Cheshire Blue]

What time is the earliest you can board ? 

 

We have a time slot of 11.30 for our cruise from Southampton next month  - which seemed ok to me but am aware that folks who boarded the ship today in Southampton who also had a 11.30 boarding time - arrived early and were able to board at about 10.30 

 

Is this normal ?     Should we arrive early and hope we can get on ?  

[Gordoncruickshank]

The ship needs to clear out the guests from the previous cruise so around 10.30 to 11am is probably the earliest you can expect to board. The first ones allowed to board are those doing B2B who are allowed back on with their new seapass cards once the passenger count gets down to zero. Then usually the suite guests get on.

 

There is no absolute definite time that you are allowed on because, as happened to us on a B2B in Fort Lauderdale, the passenger numbers on board got to one and stayed that way until the crew quarters were searched and the missing passenger was removed from the ship, but you can usually count on getting on by around 11am.

[Sheffben79]

Our friends arrived just after 10:30 last week and were straight onboard, might be worth a try.

[Mississippian]

On 8/29/2022 at 11:17 AM, Gordoncruickshank said:

There is no absolute definite time that you are allowed on because, as happened to us on a B2B in Fort Lauderdale, the passenger numbers on board got to one and stayed that way until the crew quarters were searched and the missing passenger was removed from the ship . . .

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