Port Everglades Terminal 26 Boarding Time Protocols.

[Damcruiser]

We have just received our time slot for boarding Nieuw Statendam on November 19th.

Has anyone had recent experience boarding?

If group A, B, C, D, E, etc. are actually processed in order or can someone just show up early and get boarding earlier?

Does Club Orange actually get to the front of the line no matter when they show up?

[Crazy For Cats]

2 hours ago, Damcruiser said:

We have just received our time slot for boarding Nieuw Statendam on November 19th.

Has anyone had recent experience boarding?

If group A, B, C, D, E, etc. are actually processed in order or can someone just show up early and get boarding earlier?

Does Club Orange actually get to the front of the line no matter when they show up?

Based on today's experience just show up when you are ready.   Boarding didn't start until 11:30.  We were group A with an 11 arrival time. 

[Damcruiser]

1 hour ago, Crazy For Cats said:

Based on today's experience just show up when you are ready.   Boarding didn't start until 11:30.  We were group A with an 11 arrival time. 

We are in a later group but signed up for Club Orange with priority check in.

I'm just eager to get on board and find my favorite chair.

[Scrapnana]

Nobody cared about (nor asked) your boarding time when I boarded on 10/10.

[iflyrc5]

Here was our experience Nov 6 in terminal 19 when boarding the NA.

 

Arrived at the terminal at 1045.  There were lots of guests already there - we were directed into the building and the boarding passes were not checked.   The first stop is the security scanners - they had one line for 4/5 Star - Neptune - club orange and a second line for everyone else.  There was no Verifly line and we did not have to show a vax card or test results.    After security we went to have facial recognition/passport check - again there was one line for 4/5 Star - Neptune - club orange and a second line for everyone else.  When that was done we were asked if we were 4/5 Star - Neptune - club orange.  We were directed to the upstairs awaiting area (we are 5 star) - others to the downstairs.  This total process took less than 10 minutes.  The ship started boarding guests at 1130 which is the first time we were asked for our boarding pass which is where they scanned the bar code on the pass to allow us to board the ship since the key cards are at you cabin.   Total time from arrival at pier 19 to the cabin was less than 60 minutes with more than half of that sitting in the waiting area.  The process was perfectly smooth.  Hope it is that was again in January when we board the Rotterdam. 

[Ellencruise]

I might be biased because it is my port of many cruises and easy to get to, but I love Port Everglades

[Damcruiser]

22 hours ago, iflyrc5 said:

Here was our experience Nov 6 in terminal 19 when boarding the NA.

 

 The process was perfectly smooth.  Hope it is that was again in January when we board the Rotterdam. 

Thank you.  That information was very helpful.