New to Princess - Cruise next year out of Italy

[MeredithNC]

Please let me know approx. when you will be able to board the ship upon arrival the first day.  Do you pick a boarding time?  If so, how far out can you do this?

[Arizona Wildcat]

51 minutes ago, MeredithNC said:

Please let me know approx. when you will be able to board the ship upon arrival the first day.  Do you pick a boarding time?  If so, how far out can you do this?

Boarding passes are about 30 days before your cruise.  Just figure on about 11am.  You get assigned a time.   We always just show up when convenient for us.  Sometimes a wait.  Sometimes a line.  Usually go almost straight on board.

Do remember the the port runs the check-in so in Italy . . . . 

[dickinson]

Princess does not assign boarding times (they tried to have suggested times for a while but it was only a suggestion).  We always arrive around 10:00 or so.  We may have to wait a little bit because actual boarding may not start til about 11:00.  We like to have lunch in the dining room.

[Torfamm]

You will see what time your ship begins boarding in the app. Generally, it’s reasonable to plan for 11:00.

[Steelers36]

1 hour ago, Arizona Wildcat said:

Boarding passes are about 30 days before your cruise.  Just figure on about 11am.  You get assigned a time.   We always just show up when convenient for us.  Sometimes a wait.  Sometimes a line.  Usually go almost straight on board.

Do remember the the port runs the check-in so in Italy . . . . 

Long gone - assigning times.  It was bogus in the first place anyway.