Well I was about to reply and then I realized this thread is 3 years old. š What was happening then isn't the way it is now but we've been on Mardi Gras 5 times and each time was a little different. There is a priority line as well as a priority waiting area. Last month on Mardi Gras we had a 10:00 - 10:30 arrival time. U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires Carnival Cruise Line to submit a final departure manifest with specific guest information at least 60 minutes prior to departure. All guests are required to provide us with check-in information by completing their Online Check-in and selecting their Arrival Appointment no later than midnight U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires Carnival Cruise Line to submit a final departure manifest with specific guest information at least 60 minutes prior to departure. All guests are required to provide us with check-in information by completing their Online Check-in and selecting their Arrival Appointment no later than midnight You will choose your check in time when you check in for your Cruise online, 16days prior to cruise for priority guests and 14 days for non priority. We had a 10am check in and were on board just before 11. On Mardi Gras 5/28 we had 10:30-11am check in time and Boarding group B01. We arrived at terminal at 9:50. Waited in traffic 10 minutes to pull in to garage. Dropped luggage and parked. Waited until 10:15 to walk in to terminal. We were allowed in and immediately checked-in using Verifly(which worked perfectly). We then sat in the waiting area. Iām booked on the Mardi Gras sailing September 10th. Iāve been on one cruise before but it was a family trip and I had no part in booking it at all. App says I have to go on this Sunday and ācheck inā. We are going on the Mardi Gras on October 9 and I was wondering what is the best time to check in since they are not doing FTTF? I read somewhere that the terminal in Port Canaveral wasn't really adhering to the scheduled check in times and people were basically coming whenever they wanted. What time do they start Check in on a carnival Mardi Gras? What time do they usually start boarding ? Carnival Cruise Lines; Cruise Critic Community. Forums. On June 4 th, Mardi Gras met her homeport for the first time which would be the awesome Port Canaveral, of course. So maybe you should meet it too! Port Canaveral is a great place to kick off a cruise from, especially with the beautiful, brand-new cruise terminal we built specifically to be Mardi Grasā home. Cruise you soon, canāt wait Guests who are scheduled to arrive at the terminal before 1:30pm, usually check their bags with a porter so they can be free to enjoy lunch on Lido Deck before access to their stateroom is granted. Checked baggage service is only available until 2 hours before the ship's published departure time. U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires Carnival Cruise Line to submit a final departure manifest with specific guest information at least 60 minutes prior to departure . All guests are Date Updated: 06/29/2021 On Mardi Gras 5/28 we had 10:30-11am check in time and Boarding group B01.. We arrived at terminal at 9:50. Waited in traffic 10 minutes to pull in to garage. Dropped luggage and parked. A long time since I've been on Carnival (10 years). 4 of us are going on the Mardi Gras 4/29 Western Carib sailing. We're looking forward to it. Most of our recent sailing has been aboard RCCL and Celebrity but we're looking for a little more fun and you couldn't beat the Fun Ships for that in th Priority Check-in is not offered for Carnival Journeys cruises. Minors traveling with parents who have Priority Check-in in separate staterooms, may check in together using this exclusive service. Priority guests will be given access to Online Check-in to select their terminal arrival appointments 48 hours ahead of all other guests. Note that not every movie will be shown on every sailing. To see when specific movies are playing on your cruise, check your daily printed Fun Times schedule or the Carnival HUB app. Carnival Dive-In Movies for March 2025. Argylle Despicable Me 4 Dune: Part Two Ghost Busters: Frozen Empire Gladiator II IF Inside Out 2 It Ends With Us Kung Fu If you are sailing on Mardi Gras, Carnival Celebration, or Carnival Jubilee, make sure you carve out time to have breakfast at Emerli's Bistro.While not included like the Lido Marketplace or Main Dining Room, you won't regret trying the Bananas Foster CrĆŖpes on the "small plates" menu. Carnivalās Priority Check-in is an exclusive service designed to afford our VIFP Diamond, Platinum and deluxe suite guests with special embarkation and debarkation privileges on cruises from the U.S Date Updated: 07/07/2023 I checked in at 9am the day check ins opened for a cruise with Mardi Gras and early dining isnāt even an option. I could onIy choose late or your time dining. On our Mardi Gras cruise last week, we did the dining room four nights. The other three we did Cucina, Chibang and Guy's Pig and Anchor. All three of these are included right now. As someone else said, you use the hub app to check in for Cucina, Chibang, as well as the main dining room. This was going to be our 2nd and 3rd cruise with Carnival with our only other cruise being on Norwegian. We haven't cruised Carnival since 2013 so a lot of changes have come about. Cruise : 7 Day on the Mardi Gras 7-14 May (Nassau, Amber Cove, Grand Turk).
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