Thus spake "Rick" <72245.3605@compuserve.com> :
>
>"Joseph Coulter" wrote in message
>news:Xns9783BFF20B97Dyourvacationcomcastn@216.196.97.136...
>> "Fred" wrote in
>> news:VfJQf.3923$XY2.1207@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com:
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>> > We are on Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas tomorrow (Sunday)
>> > sailing out of Port Canaveral at 5 pm. The travel documents say that
>> > boarding begins at 2 pm but I could swear we've gotten on the boat
>> > earlier on previous RCL cruises. We like to board as early as
>> > possible so that we can get ourselves settled in the cabin, deal with
>> > any issues regarding dinner seatings, etc., and have a nice leisurely
>> > lunch. We live in Central Florida, so it's only about a 50 minute
>> > drive from our house to the pier.
>> >
>> > Any suggestions on how early we can get to the pier without having to
>> > stand around waiting for the check-in process to start?
>> >
>> >
>> I have noted a trend toward trying to get the masses to show up later.
>> there was a time when the 2:00 embark was observed strictly then it
>> loosened up to almost 11:30. The easiest is to come late, but no one
>> wants to do that.
>>
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>One nice thing about getting on board early is that you have time to have
>lunch at the Windjammer, or whatever it's called. Anyone know how late
>they serve lunch on the sailing day?
>
Typically until 15 or 30 minutes before the life boat drill.
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dillon
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