Originally Posted by
Nanook
Some lines don't let you board earlier than the stated boarding time, and if you try, so do a hundred others. You're there, but waiting in a long slow moving line. We've tried this many times in the past, we now try to get to check-in about 3 hours after boarding starts. Still a line, but goes more quickly.
I have discovered an interesting part of that was my last cruise, my first from Barcelona, I arrived later than I normally do for cruises. I think it was about 1PM
Traffic to the port was a mess and the taxi meter just clicked on and on due to the time waiting in traffic. Around 230, while eating lunch in the buffet, I noticed there was hardly any traffic at all at the port.
So, I am not heading for the port until after 2 this Sunday. The cruise sails at 6, so I believe the deadline is 4.