CHECK-IN FOR YOUR CRUISE
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET READY TO SAIL
HOW TO CHECK IN FOR YOUR CARNIVAL CRUISE YOUTUBE VIDEO
HOW TO CHECK IN FOR YOUR CARNIVAL CRUISE YOUTUBE VIDEO
Check-in Dates
Our check-in dates are:
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January 16th for suite guests as well as Carnival VIFP members with platinum and diamond status.
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January 18th for all other guests.
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Check-in opens at 12AM Eastern time on each of those dates, so our Texas clients will have access to the check-in process at 11PM on January 15th and 17th respectively.
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Arrival Appointment Information
You will be choosing your ARRIVAL TIME to the port. We strongly advise clients to allow for 30 minutes of flex time when planning their arrival. This will account for traffic, shuttle time, and checking your luggage at the porters at cruise terminal. If your arrival time is 11:30AM, plan to arrive in the area around 11AM.
Please note: passengers selecting the earliest arrival time slots may experience time in a waiting area prior to boarding.
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Info Needed for Check-In
Personal info: Legal name as it appears on your passport or birth certificate, date of birth, address, mobile #, email address.
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Emergency contact info: Name, phone number, relationship.
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Flight information, if applicable.
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If traveling using a passport as your travel document: Passport document number, date of issuance, date of expiration.
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​Setting up your Onboard Spending Account
You'll need a credit card with all the pertinent info OR select “Cash.” Then you’ll deposit cash when you board.
UNDERSTANDING PENDING CHARGES
On embarkation day, an initial bank hold of $200 is placed on all credit card and debit card accounts to verify that the card is valid. As money is spent throughout the cruise, additional holds on bank funds are obtained. This will result in multiple amounts being held. If a debit/check-cashing card is presented, the hold will restrict the available cash in the checking account. On the day the cruise returns, Carnival immediately settles the guest's account with their bank for the total amount of their onboard expenses. Holds will remain on the account for one or more days depending on the issuing bank's hold policy, limiting access to funds. For Debit Card Holders, if using this form of payment, the bank will process the final total spent on the guest's Sail & Sign account plus retain the bank holds processed, per the bank policy. The bank is responsible for releasing any pending holds from the guest's account.
If you are traveling with a DEBIT card, please be sure you have ample funds available in your account. Depending on your financial institutions policies, more than 2x what you actually spent may be held on your account in the days returning from the sailing.
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