When can you choose Arrival group on Princess?

Select your Arrival Group Now you need to select your arrival time at the terminal on embarkation day. If you want to secure the earliest group, be sure to complete the OceanReady steps in the App as early as possible (usually 45 days pre sail date).



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Contactless Embarkation Get OceanReady® while you're still at home by downloading the MedallionClass™ app from the App Store or Google Play Store. Choose your desired arrival time slot so not all guests are trying to board at the same time.

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Platinum Membership Benefits Level up your perks after completing 5 cruises or 50 cruise days with Princess. In addition to all of the benefits at the Gold and Ruby levels, enjoy priority boarding in the cruise terminal, so you can experience your MedallionClass® vacation even quicker.

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You'll want to complete the following steps to ensure access to the Green Lane in the terminal for faster check-in with less waiting:
  1. Order and Customize your Medallion*
  2. Personal Info & Travel Docs.
  3. MedallionPay™
  4. Passage Contract & Acknowledgements**
  5. Security & Profile Photos.
  6. Emergency Information.


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Guests with yellow lane status will be directed to a separate queue to go through some additional health questions and to speak to our medical team for some final checks before being able to proceed to border. At Princess Cruises, we are thrilled to be sailing again and we can't wait to welcome you back on board.

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Guests who don't complete all of the above steps in the app will access the Blue Lane for check-in, where our Navigators will help ensure all steps are complete and issue guest Medallions.

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All passengers flying in a premium cabin get priority boarding. But the group you'll be assigned to depends on which class of service you're flying. Passengers in the front cabin board with Group 1.

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There will be many things that you can do while logged in to the “Cruise Personalizer” system. Your Boarding Pass and Luggage tags will be available to print immediately after you have completed your Guest Registration (Check-in).

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The different colors of the Princess Medallion indicate one of two things: the number of cruises the guest has sailed with Princess, or how many days at sea they've spent with Princess.

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Toiletries. Princess' in-cabin bathrooms offer dispensers of generic shampoo and body wash; you won't find individual bottles of conditioner and shower gel. If the generic stuff tends to dry out your skin or depress your curls, you'll want to pack your own toiletries (in TSA-approved bottles if you're flying).

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Shows are time to coordinate with the fixed seating dining times. Most common is 8:00 or 8:15, and 10:00 or 10:15. Usually at least once each cruise they are 7:00 and 8:30 or 8:45, giving those with late dinner seating a pre-dinner show. (Usually happens the night of the Deck Party on Caribbean and Mexican sailings).

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Taking Your Passport Should you take your passport with you on shore excursions? No, you shouldn't bring your passport, unless your tour requires it. We recommend bringing your driver's license as a form of ID instead. You don't want to risk losing your passport ashore.

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Often, airlines will invite active duty military to board early as well. But, what if they've already called your zone and you missed it? Schoenthal says it's then OK to go up to the front of the line. “But never do so before your boarding group is called,” she says.

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If you need your carry-on bag during a long layover or prefer not to wait at a late-night baggage claim after a long day of flying, then purchasing a priority boarding upgrade may be well worth it. In essence, purchasing priority boarding is staking claim to readily accessible overhead bin space.

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Economy passengers, including those with basic economy fares, can purchase a priority boarding add-on to enter the plane with Group 4. You can't purchase this upgrade during the initial booking process, so you'll need to add it during check-in, online or at the airport.

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The best time to board a cruise ship is obviously when there are few lines and short waits. The trick is knowing when that will be. Unfortunately, it can vary from port to port and ship to ship, but I prefer arriving in the early afternoon, usually around 1 or 2 p.m.

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Princess Cruises recommends guests bring two pieces of luggage per person, with each piece weighing no more than 50 pounds. Guests are also allowed to bring a carry-on bag. Any alcohol brought onboard must be in unopened, sealed bottles and limited to one bottle of wine or champagne per person.

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Many first-time cruisers don't realize that they won't be able to go directly to their staterooms upon boarding. Pass the time while you wait for your room to be ready and for the ship to set sail by enjoying lunch on the Lido Deck of the ship.

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