Earlier Check-In Going Industry-Wide

I've received information that the changes implemented last week by
NCL, requiring check-in at least 2 hours before sailing, are soon to
be going industry-wide for all lines and ships departing from the
US. This is mandated by changes mandated by US Customs and Border
Protection requiring transmission of the complete manifest at least
60 minutes before sailing. In order to have all passengers processed
by this deadline, arrival at the pier no later than 2 hours prior to
sailing will become necessary.

This rule is slated to go into effect on February 19, 2008.

If you have flights which might put you to the port within this
2-hour window, NOW is the time to contact them and see if they can
reschedule you. There's no guarantee they will, but many times with
this type of change, they may be understanding and waive change fees.

More information will be forthcoming over the next few weeks as this
rule comes closer to implementation, but as always, I wanted to get
you the information as soon as possible so you can make decisions and
changes if need be.