Princess Cruises has “simplified” what it means to be in the Green, Blue or Accessibility Lane when guests get OceanReady in preparation for sailing. It centers around whether you have your Medallion shipped to your residence or not. Whatever lane, you will still enjoy easy embarkation, they have only made it better.

Key highlights and distinctions are summarized below.

• Green Lane – Guests who have completed all steps of the Travel Checklist in Ocean Ready via the Princess MedallionClass app or the web-based OceanReady at Princess.com ❯, and chose to have their Medallion(s) shipped to them (U.S. and Puerto Rico only). With Green Lane, guests enjoy the most streamlined embarkation. They will have their travel docs validated by terminal staff and then proceed directly to the ship. Remember, if booked with Princess Plus or Premier, the $10 Medallion shipping fee is waived.
• Blue Lane – Guests who may have completed some, none, or all of the Travel Checklist, but have (stupidly) elected to not have their Medallion(s) ship to them, will still enjoy streamlined check-in, but will pick their Medallion(s) at the cruise terminal.
• Accessibility Lane – Guests with mobility or other accessibility needs will always have a lane available to them for a more streamlined check-in, regardless of OceanReady color designation.
• No more scheduled arrival times! – Guests are no longer required to select an arrival group time as part of these enhancements. Guests can arrive within the published check-in window at a time that works for them. We strongly encourage guests to provide their travel arrangement information via OceanReady. The published check-in window is available in their travel summary.
• Updated Digital Boarding Pass – We’ve enhanced the boarding pass, available 11 days prior to the sailing date in the Princess app. It now includes key guest information (deck, stateroom #, etc). The Arrival Group designation has been removed, per above.

This started on August 1. If you have been through this process, was it simple and easy? Let us know with a comment below or an email.