Carnival Tests Self-Service Check-In Kiosks In Port Of Miami

Industry giant Carnival is rolling out self-service check-in kiosks at its Port of Miami cruise terminal.

In an announcement today, the world's largest cruise line says the kiosks are part of a pilot program at the port and, if met with positive response from passengers, will be expanded to the line’s other year-round homeports.

To use the kiosks, passengers must have pre-registered for their cruise online and be a U.S. or Canadian citizen, or from a Visa waiver country.

Passengers using the kiosks can access booking information and check in by swiping their passport or the credit card they used to pre-register online, the line says. Once passengers check in, the station prints a receipt and directs them to pick up cabin keys at a nearby desk.

The kiosks also will be able to accept cash deposits for passenger shipboard Sail & Sign accounts.