We are seasoned cruisers with this being our 11th Carnival cruise - but first time on the Inspiration. This was just a "getaway" cruise for us... 4 days on a ship at sea.
We exited our car in the terminal parking garage at 12:15pm, and exited the elevator doors on the Lido deck at 12:38pm (we did have priority boarding as platinum members)....and that was after dropping off our carry on luggage in our cabin which was available upon boarding. Long Beach terminal was very organized - Great start!
After lunch, headed back to the cabin (M195 oceanview) where the luggage was waiting, unpacked, bummed around a bit, attended the safety briefing, grabbed a drink and sailed away on time.