I just read on another site that DCL now has earlier PAT starting at 10:30 and times are in 15 minute increments instead of 30 minutes. Sure enough, I went back into my online check-in for November cruise and now 10:30 & 10:45 show up as options in addition to all of the other 15 min increments. Changed ours from 11:00 to 10:30. I suspect they will not board the ship any sooner but probably just trying to thin out the early arrival crowd.