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  1. I got a text from DIY Jeeps saying they had to upgrade us to an SUV. I looked at Affordable car rental but couldn't figure out how to book for a specific date. I added it to my cart but I'm not going to pay for it if I can't tell if they have any available.
  2. Princess just changed the unvaccinated percentage allowed onboard from 5 % to 10 %. They must be confident that the people testing positive onboard are having relatively light cases.
  3. Thank you everyone for your expertise. It's really only one couple that wants/needs to have access to wifi for making and receiving calls from home. They are both divorced with 4 kids each. The youngest among the 8 kids is 14 yrs old but there have been emergency issues recently so they want to be in contact if need be. Neither has taking a trip away from the kids either so this is all new territory for both of them.
  4. I've been organizing a cruise for 4 couples to Alaska on the Majestic. 4 out of the 8 have never been on a cruise so I've being doing all the research trying to help them out as best I can. One question came up that I don't know the answer to. Do you know if one person in the cabin pays for the wifi for one phone, would the second person be able to use that wifi through a hot spot. I'm guessing the answer is no. The second person would need to pay for wifi as well. Does any have experience with this?
  5. It looks like there were 4 ships in port today with 2 of them being larger ships. I'm exactly two weeks from Skagway. The ships in today are the same 4 as when I'm there. Keeping my fingers crossed for our cruise.
  6. When is your cruise? We are on the Majestic in two weeks. Ours has always had Ketchikan as 6:30 am - 3 pm. I wonder why it would change from week to week.
  7. When did you find out you were skipping Skagway? We are on the Majestic is two weeks. We have two excursions planned. One through Princess and one through an outside company. I just want to make sure we have time to cancel the outside excursion if need be.
  8. We have 4 cabins booked as interior on the Majestic July 16th cruise to Alaska. Three out of the 4 cabins were visited by the upgrade fairy which moved us to a Deluxe Obstructed view balcony on deck 8. After a week the forth couple called to see if they could move since all of us were originally booked in cabins close together on deck 10. He was told that their reservation had "no upgrades" checked. They removed that and got upgraded with the rest of us. Two more weeks - Wahooo!
  9. I thought I bought 2 tests a couple weeks ago. I was only charged for one. I went through the process to upload my insurance card and driver's license. I wasn't with my husband at the time to upload his. I wanted to check what time I set the appointment for. It does not say in any email. I wanted to reschedule the appointment. I can't figure out where on their website you can do that. It says my order is complete. I've tried the chat. Never got through but left my email. Nothing. I've tried multiple times. I haven't tried to call yet. That is my next step. I have a couple weeks still. I was going to recommend them to the other 6 people we are traveling with. Now I think I need to come up with another way to get our tests and just kiss this $10 good-bye.
  10. I'm glad you had a great tour. We are booked on the Midnight Sun tour next month with Denali Photo Guides. Thank you for the review. We are North East Ohioians as well.
  11. We are doing the Alaska land portion in July. We traded the History tour for the Denali Backcountry Adventure tour. Like other excursions, we had to pay the full amount of the tour when we booked it. Princess did give us a credit for the cost of the Natural History tour in our total booking cost. I've done the Tundra Wilderness Tour previously when it was an 8 hour tour. I thought I would be disappointed in the shortened trip that it is this year. The Backcountry Adventure tour does not go inside the park. But it is a 60+ mile trip on National Geographic's #2 "Drives of a Lifetime". I'm hoping it was worth the switch.
  12. You are correct. I was thinking Seward not Sitka. Sorry for the confusion.
  13. Mom and I went on HAL for a 12 day with 2 nights in Denali ending in Fairbanks back in 2018. We did cruise first at the end of August with the land portion being in September. We loved every minute of it. We did disembark in Sitka and rode the train into Anchorage maybe 4 hours. Next morning we rode the train about 8 hours, ending up at the HAL Denali Lodge. Both rides were incredibly beautiful. I would recommend the train anytime. We unknowingly ended up in Denali during their peak fall colors which is completely different than fall on the eastern part of the country. In Alaska, only a few trees change colors. It's more the ground vegetation that changes to red, orange, and yellow. It was really gorgeous. We got lucky between the colors and being gifted with the entire Denali mountain range view from the train. It was a perfectly clear day. They say only 30% of visitors get to see Denali without cloud cover and less than 5% get to see the whole mountain range. It was spectacular and honestly an emotional experience. It was so rare that even the train staff was going outside to take pictures. I know I won't be that lucky a second time. When we did the Denali Wilderness Bus tour the next day, we couldn't see Denali at all. If they didn't tell you where the mountain was, we wouldn't have known. This time around my husband and his siblings/significant others are taking Princess on a similar 12 day tour but with one night at McKinley Lodge and only the train from McKinley Lodge to Denali Lodge in mid-July. This is the first time we are trying Princess. My husband's one sister and brother-in-law did the Alaskan cruise without the land on Princess about 8 years ago. They said it was there favorite vacation ever even over a trip to Australia to visit a good friend. Even if you decide to book another cruise line, you can book the train and land portion on your own. The land is more expensive than the cruise portion so figure out what your priorities are and go from there. As far as excursions, we only saw 3 or 4 whales on our boat trip in Juneau that late in the year. Being July this time, I'm hoping to see more. We only had one day of rain on the cruise and otherwise it was partly or mostly sunny. The temperatures were fine if you had a light jacket. The only cold day we had was cruising into Glacier Bay. We stood on the bow for a couple hours to get a railing spot for viewing the glacier. The ship was moving pretty fast. We had our winter coat and gloves on for that. The wind from the speed of the ship was the worst part. Whatever you decide to do, keep checking the current pricing for drops and added perks. We booked with $100 OBC originally in an interior mid-ship room for the new cruisers that are going with us. Six months later, the price was the same but the perks went to $200 OBC and free specialty dining. I decided to move two cabins away for a reduction in fare of $80 per person. I save a good bit by rebooking but no one else did. All 4 couples got upgraded to obstructed view balcony rooms. I got a better deal since no one else thought it was worth rebooking for the extra credit plus dining at a reduced fare.
  14. Thank you so much for your trip report. We are on the JA5 going north in July. Your info and pictures are a huge help for my planning purposes. And Go Steelers!
  15. Even after the update, I still can't order custom medallions.
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