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Luggage transfers will be fine but the "guarantee" doesn't work for Alaska one way cruises to Whittier. If you miss the ship in Vancouver and the next stop is a US port you can't get on in any port due to PVSA rules. Not allowed to travel from one US port to another on Alaska routes. So don't miss sailing!

You can either buy a large cake (arrange with a headwaiter a day in advance) or just tell the waiters. The latter will get you a small piece of cake to share, candle, and singing for free. Or you could book them a dinner in a specialty restaurant.

We like Equinox and tried Beyond just after Christmas (not in Infinite Suite). If you like specialty dining Edge-class ships are great. All interior (and a lot of exterior) space seems to be devoted to specialty dining venues. If you are not into that, ship is pretty blah (although beautiful).

OP, your status should have automatically updated on Celebrity since their accounts are closely connected with Royal. Try logging in, deleting your Captains Circle number and then re-enter it and saving again. Should update the system. If it doesn't, call Captains Circle and they will fix it.

You don't even need the booking number. Call with sailing and name of person in cabin and they can look it up. Buying her a Refreshment Package only works if she hasn't already bought one, but the phone folks can see this if it happened.

Last trip with flight to US had 915 departure group and got to airport around 1115. Last batch of Princess buses. They had earlier ones at 715 but we didn't need that early. While we like taking Aquacar, they still have to drive the same roads as a bus and bus is slightly cheaper. Thanks swjumbo. The key is where all the passport/customs stuff is. For a US flight you get it at both ends.

Thanks John. Sounds like US domestic travel - two hours before flight is about right. What we really hate about European airports is that they don't seem to tell you your gate until a half hour before the flight and there is very little seating at the gate. US assigns gates early and rarely changes them, so you can go to the gate more than an hour before the flight. Gate seating is open here, so if there isn't room you just sit at a different gate. And you drop your bags immediately on getting to the airport.

Lots of assumptions here, but no real answers yet except john1970. We are NOT flying to the US. We are flying from Heathrow to Amsterdam, so considered domestic (and out of Terminal 5, without the extensive security issues of a US flight). Would like to get into Amsterdam as early as possible and the main nonstops are in the 1230 or 1430 timeframe. We've done the Princess transfers for a US flight multiple times and are familiar with how long that takes - looking for folks with experience flying to Europe from Heathrow. Flying out of SOU means sitting in that airport until 1720 and not getting into Amsterdam city until almost 2100. Same problem flying out of Gatwick (except Easyjet). Was hoping to do Eurostar, but timing just doesn't work for that, either. John1970, that should work. We can live with separate seats for a 1 1/2 hour flight since you don't get a seat assignment on BA until checkin. Any idea how long it actually takes at Terminal 5 with Brexit? In the US you usually need to be at the airport 2 hours before domestic flights.

You do know that cost is bid x 2, regardless of how many people are in the cabin.

Regal arrives in Southampton at 7 (in theory) on a Monday. Need to book flights out of Southampton to Amsterdam and think that 12:30 flight should be safe, even with a ship transfer. Goal is to get to Amsterdam reasonably early in day, so flights out of SOU are out. Is a 12:30 flight OK or should I book later?

I've seen the notice about limited access to Mendenhall for year but always see lots of buses running in late August. Supposedly they run out of permits in the summer. More photos from two trips in the Eagle Preserve. Late August was hot! Didn't see this one, but they are around. Tracks near put-out spot where we ate. Fewer eagles in late August, but still there. Not sure if Tom Lang is still guiding. We got an autographed copy of his Tales from Alaska from him. Little books, very funny. See https://www.boudelang.com/

We have been using Alaska Shore Tours for years. In Juneau they use the jet boats that used to be owned by Orca Enterprises. Roomy and far better than ship tours. You can also book this with visits to the glacier (they run one of the bus lines up there): https://alaskashoretours.com/excursions/juneau/whale-watching-tour/ It is incredibly easy to get to the Mendenhall Glacier - you don't need a tour. Buses from about 5 companies run from the parking lot under the cable car and you buy your tickets at a kiosk there. Used to be $8 a trip but these days it is $40 or so and includes visitor center access, even if you have a national park pass. Trails do NOT require a pass. If the ship tour is less than the bus fare it can be a good deal, but your time at the glacier will be limited. If you can afford it, the Neets Bay floatplanes out of Ketchikan are amazing. Have only done that once due to price. This can get cancelled for weather. Haines/Skagway we prefer the Eagle Preserve raft trip, but yours is also a good one. Independent is cheaper, and you will take the same ferry and buses the cruise line uses if your ship docks in Skagway. Gentle raft trip with lunch and great staff, many who have been there for years. Again, expensive.

Mine shows up in the payments section of the cruise planner and is automatic for each cruise now (long expiration date shows, like yours). When they switched to a shorter expiration date I did have to resubmit. If yours isn't showing up you need to contact Princess. Given your date you shouldn't need to resend the DD254. Current cruise shows this on Payments tab: Onboard Credits for this BookingCredits are in U.S. Dollars (USD) me DW Total Booking Total Onboard Credits $230.00 $330.00 $560.00 Booking Promotions* $100.00 $200.00 $300.00 Travel Agent Grp Promotion* $30.00 $30.00 $60.00 Military Benefits* $100.00 $0.00 $100.00 Shareholders Benefits* $0.00 $100.00 $100.00

Iceland/Greenland route had 40 degrees and 40 kt winds. Large Princess ship had quite a bit of movement at 20 kt cruising speed between Iceland and Greenland. Small Princess ship (300 passenger) was ahead of us and only able to do 7 kt since they didn't have stabilizers. In our case the Captain wasn't sure we could visit Nanatorlik and was looking at getting permission to sail through a Greenland fjord. We did miss a port in Canada because the winds across the port entrance made it impossible to sail in. Moral - expect rough seas and bring bonine if you need it. And be prepared for a variety of weather. Still worth it to visit places we never would have otherwise.

Ship excursions sometimes meet onboard in the theater before docking. Then they take you off the ship in groups. On small docks this can be important. If the tour time changes it will show up on your tickets, which should be in your cabin at 1:30. Not all that unusual for excursions to be cancelled or moved, so check your tickets as soon as you get them.

Some appliances with heating elements (like hair dryers) are dual voltage, usually with a switch that you MUST set in advance. Not sure I have ever seen a motor that was dual voltage (USB ones don't count).

We used to buy Future Cruise Deposits onboard for the $100 deposit per person. Don't remember any special discounts that were not available online.

Third try after getting two "try back after May" denials succeeded.

When the agent checks your paperwork they go to a big set of envelopes on a counter, just like they used to do with cruise cards. Half the time they have a runner do it while they are checking your passports.

We took the blue ones in Kauai a number of years ago. Check trip advisor for current companies. Would expect that a lot of them have changed owners with covid.

Birthdays and anniversaries count if they are a month or so before/after the cruise. The free dining room cake used to be a Love Boat Dream to share with a candle on it and waiters singing. Haven't seen balloons in years since people started complaining about allergies to latex.

The 26 glacier cruise gets back to the dock between 6 and 630. That is about when the last train arrives, so you just join the mob getting onboard then. Official time is likely 90 minutes before departure but it takes them a while to process all the people on the train coming from Denali. Dining that night is walk-in, so even if you have arrangements for a particular table you probably won't sit there.

Instructions in Italy forum to take high speed train down to Sorento(?), then local train on different platform to Pompeii. Works quite well when we tried it. No drive needed.

Location of machines shows on dining tab all the way to right if machines are on the ship.

Crew lately tries for perfect cone and seem to love doing it