TiiiSailor

Sent in my passport renewal application, using routine service, to the Philadelphia office, on 26 July 2022. New one arrived today. I was surprised getting the new one in 20 days.

I only saw it used at one island for most of the day. It couldn't hurt to ask for it to be taken out more. One funny thing about the glass bottom boat. I was snorkeling when it went by be about 20 feet away. All the passengers were looking down at the glass bottom looked like they were all praying.

We were on a precruise extension. Arrivcan was completed a couple of days prior to boarding the ship. We needed to complete the Covid test prior to boarding. Also were advised not to do that until the night before boarding in Anchorage because if your tested positive, say in Denali Village, that's where they left you. As far as RCL providing any testing, yes. They had a test facility set up for those without the eMed test kits. This provided test cost you about $90/person. No extra testing prior to arriving in Vancouver.

You should have purchased a lottery ticket as you started your trip.

I agree with you. Greenwich has a lot to see and do in the vicinity of the dock. Tilbury appears to be an industrial town.

Which ship are you taking for your BIE cruise? Quite a few of Viking ships port stop have been moved to Tilbury, even though Viking still lists Greenwich in all their material, Tilbury is past Greenwich, and closer to the mouth of the Thames River, in an industrial area. I'm putting links to the port schedules for Greenwich and Tilbury for May 2023 below. We're on Viking Venus a month after you. I've read that Tilbury is an industrial area with nothing interesting nearby. Was looking forward to being in Greenwich for two days. Not sure what to believe, Viking sales material or the British published cruise port schedule. London-Greenwich (England) cruise port schedule | CruiseMapper London-Tilbury (England) cruise port schedule | CruiseMapper Tim

Had a bank tell me that once. When I requested a supervisor to close out my account, response suddenly changed.