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I did book a Cove Balcony! It is a Guarantee. We really enjoy the cove balconies on Carnival ships.

Our June 19 sailing has replaced Skagway with Icy Strait Point. We had booked the train and will definitely miss that. 🙁

This did include time for ice skating while on Allure in Oct22. There was private time for FlowRider, Ice Skating, Rock Climbing Wall, and Zipline. The time reserved for these activities are not always the most convenient, but between the Key times and other "regular" times, hopefully one of them will work out for your wife! -C

Yes, you should do Alaska! We went in 2019 after going on several Caribbean cruises. I don't even put the Alaska cruise in the same category as the Caribbean cruises. You can't compare them, they are completely different. But I love both of them. Alaska is the most beautiful place and to see it on a cruise is a good choice. As you are sailing along, you see waterfalls cascading into the ocean, the snow-capped mountains are very majestic. The beauty is unmatched. As someone mentioned, be prepared for any weather. We were lucky (or blessed) and had amazing sunny weather for most days so we count ourselves fortunate. We did go on Princess which I do recommend. I wouldn't say we were bored to tears on Princess but there are definitely more options to keep you entertained on an RCI ship. The ability to go into Glacier Bay is worth the trade-off, in my opinion. We are booked on Quantum in June this year going back to Alaska so it will nice to compare and contrast with our first experience.

I wouldn't say its the "norm" per se but you definitely will see many that are dressed up. Many different levels of dressy.

Whattdyaknow? I did just received my credit card refund! A relief to be sure. I hope that everyone else will eventually receive theirs as well! Happy New Year!! C

Yes, I'm still waiting. My TA had to call about my refund and said it would be 7-10 business days from the day she called which was Dec 20. So, with all the holidays I figure that means it might be sometime around when we sail in January....

I called and they wouldn't help me because my cruise was booked though my TA, even though the specific order/cancellation was done via the website independently. Anyway, I contacted my TA and she got back with me and said there were "issues" (as we all know from this thread) but to expect my refund in 7-10 business days. Here's hoping...

I'm still waiting for my refund from 11/19. I think I might need to call on Monday...

On Allure in October for our Key lunch, they gave us a choice of table for two (but would need to wait until one was available) or table for 6 with no wait.

I am interested in your spreadsheet of the shows. My wife and I will be on Allure 10/15 also. If you don't want to do that, I am totally fine with that, just wondering if you are open to share it...