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I have only been on 2 cruises and have gotten off at each port but have vacationed in Grand Cayman 4x a week at a time and just love it there! Cozumel is a close 2nd , love the snorkeling and beaches.

James has not listed tour prices on his website.

Only way to get them is to contact him?

So we sailed with Princess in August of 2012 and put $100 FCC for my husband and myself.

My understanding was that it was good for 4 years, is this still the policy?

Awesome..photos.. great captions too! Hope we get so lucky leaving in a few days!

ETA

NB from Vancouver to Whittier-

Island Princess- Aug. 15, 2012

This is what I have planned/booked for hubby and I

8-14-Roc-Seattle arriving 11:15 pm

overnight at airport hotel- Hilton Honors points

8-15- 8:30 am Transfer to Vancouver via Princess shuttle

8-16- At Sea

8-17-Ketchikan-

Public bus to Bight State Park & next door Potlatch Park

Mt Tribal Hatchery & Eagle Center

Saxman Native Village to see totem poles being carved

Duck Tour-akduck.com

shopping for souvenirs & eat at local joint

8-18 Juneau-

Whale watch with Orca Enterprises

MGT's Blue Glacier Express to Mendenhall Glacier $16 rt

Mt Roberts Tram

Glacier Gardens Rainforest tour - Juneautours if time

MGT's Red Trolly City Tour if time

8-19 Skagway

7 hour tour

The Yukon Discovery tour by bus with CHILKOOT CHARTERS & TOURS

Skagway/White Pass Summit/Carcross/Emerald Lake

Yukon Wildlife Museum and Husky Puppy Camp & lunch

 

8-20 Scenic cruising Glacier Bay Napt Park

8-21 College Fjord scenic cruising

8-22 Arrival

Whittier- 9 am-noon

Shuttle to Anchorage with narrated tour 3hours inlcudes 3 stops

Portage Glacier valley

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

Turnagain Arm

 

@Anchorage- booked a B&B for resting , showering..leaving for airport

at 11:30pm

while in Anchorage- Aviation museum

Bike Rental for a few hours - if good weather

Alaska Heritage center

New & improved... added & tweaked.

Print out and take with you the Totem Bight totem guide. http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/totempol.htm

 

In the past, the only people allowed in Saxman carving sheds were people on tours. In my opinion, this site needs a guided tour anyway. But be certain to verify if getting in the shed is of interest.

Yes thanks.. I have already.. also maps of each of the areas visiting.

NB from Vancouver to Whittier-

Island Princess- Aug. 15, 2012

This is what I have planned/booked for hubby and I

Roc-Seattle arriving 11:15 pm

overnight at airport hotel

Transfer to Vancouver via Princess shuttle

Ketchikan- ship leaves at 2pm

Public bus to Bight State Park & next door Potlatch Park

Mt Tribal Hatchery & Eagle Center

Saxman Native Village to see totem poles being carved

Duck Tour-akduck.com

Juneau- ship leaves at 9pm

MGT's Blue Glacier Express to Mendenhall Glacier $16 rt

Mt Roberts Tram (still looking for discounts on these activities/tours)

Glacier Gardens Rainforest tour - Juneautours

MGT's Red Trolly City Tour

Skagway ship leaves at 8:30pm

7 hour tour $99

The Yukon Discovery tour by bus with CHILKOOT CHARTERS & TOURS

Skagway/White Pass Summit/Carcross/Emerald Lake

Yukon Wildlife Museum and Husky Puppy Camp & lunch

Whittier- 9 am-noon

Shuttle to Anchorage with narrated tour 3hours $45

( missed getting a coupon) inlcudes 3 stops

Portage Glacier valley

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

Turnagain Arm

Anchorage- booked a B&B for resting , showering..leaving for airport

at 11:30pm

while in Anchorage- Aviation Heritage museum

Bike Rental for a few hours - if good weather

Princess may or may not offer a hotel package in Seattle. Your TA (or Princess can tell you). As someone else posted, it will be more expensive than what you can book on your own, even at the same hotel. When you hear the Princess price, it will probably be per person.

 

The Personalizer is on the Princess web site and where you need to go to to fill out passport and immigration information as well as to print out luggage tags and boarding passes.

 

It is also where you can book Princess shore excursions (you do not pay for them until the end of the cruise). If you are using Princess for shore excursions, it is best to do so in advance as the popular ones may be full if you wait to book them on the ship.

 

The Personalizer will also list your itinerary, cabin number, dining preference, and other items specific to you and the cruise.

 

To go to the Personalizer, go to Princess.com and click on "Visit Cruise Personalizer" about halfway down the page in the middle.

Thanks.. I found it a couple of hours ago... most likely will book the hotel via hotwire.

Princess Hotel: costs more, but then you're assured of someone directing you properly and transferring you the next day. Do you have a TA? You really sound as if you need some guidance.

No worries..;). thanks for your concern. I am reading up on the ins ands out for going to the Vancouver port.. no TA.. I usually book things myself.

I plan on getting a hotel via hotwire... and booking tours independently.

I'll be calling Princess tomorrow .. the transfers must have been listed with all the cruise tours which I bypassed when I booked this afternoon online with a cruise outlet.

Just getting used to all this again ( cruising )... my last trip to Costa Rica I booked everything myself and it went without a mishap.. tours, transportation, hotels ( 5 of them) flights, private transportation too.

Since I read in this thread that someone had arrived at the airport at 9 and people had been there already since 7 or 8 I was asking if 8 is early enough to get to the Princess bus transfer.

I just booked today and this is only my 2nd cruise and the first was a Carnival cruise from Tampa..for which I didn't need a transfer.

Princess hotels? where do I find a list for those? and Personalizer? I think I signed up via email but nothing yet since I just booked this afternoon.

If you're staying at a Princess hotel, the Princess rep will be there. Otherwise, if you buy transfers, it will only be on the day of the cruise. Your personalizer will give you instructions. Would getting where by 8 be early enough? Don't understand your question. Do you mean 8 AM at the airport? Again, personalizer will tell you, or if not, ask for explicit instructions from Princess or your TA.

So.. would a Princess transfer be advised if arriving to Seattle near 11:00 PM and staying at a hotel near the airport?

Cruise leaves from Vancouver.

Would getting there by 8 be early enough?

Also would a Princess rep be at the airport for our late arrival of 11:00 pm?

Celebrity???

Did a google search on UVAS but nothing came up for snorkeling . Anyone know?

found it!

Did a google search on UVAS but nothing came up for snorkeling . Anyone know?

Anyone know where people get these? I have seen them on ebay.