RedbirdFLCruiser

I know the internet package cost just went up, but does the ship have a cost where you can get internet for just a day or two? My husband and I are thinking we might want to check in with family and/or work once or twice while we're on the cruise, but don't need a 12 day package.

We stayed at the Days Inn that's only 3 blocks from the port and thought it was great. Our organization has a Wyndham corporate discount, but it still wasn't cheap (about $275 USD). But it was less expensive than other hotels near the port. The breakfast buffet was pretty good and the room was clean and comfortable. We took a taxi to the port, but only because it was raining. We would have walked had the weather been better.

Glad to hear this. I've been wanting to write one for our Yukon bus tour (loved it), but kept getting errors when I would try to log in and go to the Excursions page. I'll try to remember to write a review soon.

I've seen and made note of some of the favorite desserts at the lido buffet at lunch, but how about dinner? Are there any good desserts at the buffet at dinner? (We're not fond of eating in the MDR for a variety of reasons.) TIA

Thanks for your review of the bus tour! We're doing that excursion next month, and I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed it enough to do it two years in a row!

We're on the Volendam in August. I hope you'll come back and give us your thoughts, tips, etc. Have a great time!

Why?

We are taking the Amtrak Cascades train from Portland to Vancouver and will arrive at the train station at about 11pm. Our hotel is in the downtown area and we prefer not to take the skytrain, due to our luggage. Will there be taxis available outside the train station that late at night? If not, what would you suggest?

Depending on how late we can debark, wouldn't that put us at the airport at around 10am? And I could be wrong, but I had heard that airlines won't let you check luggage more than 4 hours before a flight. We're on Delta aka Skywest. We'd be fine heading to the airport unless we have to sit around prior to being able to check our luggage.

Our post-cruise flight in mid-August (on a Wednesday, if that matters) is at 3:24pm. We thought we'd get to the airport about 12:30pm-ish. What are some suggestions of things to do between debarking and heading to the airport?

No, fortunately, our cruise leaves on a Wednesday, so we are staying on a Tuesday night.

The YWCA was already booked for the date we needed it, so we booked the Days Inn. It was the most "reasonably" priced hotel in the downtown/cruise port area at the time I checked and had pretty good reviews.

You might check out the Days Inn in downtown Vancouver. I got a pretty good price there and they have good reviews.

I can't read the numbers well off the chart you've given, but how about going with the cabin that's in yellow that's three above the mid-ship elevators or the cabin that's 4 below the rear-ship elevators? Both of those are under the dining rooms and shouldn't be too bad and they're not too far from your friend.

Years ago, Carnival had message boards on their website and you could log into them for free using the computers on the ship. I remember this because my daughter and I went on a cruise for her 21st birthday and that's how I kept my husband up-to-date on our day. That was back in 2013. Since then, Carnival got rid of their message boards - I don't remember when that was.