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I’ve been looking at recent Freestyle Dailies for the Encore in Alaska. On some days it says they have various Alaska themed “audio lectures” in the observation lounge. For example on one day the Freestyle Daily says, “Audio Lecture: Alaska’s Land Wildlife”. Has anyone attended these and are they any good? Are they recordings or is it a crew member or a naturalist speaking and answering questions? Thank you in advance!

Just a follow up on this. I sent multiple emails to Princess and got a call back yesterday. The woman at Princess HQ who answered my question emailed the folks on the ship directly and they responded to her that the decision had been made to allow children in the Hollywood Pool Club for Alaska Sailings in 2022 as long as they were accompanied by an adult. can anyone who has been on board in the last few weeks verify this? Thanks in Advance!

For those of you who have cruised to Alaska this season on the Bliss or the Encore, were the outdoor pools open (ie not netted off) during the hours posted in the Freestyle Daily or were they closed more than that? I thought I read that if the outside temperature gets below a certain number they close them? My niece and nephew are half polar bear and swim in any type of weather, so trying to see what reality is in Alaska! Outdoor pools open most days? Only a few? thanks in advance!

I promise I searched for an answer to this before posting. Further, I reached out to a cruise consultant from Princess and "chatted" with Princess online. But the question is, on any recent (preferably this season) Alaska cruises have children been allowed to use the Hollywood Pool Club on the Majestic Princess? Since it is the only indoor pool on the ship, I was wondering if the rules were different for Alaska. The cruise consultant said (after looking it up for some time and telling me there was no indoor pool on the ship) that it is adults only. The online "chat" told me that children are allowed. Anyone who has sailed recently, can you answer this question for me? We have kids ages 11-15, and it would be a bummer to go to Alaska and not be able to use the indoor pool on the ship! Thanks very much! One other note, the Princess website's chat feature is super hidden, you have to scroll all the way to the bottom and look in the middle of the page!