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May I ask when you used port valet? Apparently Carnival is not participating right now, as I've heard. We are going next week on this cruise and had hoped to use it.

Best way to store luggage after a Carnival cruise in Seattle? Apparently Port Valet isn't an option on Carnival.

Oh boy.

Thank you for such an awesome trip report. I'll be sailing the same cruise very soon. Are the pools open on the ship? Hope you enjoyed your whale watching tour. We love Icy Strait for that.

Just to update - I received my expedited and USPS Priority Mail sent passport today, May 21. I found out it was approved yesterday in the early morning. The status update stated I'd receive it by May 25. It was originally mailed April 22. They received it and marked it in-process on April 26. So, 4 weeks from the day I dropped it into the mailbox. Very happy to have it in-hand. It makes check-in just a bit easier. I really don't care if the TA was right or wrong about having the passport for Canada. I like to have it, regardless, and with another cruise in January and especially Ireland next spring, I'm glad it's one less thing off my plate.

I was told by a TA that when cruising with a port in Canada, you need a passport. Regardless, I'd prefer to have my passport, it's always best to have it (not that I'm a pier runner, but still). So as of today, and very early in the morning on May 20, my passport application is marked approved! Those of you wondering about timelines...I will post the actual date I receive my passport when it arrives (I did pay for priority shipping). I checked late last night and it was still marked "in process". I checked before 7am (mountain time) this morning and it was approved. I will be very happy to have it and now I'm set for our January cruise and Ireland next spring! I was at an info meeting last night for our Ireland trip (my daughter's marching band is competing in Ireland next year) and that TA said that regular passport processing times right now are running 3-4 weeks, because they are caught up and it's faster than the expedited times right now.

It stops in Victoria, BC Canada. Not a closed loop cruise.

I mailed mine on April 22, they logged it in as "In Processing" April 26. Still in processing today. I paid for expediting and to have it sent priority mail back to me. Suppose to cruise June 6th and am getting worried. I booked an Alaskan cruise out of Seattle not realizing I couldn't just travel with a birth certificate, so yes, I cut it close but I wasn't aware I needed it. I'm suppose to cruise in January, so I thought I was early!

Thank you so much for this review! I very much appreciate the menus, especially. I was trying to decide which night to book our specialty dining an we chose the 5th night, knowing we would. not care for that menu. Awesome photos, too. Looking forward to the remainder!

Glad this was posted. Southwest is also a participating airline. We'll be using this service very soon!