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Hi Mike, when you mention the "glass bottom" boats in Cabo, are these the ones with the little viewing port to the bottom and not the all clear boats? Are there a lot of vendors for the all clear boats at the marina in cabo? Trying to decide if I should book ahead or grab a tour when we get there.

Can we still use this shuttle service to the terminal if we are not staying at the hotel? We are thinking of staying elsewhere and returning our rental car to the Enterprise that's connected to the Crown Plaza and then using their shuttle to get to the Princess cruise terminal.

I'm looking to book the Native Choice Chacchoben Extreme Tour that's the Chacchoben + Bacalar Lagoon combo for my cruise in January. I know we'll have an amazing time at the Mayan ruins. My concern is with the Lagoon. How have other people's experiences been with at Bacalar Lagoon? The tour page lists a meal and use of kayaks and paddleboards. How was the included meal? Some pages mention canoes. Are there actually canoes? When you get there, is there an option to add on a boat ride? When we get tired, are there covered loungers to relax in?

I'm thinking of booking this exact tour. For the Bacalar Lagoon, was there a lot of good spots to sit and relax? My husband doesn't want to get in the water and is looking forward to lounging when we get to the lagoon.

Hi, can anyone explain to me how the Price Tracking feature works? I've been searching cruises using Cruise Critic and looking at the Price Tracker. It always shows a really good price for Lowest Price but I can never find that offer anywhere.

Due to an error with my credit card, my Medallion order was cancelled. I'm fine with picking them up at the port, however I'm a bit bummed it won't have the customization to commemorate this sailing. It's a small thing, but I like the details. I was just on the phone with Princess, and they told me that I could purchase and order the Customization for the Medallion face at the Port on the Day of Embarkation. I've never heard of this and feel like it'd be a logistic nightmare. I had the rep verify with her supervisor that this is possible. Has anyone had experience with this?

Hi Everyone, My husband and I took our first cruise last year. We were on the Island Princess Panama Canal Cruise out of Fort Lauderdale in December 2022. During our stop in Grand Cayman, we booked a shore excursion through Princess called Stingray Sandbar & Cayman Highlights. This took us to a rum factory, Hell, the turtle center, and finally Stingray Sandbar where we got to go into the water and swim with the stingrays. During the stingray encounter portion of the excursion we had a wonderful time, and the people who took us out on the boat helped to take photos of us with the stingrays. After we all got on the boat headed back to the beach, our tour guides came around asking whether we wanted to purchase our photos. They wanted $50 to either email or airdrop the whole set to our phones. We knew that purchasing the photos from the tour company would cost extra and we were happy to pay for them. However, we didn't realize that they would only take cash and it had to be done on the boat. There wasn't an office or shop on land that we could stop at to use a credit card. Being first time cruisers, we had brought cash on our excursion, but had spent the majority of it at our other stops. We only had $40 left and so couldn't purchase our photos on the boat. We were told by our guide that we could coordinate with the tour company via email to pay for our photos afterwards and have them sent to us. Since coming home, I have emailed and called the Caymanian Land & Sea Cooperative Society Ltd. I've spoken with the manager there several times. She has been trying to contact the boat that took us out to the sandbar to try to get in contact with the guide who took the photos. But unfortunately, there has been no response from them and it's been months. My question is has anyone had any experience or advice on what to do now? We can't get the tour guides from the boat to send the tour company our photos to us. I guess this is a learning opportunity for us, but if anyone has any advice, we'd appreciate it. Thanks!

Thank you for posting this. I was contemplating whether I should book the excursion to Dunn’s River Falls from Falmouth with the ship or just get a taxi when we get there. It seems like my intuition was right about the possibility of getting price gauged for the taxi. Looks like we’ll be booking with the ship.

Wondering about Native Alaskan food experiences. So, I've seen quite a few TikToks (I know, I know...), regarding traditional Native Alaskan foods of dried fishes and seal oil/seal blubber. Are there any ports in which this delicacy is available or sold? It looks fascinating.

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the in-depth review. We would be going the last week in May, so it sounds like we're gonna be in a sweet spot in terms of lower crowds while also not missing whales and experiences.

Well, that's just perfect for us! 🤩

Okay thank you. I saw that there were some deals for Alaskan cruises in the month of May compared to June or July. And was worried that part of the reason it was priced so cheaply was because it was too early in the season for favorable weather.

What are people's favorite destinations for cruising in May? My husband and I both celebrate birthdays in May, and I thought it'd be a fun way to celebrate our upcoming birthdays on a cruise. I'd like some suggestions for people's favorite cruises for that time of year. Is May too early for Alaskan cruises? Is the weather still too cold or waters too turbulent?

Hi Bill, thank you for your in-depth and very informative explanation of the entire process. I was wondering, is there a more preferable side of the ship when it is traveling through the locks? We will be doing the partial transit on the historic locks in December.

Excellent!