HKM

It's been many years since I took this tour but at that time we were able to tour the gardens on our own and were given a time to meet to tour the house.  The house does have stairs so she might or might not want to do that portion of the tour.  You'll want to get comments from people who have taken this tour more recently to make sure it hasn't changed.

How many formal nights are there on your cruise?

The soap is scented.  I purchased my own laundry soap at the first port.

Formal night is just an opportunity for people to dress up.  The only places on the ship where there are any requirements are the main dining rooms.  You won't be turned away unless you're really informally dressed (like shorts, etc). However, most people do attempt to dress up a bit on formal nights. The menu in the main dining room on formal nights is usually somewhat more upscale than other nights. If you're worried about seasickness, choose the mid-ship location for dining. Your wife should discuss her possible seasickness with her doctor and take whatever he/she recommends. Most likely, she won't have a problem on an Alaska cruise. If she does, fresh air is helpful.

Price is listed as $849 for interior.  The cheapest interior room for 2 people, including fees, etc. is $2,348.

It's $2,023 for 1 person.

4 hours ago, kaerofan said:

Wondering if someone in the U.S. would mind checking the May02 to Alaska on Royal, interior lowest price room - just for comparison in U.S. dollars?

I purchased a necklace in one of the Majestic's shops on last weeks cruise.  I bought it on the last day and didn't notice that the chain latch doesn't work.  Does anyone know how to contact someone to seek help?  Thanks in advance.

Thanks for doing this "live" - we're boarding as you disembark, so we were hoping someone would keep us up to date.  Just returned to CA last night.  I was attending a wedding in Cedaredge near the Grand Mesa in western CO.  Gorgeous area.

@asbirdmom 

We had a similar stateroom on another Princess ship and absolutely loved it!  Enjoy!

Thanks to everyone who posted.  We've all enjoyed cruising with you!  

I can't reach anyone at Princess Insurance to answer this question.  I have enough credits from cancelled cruises to pay for a new cruise.  If I insure the new cruise with Princess Insurance, will it cover the credit amount as though I paid cash?  I can't reach anyone at Princess who can answer this question.  I'm assuming it will cover the new cruise, since the amount I'm paying for the insurance covers the cost of the cruise, but I'd like to know if anyone has been able to obtain a definitive answer.  Thank you.

53 minutes ago, licram said:

Do they have Heineken non alcohol beer or any other non alcoholic beer ?

They had Heineken 0 on the Royal last Spring when we went to Alaska.

18 hours ago, ontheweb said:

That's a wonderful tour; we did it way back in 2007. We also ended up as a group of 10 by asking others in our roll call to join. That made the tour less expensive; plus we really bonded with those other cruisers.

So glad to hear that!  It had really good reviews on TripAdvisor too.  We'd be delighted if anyone on the Roll Call would like to join.  It's a 2-day tour, pretty comprehensive but only 8 hours each day and at a little slower pace than the tours that do everything.  The cost is $285 each.  Details can be seen at alla-tour.com.  We haven't actually signed into this Roll Call yet.  We're Kay and Jerry from Monterey, CA.

Thanks for your help dogs4fun!  That's what I expected to see.  When the site wasn't secure, I wondered if it were a false site.  I got into the Alla site via another route and it was, indeed, secure. I booked our tour.   Looking forward to both the cruise and the tour.  We've done this one 3 times before and enjoyed each one very much.

I'm interested in booking the Alla Comfort Tour in St. Petersburg.  For those of you who have booked with Alla, what's the best and safest way to do it?  From some comments I've read, they only book directly through their web site but it is marked "unsecure" on my browser.  Do you book through another website or a travel agent?  Thanks for your help.

I live in Monterey and have only seen ships tender passengers to Fisherman's Wharf.  I can't say that's the definitive answer, however.

We have an excursion booked with Princess to the giants causeway. Can anyone tell me if I will need to take my national trust card to gain free access or will the entrance fee, shuttle bus etc be covered by princess??

I took this Princess tour earlier this year. All costs were included, both the Visitor Center and the shuttle bus in both directions.

But Cunard is way too limited and way too "formal" for a jeans and tee shirt girl like me. :D

We've missed hearing from you - so sorry to hear of your changes.

Thanks for all the input. I was hoping the Royal might take over the round-trip Hawaii cruises. We'll just have to wait and see what happens after September.

Has anyone heard any rumors about possible new routes for the Royal or Majestic in the Fall of 2019? I'm especially curious about whether the Royal will remain on the west coast for Pacific cruises or if it will go back around South America.

We also miss having a priest on board. I've read, but can't confirm, that it stopped because some passengers complained that they were concerned they might be paying for some portion of it. I've never attended a Mass on Princess that wasn't full or overfull, not only with passengers but with crew. There are obviously enough of us that we could contribute to fare for a priest if Princess would allow the service to be held and there were a method of doing it. I know retired priests who would be delighted by the opportunity. We love spending holidays with Princess but do sometimes reschedule cruises because of the lack of a priest.

How far is it from the spot that the tenders let you off in Monterey to the cannery row and Aquarium. Is it a short walk (say a mile or so ) ?

It's 1 1/2 miles to the Aquarium. You walk through Cannery Row to the Aquarium.

HKM....it is so thoughtful of you to think and work for cruisers visiting your area. Is there an email address that we can send a trolley request to?

 

Judith

The email address would be customerservice@mst.org. (mst is Monterey-Salinas Transit).

Yesterday, I walked from Fisherman's Wharf to the Aquarium. It's a little less than 1 1/2 miles.

I've seen a free shuttle mentioned. Should we decide to only walk one way, will it be operating in October or is it seasonal?

 

 

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Oh, I'm sorry; I should have checked before recommending the trolley. After Labor Day, it does run only on weekends. I called MST this morning and asked it they were going to put on a special trolley when cruise ships were in port and that said that, as of now, they have no plans to do that. However, it seems that other people have called or emailed with the same question, so if I hear that they have decided to put a trolley in service, I'll post that info here.

We are hoping to walk to the aquarium when we tender in October.

 

 

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It's a very nice walk, probably about 2 miles, maybe a little less. The walk takes you through Cannery Row. You'll probably spy some sea otters and seals.