MsYukon

3 hours ago, FLACRUISER99 said:

What speeds were able to obtain?

I never actually checked the speeds as I never had any problems loading anything.  No video buffering ever. I was really surprised to have that after what was said on CC.

On 7/25/2019 at 7:04 PM, Jadeeelisa said:

Can anyone who has sailed on the Jewel give an opinion on how the VOOM internet performed? Was it fairly decent or like a slow death back in the AOL dial up days? 

 Was in a JS on Jewel and had the alcohol plus VOOM package.  Internet speeds were absolutely amazing - everywhere on the ship.  

Just off the June 19th sailing of the Volendam.  We arrived at the port about 11:50 AM and were in our stateroom, dropping off the carryon, by 12:20.  There were 3 couples in our group and we boarded together.  And this mornings disembarkation was even faster.  We were in one on the last groups to depart - called us at 5 to 9 and we were on the other side of customs by 9:10  - I can’t believe how fast it went!

Hate to burst your bubble, but the Yukon Suspension Bridge is, in fact, in Northern BC.  Don’t want to take away from your experience, but in the interest of accuracy,wanted to point that out.

signed ...a Third Generation Yukon resident.

Prayers for the safe landing of all passengers, crew and rescuers! 👏🏼

You can on Jewel!

On Jewel right now!  She is a beautiful ship.  Only on Day 2 of a 16 night Cruise but a couple of things I noticed.

Staff in the dining room seem....rushed.  Last night, at our first dinner, the staff didn’t take the time to introduce themselves, or tell us about their recommendations before taking our orders.

MDR  portion sizes are smaller than before but to me, that’s a good thing!  

The pool attendants ARE removing items from pool loungers after 30-40 minutes!  Yes I timed them.  This is a VERY good thing.

The famous RC Roast Beef Sandwich is available at the solarium pool!  It won’t be there every day but it will make a couple of appearances, the staff said.

We are in a Junior Suite and there is more storage than 2 of us can use! We have cupboards we haven’t used yet.

Hi all- just realized I won’t have time to get a mani/pedi before I leave home for my PC on Jewel!  I will have 2 days in Miami before we board so wondering if I should get it done in Miami or on board.  I know it will be cheaper getting it done before we board but have some serious sight seeing planned in Miami.

Has anyone had a mani/pedi on board?  Did it hold up? Thoughts?

22 hours ago, stalco said:

Ok.. so I booked a Balcony Guarantee Cabin and am worried that I will end up with a obstructed view looking at nothing but a lifeboat.  I was trying to save money so we could afford to do excursions, but now I am worried about my choice.  Have you booked a Guarantee balcony?  What room did you get.  Not that it matters but I have cruised with Royal Caribbean several times.  I am also going to pay the cruise off now even though its not due for several months.  Thanks fellow cruisers.

We ended up with 9532 on Jewel of the Seas, which has a very small Balcony.  Then our RoyalUp was accepted and now in a Suite!

Going to wade in here.  We dress up for dinner when cruising.  Hubby will wear his tux and I will wear a formal length gown on “formal nights” or whatever it’s called these day. Why?  Because we live in a far northern town where opportunities to dress formally don’t happen very often and we actually like dressing up for each other.  It’s not for anyone else but us.  I won’t even notice (or care about ) whatever everyone else is wearing so wear what makes you comfortable. 

My eyes are going to be completely on my handsome partner of 30 years!

Hi - we will be getting off the ship in San Diego and our flight home is at 5:30 PM.  Has anyone rented a room just for the day?  Looked at a couple of hotels but checkin is after 3 so won’t work for us.  Called a couple of airport hotels to see if we could get an early checkin but they all  said not possible. 

Any recommendations?  Our fall back will be to rent a car for the day but prefer to get a hotel room.

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On 1/11/2019 at 10:39 AM, masterdrago said:

I'm having a heck of a time finding Emerald lake on the maps. Google Earth wants to send me way out west of where I'm expecting it to be - NE of Carcross. It looks like GE is calling it Crag Lake if I use the reference in the little map attached from http://roadtripalaska.com/destinations/emerald-lake/

Emerald Lake is that tiny little lake to the left of the E in Emerald.

According to the Miami port site, my Jewel Cruise departs from terminal B , and Empress departs from G but no one from A.  

Is that usual to leave A empty?

Thank you, Suzy B. Enjoy your cruises!  If you ever get back up this way, don’t hesitate to reach out if I can provide any information to plan your stay in Yukon.  I am actually going on a Alaska cruise - on the Volendam! - in June. I have done the inside passage many time via the Alaska Marine Highway ferrie, I wanted to have the Alaska Cruie experience at least once.

cgncruiser - if you notice, all the ships are arriving from and departing to Nassau.  I put it down to either a security thing or laziness 😄!

6 hours ago, FrannyK said:

Our guarantees were always assigned pretty quickly.   Twice we got our room assignment within two weeks of booking.  Once within 2 days. 

You were lucky.  I booked a balcony guarantee in August 2018 and got my cabin assignment in mid December 2018 for my Feb 2019 sailing

I advise RCL special needs I would be travelling with a CPAP and medication that required refrigeration and got an email back saying they would have an extension cord, distilled water, arefrigerator (not the cooler fridge that is already in each room on Jewel) and a sharps container in my room when I board. 

Will report back after I board on February 25!

I’m on The Jewel of the Sea sailing noted in this document.  Does this mean we depart from Dock B?  Funny no ship scheduled to A

18 minutes ago, ptod said:

Sometimes you can find Gatorade or Powerade in the same cart being pushed around the Windjammer with the makings for mimosas and Bloody Marys or even at the entrance to the buffet in the mornings.

There’s a cart with the makings of Bloody Mary’s?  Dear God, I may have just died and gone to heaven!

I got my room assignment for my balcony guarantee (Feb 25 sailing) mid December.  Then, via the RoyalUp program, I got my Junior Suite assignment on Dec 24th. Our sailing had been sold out for about 6 weeks before i got my assignment.

Good luck!  Hope you get your assignment soon.

Can't get into the RC forum BUT if I go into my "Manage Followed Content" , I can get to individual posts in the RC forum - weird but might be a clue for IT

June 28th is the perfect time to visit! That is the day that the Adaka Cultural Festival starts. The Adäka Cultural Festival, whose name means ‘coming into the light’ in the Southern Tutchone language, shines a light on the arts and culture of Yukon First Nations. The schedule for 2019 isn’t out yet but you can see the 2018 program on their website (adakafestival dot  ca) Its all about First Nations food, singers, dancers, workshops, carvers, tanning hides, making moccasins etc.

My favourite thing to do would be a guided day trip on one of the rivers. Up North Adventures does several, depending on your experience.

if you want a more personalized experience, I would get a hold of the Tourism Industry Association Of Yukon at info@tiayukon.com to see what other things might be on offer in 2019.  

Let me know now how things work out or if I can provide any more info.

I won’t actually be home at that time as I will be on a HAW Inside Passage cruise myself!

I live in the Yukon.  How can I help?

On 12/18/2018 at 6:06 PM, matj2000 said:

I wouldn't exactly call a 3 day cruise a "dream vacation"......

Right about now I would.  It’s snowing and minus 20 here today ...and I would love to have a 3 days cruise right now!

I struggled with this choice as well. We are going Miami to San Diego on Jewel in Feb.

Finally it came down to - did we want to look at the Sea or at land if it was in site (for us we wanted to see land when we could so that meant starboard). We will get afternoon sun on our deck  from Miami until we turn north, then we will have morning sun.

And, the best laid plans always change so we got RoyalUp bid accepted so now in a Junior Suite on port side...and we are very ok with that!🙂

On 12/19/2018 at 8:31 AM, Biker19 said:

It is very likely your GTY booking assignment has nothing to do with the Royal UP offers.

 

You should get an e-mail right after you bid to confirm the bid. From initial reporting, Royal UP bid upgrades don't happen till fairly close to sailing (unless you bid some really high amount which RCI can't turn down) - you are still too far out. The day before sailing you should get an e-mail saying you did not get an upgrade.

Biker19 - you were absolutely correct!  My RoyalUp WAS accepted so moving into a Junior Suite (up from my balcony guarantee) on Deck 10! No email of “official acceptance” but got my final invoice from RCI which showed the new cabin # and the additional payment.

So exciting.