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Just off the Brilliance.  I kept my cell phone and sea pass card in my over-the-shoulder bag the entire trip and never had a problem.  It was a barcode reader card, not the strip.  

14 hours ago, Beyond the Sea said:

The juggler was the only show we saw and we are so glad that we didn’t miss him.  Very funny guy!

 

How was the rest of the weather for the week? Wasn’t Tracy Arm beautiful?

After decent weather in Tracy Arm in the morning, it rained that afternoon in Juneau.  It was also very foggy for Hubbard Glacier.  The rest of the trip was cool but clear.

I was disappointed that the juggler somehow missed the ship in Skagway (some sort of scheduling conflict) so he performed Saturday afternoon instead of the Neil Diamond tribute show I was looking forward too.  Still, the juggler was good family fun.

Kathy

21 hours ago, latebuyer said:

How early are menus supposed to show up? My cruise is in a week and i don’t see it under dining/main dining room. I am on a 7 night cruise and i am disappointed it looks like 7 night brilliance of the seas cruises are having asian night instead of caribbean night.

Hi, Latebuyer,

We're on the same cruise.  I found the menus in the app by clicking on the person icon, then choose a different cruise, then browse all ships.  Select the date of the now-current sailing, then check my time dining. That should give you the menus.  Our cruise menus should also be showing up.  Haven't checked today.

See you soon.

Kathy

Thanks, Cayman Turtle, and everyone else who replied.  Menus for our cruise showed up yesterday so I was able to see them on my phone.

Now I just have to decide between spring rolls and dumplings.  And this is a rhetorical question, no replies needed.

Kathy

14 hours ago, Biker19 said:

You can look on the current sailing in the app and you should be able to see the menu for that night.

Yes, that's where I found it in the first place.  But I was in a hurry and didn't read more than the appetizers, and when I went back, it had disappeared.

It looks like one night on our AK cruise has the Asia night menu.  But when I went back later to check out what was offered, the menus had disappeared.  Does anyone have a copy of the Asia night menu they could post here?  I would be very appreciative.

Thanks,

Kathy

We're on the Nov. 20 - 30th cruise and the only excursions that show on the cruise personalizer are for Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, and Ft. Lauderdale, and the last ones just showed up recently.  I did try the link above and excursions showed for all but Colon and the partial canal transit.  Since I have to get through our Alaska cruise later this month before I start wondering about the November one, I didn't investigate too closely.

BTW, we toured with Dora the Explorer before and she does a wonderful job.  I highly recommend her.

2 hours ago, brisalta said:

 

What is there to dread about the shower curtains? On the other hand the shower stall seems smaller than the ones on the Grand Princess.

I've always said Ruby has the smallest bathrooms and largest closets I've ever found at sea.  The shower curtains are just the usual dreaded wrap-around type, but the showers themselves  are smaller than a lot of others so the curtains seem tighter.

Thanks for the information.

Kathy

Our cruise starts June 25th of this year.  Our ports are Sitka, Juneau, and Ketchikan.  Are any of these tender ports?  Last time we were in Juneau, I think it was a tender port, and we docked in Ketchikan but it was a bit of a hike into town.  DH and I both are more orthopedically challenged than we were back then, so it's helpful to know.

Thanks,

Kathy

No good for diabetics.

Kathy

Thanks.  These must come with our Plus packages.  They sound yummy!

Kathy

I notice our TA has purchased 2 specialty desserts for each of us on our upcoming cruise.  I haven't sailed Princess since 2021 and don't remember seeing them before.  What are they?  I'm suspecting something extremely high in calories and/or alcoholic.

Thanks,

Kathy

Thanks to all for your information.  That's one less thing to worry about.

Kathy

We live in Ohio and are sailing out of Vancouver.  We fly from CLE to ORD to YVR.  I assume we will need to go through customs in Vancouver.  Coming home, we fly from YVR to SFO to CLE.  Where do we go through customs on our return?  Vancouver and SFO?

Thanks,

Kathy

Thanks for your helpful responses, All.

Kathy

I have downloaded the Royal app to my phone, but the phone is so small I hate watching anything on it.  Is it possible to watch the Muster Drill Safety Video on the TV in the cabin?  The last cruise we were on was on a different line and that's how we did it.

Thanks,

Kathy

The chicken looks good to me.  DH may prefer the spaghetti.

Thanks for the information.

Kathy

Could someone please post the menu for Mexican night?  It's the only one I'm really concerned about because of digestion problems with peppers. I'm hoping they offer something like taco salad without peppers.

Thanks,

Kathy

Princess has always been known to have the best pizza at sea.

Kathy

20 hours ago, PandaBear62 said:

I ordered an iced coffee for your today. Non fat latte with one pump of syrup. It was good

Thanks, You are one thoughtful blogger.  I'm sure we'll enjoy our iced treats.

Kathy

On 4/19/2023 at 12:30 PM, PandaBear62 said:

I believe you can just ask for a coffee over ice. 

Thanks, Panda Bear.  I know we got iced coffee on our Thanksgiving cruise on the Enchanted Princess in 2021, but I seem to recall it being listed separately on the menu.

Kathy

Thanks for the coffee menu.  Is iced coffee available?  DH and I enjoy a casual afternoon break with iced coffee and cookies or other treats from the International Cafe.

Kathy

Thanks for doing this blog.  We will be on a partial transit Panama Canal cruise on the Ruby in November.  We're sailing out of Ft. Lauderdale so our ports will be different but I'm looking forward to reading about the ship and your experiences.  

Kathy

Wishing you a successful flight and a fun cruise.  We've been on Lady G before, loved her, and will be on Brilliance with the grandkids (ages 8, 10, and 12) and our adult daughters and their spouses in June to Alaska.  Again, it's a smaller ship, but they've never cruised before so I'm not worried that they'll miss what they've never had.  And it's a good way to see if they'll enjoy the experience.  

Kathy D.