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  1. Yes. I have been on several cruises and understand that. What I noticed was that the majority of people had picked port side staterooms when the ship was going counterclockwise. This was just a heads up in case it mattered to someone. I picked starboard for the stateroom location and deck. In my mind tha t was the best available stateroom in my category. At the time, I wasn't worried about which side of the ship was facing shore. As far as night goes, this is an early July cruise around Iceland. Sunset is around 2130 and sunrise is around 0330. Twilight is the rest of the night. There may be some nice views from my balcony everyonce in a while.
  2. I booked a 2024 14-day Northern Isles cruise a few weeks ago. The stateroom I wanted on the port side was booked, but the same stateroom on the starboard side was available, so I booked that one. There were about twice as many starboard staterooms available. The ship would sailing counter clockwise around Iceland, so I think people preferred that view. Last week the itinerary changed and now the ship will be sailing clockwise around Iceland. I hope those that wanted the staterooms that would be facing Iceland while the ship is sailing will be discover the change.
  3. A different large pharmarcy chain. Glasses were not allowed beginning in November 2016. She rarely wears glasses, but her contacts were bothering her eyes on that day. I was afraid the clock would be reset when we sent in the new photo, but the delay was only 3 weeks.
  4. The other thing that was helpful to me was I am signed up for USPS Informed Delivery. I receive an email every day with information about USPS mail that will be delivered. I found out through that service that my passport had been shipped and when to expect it. The information on the passport site was a few days out of date.
  5. We have a cruise scheduled for late June. We sent in our renewals forms via priority express mail in mid-March and paid for 1-2 day shipping. We also paid for expedited processing. I received my passport 4 weeks later.a few days after that we received an email that said said my wifes passport photo was rejected due to her glasses. We sent in a new photo and received her passport 3 weeks later. Total time for her passport including our error was 7 weeks. It was worth it to us to pay for botb the expedited processing and 1-2 day priority mail.
  6. I checked DW's passport status last night. It now shows that it is approved. We paid for 1-2 day delivery, so we expect the new passport by Monday. Total time including sending in a new photo after the first one was rejected was about 8 weeks with expedited processing.
  7. I hope so too. I don't think she would feel like she is almost there just from reading my "Live from" posts on Cruise Critic.
  8. The the status of DW's passport has never changed from processing even though it was on hold because of the rejected photo.
  9. Mystery solved. DE received a letter via email from the passport processing center that said her photo was rejected because she was wearing glasses. The requirement changed on 1 November 2017. One the rare occasion that she was wearing glasses instead of contact lenses, she had her passport photo taken at a pharmacy. She had a new photo taken on Thursday without glasses and we express mailed the photo and letter to the passport office. It was received on Friday. I hope this didn't restart the clock. We are now nine weeks away from our trip.
  10. I renewed passports for DW and myself on 17 March. I used USPS priority mail and expedited service. Both passports were listed processing by 20 March. On 16 April my passport status changed to approved. DW's passport status was processing. On 18 April, I received my passport. DW's passport status is still listed as processing. We leave on our trip at the end of June.
  11. I am renewing DW and my passports for a trip that begin in late June. I mailed that old passports, forms, and photos in a USPS flat rate priority envelope on 17 March. I paid the expedited fee, wrote expedite on both sides of the envelope and paid for the 2 day return shipping. On 20 March, the checks were cashed and tge status showed up as processing. The estimated time shown was 7 to 9 weeks. Today, after 4 weeks, the status for my passport says approved and printing. My DW's passport status shows processing, but I expect/hope it will be approved soon.
  12. I have a 10-day cruise booked so I get the $200 excursions credit and 2 specialty dinners. The price jump to $50/day for me.
  13. It was gone for me also, but it reappeared today. I purchased it before it had a chance to disappear again.
  14. I have booked full fare, and discount; years in advance and a few weeks ahead; i gamble some and DW does not; I check often and DW does not at all. Lately DW has been receiving the best offers. If you aren't receiving offers, try setting up an acvount for your travel companion. I did and found the best offers that way.
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