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There are sites out there that masquerade very well as a Princess site. DON

If you really want to work w your photos as opposed to just looking at them on your phone a USB stick is easier. Yes I know that you can transfer them to your computer but for the price they charge you and also considering that USB stick cost almost nothing they should give them to you on a USB stick.

We did a recent trip on the Clipper Cruise Lines Star Flyer. The Star Flyer is a full rigged sailboat. Sailboats heel which is a lot of fun and the greater the wind the more they heel. Occasionally you get a good puff of wind. On this day we had a steady good wind so we were cruising along at about a 10 to 15 degree heel and the kitchen was handling it w/o problems. You all know where this is heading to. We got a really good puff and based on what 15 degrees felt like we must have gone to 20 to 25 degrees followed by a big crash and a lot of yelling in the kitchen. It was a hoot. BTW - l of the sails blew out at that time and the sail master or whatever they call him spent almost a week patching it. One of the things that he used was the biggest sewing machine I have ever seen. DON

Everything goes better w bacon. One of the things I like about cruising is that some of the lines make extra crispy bacon and I eat a lot of it. DON

You have my condolences. Chips are a very significant part of one of the of the major food groups - much superior to fruits, vegetables and stuff like that. DON

I don't get it. 130 posts on a topic when the answer should be "why does the OP care about what the BIL does as long as it works for him and he is happy. A bit of a tempest in a teapot in my opinion. DON

My watch doesn't need any power. You just wind it every day or and it is happy. Sometimes low tech is best. DON

Check out the Northern Pacific Cannery National Historic Site. https://northpacificcannery.ca/ Sounds blah but it was extremely interesting. The town also has a really great regional museum. We spent 3 days in Prince Rupert on our AK driving trip and we enjoyed ourselves very much even when it was raining. DON

In today's world I don't understand why so many people have brand loyalty when almost every company doesn't have any customer loyalty. In my opinion brand loyalty w/o any company is for suckers. My attitude is that when you make a mistake and don't treat me right you have one chance to fix or or I am gone. In other words - twice is enough. DON

I would suspect that Major Marine or Kenai Fjords is the provider actually doing the excursion as they do most of the Kenai boat excursions. Check out both of their sites to try to match the Viking offering w the tour operator offering to compare tours and prices. Regardless of exactly what Viking is offering you should take the longest tour that your port stop allows. One advantage of the longer cruise is that they take you to 2 glaciers instead of 1. We have done either 3 or 4 Kenai excursions w Major Marine and they were all wonderful. Two of the advantages of Major Marine over Kenai is that you get reserved seating on the ship that is yours for the duration. Also I think that the lunch is better on Major Marine. DON

I would suggest that you repost this on the appropriate Ports of Call board. Your question will get a wider exposure there including people who are not cruising on Azamara. You might also post it on your cruise Roll Call or set one up if one does not already exist. DON

The Falklands is a total crap shoot. I have been there 3 times and we made it every time. We have a friend who has been there 4 times I believe and has not made it yet. The problem w the Falklands is that the entrance to the harbour can be very difficult and the bigger the ship the more difficult it is. You don't say if you are doing a 1 day Port Stanley visit or spending several days visiting the smaller outer islands. The latter provides a much better Falklands experience. DON

Check out the Weatherspark site on the WEB. It has climate data which is what you need for almost any city on earth. DON

Two stalks of celery and some lettuce. You can eat wisely on a cruise but you are also supposed to enjoy yourself. I can eat healthy at home. DON

A reversible jacket for $35 is probably worth at least $15 in the real world. DON

Your king crab legs if you can get them were frozen when caught so it doesn't make any difference where you buy them, If they are available in your hometown just buy them there. DON

Assuming that they have the required ingredients amd they know how to make the drink - that is their job to make the drink that you order. You should not have to bribe them to make it. DON

According to WeatherSpark the average high at Talkeetna airport in August is 65 degrees. DON

Not accessible by cruise ship but Root Glacier in Wrangell-Elias National Park near Kennicott is neat and you can hike on it. https://www.nps.gov/places/root-glacier.htm. The glacier is easily accessible by land and Kennicott is well worth a visit. The problem with most people who visit AK is that if it isn't close to or on a ship tour they don't know anything about it. DON

I was on a trip in Mexico once and women in the village were selling very small woven baskets for $5 to $10 and people who had gladly spent that much money at the hotel we were staying at for a drink were trying to haggle them down a few bucks. At that point I was ashamed to be an American. DON

This is sort of a response to the OP although he may not have this attitude. Many cruising and traveling Americans feel that just because they are Americans they are protected by American law or regulations outside of the country. Marijuana is one example. Handicapped access is another. Gun rights are still another. When you leave the country you are covered by the laws of whatever country you are in. I am not sure exactly which country's law cover you when you are on a cruise ship but I am reasonably certain that it is not American laws. With regard to the OP's effort to bring and use marijuana on the cruise ship and perhaps off the cruise ship he does this at his own risk. I do think that he realizes this. I do think that his comment that "it seems that almost everyone in the U.S. is high on cannabis these days." is just a little bit of an exaggeration. DON

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Then also used the cover on my cruise when it rained for an extended period. DON

Even worse are the men who wear their baseball caps backwards. I realize that it is totally stupid but I have an irrational hatred of seeing people who wear baseball caps backwards. If you have to wear a baseball cap at least wear it in the manner that it was designed for. DON

How hard would it be for Princess to give him a fake or inactive medallion just to make a 2 year old happy. That would have been good customer relations. DON