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Interesting. I don't know when you got those forms but our forms clearly stated that you must depart between 7:30 and 7:45 AM. In fact the departure times for Port Seattle passengers were listed at 7:30 and 7:45, there were no times after that. We talked with passengers on board who were not using the program because of the early required departures.

I just got off Emerald Princess last week and used the program. My form stated that US customs requires you to be off the ship NLT 0830 if you are using port valet program. We used it and still did not get off ship until 9:10. Emerald was backed up getting people off

Two things to help you out. Post your question in the port of call thread for Alaska. There are many there who are experts and can give you guidance. Second. I just returned from Emerald last week. I booked thru the ship; however at every port there were lots of venders on the dock selling excursions to every where.

I see my itinerary next for my AUG 2018 cruise that we get into Victoria around 7pm. Is that too late to enjoy the sites?

 

 

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no it is not. I was there a few weeks ago and the sun does not go down until 9 -10. Aug would be between 8-9. The city lights up at night including the gardens

I got it figured out; thanks

Sawyer Glacier close up with my wide angle lens

Sawyer Glacier at the end of Tracy Arm

Tracy Arm last week. We were first cruise ship in this season. As you can see the beauty if magnificent and the icebergs were still hanging around

A couple bald eagles hanging out

In Ketchikan we took this picture from our boat; the bear was crossing the river

yup, it's onboard the Emerald. Saw lots of people drinking it from the bottle last week July 9-16 cruise

I used Shutterfly. Easy to use, and DW loves it.

does shutterfly allow you to resize photos so they will post to cruisecritic?

Thanks for the info.....how was the cruise???

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2522234

it was excellent, here you can read my review from a few days ago. If you have any questions let me know. Enjoy

Thanks for the info.....how was the cruise???

Excellent, ship was great, staff and crew were great, food was great, You can read my review which I just finished posting about two days ago. Its called First Time Princess Cruiser, and Happy Camper.

I just returned from Emerald on July 16, Both Botticelli and Davinci dining rooms opened at 5:30pm. Davinci is set up for Club Class dining. They are located on deck 6. Michaelangelo is located on deck 5

I received this message' date=' too. Bummer. They cancelled my shore excursion. The really weird thing is that other Butchart Gardens tours are still offered on Cruise Personalizer, such as Butchart and Butterfly Gardens, Tea at Butchart Gardens, Wine and Chocolate at Butchart Gardens, etc.

 

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I just got off emerald princess; we docked at 7pm and the gardens has a night tour with fireworks

I just came off emerald princess and in victoria, bc princess was charging $13 for shuttle bus to downtown victoria; the same bus that princess used was selling tickets for $10 as you walked off ship; go figure

These were taken from Allure 9729

 

The Madagascar Aqua Theater Show

very nice pics; what program did you use to download your photos

Enjoyed your review.

We are doing the 10 day California Coastal cruise Sept 2018 on the Emerald.

Only our 2nd cruise with princess.

Alaska is beautiful and so is the Emerald Princess

What day/ city did you change the time?

You will change one hour back on your first sea day. Actually it is 2am tuesday morning. You will go back to Seattle or west coast time on last sea day which is Friday. Again its actually 2am saturday morning. You really have two sea days at the end. All day friday and all day saturday. You dont dock in victoria until 7pm and leave at 12pm

nice review; thanks

Hello, I just returned from Emerald last week. Here is how the coffee card program worked on our cruise. I had pre purchased coffee cards for my wife and myself. When we boarded there was no card in our cabin. Guest services told me to go down to the international café and they will issue it there. The international café has a list of all people who pre paid for coffee cards. You give them your sea pass and cabin number and they look it up on the list. they see you pre bought the card and issue the card to you. Very simple

I did forget to add one thing about this cruise. Formal nights were Monday and Friday. There were very few people dressed up with suit and ties or tux's. Most people were in regular shirts with no ties for men. And women had dress slacks or skirts/dresses. At no time was anyone denied entrance for wearing jeans. There were jeans worn every night of the week. I am only telling what I saw; I am not saying I agree or disagree with the dress code; just reporting what I saw and when the formal nights were

Thank you so much for this review! We are on the same ship/itinerary in Sept (last sailing of the season). Also our first time with Proncess and Alaska. This has been extremely helpful and enjoyable to read!

 

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Glad you are enjoying reading my review. Any questions let me know. I will be glad to answer

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IN CONCLUSION WHAT WOULD I DO DIFFERENTLY:

This is a misnomer; what I liked about this cruise. For being our first Princess cruise, I felt we were pampered beyond our dreams. All staff and crew were friendly and nice. Anything we asked for they accommodated; meaning if we wanted something to eat that was not on the menu; the wait staff accommodated us. When we wanted to change a shore excursion time; they accommodated us. When I had a small issue I went to guest services and they took care of it with no questions. Our final folio bill was correct; no overcharges. Ship was great; layout of the ship was good. I liked that deck 7 went completely around the ship for walking purposes. Food was very very good; and all manner of service was good. Cabin layout and accommodation was excellent. What would we do differently? Well if it was just my wife and myself with no minors; we would have adjusted what shore excursions we booked. Of course we would have booked a different cabin; we would not need 2 bedroom suite. A little background. We take a cruise every two years and land vacation every other year. Since I only book a suite; I do not have to worry about what my loyalty status is. We have sailed Royal Caribbean, NCL, and now Princess. Would we sail Princess again? Absolutely, Would we sail Emerald again? Yes; (although, trying a different ship like Royal is possible), would we book Alaska again; Maybe.(we have been all over the Caribbean, Europe one, Mediterranean twice, and headed back to Europe next year for land tour.I hope I have covered everything and hope you take away something from this review. I do not have anything negative to say about Princess or the Emerald Princess. This is good. My wife and I can have fun no matter where we are or who we sail with. Oh one more thing. I did put a deposit for future cruise; took advantage of low deposit and obc. Three possibilities for 2019. New England and Canada, Rock and Roll Cruise on a Princess ship, or back to the Mediterranean. Want to do Sicily and Naples, along with Kotor. The 2019 schedules for this cruise is not available until this fall. Cheers everyone and see you out there. More patters will get posted