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We took this whale watching tour from https://gallantadventuresalaska.com/. and then went to the Raptor Center. We still had time to walk through the downtown area. Whale watching was spectacular, and was on a 6 -pack boat. The second photo scared the bejesus out of me. It seemed that the whale was 2 feet from the boat.

5 hours ago, anyman said:

 

We also did the Aft on our 2018 cruise, would recommend. Great views of the Napoli Coast.

What cabin number did you have?

In 2017 we had 9202 which was an aft facing cabin. The balcony was huge, but it had a lot of soot. We had to take out beach towels to sit on the chairs/lounges. We always get an aft facing cabin and  this is the first time we had such a problem. In December, we are moving down a deck and see what happens to the soot issue. 

At least check out https://www.discounthawaiicarrental.com/en-us and compare.  This agency has been around for many years. We first used them in 2007 and then again in 2017. I have never heard of the agency you are asking about. Did you do a search on CC and Tripadvisor?

1 hour ago, Cruiser933 said:

Are you looking at 2021? The reservations are open and the shuttle bus will not go past Eielson in 2021.

Why???? 

I just answered my own question. Covid of course.

The POA had tons of gingerbread houses in the atrium--very pretty and fun.

Have you actually priced out the difference in prices vs the individual cost of the cruise, hotel and the tours? If you google the tour names, you will find companies that offer the same tours with pickup at the hotels, so still no need to drive anywhere. I did a quickie comparison and it looks like the savings would be $500-700. That would buy you an extra day or two and a lot of meals.

If you do the 11 day, double check the Polynesian Cultural Center tour with  NCL. If it does not include the evening show, you would really miss out. 

You can also check out some of the flat rate taxi/shuttles:

Hawaii23

Pacific Shuttle

go808 express

20 minutes ago, dumbth said:

I don't understand how you navigate from an existing booking to a new offer. Do you cancel your old booking and rebook the new? Or does NCL willingly bless your old booking with new advantages, so we need to be constantly vigilant for offers to negotiate?

 

 

My TA does a re-fare whenever the price or perks get better. My Hawaii  7 day in 12/21 has been re-fared 3 times since I booked it in April. I think (but not really sure) that NCL won't re-fare if the cabin category is sold out.

13 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said:

Thanks for posting this! I now understand why I was seeing a 15% discount when I did a fake booking this evening on a b2b we just booked last week. Definitely contacting our TA tomorrow to get the discount applied, plus getting the extra loyalty points their offering as well is another nice perk!

Not sure of when you posted this, but the deal is supposed to end tonight (9/24)

8 hours ago, gaylemh said:

How long is the train and how long is the bus ride?

You can see all the tours and times for Chilkoot Charters here https://chilkootcharters.com/reservations/

2 hours ago, quack2 said:

 

Wasilla itself is not an attraction.  Just one long series of strip malls.

2 hours ago, SuperCrewBear said:

Nobody said Wasilla was an attraction.  There are attractions in the general area though.

The Iditarod Museum and the Alaska State Transportation Museum are there and are interesting.

2 hours ago, etravel said:

Will be on the Bliss end of June, for Juneau we are down to these two tours...They both look incredible and so not sure which to choose! Has anyone done both or either and have any feedback on the tours? Thanks! 

Is this the small ship tour that meets up with the Bliss? Tracy Arm is beautiful but the big ship frequently can't get down due to ice. If that happens they will substitute Endicott Arm which is also very scenic. When we went, the small boat got within 1/2 mile of the glacier. The big ship got to the 5 mile mar.

4 hours ago, M&M cruiseaholics said:

Oh, I forgot a question.  Are the seas that rough that many can and do get seasick?

I have never once gotten seasick except for the Kenai Fjords tour.  BQ warned us so I even took a Dramamine the night before and the day of. It did not help! I was one sick puppy and I was not the only one. The face color of the day was green!

On 7/10/2020 at 4:43 PM, rkacruiser said:

 

You missed seeing the cultural show and the rain forest tram ride?  I enjoyed both as well as the visit to the cannery museum and shops.  Did not walk to Hoonah; it began to rain and rain and rain... and I got back on the Amsterdam totally drenched down to my underwear.

We were in ISP on 2016 and at the time, did not see any info about the cultural show and tram ride. Are these new since then?

53 minutes ago, rkacruiser said:

 

How does a ship sail from Nome, Alaska to Vancouver overnight?

It is air from Nome to Vancouver.

We were docked at the AJ dock twice (2013 AND 2016) with NCL. Both times NCL provided a large tour bus constantly going back and forth from the dock to Mt Roberts tram lot free of charge. It sounds like you won't know if it is free or not until you get there.

2 hours ago, SeaShark said:

 

The real question is why would you, an educated consumer, EVER buy the 16oz for 1.99 when you could get the 2 liter for .99??

Maybe because you need a drink now and the $1.99 botttle is cold and the $.99 bottle is warm and hard to drink from.

2 hours ago, Thrak said:

 

I had to copy the link for this thread and paste it into Chrome. The embedded video doesn't even show up with Firefox (which is the browser I've been using for many years).  It seems to be a Facebook video link. I don't do FB and never have. I cliked the "share" link and will see if I can paste the link to the video here.

 

Edit: Embedding didn't work for me. IF you have a FB account the link below should work for you.

 

https://www.facebook.com/1119000138/videos/10216304051530125/

 

 

Thanks! The link worked without having to sign into FB.

2 hours ago, EightFurryPaws said:

Just press on the arrow in the circle.  Should start for you

 

I don't have an arrow let alone in a circle. All I have is the verbage from post 1. I even tried another browser. Oh well, thanks anyway.

17 hours ago, jhannah said:

This is quite nice.

 

I need help. How do you open this video? There is nothing to "click on".

6 hours ago, coo359a2 said:

Checked some of my bookings and only the Military OBC and Voyage Goodwill OBC are refundable.  Promotional OBC, Shareholder OBC,  FCD, TA OBC and Loyalty OBC  are all non-refundable.

What is the Voyage Goodwill OBC?

14 hours ago, Aus Traveller said:

Is it 'personal' OBC or is it a perk that came with the booking? By personal I mean shareholders credit and military credit. If it comes with the booking, then the new person would get it. If it is personal, then no-one gets it - unless the new person is entitled to it in their own right.

Thanks. It came with the booking from the latest promotion.

What happens with non-refundable OBC. Currently my husband and I have $500 each. If a name change is made, will the new person get the $500? 

15 minutes ago, sotiris said:

We are booked on. British Isles cruise and are starting to plan our excursions. I wondered the cost of the Princess shuttle from the port into Belfast.  Also, are there taxis at the port that will take you into the city? Is so, what is the approximate cost?  Thanks for any information.

The last I heard about this, it was free. Maybe someone on the 2019 cruises can confirm.