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  1. mpk
    Is boarding time enforced on Royal? I've sailed two post-restart cruises on NCL and Princess and it was chaos at embarcation as no one was verifying check in time.
  2. mpk
    Interesting... I dislike being near elevators on cruise ships and hotel because of the extra traffic/noise. Everyone's different! 🙂
  3. mpk
    This. It amazes me that 40% 50% or 70% off the 2nd passenger still yields the same out the door cost. We started ignoring those email from the cruise line 🙂 A total waste of time.
  4. mpk
    Hmm... we're stuck in Traditional 1st seating, and can't get into to MTD... 1st world problems.
  5. mpk
    Sorry to hear that. What part of Vancouver was that, so we can all be more careful there... 😧
  6. mpk
    Are there lines for the shuttle if you're in the first group of passengers off the ship? If so, how long did it take before you were able to board a bus and end up in Sitka?
  7. mpk
    You're right. I was thinking in the smaller subset of 7 to 10 day Vancouver to Seward/Whittier cruises on the mainline cruise ships. On longer voyages, the ship would have to restock regularly. And smaller ships can choose to get local ingredients just because they are more agile and flexible than a megaship.
  8. mpk
    We enjoy cruise food, but I think they load their stores once at embarkation and that's it. I don't think they take on fish from Ketchikan, for example. So for local foods, we do usually have a meal in port.
  9. mpk
    Did you rent a car to get there? A cab ride is about $25 from the cruise dock to Sandbar.
  10. mpk
    Last October, there was a bear sighting in Glacier National Park. The onboard ranger announced it over the PA. From our balcony, we were at the wrong side to see it.
  11. mpk

    Mosquitos

    mpk replied to kcmo74's topic in Alaska

    When we went to Nugget Falls, we saw no bears. But plenty of fellow cruisers and Juneau locals. The kids had a lot of fun playing with two dogs at the falls, the owners were very nice and hospitable.
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    Mosquitos

    mpk replied to kcmo74's topic in Alaska

    I think "one time" is the important part to note 😃 One time out of three seasons is not too bad! I imagine you saw them other times, but it was bad just that one time?
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    Mosquitos

    mpk replied to kcmo74's topic in Alaska

    I always wondered why the companies don't make 3.3oz bottles, so that they can be in carry on luggage. The company could sell less, and charge the same.
  14. mpk
    I agree. Wall Street Journal used to compare monkeys throwing darts with a rotating panel of three experts. The monkeys consistently outdid the "experts." The paper discountinued the series, presumably because the results were always the same. There are no experts on the market.
  15. mpk
    They might take you literally, and give you connecting rooms but without the door 😀 😀 😀
  16. mpk
    It's not much of a consolation, but it could have been worse... at least it was after your cruise was done, so you were able to board and cruise 😀
  17. mpk
    On the other hand, I'll take their word for it. Fain has been working for awhile, if he doesn't retire now, when can he?
  18. mpk
    Is this true? Part of me can't imagine the cruise line agreeing to this risk and obligation when they aren't really a party to the flights. (They didn't set it up, they aren't profiting from it, etc etc etc)
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