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It is way too early to book flights for next fall even in normal times. I think the earliest is 330 days ahead.

We have the Legend 10/4 and 10/15 booked so we are certainly hoping normalcy will return again. 

I noticed the price on ours for 3/27 was less. We had booked a lido room on Radiance [9] but lido on Breeze is higher up, got changed to a Breeze lido [10] room last night for a little bit less money. 😁 

Now they need to add that $200 obc and this girl will be very happy.

I found a waterproof envelope/holder for my phone at WallMart for about 6$, thanks for that suggestion. I have also found some duck boots at a resonable price, I am ready to pack but will delay a couple more weeks to avoid wrinkles. 

I have decided to leave my winter coat at home and just take the raincoat plus a fleece jacket, hoodie and regular tops. I do plan on taking some exercise pants that can be put under jeans if I don't eat too much.

The raincoat is almost knee length and should keep my pants dryer than the disposable type we used last year at Disney. I got soaked several times on that trip.😵 At least it was warm there. 

Thanks to everyone for their advice

I guess that no rain is both good and bad.

We are going the end of July, hope there has been rain and that the salmon are there.

I have changed rooms while booked early saver and was told at the time as long as it was an upgrade on the same sailing there was no charge.

Best option to find out for sure is to give them a call.

Thanks so much, I have saved that link for a reminder.😀

Be sure it the soda is in cans, they will confiscate bottles.

Are there any quilting or fabric shops in Juneau, Skagway or Ketchikan walkable from the docks?

I have really enjoyed your review. We are doing the Legend to Alaska in July and really looking forward to it.

I plan on recommending your review to our travel friends, too.

I have enjoyed your review, thanks for taking the time and posting the pictures.

We are cruising the Legend in July and really looking forward to it. We sailed her sister The Miracle to Hawaii last year which was a fantastic trip as well. You are right to want to see it.

Thanks so much for your review, I have really enjoyed it and it makes me more excited about our upcoming cruise on CCL Legend to Alaska. We do have a balcony but doubt the room will be quite as nice as your suite. We have sailed the Legend before and enjoyed it so no worries.

Hope your health continues to improve.

No one has mentioned my favorite, Cabo San Lucas, in the winter so one can see whales almost in your face. Venice is wonderful, also Dubrovnik was enchanting.

It's Quality Limousine Service. I've used them twice for cruises in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, once as a multi-group shuttle and the other as a private van service. They have always been great for us.

 

https://www.qualitylimoservice.com/

Thanks, got them booked.:D

We have a Glory cruise booked but haven't booked transfers yet.

What is QLS?

Thanks for your review. we are doing the same cruise next summer and are excited about it.

I am surprised your daughter's medical care was not covered by the ship since she was at their activity and under their care.

A little dated but a great article by noted Alaska author Dana Stabenow

https://stabenow.com/2018/05/28/your-quick-and-dirty-alaska-itinerary/

That web address is not working.:(

He might be surprised at how much he could enjoy the cruise. I did an Alaska cruise two weeks after back surgery with no problem at all. He might have worse problems than I did but maybe not.

Only problem with your idea is, the refund won't be given for a while [3 weeks perhaps] and the town was booked out due to the Senior bowl being in town. It was not a real hardship for us but could have been for those on a strict budget, it was an aggravation. They need to respond to the aggravation factor with some sort of appeasement, a free drink, t-shirt or similar would have been nice and a negligible expense to them, instead they ignored the cruiser's difficulties. The lack of notice and their cavalier attitude were bothersome to me.

I have cruised with CCL several times and have another cruise booked, I was quite disappointed in their attitude this time.

I totally agree they can't control the weather but I do think they can control how they react to it. They did not alert the upcoming cruisers as soon as they could have, they did not keep people without text availability updated regularly, they were barely civil at the port [i know CCL does not totally control this].

I feel the situation could have been handled much more efficiently and with much more finesse but was not. :rolleyes:

There is also the matter of the 4 hours or so that was lost that they ignored.

My question was regarding what, if anything, had anyone heard.

Has anyone heard anything further from CCL about compensation?

It seems to me that not having to pay for the day we missed is not really compensation.

We actually missed about 28-30 hours depending on when the agents in Mobile allowed you into the parking lot at the port. :(

They did refund the missed port fee, big deal $10.:rolleyes: That happens often and they always refund way less that what one pays in port fees.:rolleyes:

I enjoyed our day in Fairhope but it cost me much more than it would have to stay home.

They knew about the delay sooner than they alerted anyone. They had to know on Sunday night the ship would not be there, why did they not alert everyone then so other plans could have been made.

The fact that the Senior Bowl was in Mobile it made hotel rooms scarce and more expensive.

If you do not text, you were basically in the dark about what was going on.:(

I guess you can tell I am not a happy camper. I also came home with the cold our tour guide had in Progresso.:mad:

Great review, we are also on the repo and your review is making me even more excited about it.:D

Is wife #2 camera shy?

I have never thought about trivia cheating......pooie on them.:(:p

Glad to know about the band but are us oldies going to like it?

Did they have any decent movies on the big screen?

These are private homes, most set back from the street (i.e. not much visible), and in neighborhoods/towns fairly distant one from the other. Seems a bit invasive, and none too practical, to turn them into some sort of pseudo Hollywood celebrity homes tour.

(and having grown up in Harvard Square, with tour buses passing all the time, I can speak to the depth of contempt we had for tourists pointing out the windows at us as they rode by)

This just seemed a little [a lot] snarky to me. Along with the comments about getting a pronunciation dictionary and a map.

I will be perfectly fine with my own ideas in Boston, just thought that PBS and the show This Old House had already made a spectacle of these homes and peaked the interest in seeing them in person.

The last visit to Boston we saw the racing boats in dry dock which was quite interesting to me.

I am sure the Chihuly exhibit was amazing. We have some of his artwork here and I have been by his home/studio in Seattle so have enjoyed his art before.

As I said we have been to Boston several times and wanted something different to do.

With all the help offered I am sure we can find the perfect thing. :rolleyes:

The PBS show This Old House has done several restorations in the Boston area over the years and since we are going to be in Boston next Oct I would love to see some of the things they have done. Outside of course since these are private homes. Does anyone know of a tour guide that could accommodate us? :confused:I might be able to get several people to join in if we can find a good tour guide.

I have tried a search without any success.

We have been to Boston several times and spent several days there doing the usual things and thought this might be interesting and different. :)

I took older walking shoes and left them in the trash the last night. Also noticed DH pants were frayed at the hem so they got tossed on the last night.

My DH likes the take the old under ware idea however that take us very little room in the luggage.:D