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@Nattyg1723 @Ken the cruiser Have you tried out the Merlin Bird ID app from Cornell University for Apple and Android phones? Lots of Pigeons too! https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org

SkyTrain connects Vancouver Airport to Cruise Port/Pan Pacific Hotel The Canada Line Rapid Transit SkyTrain is a very convenient way to get from Vancouver Airport to cruise port. It is the oldest and longest driverless rapid transport system in the world. This fully automated transport system has three lines: The Canada Line, Expo Line and the Millennium Line. The Canada Line connects the airport with the cruise terminal in downtown Vancouver. The Canada Line from the airport has wider aisles and space under the seats for your luggage. The Rapid Transport Station at Vancouver Airport is located between the international and domestic terminals; just follow the signs for SkyTrain or Rapid Transport System. There is a covered walkway to the station with escalators and elevators to make the short walk very easy, even with baggage. To go from Vancouver Airport to the cruise port, you need to take the Canada Line which has two routes. One route runs from Vancouver Airport to the cruise port on the waterfront and the other route serves the City of Richmond, so make sure you get the SkyTrain in the right direction for your cruise port destination (Waterfront)! There are 13 stations on this route, starting with YVR airport. If you are traveling from the airport to the cruise ship, you will be getting off at the final station “Waterfront”. From the station, it is an easy 4-8 minute walk along W. Cordova St and Howe St to Canada Place or the Pan Pacific Hotel. The Canada Line SkyTrain journey between Vancouver Airport and the cruise port takes 26-30 minutes. It runs every 6 minutes at peak times. In the early morning and evening, the service is reduced to every 12 minutes. Late at night and at off-peak times such as weekends and holidays it operates a 20-minute service. The SkyTrain service begins at around 5am (4.48am from the waterfront and 5.07am from the airport). Last SkyTrains are around 1am (1.05am from the waterfront and 12.56am from the airport). You certainly won’t have to wait long to travel by this efficient mode of transport. Fares start at CAN$3 for 90-minutes of travel by SkyTrain in Zone 1. The fare from the airport to downtown cover two zones and starts at CAN$4.25. There is an additional surcharge of CAN$5 YVR Addfare for eastbound trips only from the airport. Therefore, the cost for an adult one-way trip eastbound from Vancouver airport to cruise port is CAN$9.25 (which includes a YVR surcharge of CAN$5). The return trip is just CAN$4.25 as the surcharge does not apply to westbound trips from the cruise port to the airport. The easiest pay to pay is by using a contactless credit card or mobile wallet with a tap-to-pay feature. Tap your card on the reader once when you board the SkyTrain and, most importantly, you tap again when you exit. This way your charge card will only be charged for the length of time you traveled (up to 90 minutes per single fare). You can also purchase a single-use ticket from vending machines at the SkyTrain station in the airport, or you can purchase a day pass if you want to use public transport (such as buses and other SkyTrain routes) around the city for the rest of the day. You can pay by Compass Card which is reloadable, but it is only worth getting a Compass Card if you plan to stay in the city for a while, or for future visits to Vancouver. Compass Cards do not expire. It is valid for Vancouver Bus, SkyTrain, SeaBus and West Coat Express as well as some ferries.

You can use the Juneau CapitalTransit bus if it fits your timeline: https://juneaucapitaltransit.org/how-to-ride-to-the-mendenhall-glacier-visitor-center-with-capital-transit/

@Ken the cruiser I just checked the Princess app, and they added naturalist and North to Alaska presenters for the 5/15 - 5/22 southbound cruise. The North to Alaska presenter should be Nick Jans - the author of "A Wolf Named Romeo". The naturalist should be Pete Griffin - https://www.thestorytellingranger.com . His online schedule indicates he is on the Grand from April 21 through July 17.

Unfortunately, on our last few cruises on this route, we were in Johnstone Strait late in the evening or early in the morning after departing or returning to Vancouver.

@Ken the cruiser If possible, can you let us know if you can find out who the naturalist "might" be for the 14 night 5-8-24 trip. TIA.

Assuming that people will actually READ the instructions?

Were there any noise problems with the bar/pool area above your cabin? TIA!

That's WAY too much information.

It's not the "platter". It's the "Patter".

The Drake Passage is feared by travelers and sailors alike. From CNN: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/drake-passage-rough-sea-scn/index.html

From cruisedeckplans.com, here is D720 on the Island (same deck plan as the Coral in this area).

There is a rumor on another social media site that you are running low on beer. First World Problems.

From another social media site: You can ask your cabin steward for an extension cord and distilled water when you board, but it’s better if you pre-order them. That way you’re sure they will be there waiting for you in your cabin when you board. Either way, it’s free of charge. To pre-order an extension cord and distilled water for a CPAP machine, go to the Princess website then click on “Booked Guests” at the top of the page. Log into your account using either your login credentials or your booking number. Once you’re logged in, click on “Access Cruise Personalizer”. Select “Check-In”, then scroll down to the “Guest Check-in Status” section. Click on “Dietary Requests”, and tick the box next to “Distilled water (for CPAP machine use ONLY)”. Then click on the “Send Dietary Restriction” button. Your distilled water and an approved extension cord will be waiting for you in your cabin when you board. If it’s not there, check with your room steward. I ALWAYS pack a long (12 ft.) non-surge protected extension cord with my CPAP machine in case they don’t have one available.

It was mentioned on another social media network that CD Natalie Costa is joining the Ruby soon, if not already there.

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Princess Cruises = Consistently Inconsistent

It appears that Vickie and Bernie, of http://vickieandbernietravel.blogspot.com are on this cruise too!

No, they don't, but they keep trying!

I have not "joined and payed" cruisedeckplans.com, and I can see photos and videos of cabins.

OOPSIE! - Here is what was in the email from Princess... ...sleight of head?

There are mixed reviews on the avocado toast aboard the ships. Usually available either at Slice or the I.C.

Please don't blame Princess for your embarkation experience. Cruise port employees are in control until you step off the gangway, and onto the ship. Same thing applies in reverse when you return.