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Thank you!

We will be sailing on the Royal Princess soon.   I was wondering if anyone knows if they offer any discounts for the weeklong thermal spa pass on embarkation day?  It is currently $149 per person for the week online.  Thanks for any info!

We used Juneau Car Rental in the past but they are no longer at the port.  I called and they said they would have a shuttle to pick you up.

 I opted for Turo this time (first time).  I actually read someone’s recommendation on this board and booked their 5 star Turo car.  The communication has been great so far and we are looking forward to trying it out!

On 1/20/2024 at 8:42 PM, NothingBeatsBaseball said:

https://turo.com/us/en/suv-rental/united-states/juneau-ak/jeep/cherokee/1376008?endDate=01%2F25%2F2024&endTime=10%3A00&startDate=01%2F22%2F2024&startTime=10%3A00 

 

This was the car we rented. 

Can you please tell us what you did for car insurance? I’m not sure how that works with Turo.  Thanks!

When we were in Alaska on our first cruise, we rented through Juneau Car Rental. It was at the port then and we had a great experience.  We are going back to Alaska in June and I need to choose between renting through Turo or Juneau Rental again.  I will say that driving on your own in this port is amazing!

1 minute ago, ShillyShally said:

Yes, only the deluxe alcoholic package requires all those over 21 in a room to order. All other packages do not.

Thanks!!!!

We will be sailing on the Allure out of Port Canaveral this winter.  It’s a 3 day so we were not planning on getting the DBP because it seems ridiculous for us.  I was looking at the refreshment package though because i love fancy tea, coffee drinks and my husband likes shakes.  When I went to add that to my cart today, it didn’t require me to buy it for both.  Is that because it is not the deluxe beverage package?

Thank you all for your responses!  The people have spoken and I think the Norway/Iceland combo sounds like the winner!  Now I need to go learn about this Club Orange!  I have no idea what that is, lol!  Thanks again!,,

Hi!  We are looking at booking with Holland America for the first time for summer 2025.  We are trying to decide between a 7 day Norwegian Fjord or a Norwegian Fjord /Iceland combo?  We have never been to this part of the world and just wanted thoughts or opinions.  The ship would be the same (Rotterdam).  Thanks in advance!

The US-England game was shown on Sky Princess

We also used Chilkoot Charters bus up, train down.  It was awesome!

I just saw Tauck uses Emerald for their river cruises so I just didn’t know if you could book through Emerald or you had to book through Tauck.  I would assume if you book through Tauck, they might have their own tours and/or benefits.  Thanks so much for the info. 

I am new to the river cruise world and am just starting to research.  I’ve read a few posts here but don’t understand why

a person chooses to book with Tauck (or other tour company) instead of booking directly with the river cruise line? Any info shared would be appreciated!

We decided to  book the train.  We are flying into Seattle on a Wednesday morning and taking The train Thursday morning.  That gives us 2 days to get to Vancouver if there is a problem.  I think we will really enjoy the beauty of it!

15 hours ago, Ferry_Watcher said:

On the positives side, taking Amtrak is a very relaxing way to go.  If for some reason there was a mudslide that blocked the tracks, Amtrak would put passengers on a bus and transport you.  Mudslides occur during the (real) rainy season - Fall thru early spring.  The fact that you plan to arrive in Vancouver, BC two days before your cruise is great.  Another option is for you to fly directly to Vancouver.  It is a beautiful city. 

We love Vancouver.  Probably the most beautiful city we have ever visited.  We did want to see the highlights of Seattle too though on this trip.  Figured this way we could  do both.  Thanks for sharing!!!

7 minutes ago, Glaciers said:

The area around the Marriott Courtyard is less than desirable right now although that area isn’t really hilly.  You might consider Embassy Suites which is next to the train station. This is a recent thread regarding the same hotel on TripAdvisor.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g60878-i74-k13630410-Is_the_walk_from_T_Mobile_Park_to_Pioneer_Square_safe-Seattle_Washington.html

 

 

Sadly, the Embassy Suites is sold out for our days because it is the best location for early morning departures at the train station.  It looks like we might just have to get a cab or Uber to the train station early in the morning.    Thanks for the info!!!

1 hour ago, nowornever said:

Agree totally with the above posts - train can be great or not so much. Since you only have 1 overnight, you might consider staying at an airport hotel (many choices) & taking the light rail to downtown to visit PPM & walking or taking monorail to the Space Needle.  Then you could take the "Quick Shuttle" to Vancouver. Right now it's not running because the border is mostly closed but hopefully it will open soon.  You can google it.  It's not as scenic as the train but maybe less "iffy."  You could always fly if push comes to shove.

Thanks for the tips!  We appreciate it!  Will look into the Quick Shuttle!

7 hours ago, klfrodo said:

Seattle is very hilly in general. Probably as bad as San Francisco.

 

We go up to Vancouver by train quit often. However, there are times that the trains are shut down due to hill slides or accidents at train crossings. Just have a back-up plan in place for this. It probably takes Amtrak about 24 hours to arrange buses if something should happen to shut down the trains.

Thank you so much!  Very good information to think over!

We are planning on flying into Seattle before our Alaskan cruise next summer.  We would land in Seattle around 10:30 am and then spend the day in Seattle.  We really would like to see the Space Needle and Pike Place Market on that day.  We then plan on taking the 7:45 am train to Vancouver the next morning to spend 2 days in Vancouver.  We are looking at Marriott Courtyard  in Pioneer Square since it is close to King Street Station.  I just don’t know if that is a very  hilly walk.  Does this sound doable?  Any helpful tips or ideas would be appreciated.  Taphanks!

Sounds like many of you had the right attitude while cruising while masked!  Glad you all had fun and it is what you make of it!  Btw, since we are being asked to wear masks again not only on cruise ships but locally I did check out those Tommie Copper ones mentioned in this thread.  They are on clearance on QVC.com if anyone is interested.  Be safe!!!

This is just so fun and exciting for everybody!  Thanks for sharing!

We just booked a Havana Aft balcony cabin for 2023.  8th deck.  We booked it because after COVID, kind of want to have a smaller environment but I have to have a balcony for that fresh air.  Looking forward to cruising again!

I literally was on the phone with a rep and had my cruise cancelled in 5 minutes.  I just hung up with her about 15 minutes ago.  She was a helpful and kind rep too. Our cruise was scheduled for this Saturday, 3/14.  Got to start looking for where my future cruise is going to be!

On 3/8/2020 at 3:49 PM, tawlaw1526 said:

 

Loving  the review !!!  Enjoy the rest of your trip!

I believe that this is a “new” situation.  I have no idea how they are handling it because I am not behind closed doors in their meetings but it’s a “new new”.  It’s very unfortunate but I believe that all cruise lines are watching and learning.  I personally have no problem sailing with Princess.  This was actually to be our first cruise with Princess and I have no doubt I will be using my 100% cruise credit...