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If celebrity offers a train transfer to Anchorage, take it in a heartbeat. If they don’t, your option would be a bus through Celebrity, or you can explore for the day in Seward and take the Alaska railroad to Anchorage in the evening. The reason I say to take the train is two-fold; it is way more comfortable than being cramped in a bus, and the scenery is magnificent. The train gets to go through an area that has no roads, so the only way to view it is by train. The train does take about twice as much time, though, so, if you’d rather get to Anchorage faster, just take the bus.

Goodness, that took way too much time for you to deal with. It’s sad that you had the chance to taste what it would be like to have an ideal flight time and in business class, only to have it ripped out of your mouth. It is true that booking flights through the cruise line can add a headache like you experienced, or it can save a headache if you missed the ship and needed to be flown to the next port or if the ship was delayed getting back into Port at the end of the cruise, or it can just be uneventful because nothing went wrong. After my last experience, booking air through the cruise line, I decided that if the cost was similar, I would just book through the airlines because it is easier to be able to just deal with one company instead of being sent back-and-forth between two. I had experienced a schedule change that was very stressful when the cruise line was not being helpful, and the airline was sending me back to the cruise line to deal with it. 

It is unprofessional and inappropriate to ask for praise on a survey.

T-Mobile itself is not offered in Alaska, but they may use the Alaska company, GCI, for their cell service.

I agree the prices are rising at the same time as cutbacks are occurring, and I agree that it will affect the number of repeat cruisers. My husband is starting to see the value of cruising less and less, which makes me sad as I cruise for the magic of it, not just a value.

Even if you were with others, I would not recommend this excursion as you basically dip your toe in Paris and are forced out of the tub water way too soon. It’s around 3 Hours Dr. each way with a possibility of traffic, to just have a few hours in Paris. The safety factor is amplified by the fact that you will be alone, so I definitely would not recommend going. I remember reading about a couple who had literally just stepped off the tour bus to walk across the bridge, and while on the bridge, was pickpocketed. If you really wanna do, Paris, fly through Paris, before, or after the cruise, and do tours to explore, so you’re in a group. We were able to fly through Paris and have our whole time they’re paid for by the cost savings of doing a stop over there.

It really comes down to which of those cities you’d rather spend more time in. Both are beautiful and full of sites to tour. One difference is that the port in Barcelona is right in the city, whereas the port for Rome is about 1.25 hours away from the city. Happy planning!

Our medallions have finally shipped!!!! 🥳

I thinnnnnk they’ll arrive in time. I still haven’t received the “shipped” notification email, but they show as shipped in the app now. 

We used their shared shuttle in 2017, and it couldn’t have been better! They were waiting for us upon disembarking, it was just us and a family, we were all going to the same place, the van was comfy, we didn’t have to pay until we arrived at our destination, and they accepted cc’s. 

On 6/21/2023 at 8:57 AM, twangster said:

 

It was immediately confirmed no injuries.   It was empty.

OK, that’s very good!

Welp, it still hasn’t shipped despite having charged our cc a week ago. 

I’m surprised at the number of jokes on this thread. That accident could have left someone dead; does anyone know if there was anyone in it when it fell? This incident is not a laughing matter at all. 

19 minutes ago, jwattle said:

I think that they don't ship them earlier due to the short battery life...?

That’s interesting! I wonder how that works if someone is on a world cruise?

My cc shows the medallion shipping charge posted on 6/16 but still shows not shipped. 🤞 tomorrow will be shipping day! 

2 hours ago, mtnesterz said:

Please let us know if you receive them. Posters are saying they receive them, but they don't say where their cruise originates. I was told you pick up Medallions at the pier on overseas sailings, which you are doing. Would be good to know. TIA.

I will update. We live in the US and have received our medallions at home for overseas sailings pre-pandemic. 

3 hours ago, capriccio said:

I woke up to a USPS email that our Medallions will be delivered today - 2 days earlier than 'promised' - between 8 am and noon.  Given that our regular mail delivery is between 11:30 and 12:30 I presume they will be in the regular mail.  That will be 11 days before embarkation.

I’m happy for you! 

Gift them with one of the following:

1) dinner at the specialty restaurant of their choice

2) ultimate balcony dinner

3) chef’s table

4) couples massage

5) request the cruise director announce it on the Wake show

6) have them do the Marriage Match game show 

I’m so glad you asked this and so glad to learn we will in fact receive the discount upon boarding! 

Noooo, I kept hoping it would go away. I’m so sorry for those who had their trip ruined by it! Sounds like it’s way past time for a deep clean and enhanced protocols to nip it. 

We kept our carry-ons with us on the tour bus. 

During the day, it’s normal attire. On formal nights, yes, people tend to be more into dressing up because of Christmas and New Year’s. On Christmas day, you’ll see lots of festive clothing, but it’s mainly casual like Christmas themed sweaters and dresses and shirts and pajamas and the string light necklaces and headbands and Santa hats. It’s very fun.

For me, on one it was, and one it wasn’t. They say it’s due to Vancouver regulations, but that doesn’t make sense when it’s open on some and not on others. 

I prefer Princess’s food to Celebrity’s. My most recent Princess cruise was last December, and my most recent Celebrity cruise was last March. That Celebrity cruise did have better food than the one we did years ago at least, but it’s just mediocre compared to Princess. My friend who also sails Princess felt the same way. Celebrity did have good steak, awesome eggs Benedict, and delicious gelato, though. Now Princess’s food has changed in some ways…the fettuccini Alfredo was a shell of its former self, there were hardly any good desserts in the Pastry Shop, and some of the flavors weren’t up to snuff, although we did have very new crew I found out after. Ok the flip side, we had the best lobster I’ve ever had on a ship and plenty of yummy food for over 2 weeks. The overall best food we’ve ever had on Princess was on our Med cruises. The ingredients are just plain superior. We are going on our next one in July, and I sure hope that holds true. 

My in-laws absolutely loved Catch, and my mother-in-law is extremely hard to please. 

That sucks, and that’s exactly what I am worried is gonna happen for us. Princess really has no excuse sending it so late, especially now that they’re passing the cost on to pax now.