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On 8/22/2019 at 3:57 PM, BarbinMich said:
It's been a few years since we were on a Princess ship and used the TS, so I'm afraid I don't remember the rate plus it's probably gone up. As we usually do 10+ day-cruises, I always bought the pass for the whole cruise, which is a better deal if one plans to use it most days.
Thank you.
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Does anyone know the rate for non-suite passengers for the Thermal Suite?
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That sounds incredible. It's all in the timing!
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Thank you. Now we know!
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Thanks everyone! Sounds like it will still be beautiful.
I am bringing warm clothes, gloves, rain ponchos, and an umbrella so hopefully that will work.
So, how was your weather in Alaska? :)
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We sailed on the Coral, left Vancouver 5-13-15. The weather was stunning - clear and beautiful. We may not ever get that lucky again, but for us - first time Alaskan cruisers, it was like hitting the jackpot.
We were on the same cruise, our 4th to Alaska, and this one had the best weather by far. The 3 previous cruises also had great weather as well, but this one was the best. In fact, we booked for the same time next year!
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I wish that Princess would ... sail out of Michigan! ;) We have the Great Lakes, so can't you get to Alaska from one of them, lol!? :D
We do, however, have "Great Lakes Cruising" with much smaller ships with much larger price tags, but we haven't tried them yet.
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Yes, we did it in May 2013 and really enjoyed it. It's not tough, except for the climb up the streets to get to the trail. The scenery was very pretty and for the most part, I believe it was pretty flat or level, once we were on the trail. We only ran into one other person while we were hiking and it was incredibly relaxing and unwinding at the same time. We'd do it again.
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We have both bought and sold. We don't use the mini-bar so we get the cards. Unused and unmarked, and we've sold them online. I take photos of front and back and have a pretty darn good feedback, so we have never had trouble selling them and getting very positive feedback in return.
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Thank you. Will need it for May.
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thanks so much!
Have a great time!
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Still high, but better than the $385 we WERE booked at! :)
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Pan Pacific rates are down today. I just rebooked directly and saved $101.00 U.S. On our room.
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We embark in two weeks I I was wondering the same thing. Thank you for starting the topic...
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Does anyone know if EZ Check baggage is available in Anchorage with Alaska Air and then connecting with American Airlines?
TIA
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It is still around but it is just a tad too early for 2015. Here is the link.
http://www.morris.com/divisions/magazine-publishing/destination-alaska or www.destinationalaska.com
Thanks so much. I appreciate the links.
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Does anyone know if these coupon books still exist? :)
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What a fantastic booklet! Thank you for taking the time to create this little gem. It would be helpful for any age and the games look like a great way to help the little ones occupy their time if they did happen to get bored.
Bravo!
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Oh my, what a terrible loss. We were just talking about Ken the other day. We fished with Ken in 2011 and really enjoyed it. We talked on the phone several times before our cruise, and it turned out that we lived one town over from his sister in Michigan. Ken went to college not too far from there as well.
I am really stunned by this news. Thank you for posting here. I'm sure many folks on CC have many stories to tell about Ken.
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Thank you SO much for taking the time to do this. Here is a link to Patters from our RT out of Seattle on the Star May 18, 2013. Unfortunately, they may not all be in chronological order, but they might help someone.
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For what it's worth and to the benefit of anybody reading this' date=' I fly nearly weekly for work and have for 25 years. This exact kind of thing happens everyday with every airline. Mechanical issues are far less predictable than weather and more challenging to manage. There are some things as a savvy traveler that you can do. First, make sure that you have a few tools on your phone or tablet - I recommend your airline's app and either Flight Stats or Flight Aware. The combination of these sites will give you updates about your flight status before your gate agents even know. A modest delay for a mechanical is tolerable - but when you first learn of it is when you need to start making a back-up plan. Things to check: when's the next flight on your airline to your destination and does it meet your timing needs. If not start looking at other airlines and identify flights that would work. Are those flights on time? If things go south with your mechanical - like they're flying in a mechanic and part (or they'er driving it across the airport from the hangar) - that's when you bail. Don't wait until the end. Ask to be booked over on one of your identified back-ups. Insist they book you over to another airline if necessary. Through those apps you can also check where your inbound plane is coming from and whether it's on time. Airlines often do not post delays even though they know an inbound aircraft will arrive too late to turnaround in the alotted time. It's best to take these matters into your own hands and actively monitor your flights and be prepared to change plans quickly. Typically under this kind of scenario bailing and changing flights could cause you to be separated from your checked luggage. However, in this case, given the type of delay and size of the airport, I think they would have been able to pull the bags and move them to the new flight.
The same kinds of things hold true for hotels. When I get stranded (sometimes it still happens, especially at the end of the day) I try to take matters into my own hands and identify available, acceptable, and convenient hotels. If waiting for an airline voucher looks like it's going to take a TON of time, I just eat it because my time is valuable too.
Happy travels all![/quote']
Thanks so much for this info. I have the Flight Aware app, but just downloaded Flight Stats. One can never be too prepared! :)
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Thank you for taking the time to type these up and sharing your tips!
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Unlike cities in the east we don't really have much of a connected underground area in Vancouver - as already mentioned above there are several below-ground malls, some of which do let you cross under roads into a neighbouring block (e.g. the Pacific Centre or Sinclair Centre - the latter is very close to you - and the Waterfront Centre).
You can walk between the PP (as it's inside the Canada Place complex) and the Fairmont, or even Waterfront Station, using the Waterfront Centre mall/foodcourt level without going outside (map here) but unless the weather is foul it's much quicker to just walk across the street.
If you're happy with a dinner of burgers, sandwiches, pizza, or extremely Gringoed ethnic food - typical food court fare basically - then there are certainly options below Canada Place or just across the road. Personally I'd rather eat well even for a small meal, and there are even options with a view close by:
Cactus Club if you're feeling a little fancy provides excellent value, albeit not at the cheapest pricepoint, it's a good spot for light fish dishes like tuna tataki;
Tap & Barrel has outdoor seating if the weather behaves and a broad pub-grub menu that is a significant step up in quality from Mahoneys below for very little price difference (though the latter has their outdoor seats under cover so you can sit out in the rain without getting wet);
Rogue now has a convention centre branch, even closer than their Waterfront Station original location to the PP - a pretty broad menu with a few very quirky items like sushi bombs and corndogs-on-sticks;
Hapa Izakaya's nearest branch offers a wide range of Japanese dishes, from simple and filling ramen bowls to multi-course menus;
Several local food trucks are commonly parked conveniently close to the PP - you'd have to eat on the early side as they're more of a lunchtime than dinner option in this neighbourhood, so check the hours they operate. Once we get into cruise season a couple tend to stay around longer - but your cruise might be too early for the trucks unless you're willing to wander further afield.
Wow! Thank you, amartincath, for taking the time to list all of this. We will surely use this info during our short stay. :)
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Thank you. I am definitely considering it. We've used it before when we booked suites, but I didn't have any idea what the price for a week would be.