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Tgianco, thank you for the review. We will be on the ship in two weeks. Any comments about housekeeping since the line has cut back to once daily cleaning? I have been on a lot of cruises, and this has never been an issue-in fact, I've often felt twice-daily cleaning was a bit much. I always try to keep things picked up so the staff have a fighting chance. But given I will be sharing a room with my two teenaged granddaughters this time, I wonder how it will be with housekeeping staff stretched thin.

I did a search and didn't find an answer to my question-so thank you so much for those of you who took the time to respond. Kathy

We are a family of 9, sailing round-trip Seattle to Alaska next month. All of us have late post-cruise flights and I am looking for suggestions for where to park luggage for the day while we spend time touring Seattle. Kathy

Just re-read my post-dang punctuation! LOL! Apparently, Mary Lou and Kathscof-you got my intention, despite "son's" (sons). My granddaughter is quite the fashion plate-and I will leave it up to her. Thanks to both of you for taking the time to respond.

We are headed to Alaska on the Encore in a month. I am taking my son's, daughter-in-law and 3 grandchildren. I think my 16 yo granddaughter has the idea of taking a long gown and high heals. But we have such limited space in suitcases and for that matter-the car to get to the airport that I am encouraging them all to pack light. Can anyone who has been to Alaska recently comment on the "dress code" at night. My recollection is that this itinerary tends to be much less formal-or even dressy. Kathy

We are on NCL, sailing June 4, 2023. I spoke to the cruise line yesterday, and they insisted that this port is not cancelled. We shall see...

That would be great!

Sailing12Away-what time did your Alaska flight get in? Some of my family is flying from the east coast (MI and SC), and have 1 day deviation. Hoping they get in early enough to enjoy an evening and then full day in Seattle. I am flying from San Jose with my other son and grandkids the day before the cruise-less worried because the flight is so short, but still hoping we get to enjoy an evening in Seattle the day before the cruise.

This happened to my son and daughter-in-law last fall. I would add that in addition to getting it in writing-you check in with NCL periodically, and for sure before the 90 day mark, when it's too late to make any changes. They did not check in with NCL, because they didn't expect to hear anything about their flights until a month or so before the cruise. By the time they got their flights, and thus, realized they didn't get the flight deviation as they had clearly requested, it was too late and NCL refused to budge. In son and DIL's case, they too were told "someone cancelled that request." Well-they certainly didn't.

I was expecting the same answer I always get-no, the price has actually gone up for your cruise. But instead, I saved over $800 on each of the 3 staterooms I have booked for Alaska for next June. The agent who assisted me said that the price reduction is through tomorrow only.

We are just back from our cruise, and like mapleleaves, we also used Aldo Limos. This was my second experience with this tour company (the first was over 10 years ago) and once again, they did not disappoint. I treated my son, daughter-in-law and dear friend of over 50 years and we experienced a magical day from Naples, to Positano/Amalfi Coast, Sorrento and Pompeii-everything we requested. I highly recommend Aldo Limos.

I bought something similar. Thanks, llhillman!

I toured with Aldo Limos about 12 years ago and am about to do the same in a couple of weeks. We couldn't have been more pleased. They will do whatever you like, and they are very reasonable.

Thanks, everybody. Ontheweb, I think you're right. DIL was able to get seats on Delta, but had no option to upgrade, and although ticket says Delta, because Atlanta to Barcelona is on KLM, couldn't get seats. That was on the weekend, but I called KLM for them this morning and was finally able to get through and got them two seats together, one of them an aisle. So that was great. But no other changes were available.

One last question about NCL 2:1 fares. Son and DIL were told that once flight had been assigned, they would be able to go directly to the airline and request seat assignments, and even pay for upgrade. We know the second part of that is not true, but wondering if anyone who has used the 2:1 air has been able to get requested seats when available?