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I did not even know that the US had two dollar bills until I read it on Cruise critic.  I went to a bank (Canada) and lo and behold they had six of them. They said that no one ever asks for that denomination . I also got a ton of ones to tip additionally with (we have the plus package). Love and learn.😀

It appears that our sailing is fully booked a few weeks out. In this circumstance would any bids have been accepted?

Are getting your guaranteed room assignment and winning a bid a two step process? Ie. you receive your room and then a different room populates on the app if your bid is successful

Looks delish. Any photos?

Do you know typically how much before you sail you get your guarantee room assignment? Just wondering if it would be too late to bid on an upgrade.

Hi…I have a guarantee room booked, and have also placed a bid on a higher cabin. What is the most likely process for getting our room…ie…do they give the guarantee first, and then sometime closer to sailing they decide whether or not to accept my bid for the upgrade…so two parts? Also, has anyone bid on a room category and been given a higher category? I guess same question with the guarantee.

Hi…I have a guarantee room booked, and have also placed a bid on a higher cabin. What is the most likely process for getting our room…ie…do they give the guarantee first, and then Sometime closer to sailing they decide whether or not to accept my bid for the upgrade…so two parts? Also, has anyone bid on a room category and been given a higher category? 

Does the minimum bid reduce as the cruise date gets closer?

Thank you for the help! I’ll stop hitting that dang button now!

Hi…we ended up having to cancel and rebook. When I go to the medallion app, it doesn’t show my new booking number. When I try to link it, it says the new one is already taken. I can see the old booking cancelled on the app. I did go online and rebook excursions and such, so it’s only the app giving grief. Any hints on how to fix this? Does it take a few days to catch up to the website?

Here’s my update. My TA tried to discuss with Princess this weekend, but had to call the service desk today. Lo and behold the price of the cruise went up by $500 while trying to resolve today. So, no point going any further. 

Another follow up question 😀 does it make a difference on who at Princess you talk to to get the change one way or another?

Under what circumstances would they make you rebook the whole thing? I am before final payment and the cruise is a better price now. 

Hi…if I am trying to adjust my cruise, do I have to cancel and rebook the air? 

I really don’t need the wifi package on board, but would like to check in every once in a while. Any suggestions?

Hi…are there any Alaskan stops where free wifi in town is just not available?

Hi all…does anyone know if a checked bag is included in the EZ Air fare?

44 minutes ago, Northern Aurora said:

I've found that Icy Strait Point to be incredible for whale watching and have less success in Juneau.  In ISP we once had ninety (yes -- 90) minutes of bubble feeding with total breeches.  It was somewhat exhausting just to watch!

I can’t imagine! Thank you for helping.

41 minutes ago, Crew News said:

In my many whale watching excursions in Alaska, my experience is Juneau whales are docile compared to those in ISP.  Lots of tails observed in Juneau but lots of aggressive feeding in ISP.  Juneau does have some frisky baby humpbacks.

 

Juneau

 

 

 

ISP

 

Those photos are incredible! 

48 minutes ago, Ferry_Watcher said:

I really enjoyed whale watching at ISP.  We did the ship's excursion, and it was a catamaran that held about 40 passengers.  There was enough deck area to get a good look at the whales bubble feeding, tails up as they dove down, and lots of fins to be seen. Some passengers got bored after a while and went back inside, which left lots of room on deck for the rest of us.  There was a naturalist on board with us explaining what we were seeing. We even had a whale breech (come straight out of the water). It was amazing!

 

When the ship left ISP, we sailed by the area that we were whale watching in, and we could still see fins, tails and spouting from a distance.

 

We are sailing again to Alaska this May, and this time we signed up for a private 6 person whale watching tours : Glacier-winds.

 

https://www.g-wind.com/

  

That sounds amazing!

Hi…our ship offers excursions in both ports. There is only one in ISP but many in Juneau. I don’t know if the ISP ones are sold out so I can’t book, or if Juneau is just a better port for whale watching. Any opinions?

Awesome! I’ve seen Annabelle’s mentioned before. We will add it to the stop. Thank you so much for the information!

31 minutes ago, Northern Aurora said:

@behappy11:  You may have more responses if you list the ports on your itinerary.

Oops.  Thanks!  Love to see recommendations in each!      Sitka….Icy Straight Point….Juneau….Haines…..Ketchikan.

Hi…we are thinking of staying local and doing a pub/restaurant crawl in a port. What would be the best stop to do this in and pub/restaurant suggestions for best views/authentic feels.

I can’t seem to find the package to order it. What is the cost for the coffee package?