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We travel on long sea cruises. Like 16 day cruises with only 4 ports. River cruises do not interest us nothing to do at night

We only eat on shore for lunch which cannot be eaten on ship. How many breakfast and dinners do you have on shore ? Most times you leave port prior to dinner anyway

If you eat 2 of the desserts you won’t be able to eat any meals. The plus package was made for people like us who have 10+ drinks a day

This is very common and you will not believe how many people will line up to get off

Sounds like Vegas. We have never had to bribe anyone and have never had a problem. Just being polite goes a long way and eating after 7:30 or 8:00 really helps

If everyone who fell on a cruise sued the courts would be tied up for years and the ambulance chasers would be lining up at piers I tripped over a poorly parked scooter in the casino and broke 3 ribs never thought about a lawsuit or complaint

I wonder if they are referring to the strange packages with hotels the the Princess Promotions / Future Creise group push

We make it a point to ask to have the drinks allocated one to each account. Usually they get the clue after a while. The do it to one account since it takes less time and is easier. Since we each average about 10 drinks a day that doesn’t work. You can check how many drinks are on an account by looking on your app

The only real differences are location and reserve class dining area. We sail full suites and most the time the dining has been good. Virtually no wait for a table, servers have only a few tables so service is pretty good but again it depends on the crew. Also in addition to the regular menu for lunch and dinner there is one additional item usually an entree or special salad or pasta announced when you are handed your menu

At which casual venue ? I have never been able to reserve on advance

Just call the dine line and request a different day. If motive’s a popular day you may not have the time you want. We always eat after 7:30 and not usually a problem

Our favorite lunch place is Finn’s Seafood.

We were there last year for a full day and there is some great food

Just a note on the small boat at Hubbard Glacier. They will be very little elbow room. The upper deck is usually packed shoulder to shoulder with photographers

For a domestic flight. People fly with driver’s license all the time. They should only need the passport to board the ship. If you needed a passport to fly domestically then planes would be half empty

This cruise will not involve international travel so I don’t know why the TSA would care

Not in my opinion unless you are just getting to buy souvenirs at the port

That actually makes sense most of my med cruises include TransAtlantic crossings so only 3 plus 2 on the med cruise

My next cruise sails on the 14 into May. Perhaps it is longer than 16 days

For one person I would feel ok for the size of the cabin but personally I feel a need to look out a window. Are the ocean view cabins for a little more ?

Roll calls are not necessarily an indication of interest. I have b2b this summer and the 2nd portion does not even have one yet. We have a Canal cruise in January and we have already booked an excursion in Columbia because it is one we have done before and really liked

That is a really long month

Kaiser Medicare Advantage here We have always had to pay up front when out of the country and then file for reimbursement

Good for you. Enjoy

I still prefer the Coral and will be sailing her next year