Kansas Gal

We did a trip to Mackinac Island in June. It was great! But we did come home with Covid. Did a cruise to Alaska in August and was fine. Go Figure!

I agree, I was in the same situation. On the other hand, I did have the sniffles at one time, but tested negative for covid. I imagine some people I came in contact with may have assumed I had covid. You simply shouldn't judge people one way or the other or what their motives may be.

We are booked on the Discovery leaving this Sun. 8/14. It has shown "currently unavailable" for several weeks now. We got an e-mail this morning reminding us to fill out our Arrive Can so obviously it is not being cancelled. No idea about the capacity.

Where did you read this? As I stated above (#16) we had an e-mail on Friday which said we would dock and use tenders.

We are booked on the Discovery scheduled to be in Skagway on the 18th. Received an e-mail from Princess today which said we would dock at the aft berth and a "ship to shore water shuttle" would be used since the walk on the dock is closed.

Well it's about time! The previous dress post is clear down to the bottom of page 2! Have to admit it's a sneaky way to start another one.

Is it any different from the rest of your portfolio? Everything is down these days.

Yes! let's bring back steerage class so the formal wearers won't have to look at people who don't dress to their standards. I heard a financial adviser say recently "no one is more impressed with your Coach bag than you."

That is exactly the problem here. What your view of the "cruise experience" is supposed to be is not necessarily what other people's view is. There is no reason in my opinion to separate people just because they have different ideas. Enough of that today in the world already. Just accept that people are different, not wrong just because they have different ideas.

I have a smart phone, DH does not. Will it cause problems at embarkation and on ship I have downloaded the app and he cannot?

Anybody that's cruised to Alaska recently - I have several questions about the new seafood menu announced by Princess this spring. Is it the same menu night after night or does it change daily? Is it the same menu in the MDR as the specialty dining? Thanks!

Was in the 1970's when I started cruising. I sailed mostly Costa (was young and single and loved the attention from the Italian crew!) and Sitmar (Which Princess bought later)

As I remember the midnight buffets, they were packed with passengers on the first few nights, then as the cruise went on, fewer and fewer people came. Since there were no buffets in the daytime, all meals were sit-downs and you weren't hungry anymore and the carvings and decorations tended to be somewhat the same.

I fear it's too late reading these boards sometimes!

Check out the Alaska board. Someone on a Celebrity ship posted a first-hand look at things yesterday.

You said you prepaid, but then that it was free???

Are you looking for different answers than when you posted this same question back in April?

I think the bears are familiar with humans in their territory. As I recall there was some sort of barrier around the creek where the mother and her cubs were and there was a park ranger there too. The other bear simply walked close by us and never looked at us at all. He obviously had his trail he was following.

Two different years we saw a mother bear and two cubs at the creek. She was catching salmon for them, then scooted them up a tree while she ate. Also saw a large black bear (tagged) along one of the trails.

There are a number of totems in the town in Ketchikan. You can see them just by wandering around the town.

It's not just cruises. We just did a 8-day bus tour here in the US. Everyone had to show proof of vaccination. 44 people. Several wore masks but they weren't required on the bus or any of the venues we went to. Seven included meals were self-service buffets. By the end of the tour, there was much coughing on the bus. And yes, we came home and tested positive. Be interesting to compare when we take our Princess cruise in August.

Deck of playing cards.

What exactly is the Platinum and Elite lounge and how does it work? Is it only open certain hours? Are you given a card or something with the physical location? Are there drinks or eats there? Thanks!