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Kind of like the use of Customs when, in fact, Immigration would be the correct contextual word.

What is going to happen to the poster? A pre-disembarkation shakedown?

Nothing would happen.

It's not fine even if the ship visits 15 Canadian ports prior to Seattle. Cannot cruise from San Diego to Seattle without visiting a distant foreign port and Canada is not distant under the Passenger Vessal Services Act.

Enforce chair use, enforce dress codes, enforce, enforce, enforce. I'm pretty sure cruise lines have given up on confronting pigheaded, selfish, entitled cruisers who are not at all disposed to following the simplest of rules, policies or 'suggestions' if they don't suit them.

I think you should stick to speaking for yourself on this one. I don't drink and my enjoyment of cruises is not dependent on the consumption of alcohol or alcohol-related activities or pastimes.

Well, sure. That's pretty much what was always supposed to happen in one way or another yet.... chairhogging is still as strong as it ever was.

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One thing I'll recommend you do NOT do is take the Montjuic Cable Car. It is terribly time-consuming, expensive and not as interesting as one might imagine.

Ha, that's funny. Much as I'm sure Princess would prefer you spend your cruise vacation budget with them, I think it's unlikely they'll make an effort to resolve individual problems in fear of a customer deciding to go elsewhere.

Pretty much the same reason(s) people pre-pay gratuities; getting the transaction out of the road and all paid up and, possibly, avoiding a price increase prior to departure date.

I believe a number of cruise lines alrea provide dedicated areas where those wishing to reserve a deck chair o lounger can pay fr the privilege. Permitting passengers to pay to occupy chairs and louners in the already crowded common areas sort of makes a mokery f the idea that hey're for the commoners, not for for those with the resources to reserve them and make hem unavailable. Personally, I don'tthink there is a practical solution to the chairhog problem.

I'm kinda partial to Park Guell. Either way, best to pre-purchase skip-the-line tickets to save time on waitingto get in.

An entire day (overnight) or just 8-10 hours or so?

Homesteading...

But no cats will be harmed.

Captain Marco Fortezze; I believe he's originally from Genoa, Italy.

I am currently on the Sky Princess; today we went to Grand Turk (unfortunately, couldn't tie up due to weather) but did not adjust the ship's clock to local time. This was the first time on Princess that I experienced this. A notification was left in all the cabins advising passengers that this would be the case and judge themselves accordingly for getting back onboard for departure.

That's correct. Your generalization based on your experience is totally wrong for the cruise I am currently enjoying.

No. This is something you'll need to verify before leaving the ship. And, BTW, your departure time will be whatever the ship time is being kept. Don't set your watch to local time.

When I paid in advance for the Sky cruise we are currently on and the Emerald cruise following I was charged at the 50% rate and that was the end of it. No 'corrections' through OBCs.

I said it earlier... I am currently on the Sky Princess and it is chock-a-block full, mainly with younger (under 60) cruisers and families. So, generalized statements on demographics are not reliable; it is very much dependent on time of year, itinerary and length of cruise.

Where did you go? Depending on the actual travel there may not be any choice but to have a passport book. For Americans, the discussion of cost and whether a passport book is necessary for cruising has to contextualized between closed-loop cruises and pretty much everything else.

I don't believe the OP sees this as a flaw. He has already stated that he is not concerned about other people.

Consult the deck plan to see where they are. Typically open about 0730; sorry, not sure of closing time, but not late in the evening. The 'traffic' ought not bother you. https://www.princess.com/deckPlans.do?shipCode=SA