yeggirl Posted June 2, 2009 #1 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I'm back from the Alaska Cruise on the Mercury....I'd be happy to answer any Mercury questions! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie51 Posted June 2, 2009 #2 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Welcome back. How are the beds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZgolfergal Posted June 2, 2009 #3 Share Posted June 2, 2009 We are booked for the 6/14 cruise on Mercury and I was wondering what nights they had formal nights scheduled. Since we will be in Ketchikan for such s short time, it seems unlikely they would do it on that second to last night as usual. Also, how was the coffee??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmax Posted June 2, 2009 #4 Share Posted June 2, 2009 We are also on that cruise and have the same question. I don't know what other night they would have it. Maybe they will do away with a second formal night.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea2009 Posted June 2, 2009 #5 Share Posted June 2, 2009 We're heading up to Alaska on the Mercury on July 12. Did you do any of the daily activities? What kinds of things were offered, and were any offered on port days? We aren't planning a lot of excursions, so I'm curious about what the ship offers... Thanks, hope you had a great trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted June 2, 2009 #6 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Questions....Did you have a wonderful time?:D:):D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeggirl Posted June 2, 2009 Author #7 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Welcome back. How are the beds? Hi Susie51, The beds are pretty good...could be a tiny bit softer I suppose. The linens and pillows are great though! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canagal Posted June 2, 2009 #8 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Hi- hope you had wonderful cruise!:) I will also be sailing on June 14 and was wondering about the formal nights. I heard 2nd night out and then? Also, when was muster drill? If we leave port at 5 and dinner is 6, how did that first night work? Thanks for any info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeggirl Posted June 2, 2009 Author #9 Share Posted June 2, 2009 We are booked for the 6/14 cruise on Mercury and I was wondering what nights they had formal nights scheduled. Since we will be in Ketchikan for such s short time, it seems unlikely they would do it on that second to last night as usual. Our formals were the second night and the fifth night (the day we were in Juneau). Also, how was the coffee??? Not nearly as bad as we expected....it did vary though! if in the buffet (which we tried to avoid lol!) I tried to get mine right after it was brewed. More often than not it was good in the dining room. Both times we had it for room service though it had a kind of weird cinnamon or chocolate taste to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeggirl Posted June 3, 2009 Author #10 Share Posted June 3, 2009 We're heading up to Alaska on the Mercury on July 12. Did you do any of the daily activities? What kinds of things were offered, and were any offered on port days? We aren't planning a lot of excursions, so I'm curious about what the ship offers... Thanks, hope you had a great trip! There are TONS of activities...you name it, they have it. We didn't get to do half the stuff we wanted to. Yes, they still had lots of activities on the port days. There was so much to take in, I didn't read either of the books I brought and we only played about 4 scrabble games. Some examples....name that tune, battle of the sexes trivia, karaoke, talks with the naturalist, dance lessons, bingo, health talks, fitness classes.....that's not even the tip of the iceberg ;)...the list goes on and on. The evening entertainment was also really well done. Trust me, you'll have plenty to do! Have a great great cruise! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeggirl Posted June 3, 2009 Author #11 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Questions....Did you have a wonderful time?:D:):D I will be going back!!! :D ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeggirl Posted June 3, 2009 Author #12 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Hi- hope you had wonderful cruise!:) I will also be sailing on June 14 and was wondering about the formal nights. I heard 2nd night out and then? 2nd and 5th.Also, when was muster drill? If we leave port at 5 and dinner is 6, how did that first night work? We had to meet in our designated spots at 415. It was quick and painless ;). The ship ended up leaving late...around 530 due to some late passengers...not sure how that affected the early seating...sorry, we were late seating! Thanks for any info You're welcome...enjoy the cruise, it's amazing!!! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie57 Posted June 4, 2009 #13 Share Posted June 4, 2009 We were on Mercury to Alaska 5/11-5/26 (repo cruise) It was awesome. She's a gorgeous ship! Anyone doing Alaska on her will have an awesome time! Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea2009 Posted June 4, 2009 #14 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Thanks for all the info on entertainment! Sounds like a great time...I can't wait!!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazzycat Posted June 5, 2009 #15 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Which ports did you like, which did you not enjoy and why? Which excursions did you like or not like, or did you hear any feedback from friends on the ship about the excursions they took? What was the best part of this cruise? Any advice as to things we should avoid or skip? How was the food? Did you get the new menu? Did you have Alaskan King Crab Legs? How were they? Was salmon on the menu? Halibut? Did you have any problems or anything go wrong on this cruise? How did the staff resolve it? If you could do it all again, what would you change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie57 Posted June 5, 2009 #16 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Which ports did you like, which did you not enjoy and why?Which excursions did you like or not like, or did you hear any feedback from friends on the ship about the excursions they took? How was the food? Did you get the new menu? Did you have Alaskan King Crab Legs? How were they? Was salmon on the menu? Halibut? Did you have any problems or anything go wrong on this cruise? If you could do it all again, what would you change? Our ports were Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Icy Strait Point & Sitka. I don't think the 7nighters do Skagway - is that right? Shame because the White Pass Railway is awesome. Ketchikan was rainy. I didn't do any organised tours other than the train. We bought tickets for Mt Roberts Tram & shuttle to Mendenhall glacier at the pier near the ship. You could also buy tours in Icy Strait & Sitka when you got off the tenders at a fraction of the ship's prices. Halibut & salmon were on the menu & lobster tails - but we had a 13night cruise. Don't remember crab legs The only thing we didn't like was the smoking in the Navigator Club. They encourage you to be there to watch the wildlife & the floor to ceiling windows are great. Also a lot of activities like trivia are held there. but smoking is allowed portside. The smoke doesn't stay on the portside though LOL We had an inside cabin & would change to an ocean view for this itinerary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wb3hyde Posted June 5, 2009 #17 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Can you tell me who the current Captain, Hotel Director, and Captain's Club Hostess are? I'm sailing on the Mercury next week. Thank you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megomendy Posted June 6, 2009 #18 Share Posted June 6, 2009 How was your weather? I'm going on the June 28th cruise and we are not looking forward to packing. We usually drive to our departure port and are not used to fitting everything into one suitcase to fly to Vancouver. Any tips on clothing to bring? (I know, layers!) Meg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megomendy Posted June 6, 2009 #19 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Any karaoke bars? Any trivia games? Do they still have the thallasotherapy pool and how much is it now per day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagineer Posted June 6, 2009 #20 Share Posted June 6, 2009 ...we're going on her in August, a family reunion cruise, so we'll have ages all over the map, our question is what did you observe being worn in the dining room on the formal nights? thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted June 6, 2009 #21 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Any karaoke bars? Any trivia games? Do they still have the thallasotherapy pool and how much is it now per day? Hi:) they usually offer trivia on all the sailings...Team triva as well as Battle of the Sexes. They usually offer Karakoe as well. Its not a "Karaoke Specific" lounge but it is called "The Pavillion Lounge" and its normally held there. And yes, they have the "T" Pool:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmax Posted June 7, 2009 #22 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Can you tell me who the current Captain, Hotel Director, and Captain's Club Hostess are? I'm sailing on the Mercury next week. Thank you!!! Just curious...but, why would you what to know that info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wb3hyde Posted June 7, 2009 #23 Share Posted June 7, 2009 This will be my 7th cruise on Mercury and some of these people are beginning to feel like family....That's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted June 7, 2009 #24 Share Posted June 7, 2009 This will be my 7th cruise on Mercury and some of these people are beginning to feel like family....That's all. Hi:)hope you have a great time. My 7th time on her is coming up in September too:D And I can so relate to that....its always fun seeing all those familiar faces:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmax Posted June 9, 2009 #25 Share Posted June 9, 2009 This will be my 7th cruise on Mercury and some of these people are beginning to feel like family....That's all. That explains it then.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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