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BTimmer's Almost Live Sydney - Seattle 4/10/24-5/12/24
PescadoAmarillo replied to Btimmer's topic in Princess Cruises
@Btimmer, I’ve just gotten caught up with your blog and enjoyed every word. Thanks for providing the link, and for keeping a live from and blog going simultaneously (no small feat)! Continue to enjoy your cruise. -
Several of us have made the trek (or taken an excursion) a couple of miles south of Princess Cays to the southern tip of Eleuthera. It was once our favorite thing to do on a Princess Cays day. We knew that Disney was developing the property; below is a link to their marketing of Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point. I’ve also included some pics of how beautiful- and remote- the beaches on both sides of the southern tip of the island used to be. https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/featured/lighthouse-point/
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I’m confused. What happens if a medical emergency on board requires medical care over $2000? They cut you off mid-IV? Take back the flowers they sent you? The possibility of medical emergences while traveling is the only reason we don’t fight to get our ridiculously high credit limits reduced. It’s nice to know that we can fund nearly any immediate medical care and seek reimbursement later.
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I definitely recommend going west. Much easier on the body to have 25 hour days instead of 23 hour days. Plus, going east, the last several days (at least 5) are all sea days and, in our experience, people are just ready to be off the ship. Going westbound, the excitement of Sydney (or Auckland, etc) awaits, and give you something to look forward to right to the end.
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In 2017 when we were spending a season cruising out of Sydney, I bought my mom an iPad and put a shortcut to that webcam on the Home Screen. When I replaced her iPad in 2022, I neglected to do that (since we were no longer cruising out of Sydney) and she called me to tell me how much she missed it and that she looked at it every day. I had to correct that ASAP! It is quite entertaining.
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This is worth remembering.
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Personally, I would want my first trip through the Panama Canal to be through the historic locks. With Princess, this means on the Island Princess or Coral Princess. If you do choose to go on a larger ship, it will be through the new locks, which are in no way a substitute for seeing the historic locks. In that case, I believe you can do a full or partial transit through the historic locks on a small tour boat on some itineraries (as an excursion). I would highly recommend doing that.