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I tendered once on a smaller ship (about 77,000 tons). It worked because I had a longer day there and really had no plans. I wasn't in a rush to get off. Where they dropped us off was right in the center. Those with cruise ship tours go first. If I remember correctly, when I exited it was low tide and there was a steep staircase to climb to get to land level.

It is the shipyard that is delayed, not the cruise line.

Though I may need additional coverage such as medical on the cruise. And cruise lines won't just "bank the cruise" if you need to cancel. Definitely different than using miles or points. Cruise lines have strict cancellation policies.

I spent my entire time in Hoonah (which I enjoyed). We were told the ropes courses were closed due to lack of employees. I was there last May.

Check with Viking directly. I usually don't book with Viking but after COVID, many cruise lines were insuring vouchers and coverage is for the cost of the voucher. You may want to call @iamtrustworthy also. Things changed after COVID and he mentioned he has some policies (assuming you are in US).

It is listed in Canadian dollar though? Cheaper when translated to US dollars. LOL!

I also was given a card when the bell captain took my luggage up to my room. He indicated if I wanted the luggage taken to the ship, they suggested $2.50 or some amount per bag (I don't remember) as a tip and to call by a certain time. I tipped accordingly. Great service. It would be the same amount one would tip for luggage service from a bell captain anyway. I thought I took a picture of the card but can't find it.

Thanks for the update. We only had one ship but there was never a wait. I was one of the first off and last person back but we had a long day there (I did 2 shore excursions, morning and afternoon).

I have previously bought MedJet but have not used them. I had a recent experience with Allianz and also spoke with them after my experience. I broke my wrist in Canada and needed surgery. Before speaking with Allianz, I decided I wanted to have surgery back home and told the doctor that. I obviously was not an "in-patient" category or life threatening. I called Allianz and told them I wanted to go home for surgery. They were amazing how quickly things went into motion and within 48 hours, I was on a plane back home (over a holiday weekend) with a medical escort. I have only positive things to say about this. I later called Allianz and was asking if MedJet was also necessary. I know they are probably biased but one can't travel with just MedJet alone for medical and my healthcare insurance home doesn't cover me outside of the US well. Allianz told me that they will do everything possible to get you home so you can have medical care back home, if that is possible. They indicated that most want to be cared for by their local doctors and it is many times cheaper for them to fly you home than put you up in a hospital over seas. Granted that example can't cover all examples and if you are severe enough and need medical care overseas - it makes sense to do that right away (heart, appendix, etc..). If it is a broken limb like I had, they are going to try to get you home for care. I appreciated that info.

Princess often docks at Franklin dock in Juneau. I can't say it is the best location (it isn't bad and extremely walkable) - they dock there so they can hook up to Juneau's power and save energy (so for green reasons). For this, I applaud them. If there are 2 Princess ships, the other ship can dock at various docks.

Having used the dock in ISP that used the Gondola - this is incredibly smooth. They can move people extremely quick on this. I never saw more than a few minutes max for a wait time.

These floor plans say E731 is fine. E729 is also good but I like E731 better. E729 is above the band and you can often hear/feel sound from the band.

E731 converts to a queen. D736 and D737 are awkward. I would avoid these. They were supposedly setup as handicapped mini suites but the front door isn't wide enough so they are not accessible cabins. They have an odd bed setup and while they can be made into a queen, it is really odd (and it says it doesn't convert). It is best as twins.

More likely than May. August probably has the best potential for it though anything can happen.

I actually went to Leningrad (and Moscow) in 1988. There were stores for tourists back then. I bought several things. We actually bought things from local stores as well. We did a land trip there and not via ship so we had more flexibility. It was pretty tourist friendly then. We spent 2 weeks there so we obviously ate at restaurants. Mostly ones for locals. I went 20 years later to St. Petersburg and it was crazy.