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Sailing to Alaska in July. Is there still a Captain's Night, dress your best nights? Any way to find out in advance which nights these are? I had read about "themes" on other nights (ugh not my thing) so we might book specialty dining but I haven't been able to find out which nights are which.

Oh got it! We just reserved two different dinners.

For convenience, but not particularly budget-friendly, we (family of 11) are staying at the Pan Pacific pre-cruise. It is located right at the port so no need to book transport. We are taking the subway train from the airport to the Canada Place which is where the hotel is located. We have stayed previously at the Marriott Pinnacle downtown and walked to the port. This was fine for the two of us. We also considered the Delta Suites for this trip but for the make-up of our party, it is advantageous to stay right there at Canada Place.

Thank you. We don't need to board at 10:30 but I just want to make sure we get to our lunch reservations at noon.

I see that but not sure why as the original link was royalcarribean.com Why would people from Australia have lesser benefits though?

Wow!!

Yes, but Royal Caribbean also says this: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/aus/en/faq/questions/Can-i-get-Priority-Embarkation?country=AUS "Priority embarkation is offered exclusively to suite guests (except Junior Suite)." Hence the confusion...as well as two differing replies my TA got directly from Royal.

We have reservations at both Chops and Giovanni's so he can compare.

I have seen conflicting information regarding priority boarding with junior suites. We have 4 JS cabins for a July sailing out of Vancouver to Alaska. Our TA contacted Royal and received two different responses on whether we will get priority boarding or not. In case not, I will check in at midnight on our assigned date. But wondering why it isn't clear - seems like a simple yes or no. Does it vary by port or ship?

"Standing in line at Chops to make our dinner reservations. I came with a post-it with the dates and venues written on it. I got everything I wanted, but I still think it’s stupid that we have to “rush for classes” in order to make specialty dining reservations." Wondering why you had to stand in line to make dinner reservations instead of reserving in advance? Better pricing?

Sailing Radiance in July. My husband loves a good filet steak. Are they similar/same in quality whether ordered at MDR, Chops or Giovanni's?

Is there lactose free/ dairy free ice cream on Radiance?

I have read so much about the blankets being sold out and people not getting them on board. I ordered one for each of the grandkids so hoping they have them for our July cruise.

Any opinions about the thermal suite on Radiance? Is it a relaxing environment with windows overlooking the sea? Nice showers? It is offered for $109 for a 7-day pass on our July AK cruise. We purchased something similar on a different cruise line and it was often hard to get a lounger - of course especially difficult on sea days. Wondered if that is the case on Radiance or if the number of passes sold is limited?