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LeDemonBlond

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    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Royal Caribbean
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    New York

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  1. I have not stayed at either before but will be staying at the YWCA for an upcoming cruise. People we know say its really good. Walkable but its not close either to the cruise port. With that said, they also offer a 10% off for seniors (60 plus) just in case you fall into that range. We had to ask about that when we booked as they included that price difference when they sent back the confirmation.
  2. Good to know about the Taxi's. That is a very reasonable. We know about the train to downtown but not everyone in our party may want to walk the few blocks to the Hotel from the City Centre Station.
  3. Flying into Vancouver the day before our cruise. Looking for transportation from the Airport to our Hotel Downtown (YWCA). There is six in our party plus of course suit cases, back packs. What would you recommend? Thank You
  4. We used in Seattle. We had a late afternoon flight after debarkation so we could spend the day in Seattle without luggage. Fantastic Service. We flew Air Alaska home to Canada as its not available for Westjet or Air Canada.
  5. Its been a few years but we used the "wehatetourismtours" tour company and custom did our Lisbon tour with them. That included going to Sintra. I would recommend them however, their transportation options were "different" and I think it still may be. In our case, it was a old german police van which still had the decals on it. It was enjoyable and not that expensive compared to other european tours.They picked us up and dropped off at the dock where the ship was.
  6. I noticed that as well just now. Have not been on cruise critic for a couple of months. Somebody will answer or it could just be maintenance on the site that is doing this and its temporary. I agree, besides recommending cruise critic to newbee cruisers I know, I also recommend the canadian thread as it is most helpful.
  7. Just to fully understand this. If I am arriving from the United States at Pearson but I will be continuing to fly on to Edmonton , I do not have to collect my luggage before I see Canada customs? My luggage will be transferred onto the plane to Edmonton, I won't have to recheck it through? I was so used to flying directly from Edmonton or changing over in the U.S. that I did have an issue at Pearson a few years ago. Flying in From New York to Pearson on Westjet. I wrongly assumed the luggage would be transferred. When I went to customs, they waived us through and thought nothing of it. We noticed that people were re-checking their luggage and realized we should of brought ours with us. Talked with someone and had to do the walk of shame to get our luggage from security and then be scolded by Customs as they checked over our luggage. If that is no longer a requirement, good to hear.
  8. Captain Kirk: "Scotty, I need more" Scotty: "That is all I can give Cap'n, the ship won't be able to take it" Captain Kirk: "Damn it Scotty, We need 1 more" Scotty: "Ok, 1 more slide but 6 is the max" Captain Kirk: "Scotty, Lets discuss pools, we don't have enough"... The walk through renderings of the ship are the best yet to show detail's of something new let alone a new cruise ship. RCL has set that bar really high going forward for others IMHO. First impression of the ship is that it's over the top colourfully loud.
  9. Thanks all for the well wishes concerning my wife. She is doing better and we think on the mend. Yes, I agree, not just a sad day but a sad week with Mike Bossy and Guy Lafleur passing away. Brings back all the good memories of 1970/80's hockey. Favourite player was Lafleur growing up.
  10. Had an Alaskan cruise from Vancouver this summer but recently cancelled before final payment due. Unfortunately an unexpected illness with my better half and uncertainly as to what is happening and if she would be able to recover fully before the cruise. Very happy to see that cruising in Canada is a go and certainly hope that its smooth sailing for the 2022 Canadian Cruise Season.
  11. I am wanting to use a Chromecast Dongle on the TV in our cabin to stream downloaded content (I.E. Netflix show) from an Ipad. Its obviously possible to do on a regular tv that you would have in your home or hotel room. In my case, it will be for a tv in a Koningsdam Inside Room. Have not done before on a cruise ship tv. I think one problem will be physically getting to the back of the tv to get to an open HDMI port as I don't think the TV's can move much from the wall . Another problem is the hdmi port is either not active or the input source is not possible to be changed. I am just wondering if someone has done this.
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