TheValleyGirl

Thanks all for your help in ship tracking! I did post in this week's cruise roll call as well wondering-- I believe this may have been the 1st or 2nd time actually making it in ISP with the revised "slower" itinerary this season. We certainly welcome the good news!

Can anyone onboard Crown Princess confirm whether there was port time at Icy Strait Point today? I snapped this bridge cam photo rather late, so don't know how long she's been there or whether my eyes are deceiving me! So many questions, but mainly how long pax were given in port and whether Princess operated shore excursions. We would all love to hear some good news!

Thank you for the feedback. We are considering alternate plans because we will be on Crown Princess and poor lady is struggling to keep her port times already with repairs long overdue. So at the very least, we will have a backup plan. It was an amazing excursion when we did it, maybe another year and earlier in the season we'll have better luck!

Anyone do the afternoon tea this summer and is there seating at private tables or mostly group seating as in the past? We love enjoying this Princess activity, but with Covid concerns we may need to modify or skip this time.

Did you just take the ABAK tour this season? We did the Mendenhall Glacier Paddle & Trek with ABAK (via Princess) 5 years ago and it may be my favorite all-time excursion ever. But back in 2017, we were able to trek on the glacier and go through the awe-inspiring ice caves. We have it booked for our July cruise and I knew about the glacial retreat, but it sounds like global warming has taken a toll on tour accessibility. Our tour was very well organized and we felt safe -- my kids still remember the huge snack pack (yet one doesn't even remember being anchored to the edge of a tube). Did you feel like you were able to take in the full glacier experience? Really hoping 2017 wasn't our "once-in-a-lifetime" chance!

In the vein of making the most of onboard time, does anyone know if they include PICKLEBALL hours in the activity schedule? I will assume it's very weather dependent and at best a portable net, but trying to decide if we should use our prime suitcase space for paddles and a couple of balls.

Not sure what I think about that date being unavailable, but I don't think that Princess rep has the full story as truly sold out would mean completely oversold and we're still a few weeks out. It does make me nervous as someone on another thread mentioned Crown might be waiting for parts that are difficult to get in a timely manner--maybe the parts aren't arriving anytime soon (like this summer) and they have to re-evaluate? Not trying to stir the pot, but I'm actually hoping it's a brief website/booking glitch.

Are the Crown mini-suite sofa beds more of a full/double size? On Caribbean Princess, that seemed to be the case when we used the sofa bed last. We are considering bringing our own egg carton mattress topper our next cruise on Crown since I think they no longer have them available for request but want to get the right size.