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We booked a Hop on Hop off through Princess in Mazatlan. We’re interested in seeing the Historic District, Golden Zone, and the Cliff divers (we would skip the Aquarium stop.) Has anyone done this? Is it worth it or are we better off canceling and just taking a cab? Are those three points within walking distance of each other? We don’t want to walk the blue line but if we could take a cab to one of those points and walk to the others that would work. Thanks!

Thanks. The Queen Mary sounds like fun but he’s not a huge ocean liner buff so with Sir Winston’s being closed I think for this trip it will probably work out better to stick closer to the hotel. Raffaello Ristorante looks good on line so that’s a good possibility. Seafood would be another option if there’s a good one nearby. Any other suggestions are welcome!

We’re cruising to the Mexican Riviera out of LA on the 20th. We’ll be driving in the day before and staying at the Crowne Plaza. That day happens to be a milestone birthday for my husband so I’d like to take him out for a nice dinner to kick off his birthday cruise. After a long day of driving I’m sure we’ll want to turn in early so I’m looking for something near the hotel. It doesn’t have to be super fancy, just a nice place with really good food. Any recommendations?

Cruising in two weeks on Princess. We’ll be in Cabo from 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM. We want to do the water taxi to El Arco, go to Medano beach (an hour is plenty), shop, and have dinner close to the tender dock. Being a tender port I know it may take some time to get off and I assume we need to return by 8:00. What’s the best way to do this to try to fit everything in? Take the water taxi to El Arco first, then get dropped off at the beach, shop, then take a cab back to the dock? Or take a cab to the furthest point out for shopping (and where would that be?), make our way to the beach, take a water taxi to El Arco from the beach (any idea how late they run? Is this even possible?), then get dropped off back at the dock. I’m not really sure where the best shopping is i.e. near Medano, the Marina, or elsewhere. We’re interested in Mexican souvenirs and art, not so much the high end chain shops we can find at home. Any suggestions are much appreciated!

I just got notified that our port time in Cabo (in January) was changed to 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM. I had originally thought about a beach and shopping day for Cabo but now that doesn’t seem feasible. I’m thinking walking around/taking cabs at night in Mexico isn’t a good idea. Has anyone had a late port call in Cabo? Any alternative suggestions? This will be our first time doing the Mexican Riviera and I was really looking forward to exploring Cabo. I’m even wondering if I should rebook for February when they don’t have this “scheduled engine maintenance” change.

We decided to cancel it due to the partial closure in Denali. We’re taking a Caribbean cruise next month instead. We really want to see as much of Denali as possible so we’ll just wait and go another time. For what it’s worth we had booked the one with the land portion starting in Fairbanks before the cruise. This was so there wouldn’t be all that backtracking on land and also to relax on the ship after the high activity level on the land portion. I’m sure others here will chime in on the pros and cons. Have a wonderful time whatever you decide!!

Thanks so much! Very helpful!

Thanks! We’re on this same cruise January 2 - 12. I’d like to know what day they’re doing the first formal night. We want to celebrate our 25th anniversary on that night by dining in a specialty restaurant and having photos taken in our formal attire. I assume it will be either night two or three so I booked both nights but I really only want to keep the reservation that falls on formal night.

We will be visiting St Kitts on Monday 1/9/23 and will be docked from 7:00AM to 5:00PM. We have full day excursions on most of the other islands. We want to have one day that includes shopping so I’m looking at half day tours for St. Kitts to allow for that. The one I’m looking at goes from 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM. So that leaves somewhere between 7:00 AM to 11:00 to shop which I know is early. Does anyone happen to know what time the local shops near the port open? I’m trying to figure out if there’s enough open time to make it worth it. Last time we visited St. Kitts we spent the day at the beach so I’m not looking to do that again even though it gives us more flexibility. We’re looking at excursions that include Nevis this time so I’m locked into those times. Thanks!

Thanks for the suggestion! I booked the Riverside. Awesome location, we’re excited to stay there!

We booked a room at the Crowne Plaza for two nights pre cruise. It’s only 1.5 miles from Port Everglades and looked fine in the photos so it seemed like it would be a good choice and popular. But I’ve noticed there’s usually no mention of it on this board. Has anyone stayed there? We don’t need anything too fancy but I don’t want to stay in a dump either. I can always book something else if this one is bad. Any feedback on this hotel?

Hi all, We’re sailing on Celebrity in January to celebrate our 25th anniversary. We want to do a vow renewal while on board. Celebrity charges $600 plus extra for the photos (another $400-$2000 package). I have a hard time swallowing that price for a 15 - 20 minute ceremony. It will be just the two of us so there won’t be any extra readings, socializing, gathering for cake or anything like that. So I’m thinking about doing something on our own. I’ve heard some people have a family member or friend officiate but we won’t be traveling with anyone so that’s not an option for us. Has anyone done an informal renewal with just the two of you? What did you do? Any ideas for creative ways to make it a special renewal celebration? Thanks!

We are planning an 11 day Princess Cruisetour for the end of August doing the land portion first. One leaves from Fairbanks and the other from Anchorage. Is one better than the other and why? Thanks!