Mjmamma

This begs the question: paid by cash/credit/ATM card or Princess (or whatever line) cruise card?

Cash or credit, not a cruise card.

My party of 9 just did this excursion from the Emerald Princess 6/19. It was beyond incredible and everyone's favorite excursion. Our group was aged 9-85, everyone loved it. My son was not enthusiastic about being "stuck on a small boat for 6 hours" but he quickly changed his tune. We saw sea lions, glaciers up close (South and North Sawyer), whales, bald eagles, and seals. They had coffee, tea, & hot chocolate for everyone and you could purchase other drinks and food items.

I did a float plane tour last week. It was incredible. We flew over Misty Fjords and saw gorgeous lakes, waterfalls, mountains and landed on the water so we could step out on the pontoon. It was beautiful and a great way to get an idea of the size of this part of the world. My daughter gets motion sick very easily and took Dramamine before our flight. She struggled a bit but was still glad she went. Nobody else had any issues and all thought it was a beautiful trip.

These boards have been incredibly helpful in planning for our first cruise. Thank you for the advice on dining. I'm practically foaming at the mouth with excitement and getting very little done at work at this point. I do believe our TA put our requests in our notes and I will check in with the Maitre D' on Sunday to double check.

I am traveling with a group of 9 spread across 3 rooms. We all requested the 2nd seating for dinner as our TA suggested we would have a greater likelihood of getting a table together. She also indicated that we would need to visit the Maitre D' on our first day to request seating together. Can one of us make this request, or does someone from each room need to make the request? I keep reading that the early seating gets moved to 5:30...does that mean the later seating will get moved earlier from 8:15? A girl can dream...

Also, we have a Specialty Dining Credit that we want to use together. Can one of us call DINE on the first day, or do we all need to?

Our cruise is Sunday (Emerald Princess to Alaska) and we are game planning for the best way to handle these dinners once on the ship. This is my first cruise and I couldn't be more excited. Thank you in advance for help and advice!