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This is a picture from the ship of the red gondola ride.  We took it and also did the tram ride at the top.  While it was foggy on the tram ride, I enjoyed it and learned a lot about Hoonah from the tour guide.

Regarding the Bayshore Westin.  Is it within walking distance of the train and the cruise port while pulling a carry-on or does a taxi make more sense?

On 4/18/2023 at 1:30 AM, martincath said:

The Westin is pretty much the perfect hotel to find the totem poles and cannon (although we've been having problems getting black powder supplies for it, don't know whether supply lines are restored permanently) as you literally just need to follow the Seawall toward the park. The totem poles are just off the path, if you reach the cannon you went a little too far (most are hard to see from the water's edge due to trees but there's a sign pointing you toward them and one pole is clearly visible in the open, e.g. see this viewpoint from Google).

 

There are actually multiple dates worth of Google Streetview around both the Seawall and the roads of the park; not all the interior trails were walked/biked with the big camera backpacks but quite a lot were. Since the free city WiFi network doesn't cover the entire park I'd suggest downloading local maps to your phone - but if you have free data you should get a phone signal everywhere if you get lost. Official park map is available on the website for printing too if you prefer tangible stuff, although we're enough post-Pandemic now that hotels, tourist offices etc. should definitely have paper maps available too.

 

If you don't want to walk the entire loop (about 8km/5miles), using some of those other trails enables returning to the entrance without getting in trouble (more karmic than enforced by fines!) for walking against the one-way system, which applies to bikes and people not just cars!

We were recently on Celebrity Apex in the Caribbean and the evening dress code was nicely dressed.  We saw very few shorts or jeans, none in the dining room.  Is that the same on the Alaska cruise or are jeans more acceptable at night?

A couple of questions.  
 

Some of you have mentioned “repricing.”  What is that?

When you call Celebrity after having already booked a cruise but want to take advantage of a discount they are offering, i.e., 75% off second passenger, do they take the 75% off the price of the cruise when you first booked it or the price at the time you call for the additional discount?

Thank you for posting your experience. I found it very comforting knowing how well the crew did in assisting the passengers and I'm sure the sense of humor really put people more at ease. Since you said you were open to questions' date=' would you explain more about the fire doors. I've been on a number of cruises and maybe I wasn't listening carefully enough (shame on me:o . What do they instruct us about the fire doors? Are we supposed to feel them first to see if they are hot?

We're glad you and your family are safe.

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I was wondering the same thing as Sasha'smom...what should you do if you encounter a closed fire door? What if both are closed? How do you know which way to go? We were recently on a cruise and they didn't mention anything about them... Thanks!