Octavias

At this point it isn’t one thing. It’s been one thing after another since we booked our first cruise a year ago. The butler fiasco, the new up charges in the dining room, the increase in prices and decrease in selection on the drink packages, the increased prices and eliminating tips and OBC for most suites, and the list goes on. have other cruise lines been making so many negative changes too? I really don’t know. I threw my lot in with Celebrity and haven’t really been paying attention elsewhere.

How do you request in advance? I plan to request them if they are not there next week. HUGE part of our balcony experience!

We are booked for the White Pass Railway and Klondike Highway Journey next week. I can let you know what we thought of it after we go.

Were (are) loungers on the magic carpet suite balconies? Just wondering what to ask for on my upcoming cruise.

Me too, and she left a message and followed up with an email telling me she had left a message. No where did she address my concerns though. Not until I spoke with her directly. I’m guessing they are careful about what they put in writing.

Yes.

Not your door, not your problem. To each their own.

Was the comedian any good? I love stand up comedy shows.

People bring and hide rubber ducks for others to find. It’s a big thing on some ships, and I believe, is now happening on most sailings to one degree or another. in fact, we will be bringing a few on our upcoming sailing. 🤪

The edge

I have, and it shows one show on day 2 and a different show on day 6, and that’s it.

Our cruise is in a week so I was looking on the app at the entertainment and it only showed theatre shows on the two sea days. Is that normally how often there are theatre shows? Not sure why, but I was under the impression there were shows every night in the theatre.

I booked my cruise a year out and started researching excursions right away. One that we booked directly with the provider, Island Wings, didn’t have their schedule up quite yet but still let us book and I’m glad they did even though we didn’t pay the deposit for several months still. They are fully booked now and even a few months ago when we called with a change, they were full. (We leave in a week). The rest of ours are through the cruise company and we booked early because they were popular ones that sell out quickly.

43 minutes

I thought of doing it on our cruise, mostly to make it easy to find our door but we have a shared hallway door with another cabin. I found a really cool tie dyed moose that I thought was totally appropriate for Alaska.

I have water resistant pants. I plan to spend time in outside spaces even if it rains!

My husband said the same thing when I told him about the change.

I called the executive office and asked them directly if the butler workload was the same as before the “team concept” was implemented then canned, or if they had more cabins to cover. I was told they had the same workload as before the change. I even repeated it back to her and asked again, to make sure she understood me. sounds like she told me an outright lie.

Personally, I don’t eat seafood (I’m allergic to much of it) so the fine cut steak house would be my go-to. what is your favorite type of food?

I can hurt myself with a chair… even a table will do if I’m determined. Good grief, the loungers can’t be that dangerous! There must be something else going on here.

We are in a MC in about a week, we will be asking for them if they aren’t already on our balcony. I need a comfy place to go cool off when the hot flashes hit.

Uggh, me too! I am the hot flash queen around here. I’m really looking forward to a nice, cool, cruise. I sure hope they don’t have all the indoor areas sweltering hot.

Is there a way to have things pressed for a charge even if you don’t have CC status? We are new cruisers and I’ve been wondering how to pack my dresses so they won’t wrinkle. I don’t think it’s possible.

We will be boarding in a few weeks, on the 24th! I’m excited to follow along on your journey. 😊. Happy Cruising!

As an aside, we too, are going on an Alaskan cruise on the Edge. It leaves the 24th out of Seattle. one idea is to find and join your roll call for the specific cruise you are on. It’s a good way to “pre-meet” some people. Often times there are meet ups once onboard. and by the way, welcome to the board! 😊