Duane S.

Thanks for the responses, hopefully we will be on time!

unable to find an answer via search engine we have fixed early seating on our trip to Alaska next may. If we are late for our seating time can we still use the assigned table? I am trying to determine if there is any time leeway to get to our scheduled mdr dining time and if so how much?? unlikely we would be more than 15 to 20 minutes late but is that too late to use our assigned seating? I tried several times to get info on this but never got a straight answer. thanks in advance for any response

enjoying the live feeds and info, many thanks to those who give us all this great info. wife and I are considering a 14 day Alaska cruise next May, thought I would ask current cruisers if they felt like 14 days would be too many? there are numerous 7 day cruises and some that involve land events but I am not sure I would enjoy the logistics of the land portions, planes trains and hotels, so we are looking at the 14 day which is all ports from Vancouver. So I am interested in your opinions on my dilemma, 7 or 14 days, what do you all think since you are doing it right now! This is our first trip to Alaska so we know nothing, lol. thanks in advance to any who are kind enough to respond,

thank you very helpful

thanks for the info, we are definitely all in on a Michelin star meal will keep Nectari on our list

We will be doing the post Barcelona 2 nite stay in 2025, I am researching what to do for the 2 nites we are there. Interested in your experiences of the post Barcelona stay specifically where you stayed in relation to the sites and what did you do the morning of deemabarkation from the ship. Any input is appreciated thank you

ours was a screw top, but it can vary based on their suppliers per one of the bar tenders.

we were on Rotterdam 11-2023, the drink pkg included a 12 ounce metal bottle, not the 16 oz, they will charge you for those.

thanks ottahand7, that is great news I feel much better about the music venues now!!

Is the cig smoke bad in the casino ? We are cruising on the Eurodam in November 24

this may be slightly off topic but it does relate to airfare We are booked for a future cruise on Hal in September to Boston and return from Montreal, I checked the airfare and they seem to be quite expensive, so much so that it almost equals the cost of the cruise, I despise flying but it is the only way in this case We are actually considering canceling the cruise due to the high cost of flying to the port. Do the costs of flights come down the closer we get to the sail date? We have until June to make a decision but it sure isn't looking good. also, for the New Englanders, Are we better off simply driving to New England as our main goal is to see the coast and fall colors if so what time of the fall is the best weeks to go for foliage views ? If this inquiry does not belong here please simply remove it. thanks

We just completed a cruise and drove from tn to port, parked at park n go near cruise terminal and it is super simple and much less stressful than going into the port,IMO, they dropped our bags right at the terminal and we walked in, had to wait in line briefly when we returned from the cruise but that was expected.

I was able to comparison shop the 2 future cruises we booked for September 24 and July 25, that we booked while on board, and the on board booking were both less expensive when you factor in the on board credit. So for me it not much of a sale and Ill stick with what I got. Also, the BF sale requires full payment within a month, the onboard bookings do not. Caveat Emptor

I have been very clear in my comments, I am only concerned about the INTERIOR spaces, we knew that the aft pool area was smoker friendly and were able to avoid it entirely as a passenger is not required to walk thru that area to get to another venue, Smokers need some area to smoke in and the aft pool is a logical and workable choice, plus it is outside so the wind takes care of the problem. So NO I would not be in favor of banning smoking in the aft pool area.

Not sure what time you were there but literally every time we traveled near or thru the casino there were multiple smokers and the smell carried. It was so bad that on port days, when the casino is closed, they used portable high volume fans and air freshener to try and clear the cigarette smell. I do remember that the smoking was limited to the slot machines/video poker etc. at one point when we walked thru literally every machine next to the craps table had a person smoking a cig., at one point while simply walking thru the main aisle of video poker machines a man purposely blew smoke into our faces. From my experience the smell of smoke carries quite a distance whether there are 2 or 20 smokers, The point is that no passenger on any cruise ship interior space should be subject to second hand smoke, it is unhealthy and violates personal health rights. If enough passengers complain they will change the policy and yes I made a point to comment on the smoking in the post cruise survey, it is sad that a really nice cruise experience was marred by unavoidable second hand smoke.