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When our cruise gets back to Port in Seattle on the last day, I believe it docks around 8am. Our flight backnto Arizona leaves at 3pm. Is that a pretty time allotment to disembark and get to the airport? Thank you.

Yes, I will be putting him in a wheel chair to get him situated on the ship. I believe my mom has already requested one to be at the ready.

Thank you for the reply. I think the fixed dining will be the way to go. As far as priority boarding, we will be helping with my dad and getting him on the ship as best we can. We just want to make sure they will allow this. Not looking for a free ride. I will have to tell them about the laundry service. What are the benefits to them in the Concierge Lounge? I appreciate the tips.

New to the boards here. My parents were gifted a cruise (all expenses) and decided to go to Alaska in mid August aboard the Westerdam. They are both up there in age and my dad doesn't get around all that well so we have decided to go with them to help them out with getting around so they can enjoy the experience. We are not totally new to cruising but it's been a decade or two since we've hit the water. After some reading we just booked our Alaskan cruise. I've been reading a lot on open dining vs. assigned. Seems that I've read more posts about long lines with open seating but assigned you know when to show up and not wait. But open seating you can pretty much choose your own time. We rarely have dinner after 6pm and like the idea of eating when we want but the elderly parents standing in a long line for dinner is a big draw back. Right now we have open seating. The parents have priority boarding. Can we squeeze in with them on that? Is priority boarding a benefit? The parents booked a Neptune suite with the HIA plan. We booked a verandah aft room so we can watch the wake. We didn't buy the HIA because we rarely drink. That said, can we tag along on the parents internet service included in the HIA they bought? Not sure if I have done well for the first booking in decades, but I'm trying. Any other tips to read up on that will enhance our cruise experience?