Cruzaholic41

Viking Ocean is an excellent line, and rated best by Condé Nast. Highly recommended. But if you’re not willing to drop that kind of coin, Holland America is the way to go.

Well, it’s October. It’s Alaska. Not exactly an all points bulletin here.

Your example doesn’t make sense. There are lots of things done on cruises that are not done at home.

Well, you’re lucky that you haven’t encountered people video recording shows with the bright screens, or those who insist on talking loudly on their phones during dinner, shows, etc, or the constant dings of text messages because people are too dumb to silence their phones.

I would not consider Sun Princess an upgraded experience. She’s a mega ship. That’s good in a lot of ways but not for an upgraded small-ship & sans kids experience. Between the 2, Oceania better meets your wishes. Although I highly recommend looking at Viking and Silver.

This. Although in this case I would recommend the brand new Wish over Voyager. But if the RCI choice was Oasis, Quantum or Icon Class, it would be hands-down RCI over Disney for me.

Oh, you nailed that one right on the head. The necessity for everyone to keep their phones on them now, along with all the selfish and rude behavior associated with it has really changed cruising for the worse, IMO.

But you’re still wrong and it does not help anyone when you post and then repeat false info. People need to know that they may be denied entry to Canada with only a DUI arrest and not yet having been convicted. Good night.

Aquahound is correct. Hubby is CBP and has done a lot of work with Canada’s CBSA. We share our NCIC data with Canada. If you have been arrested for DUI or numerous other covered offenses but not yet convicted, Canada will see it and will most likely deny entry.

Context is key here. I’m talking about the port - the dock area with Red Dog and Diamonds International. You know, the place that totally shuts down when the ships leave. Yes, totally fake.

Yes, these ports are overcrowded but I have very little sympathy for people who just want to sit in the Red Dog and not actually get away from the fake port in order to see Alaska.

Local excursions and/or car rentals are far better than cruise line excursions. Alaskan ports are very safe in this regard. However, some excursions such as the train in Skagway are pretty much the same whether you book through the line or not.

HAL used to allow you to bring wine aboard for cabin consumption at every port. It was a really nice feature for European cruises. Sadly, they no longer allow it.

Good choice. Have fun. Biking to Mendenhall from downtown is not feasible. It’s possible, sure, but highly not recommended.

May is my favorite time to cruise Alaska. Typically dry weather and less crowds.

If you go on an Alaskan cruise to actually see and experience Alaska, you won’t have a problem with port crowding. I’m confident in saying most cruisers just want to walk around the fake and manufactured port areas just to shop Diamonds International or a bunch of garbage souvenirs - or even worse, overcrowd a bar. Get out to actually see and experience the place and those crowds quickly disappear.

So, now we’re going to pretend that NCL’s fares with the “included” beverage package is the same price as their base fares that don’t include it. Now, we’re going to pretend the daily gratuity is all you pay. What’s next? Pretending that water is included in the beverage package? Specialty coffees? Sorry, but there is no defending the Frontier Airlines of the seas.

You mean the cruise line that charges daily gratuities on the “free” beverage package? Lol. Nah, they don’t nickel and dime. 😂. What a joke.

Sounds like you’re describing NCL, the masters of nickel and dime. As others have stated, many lines do not charge corkage for carry-ons unless the bottles are taken to a public lounge to be poured.

Lol. I get what you’re saying. It’s like, uh, just look up. 😂

Personally, I prefer Viking Ocean because they tailor their cuisine and entertainment to the ports they visit. It makes them perfect for the Greek Isles. Otherwise, if you prefer larger mainstream lines, I recommend Celebrity and Holland America.

I’m very familiar with all those lines and suite categories. I recommend the suite on Allure. Oasis Class ships are amazing and RCI has a great suites program.

Like others, I think this is unfounded. In truth, I encounter much more snobbery on the mainstream lines, especially in the ranks of the most frequent cruisers. I have recently sailed premium lines Viking Ocean, Silver, and even Celebrity’s high end expeditionary ship Flora. With any gathering of human beings, there will always be selfish people. But I can’t say snobbery was ever an issue. In fact, it was kinda nice not ever running into frequent cruisers who adorn themselves with status pins and want to act like they are direct descendants of Neptune.

Neither. Personally , I think anytime dining is best on Alaska cruises.

Yeah, because heaven forbid anyone to think different or have different priorities than you. 🙄 Some people don’t value sea days, including Glacier Bay as much as others. Some people have particular ports they want to visit and they value the ship that takes there. Please stop acting as though you’re the self appointed experts on what everyone wants.