Lorey2007

2 minutes ago, AeroBaldness said:

On a whim, we did The Seattle Underground Tour this morning.  We enjoyed every minute!!  However, with a disability it'd be tough as there is a lot of up and down stairs and such. 

Thanks for the heads up.

55 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Our daughter has done this and recommended it.  Not sure how to do it.  Do you just show up?  

I made a reservation with Showmeseattle.com after watching a vloger's youtube video.

44 minutes ago, SightCRR said:

Lorey, Think about doing Chihuly the same day as Needle and Mopop since they are so close and doing PPM, aquarium and harbor cruise the same day since they are close. If you have to skip any of these don't miss Chihuly and PPM. sightcrr

I'll have to rethink that. I just didn't want to do too much on the day we get off the ship. We can drop our luggage & have the PPP food tour booked for 10:30 since our hotel check in isn't until 3:00. I also have to make reservations with the CityPass for some of the places.

1 hour ago, Ozark_Kid said:

After the quilts we went next door to Klondike Doughboy.  While preparing for this cruise I heard it was a must try.

 

A Doughboy is like a flat funnel cake. You can see them being made. 

 

We saw how big they were so we decided to spit it between the 4 of us.

 

That was a big mistake to split it.   These things are sooooo good.   Do not skip getting one....or two.  Do NOT share.

When you are in Victoria I heard you have to try a beavertail at the Beavertail store downtown.

25 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Before I continue I want to mention we plan to stay in Seattle until Sunday.   I have been considering to continue the review to give some insight on what to do at the Seattle port. What do you think?

Wonderful! We are also staying until Sunday. Friday doing a food tour at Pike Place Market and Space Needle or MoPop museum. Sunday Chihuly Glass, aquarium and Agrosy Harbor Cruise all except the food tour with the CityPass. DH has a walking disabilty so to get around we will taxi, Uber or City bus. There is a neat app Rome2rio that looks to be really helpful that tells the price of taxi etc or walk time works like a gps with multiple options. I hope we can fit it all in.

1 hour ago, Ozark_Kid said:

When the tender got to the ship we slapped up against it.  It got a few to jump.  We loaded up the tenders and left Celebrity behind.

I've never had to tender in a lifeboat😬

4 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Yes.  Since retiring I have little use for a phone so when I got this one I was looking for a camera that had phone capabilities.   😆 It's a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra.  It has a 10x lens that has really come in handy on this trip.

 

I'm due for a new phone I'll have to look into that one.

11 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Eagle vids

 

 

Great video's did you take these from your phone?

7 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I remember someone posting a moor was damaged in Sitka. We are at the pier but at 1pm the boat will move away and thereafter we tender back to the boat.

Do you have a RCL excursuion planned? We have a private excursion and will be interested in hearing if theres a shuttle & how long it takes to get to town.

I hope they get the moor repaired by August

Have a great day!

19 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

The tram will take you to the end of the pier where the city busses are at.  Once you board the bus goes to several stops in the city.  I noticed a bus in town waved down so a couple could board.  The busses circles all day from the shop, around town and back to the ship. 

I just remembered we have a RCL excursion in Skagway so I won't worry about taking the bus from the ship but I hope we can catch the $5 bus to take us back to the ship.  When we were there 7 years ago I remember that long walk back to the ship from downtown.

1 hour ago, Ozark_Kid said:

The shops in Juneau is an easy walk.  

How about the tram is that short walk?

55 minutes ago, graphicguy said:

 

  And another from the pickup and drop off point to downtown Skagway that costs $5 for the day.

Does this $5 one take you right from the ship to downtown?

23 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

 

 When we were in Juneau there were shops dedicated to Christmas stuff and several that had ornaments. 

 

 

I always get a ornament from each port. Were these shops close to the ship?

31 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Someone asked for Grande pics.

 

 

 

 

Thanks, tables are a little close I'll request one by a window.

Looks like a lot of men had on suits or jackets.

Is your cabin port or starboard?

14 minutes ago, graphicguy said:

I'm already home. 

 

I'd get a City Pass and go to the Space needle, Pike Place Market, the Aquarum, etc.

 

 

lol I thought I was quoting @Ozark_Kid

27 minutes ago, graphicguy said:

My return flight was 11:15 a.m. and the luggage tags and check in ticket showed up about 9:00 p.m. the night before disembarkation.

What are your plans for the 2 days after the cruise? We don't fly home until Sunday after our cruise trying to plan our 2 days in Seattle.

44 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I am totally sober and I am eating this!  Hey, it's 2 1/2 hours before MDR!  I feel obligated.   

 

Do you have traditional late seating at the same table or My Time Dining?

Since cruising restarted, I've booked all my cruises with a refundable deposit.  Once I purchased our airfare I had my TA change my booking to NRD. The fee was deducted from my balance due and the original rate has never changed or the cabin I booked.

I would also like to know when your next cruise is and if you'll be doing a "Live" review. I followed along on some of your other reviews on NCL and Celebrity & enjoyed them all.

1 hour ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I can't believe I forgot to post food with the response 😳 

 

yum

How was your dinner in Grande?  I assume you will have the same table each night and can just walk in without standing in line. If possible can you post some pictures of the room especially near the windows.

Enjoying all the pictures and info.

I'll be following along I was getting withdrawal after graphicguy's live posts ended.  Did you happen to see if there was a priority or Key line upon arrival?  Do you have MTD or a traditional MDR early or late dining? We are sailing Ovation the last week of August our itinerary is similar to yours I'm particularly interested in Victoria.  Thanks for doing this and have fun.

How far is the walk from the ship, Ovation, to the shuttle bus or the taxi's?

54 minutes ago, graphicguy said:

For those who follow any of the cruise Vloggers/ YouTubers, I had the pleasure of meeting Chris Wong who has his Royal vlog, which follows his work as a Casino Host.  Very personable and likable young man.

 

Helpful, too!  Glad I got a chance to chat with him.

 

 

I plan on stopping by to meet him. I started watching when someone in one of our groups posted a link when he started back up with Ovation.