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Most likely. Be one of the first off with your own luggage. Odds are you'll get to the airport with time to spare.

As I understand it, those are just grocery stores. Costco and Sam's Club (owned by Walmart) are what we call warehouse clubs. They sell food, but many other items, often in bulk. You could go in and purchase tires for your car, patio furniture, a diamond ring, a giant bag of coffee and really good deals on very drinkable wine.

In the US, Costco is considered much "higher end" than Sam's Club. I can assure you that it would not be surprising to find Silversea cruisers shopping there!

As a life long Texan who has lived in the Houston area all my life, except for college years in Dallas, but that was over 50 years ago, I'd say it is absolutely impossible to experience Texas at any one location. That being said, I'd recommend the San Antonio-Austin area. Those are still big cities, but smaller than either Houston or DFW. If you are comfortable driving on the "wrong side of the road", rent a car and get out in the areas between the big metropolitan areas. And to the Dallas person above, you are delusional if you think there is less crime in Dallas than in Houston. 😲

I'm on the Muse, November 18, Hong Kong to Singapore, and my travel agent called today to say that final payment has been extended to Sept. 4. That's 75 days out for my cruise. It's only logical that if the Japan cruises are changed, the cruises that follow will have to be changed too. This a case where Door to Door makes things a lot easier with itinerary changes highly possible.

As to weather, timing and Alaska - I have done 6 Alaska cruises, very late April to mid September and find weather to be a crap shoot. I have experienced every kind of weather at every port. Que sera, sera.

Just read that with Omicron, the current variant that's rampant. the incubation period is 2 to 3 days at most. So, it's just as likely that the exposure happened at the airport or on the plane.