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I didn't realize that Rocky Mountaineer went into Alaska.

Even with the construction, there is still no need to take HAL's bus. It's going to get stuck in the same traffic.

Not really. You need the sea days to actually get to the ports.

So they point the right way? They back out of the dock and need to turn to point to the exit.

I wonder if this was a partial charter that brought their own catering, dishes, etc, and went through the process of Koshering the galley.

The best place to ask since you are looking for non-ship excursions is the ports of call boards for your ports.

While you won't have hours, you should have enough time to do what you are wishing to do.

I'm not a fan of these huge behemouths. But that's where things are going.

Having just done this, the airport hotel shuttles aren't reliable. Just plan to take a taxi.

While the tunnel will be reopening on August 5th, I believe there will still be some sporadic weekend closing.

You can definitely expect an upsell in the spa (all cruise spas are run by the same company). But, other than that, there really isn't much upselling.

I could be mistaken, but the program for under 2's is just times when the room isn't in use and you can bring your child there and stay with them and allow them to play.

This is only on the Excel ships and specifically for Chibang and Cucina.

Which port? That way we can direct you to the proper ports of call board to ask.

And I just read an article that Grand Cayman is complaining about the drop in cruiser traffic. Larger ships take longer to tender, so are avoiding places where they need to do so. Heck, when Oasis was introduced, it didn't even start going to Labadee until the pier was done (though the pier was probably done first, my memory is going).

The busses were probably already on the other side of the rockslide.

Complimentary for the first visit, additional visits have a charge.

I agree. These large ships don't belong in Alaska. This is why Juneau is attempting to limit ships. They are getting overrun.

You will be escorted to a meeting place by a crew member. Sometimes, if space is available, if a crew member has some time off and wishes to go on an excursion they can.

Does it really matter? The security team will enforce the rules and will not allow prohibited items on board. Now, I'm sure they'll do it in a way to not upset a 4 year old, but no, that balloon isn't coming aboard.

My only comment. The cruise lines publish a dress code. IMHO, it is respectable to honor the dress code, regardless of whether or not the cruise line enforces it.

Yes. They are dangerous to the environment.

Cast members don't have the ability to do that. Only the captain and perhaps some senior staff do. I can assure you, getting kicked off the ship is a very serious decision and not taken lightly, and will not be done for kids being kids. Now, if those kids are vandalizing the ship, throwing things off the deck, etc, then yes, they might find themselves left at the dock, but not for screaming in their stateroom.

There are no self serve laundries at all on NCL.

You pay at the time of reservation.