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I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 4-7 night cruise on a mainstream line that had zero sea days. I think the best you can hope for is a cruise with only one sea day.

My grandparents all lived in Miami. We wore shorts constantly 🙂

Kinda wasteful don’t you think?

And here is baseball in the 40’s(?) Styles change. Fashion is arbitrary

Why not?

Random trivia: By far the biggest fee a cruise ship will experience is the Panama Canal toll

One of our favorite games is “I hope that’s his daughter.”

Wash your hands throughly. That’s all I ask. Don’t care how you dress.

The difference is I can just walk past those displays and be on my way. On a tour you are stuck. Imagine if Disney required you to spend 30 minutes in the gift shop once you get off Space Mountain.

Yes, they absolutely should say in the excursion description that they will be taking tour time for one of these sales pitches. And to be honest, you can usually tell. If there is mention of a jade factory tour or a pearl demonstration, experienceo cruisers know what the deal is. And while 95% of the time these are turnoffs and are one of the reasons I don’t often take excursions, every now and then I’m actually interested. On Curaçao I wanted to take the cheesy tour / sales pitch at the liquor factory.

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And pants. If you show up just wearing a jacket and tie they will send you back to your room.

While it’s going to warn people about the possibility of ship time being different from port time, keep in mind that it’s pretty rare nowadays and will be heavily announced in the rage occasions it happens.

Whatever you do don’t book a cruise to alsaca. Who knows where you will end up. But I bet you would love a cruise to Alaska. Oh, and some useful information so the mods won’t hate me: 1) For bears and salmon, later in the season is better than earlier. August is ideal. 2) Don’t worry about the port towns that much. Unless you want something specific (train ride, lumberjack show etc) they are more the same than different. 3) While you can see some wildlife from the ship (bring binoculars) the best wildlife views are on excursions in port. Excursions in Alaska are typically expensive, so be sure to include that in your budget. 4) I was serious up above; from what you posted I suspect you and kid will love Alaska.

Spiked coffee/chocolate drinks. Bring a good insulated mug with you (or buy a souvenir mug on board.)