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Thanks a lot, appreciate the post.

Thanks for the reply. There is an offer code on my letter and I can provide that to the TA, I was wondering if I could preview the cabin selections prior to calling my TA to see if there is anything worthwhile for us to book. We are not at the level for a "free cabin" just free play.

@azbirdmom We received a certificate in our cabin for free play. Does my TA have to book the cruise through the Players Club (PC) department or can we just book it as a normal booking. I know the certificate mentions select locations on it, just didn't know if we had to go through PC or regular booking giving the offer code to the Princess representative who answers the phone.

We are big fans of independent whale watching companies. In Juneau, we like Jayleen's Alaska and in Icy Strait Point, we like Glacier Wind Charters. Both companies are great vendors and have lots of great reviews on Cruise Critic as well as TripAdvisor. Since independent vendors have a tendency to book up fast, we always book ASAP as we don't want to miss out. With that being said, do what you feel most comfortable doing for your cruise.

Good to know, Coral -- thanks.

Great minds think alike!

@azbirdmomAt least you got notification. I had one of our tours cancelled by Princess because we were no longer going to that port (Monterey). I didn't receive any notification, it just fell off of our excursion listing. I am taking all of our paperwork with me when we go on the cruise April 8th just in case there is a problem.

@Hammergirl. I have cancelled excursions in the past but do not remember ever receiving a notice from Princess stating there were cancelled. Whenever I book an excursion I always print out my Travel Summary right away as it will show that I booked an excursion --- this is my proof should I ever have problems with Princess. Also, if I paid by credit card, I keep a copy of the email that Princess sends stating I booked an excursion and the cost that my credit card was charged. I don't know when you cancelled your excursions --- it does take some time for a refund. Sometimes, the refund is fast and sometimes it is anywhere from 7-14 days. Good luck, hope your refund comes soon.

Thanks. Aware that it is a tourist trip. Used to live in SoCal (Irvine and Chula Vista). Meeting a friend there so wasn't sure how long of a walk it would be from the ship.

So, my husband and I are Elite. We each have our own phone. So, if we sign up it would be $7.50 a day for me and $7.50 for him -- correct? We would be signing up once on board the ship so we could use some of our OBC for payment.

The peppermint logs are one of my favorites so hoping they have a downtown location when we go in July and August. My spelling of the company name in my post was probably not accurate --- I apologize for that.

We are huge fans of Ketchikan Kandies. Used to stop by as often as we could when in town. Last year we noticed they were not at the downtown location and didn't know what happened to them until I saw a YouTube video of Ward Cove and then I saw their sign. Hope it is true that thy might be downtown again this summer --- the trick will be to find out where downtown. Thanks for the information.

For specific questions about the Ruby, I would post here. For questions about Alaska, I would suggest posting your questions on the Alaska board as you will most likely get more answers. I do agree with voljeep that you should dress in layers.

I looked at the date stamp on one of our pictures and it showed we were in Sitka on 5/12/2018. Can't tell you if the time of year we went was good or not for the tour, all I can tell you is what we encountered.

We are taking a coastal cruise and one of our ports will be San Diego. We are on Princess and was wondering how far is it from the dock to Seaport Village? Is it walkable???

@CoralHappy to see that you were able to book the cruise. Yes, we have taken the excursion you mentioned. For us, the boat part was just "so-so" as we thought we would see more wildlife --- we only saw a whale way off in the distance and a couple of rafts of otters. We did enjoy the raptor center (we always enjoy supporting a wildlife center) and seeing the bears. Although some might describe the bear experience similar to what you would see in a zoo, we still enjoyed seeing the bears and watching their personalities. When we go in July, we will most likely go to the excursion office where the bus drops us off and see if we can get a raptor/bear combo excursion if it is not too expensive.

Just received $250 for our 14-day Alaska cruise --- very happy!

@startedwithamouseThank you for the detailed information, I appreciate it. I will check our itinerary to see when Rock Opera will be available for us.

Thank you very much for the response, I appreciate it very much. Hope you are having a wonderful cruise.

Is anyone on the Discovery Princess right now? If so, can you tell me what night Rock Opera is being performed? We will be sailing in 2 weeks and I am trying to find out the information. Thanks in advance.

We received a flyer in our cabin for $150 each for casino free play. It states right on the flyer that in order to book this offer we or our travel agent must call a specific number. Also, when I have used this type of offer in the past and was going to use the offer on my booking, I told my TA that they must call the number provided to ensure we got the offer.

Thanks for the information, I appreciate it.

Ok, thank you for your response. If I use a travel agent, do I work through them? I know with other lines I have always had to work through the TA for a price reduction.

We are new to Carnival. We booked an Alaskan cruise on January 28, 2023 for an April 23, 2024 sailing on the Carnival Spirit. While looking at some of the items posted on the Carnival website I came across something that mentioned "Early Saver Protection Form." Can someone explain what the form is all about? And, is this something I should be filling out?

Thank you. Did it just show up on your reservation or did you receive notification from Carnival?