Alberta Quilter

I just heard a toot!

My understanding is that it is the charge that counts. The method of payment doesn’t.

OP, I just wanted to point out that your free Cruise likely does not need to be in the Caribbean or Mexico, in spite of what the letter says. When I called to redeem my free cruise, I was told it could be used anywhere; it was basically a credit. I used it on a Pacific Coast cruise and upgraded the room. When you call the number on the letter, ask about that. Things may have changed since my experience. Congratulations!

Wow, Mary, I'm surprised (and sorry) to hear that. Would you please provide more details about what happened and where the failures occurred? My trip last year was less than perfect but they rallied very well to make up for delays then. Were some of the issues due to wildfires in the area? I know Jasper has been having a tough time with wildfires...

You might want to post your questions in the Canada/New England forum https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/9-canadanew-england/ instead of the Canada/Alaska forum. For Sydney, I recommend going to Fortress of Louisbourg, although I'm not sure there will be many actors at that time which really add to the enjoyment. Can't help with the fall foliage question.

I call it back bacon. Another term is pea meal bacon if the outside is coated. I don’t know of any Canadian who calls it Canadian bacon but there probably are some who do…

I have tipped the laundry staff in the past by putting the cash in an envelope and dropping it off at the Front Desk.

Log into My Account, Click on My Bookings and select the booking number for your cruise. On the page that comes up, where it says Welcome XXX, about the middle of the screen it gives your Departure port and your Return port. Next to that is a picture of a cabin and in faint lettering (at least on mine) the cabin number shows. I am looking at it right now for my booking and I did book through a TA.

So sorry this happened to you! But the bright side is that you got to enjoy your land tour and most of the cruise! I hope your wife feels better soon and you stay negative!

Wow, it took over a year?! I think I did my renewal in late January (before it expired) so I guess I have at least five more months to go! Thanks for the news about the timing. Not good news but at least there is hope!

Based on what I understood from the news reports, it's a bit of a hike to get see the activity - something like 90 minutes, IIRC. I believe that's 90 minutes one way! Enjoying your reports so far, thank you!

I once saw a family having a tablet and headphones for their child at the dining table in the MDR. I have to say the child was kept occupied and, as a result, well behaved during dinner.

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Me too!! Hope everyone on this cruise stays safe and healthy and has a really good time! Looking forward to all the reports.

Bingo and bar events like beer/wine tasting. OP, the credits will show on your folio and charges will be deducted from that credit as they are incurred.

Wow, my experience was that the new time slot was available to book immediately. That’s pretty bad service if it’s not available to book within three days…. Not much you can do but keep checking to see if it’s up. I hope it won’t be much longer.

What a great review! Thanks very much! It’s very entertaining.

I'm surprised at that. When I did it (before Covid), the charges showed up on my onboard account and were, as a result, paid by the OBC that was on that account. I didn't request that the shorex be paid by the OBC; it just happened. So, if you were denied, did you have to pay for the shorex via credit card at the time of booking?

I read your other post. It sounds like "The Key" has more to do with Royal Caribbean than it does with Vancouver so I would suggest posting your question on the RCCL forum instead of here or the West Coast Departures forum. I hope you get your answers.

You will pay the full amount. You could try to upgrade to the Elite Beverage Package, once onboard, which would include more expensive wines and alcohol. I believe the limit is $15.

I renewed Jan 14/22 (expiry was in May/22) and just checked the status. I'm still waiting for conditional approval... Fortunately, I have time to wait as we have no plans to leave Canada this year.

The Fairmont Waterfront bell staff will also take one's luggage to the longshoremen. Other hotels that are recommended on CC are the Blue Horizon, and the YWCA hotel. I've booked (and cancelled so have yet to stay there) the Auberge Vancouver which is a couple of blocks away from Canada Place. It was significantly less expensive for their top room than the room I would book at the Pan Pacific.

I was concerned about him and his wife when I saw the news reports of the storm damage in Rodanthe, North Carolina . But I think he is farther south than that. Glad to hear they're well.

Or they're starting to assign cabins for the people who booked guarantees.

I was on one Dam ship (may have been the Zaandam but can't remember for sure) many years ago in an OV with one of those old hair dryers mounted on the bathroom wall. We also had a handheld hair dryer in the room. You should be fine.