tanyaewa

This. 🙂

weather is always a factor. I’ve been 3 times - May, May and September and I’ve been VERY fortunate but lots of days can be socked in rain. Early September should be fine and downright warm at times. The ships port right in the towns and there is exploring to be done by foot easily at each stop. It’s really up to your preference as to how much you “splash out” for tours and what interests you. 1. Skagway. I do not know whether to book the Rail and Bus Excursion (3 hours 45 minutes) or the Rail and Yukon Suspension Bridge (4 hours 45 minutes). Any advice? I would suggest the rail excursion. No need to add on bus trip as well. We did White Pass railway this past September and it was amazing. There is also an extremely interesting museum in town. we were late September and the shops were starting to wind down for the season 2. I have been advised to take a helicopter tour. In Skagway there is the Helicopter Glacier Discovery but I can not book that if I do the Train excursion. In Juneau, I can book the Helicopter Icefield Excursion. Is that excursion good? I would choose the helicopter in Juneau. Although going out to see Mendenhall Glacier is another option. It’s certainly not as impressive as ones you will see in glacier bay but it’s very interesting 3. I have also been advised to book the Bering Sea Crab Fisherman's Tour in Ketchikan. I am not sure I want to book that cruise so I am interested in other recommendations for shore excursions in Ketchikan. in Ketchikan it’s very cool to just do a town walking tour - we once did the Duck Boat tour and it was super interesting because the y tour guide was a born and raised local

Thanks very much for taking the time to come back and give us a first hand account. “Most” of us really appreciate it

We loved deck 7 mid ship and aft.

That worked out great then

I just booked a club Balcony suite ( on the encore ) and the room selection defaulted to the rooms directly above the cavern. Fortunately I noticed and changed it. I’d be concerned about the possibility…. What is the price diff between guarantee and choosing?

Where do you submit your shareholder statement

Same thing happened to me for weeks. Same coastal itineraries. Tried many work around. Finally booked a NCL cruise. Then circled back to check pricing on Princess and it let me book when I wasn’t logged in but prices were much higher than what I saw when I was logged in. Frustrating. Finally got my TA to check and it Turns out NCL is much cheaper anyway.

Loving this review because a) we love cruising with family b) we have been on the Bliss to Alaska (and my husband was removed from racetrack…( it may have been a DUI ;)) we finally found him in the “waiting lounge” C) the day you were in Cabo I was in a lounge chair on the beach watching your ship anchored in front of us….. I would have watched all your adventures - arriving, tendering, heading out on your luxury snorkel, etc…

We spent a lot of time on the promenade deck on Majestic in Alaska this September. It was rarely busy and we were literally the only people on the back of the ship on that deck as we left glacier bay. Stunning. It does NOT go all the way around but there are certainly pockets of very underused viewing space on both sides. And there’s the smoke 💨 loungers section too which can sometimes be empty and a nice place for a nap

I didn’t realize it was the last! We are in that one too

I’ve missed you CheapoDad! So glad you are out and cruising again. Heading out on Majestic next month. Looking forward to your perspective here

Gosh thanks for sharing this. This is the sort of thing I love about this message board - the little intel details. I booked the breakfast for our Sept 10. What a fun surprise for my hubby.

I’ve told this story before…. We embarked at Rome and one of our travelling companions brought 6 bottles of lovely Italian wine. They stood at the table for 15 min before 2-3 staff waved them along. My friends tried to insist they pay but staff were too busy with other things. YMMV

Although the regulations are clear and set out - I believe it varies by port, ship and staffing

On the glacier you will be walking on snow, ice and melted ice. It’s best to have suitable footwear

Absolutely- that’s food and beverage. ALL liquor sales have very significant markups. There is no reason for Princess to not be in line with other pricing elsewhere which in turn increases revenues People are willing to pay much more for the exact same thing if they feel there is a prestige to it. If Princess wants to continue to attract a premier crowd they need to sell it as that. There has to be a wholesale price increase due to industry cost increases and this is the vehicle to do that

ALL liquor sales have very significant markups. There is no reason for Princess to not be in line with other pricing elsewhere which in turn increases revenues

As I said in the other thread… In my opinion this is the way for Princess to raise all their liquor prices. IMO it’s overdue. I’m always surprised at the reasonable prices vs an onland restaurant or resort. Across the board all prices and costs have increased in the past few years and especially months and this allows them a vehicle to do it under the guise of “premier pricing”. So much interest here is being focussed on that when in fact I’m sure we will see all beverages significantly increase to new thresholds Edited 3 minutes ago by tanyaewa

In my opinion this is the way for Princess to raise all their liquor prices. IMO it’s overdue. I’m always surprised at the reasonable prices vs an onland restaurant or resort. Across the board all prices and costs have increased in the past few years and especially months and this allows them a vehicle to do it under the guise of “premier pricing”. So much interest here is being focussed on that when in fact I’m sure we will see all beverages significantly increase to new thresholds