Kimahri

Thanks I'm worrying for nothing

Hope you enjoyed your cruise

Does Princess have you show vaccination records when boarding the ship? or do I just need to show my passport

Thanks to all that replied

Thank you

I checked on visacentral and it is saying that I do not need a visa (I do have a passport) to enter Canada because I am a U.S citizen. I am leaving from Seward AK. I'm just looking for confirmation that this is correct. I'm sure I am worrying for nothing but I just want to make sure I have all my ducks in a row.

Thanks

My husband and I brought cargo pants on our trip. Glad we did no extra packing and we did have days that we zipped the pant portion off into shorts. We went at the end of July beginning of August. We may go back next year and as far as shoes go on the land portion I'm bring trail runners. As others have said layering is key.

My husband and I visited Alaska a few years ago and enjoyed our hike at Exit Glacier. We stopped at Le Barn Appetit for crepes which is right on the way. The crepes were delicious.

We just got back from Alaska and went through Hoonah travel adventures in Icy Strait. The boat fits 18 people max we had 16 passengers on our tour. The boat is comfortable and clean. The tour was amazing and we both wished we had more time with this tour. The boat has an enclosed area and an open area in the front and back of the boat. This allowed people to move around and get good pictures and videos of the whales.

Lovin this review

Thanks for writing this review. :DWill be on deck 9, maybe Randy will be our cabin steward he sounds great. I've had my flight booked since last year and they have changed our flight twice so far.

Hi wannatravelmore,

These people used K Bay air in Homer. Which I believe is the Alaska Bear Adventures.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1679447

Look at post 14

I really enjoy this guy's review and hope this help. Maybe you can ask him a question or two.

Thanks for posting this review with all the pictures. I look everyday to see what you've added. I got side tracked today with Shazzah trip report. :D

Hi apachemd,

The first thing we looked at when planning our land/cruise tour was our budget and planned from there. We like to splurge on vacation but I don't mind saving a penny or two. Check out the toursaver book it has 2 for 1 coupons.

Second, we needed to decide if we wanted to do a cruise tour or DIY. We decided we are more of the DIY type people. I want to be able to stop if I want or sleep in. It seemed like the cruise tours were always wanting the bags or people out early.

Third, we needed to decide where we wanted to go. We looked through a few Alaska books, pulled out a map, read reviews, and researched places we thought would be interesting. A few of the reviews I really enjoyed and thought were helpful are listed below.

We've only cruised on Royal Caribbean. We're really happy with the ships that we have been on in regards to service, food, cabins, and the ports.

I can't comment on Alaska yet because we are heading there at the end of the month. I hope you are able to put together a wonderful trip.

By: WalleyeLJ

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1844695

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1679447

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1852077

By: ace1zoe2

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1434211

By: jennat

Thanks for reposting the pictures and explaining the blue ice. I keep telling my DH look at this picture. I'm really enjoying your review, we're going later this summer. Amy was our CD on the Oasis and I agree she is quite nice and a very busy woman.

I'm excited to hear you enjoyed your tour with Hoonah we are booked with them later this summer.

Thanks for doing this review. I've been planning this trip for a year and never get tired of reading another review with great pictures:D

Thanks for posting your review getting ready to hit subscribe

Love the pictures thus far

I've read all the reviews from last year and have been anxiously awaiting new posts for this year:D:D:D

Thanks for doing this review

Another vote for Bernard's tours in St. Maarten

We did tour 2 and there was more than enough time at the beaches. We did not need our passports. The vans are clean and our driver was lots of fun.

In Nassau we did the ship excursion Blue Lagoon beach break and really enjoyed our day.

The toursaver coupon book will be saving us some money. I believe I was able to purchase it in November.

The shoes are the problem in my packing. I've narrowed it down to four pairs.

Waterproof hiking (wearing these on the plane)

Running shoes (for workouts and of course running:D)

Athletic sandals (for the pool and the chance of a really warm day)

Black dress shoes (will be doing the dressy vs formal)

I have two pairs of the convertible zip off pants and a couple pair of pants that look like dress pants if paired with a dressy shirt or casual if paired with a t-shirt.

I've decided to bring one skirt and just change out the tops maybe change the look with a scarf or jewelry.

Again my husband thinks my carry-on and a backpack is never going to happen but I've had a year to plan this out so I think it will work.

Have a great time:)

We're going later in the summer and I told my husband that I'm bring a carry-on and a backpack. He says that is never going to happen.

It so hard to decide which shoes to bring.

So happy your surgery went well

I started reading your reviews last year in preparation for our trip this year. Thanks for all the information and beautiful pictures.

The actual name of the excursion is Blue Lagoon deluxe beach break. I looked it up to see if I could find it in the shore excursion and it showed up on the 2nd page in the Nassau section. It's $65 pp

I was thinking maybe they have it posted in the general information but for those booked already it's not showing up because of reason mentioned above by other people.

Another vote for Blue Lagoon beach

We went to the beach directly behind the lunch area and pretty much had the beach to ourselves the entire day. We brought with our snorkel gear and felt like we had our own private island.

Just finished and enjoyed your review:D

We're going to Alaska next year with RC and the land portion on our own. We are eventually planning on taking a Princess cruise somewhere.

Thanks for the information