Francine Posted September 21, 2009 #226 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Pia and Donna, Thanks for taking us along. I look forward to the next journey. Just wish we were really with you. But, we are busy planning Star Princess October 24 - Sydney to LA. Enjoy your day in Vancouver. Do you get to stay in the same cabins the entire trip? Fran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted September 21, 2009 #227 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Pia & Donna, Thanks for giving us a great ride. Looking forward to the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonahCBrown Posted September 21, 2009 #228 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I'll use up the rest of DH's minutes while waiting for our transit stuff to arrive - evidently they forgot about us down at the Purser's Desk and are scrambling around to get our stuff together - have been asking about it since yesterday evening...grrr... Just to add a couple of notes about things - Juneau - we had a fun time visiting the Brewery there - we took a cab from the dock to go out there - $20 for 4 people, and the brewery tour and samples themselves were free - ran into a Princess tour that had included a visit to the Mendenhall Glacier and a stop at the brewery - sure it cost a lot more than we spent! Went back on the bus since the rain had stopped by then, and it was very easy and took us very close to the pier area, so if you are looking for an easy inexpensive way to get around, can recommend the local bus system, but make sure you have correct change $1.50/person each way - and you take the Mendenhall bus - not the express, the local. On the way up the Inside Passage after Ketchikan, be sure and spend time out on deck or on your balcony if you have one - much marine wildlife out there - saw lots of Dall dolphins (they are the ones that look like orcas - black and white) and other marine mammals - I saw either a small humpback or another species of whale - it was too far away to be sure. This has been a really spectacular cruise/tour with fabulous scenery and wildlife and, in general, really amazing weather. Should be about out of time now and I need to go harass the purser's desk again about our paperwork.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mii Posted September 21, 2009 #229 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Now that you have been on the Coral how do you like her. it is my favorite ship of the fleet, been on her 6 times and would go back again in a heartbeat. Marilyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coo359a2 Posted September 21, 2009 #230 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Thanks Donna and Pia for taking us along on your Alaskan cruise. Will be waiting to hear about warmer weather and going through the canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynda90 Posted September 21, 2009 #231 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Pia and Donna, thank you so much for taking us along for the ride. I look forward to the next leg of your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted September 21, 2009 #232 Share Posted September 21, 2009 On the way up the Inside Passage after Ketchikan, be sure and spend time out on deck or on your balcony if you have one - much marine wildlife out there - saw lots of Dall dolphins (they are the ones that look like orcas - black and white) and other marine mammals - I saw either a small humpback or another species of whale - it was too far away to be sure. . Thats our favorite time!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted September 21, 2009 #233 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Thanks for the great live from. Enjoy your day in Vancouver. Looking forward to hearing about the rest of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzrbachoua Posted September 21, 2009 #234 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Pia, I have a silly question for you.... how are you staying on the ship and starting a new cruise? Doesn't this go against the passenger act that says you have to stay in Vancouver for at least 48 hours? I am still sorta new to all this so please excuse if this is a real silly question. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted September 21, 2009 #235 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Pia, I have a silly question for you.... how are you staying on the ship and starting a new cruise? Doesn't this go against the passenger act that says you have to stay in Vancouver for at least 48 hours? I am still sorta new to all this so please excuse if this is a real silly question. :D The ship will make one or more stops that will keep the PVSA folks happy. Panama, at a minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississauga Posted September 21, 2009 #236 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Pia, I have a silly question for you.... how are you staying on the ship and starting a new cruise? Doesn't this go against the passenger act that says you have to stay in Vancouver for at least 48 hours? I am still sorta new to all this so please excuse if this is a real silly question. :D Pia and company are taking B2B2B cruises to get from Fairbanks to Fort Lauderdale. This cruise was from Fairbanks to Vancouver, the 2nd cruise is from Vancouver to LA and the 3rd cruise is LA to Fort Lauderdale. Since the 3rd cruise does go to foreign ports, they are able to combine these cruises. The 1st two I think would not have been possible as B2B but with the 3rd one added, it satisfied the PSA Act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzrbachoua Posted September 21, 2009 #237 Share Posted September 21, 2009 ok i think i get it now. so if the 2nd one went vancouver, victoria then LA would that have satisfied the PSA act? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississauga Posted September 21, 2009 #238 Share Posted September 21, 2009 ok i think i get it now. so if the 2nd one went vancouver, victoria then LA would that have satisfied the PSA act? No, Vancouver and Victoria are foreign ports but they are not considered distant foreign ports. If they had booked just Fairbanks to Vancouver and then Vancouver to LA, they would not have been able to combine them. To cruise from Fairbanks to LA is a no no. They are only able to do this because they are going from LA to Fort Lauderdale via Mexico, Panama etc. Cruise 1 - Fairbanks to Vancouver Cruise 2 - Vancouver to LA Cruise 3 - LA to Fort Lauderdale B2B2B of all 3 cruises ok, B2B cruise 2 and cruise 3 ok but B2B of cruise 1 and 2 would not be ok Hope this is clearer.:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzrbachoua Posted September 21, 2009 #239 Share Posted September 21, 2009 yes ok a distant foreign port. ok that does make it clearer. it is still so wonderful that she can do that. we loved our 1 week cant wait for our sort of 1.5 week one next year.......i can only imagine how wonderful it must be to be doing the trip Pia is doing. i am living through her and taking notes.......:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted September 21, 2009 #240 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Star Princess is also at Canada Place today , as well as Coral Princess. Her bridge cam is giving a shot of the entrance to the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy and Charlie's Mum Posted September 21, 2009 #241 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Those pictures are great David. We will be there 2011 doing the Alaskan Cruise on the Diamond. Now Pia is doing the Panama which we will be doing in Feb - less than 5 months to go YAY.... Thanks Pia and Donah for taking the time to post :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted September 21, 2009 Author #242 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Just popping in to answer a previous question. We are technically on a B2B, not on a B2B2B. They would not allow us to do that. The first cruise was 7 days, the 2nd 18 days. We were not able to book the 18 as a 3 and a 15 because of the PSA. I hope you all understand, and now I'm on the way to starting the new LIVE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississauga Posted September 21, 2009 #243 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Just popping in to answer a previous question. We are technically on a B2B, not on a B2B2B. They would not allow us to do that. The first cruise was 7 days, the 2nd 18 days. We were not able to book the 18 as a 3 and a 15 because of the PSA. I hope you all understand, and now I'm on the way to starting the new LIVE. Oops! Good thing you don't need the # of cruises for your elite status. I guess it's all total days now for you.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzrbachoua Posted September 22, 2009 #244 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Pia, heck whether it is a B2B2B or a B2B.....good for you, sounds like heaven and i have enjoyed reading your posts. we can not wait until our cruise and if we love alaska as much as i think we will, next time we go we want to do a cruisetour! :D you made all those other locations sound so great......well except for the poor bear...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserjanet Posted September 22, 2009 #245 Share Posted September 22, 2009 http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll281/kiwikruzer/1coralvan3.jpg[/img] Which webcam did you get this picture from? It's fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted September 22, 2009 #246 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Which webcam did you get this picture from? It's fabulous. http://www.vancouver.com/webcam/ http://www.northvancouver.com/webcams/cruisecam/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off2China Posted September 22, 2009 #247 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Okay, just have to ask. Who is Arlene? Obviously I've missed something in this thread :confused::D No you didn't miss anything - it's Donna and Pia in Alaska.. A big senior moment while trying to keep up on another roll call "live". Not as good a multi tasker as I thought I was.:( Thanks for the update Arlene, We have done that tour - the Dali sheep were only white specs with the naked eye. Didn't see much else that we can't see in the woods less than 5 miles from our house. In fact we see bald eagles all the time. Ron Call me naive!! Thanks, Ron. I suppose next someone will try to tell me Toto's real name isn't really Toto :D:D:D "Pia" & Donna - Enjoyed this very much. Looking forward to the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toto2Kansas Posted September 22, 2009 #248 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I suppose next someone will try to tell me Toto's real name isn't really Toto :D:D:D :D Not going to happen. I have been Toto on the web for over 10 years, so no worries with someone trying to tell you anything different. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off2China Posted September 22, 2009 #249 Share Posted September 22, 2009 :D Not going to happen. I have been Toto on the web for over 10 years, so no worries with someone trying to tell you anything different. ;) I believe . . . I believe . . . I believe . . . ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr green Posted September 27, 2009 #250 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Hi all. We have recovered from the last cruise on Coral, and will probably sail Island Princess, Apr. 29th, Ft Laudadale to Vancouver, next spring. Let's say that the price is right, [it is on the last page of the 2 for 1 deal that Princess so thoughtfully sen to to us]. Have fun you guys. john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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