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I did a trial packing run and had to remove a few items due to not enough space. We try really hard to stick to one 25" checked bag each and one backpack each. We get free checked bags because I have United and Alaska Airlines credit cards. I'm about 90% packed and DH is 0% packed 😅

Here's a link to the Chase/United rules: https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/travel/baggage/free-bags-for-cardmembers.html#:~:text=You must be a Cardmember,for the free bag benefit. Under the Terms and Conditions, it states "Unpublished fares, such as those purchased on priceline.com and Hotwire, are not eligible for the free bag benefit." I'm thinking EZAir flights would be treated the same way.

Yes. I cancelled prepaid water and it was refunded to my credit card in about a week. I didn't get any kind of notification so I just kept checking my card statement.

Weather forecast is all over the place! This is pretty similar to what our local weather has been doing, so at least we'll be used to it! Anchorage: Seward:

They will tell you when and where to meet, just follow the instructions and you'll be fine.

I'm planning to bring two dresses to AK, one I would consider 'dressier' because it's sparkly, lol. They are both cocktail dresses. I wanted to bring a more formal look but didn't want to take up space for it. These two dresses are taking up very little room in my suitcase and, more importantly, won't require much ironing! For dinner other nights I plan to bring maybe a couple sweaters/tops that will look nicer than our day look, which will mostly be thermal layers/hiking gear. I like to dress for dinner as well and will have fun with it, with zero judgement for what anybody else is wearing!

Well this could put Princess in the running for my next cruise, whenever that is. I've always planned on sailing out of SJ next time we visit the Caribbean.

Spotted this on the forum that shall not be named today: We're taking the Glacier Discovery train from Anchorage to Whittier on the 18th so I don't think this will affect us--but might affect some of our non-Princess friends traveling next week. Only 1 week to go!!

10 days to go!! Only 6 more work days counting today.... DH had his series of cardiology appts on Wednesday (first since his emergency pacemaker surgery last spring) and got a clean bill of health! We're just working on our list of things to do before vacation: -Lawn care & getting our drip irrigation going -Finishing spring cleaning the house -Setting up the ring cam so we can keep an eye on our pup -Buying travel snacks -Meal planning to use everything perishable -Starting to pack!! I've still been checking excursions, cruise prices, etc. every day even though it's unlikely anything will change at this point. The price of balconies has gone down so it would now be cheaper to call and rebook than it would be to bid on an upgrade. It's still about $500pp more so haven't jumped on that. Photo of our precious spoiled girl we'll be leaving alone for two weeks 😭

Oooh, sounds interesting!

It seems to be ship and/or staff dependent. We sail in 22 days. I've seen people who've said they can already see their ship's schedule and they are sailing after us. The only thing I see so far is 4pm Let's Get Quizzical every day, lol. But hey, it used to be part of the fun to not know the schedule until it was delivered to your stateroom the night before, so I'm not too worried about it!

I don't think it's a scam or bogus, it just depends on when you booked your excursions or if you've already booked them. If you didn't book them super early, you may be more likely to get a cheaper price under this promo than you would without the sale. If you booked them a long time ago, prices have gone up considerably, so even the sales price is more expensive. Basically if you're booking now, under the 'up to 20%' sale, you might be able to get a cheaper price than if you booked full price NOW. But the BEST time to book excursions seems to be as early as you know what you want!

We took this excursion on our first cruise in 2006. I spent so much time out on the platform taking pictures! You're supposed to take turns so everybody has a chance to be outside (it's small) but hardly anybody else ever wanted to go out there, so DH and I spent about half the ride out there. It's so cool!

Two weeks!!!!!! Somebody posted this in another group:

#2 definitely. Also, I believe Anchorage has Walmart, Sam's Club, etc. so probably plenty of options--although I can understand not wanting to use time grocery shopping. Not sure about #1 and #3. I'm not even sure what #3 is referring to. First I was picturing like ramen soup cups or something like that, which would be okay.