Sharkb8

We had two SA cruises which had a port that made us leave our passports on the ship for inspection (5 years back). I can't remember which Countries required this, does anyone remember? I've got several people (posting elsewhere) who tell me that it never happened, and because the cruise lines use facial recognition that they don't have to hold passports. My explanation was that it was the host country's requirement and it may have changed, but "don't tell me it never happened". Thanks much.

The 'with our without knowledge or approval' wasn't really the question. We've had bags vandalized at port before and have been lucky that they've not popped open, and the lock was fully secure .. as secure as we could assume, lol.

Yes, I know about the "Naughty Room", and the lock was firmly secure when we dropped it off. Thanks for the insight.

We drove to Baltimore for our recent cruise and noted that one of our locks had been removed. Fortunately, it seemed that all was in place, but it did cause me to wonder if the Port baggage crew had TSA lock access? In the bad old days someone would leave a card (and lock, lol) and we didn't have anything that would have shown up on X-Ray as suspicious. Thanks for any insight.

Well, unless they've changed their point structure, we also get 7 points for the land portion. So Seven doubled is 14 plus 7 non-doubled is 21. I'm positive that we got land points back in the 'old' days. We did our own land tour the last time, so only got cruise points.

We just got back from a 7-day cruise with a 7 day pre-cruise tour. Only received 14 points, so I asked for a review and correction. If the tour doesn't warrant double points (and I'm pretty sure that it doesn't), at the minimum we should get 21 points.

I'd say go with any positive reviews on Yelp. EXCEPT .. I think we've eaten at Glacier Brewhouse on two separate visits and the food, atmosphere, and beer were all excellent.

We've been twice before, but a bit later in the month (July 19). This time we'll be sailing on July 8. Layers, as most have advised, are key. If your feet tend to get chilly, I'd advise a couple pairs of lightweight wool socks as well as mittens. I usually take a shawl for late evenings around the ship. Hot news .. Anchorage had record high temps in the 80's the last week or so, so even I am conflicted, lol. And .. it might be early for spawning, but we went on a bear watch last time and didn't see one bear .. they feed in the early morning and then nap a LOT, I guess. But whales were excellent.