Elizabeth K.

How do you find out about luggage storage at the Egan Center?

Thanks for the ideas folks, especially about the luggage storage. Much appreciated.

Yes, there is that one and another named All Alaska Tours that does the same thing. I also just looked at the 26 Glacier Tour which sounds great but it ends at 6:30 pm so a bit too late. I just emailed them to see if they offer any other times.

Hi Folks, I have a whole day and evening in Anchorage post Princess cruise and am wondering how to make the most of this day. I'm also wondering if Princess has a luggage transfer service to the airport. My flight is at 8:45 pm. There are no viable options for earlier flights, so I'd like to make the most of this day. Princess offers 2 excursions for those of us that have later flights. One is Portage Glacier Scenic Cruise and the other is Turnagain Arm, Wildlife Conservation Center and Tram. From what I can tell either option will drop you at the airport or downtown Anchorage. But this is still around 3:30. I'd still have 3 ish hours before going to the airport. I also found an independent tour that will pick up at the ship and does a scenic drive in the Portage Valley, goes to the Wildlife Conservation Center, and then to Gridwood. This one also ends around 3:30 and will take me to the airport or downtown Anchorage, but I'd have my luggage (carry-on sized roller and a backpack that attaches to the roller bag). I have a Anchorage Guide from the tourism center that has lots of info plus maps and tour operators so I can always contact some local companies and inquire there too. Appreciate any ideas you guys might have.

I have booked specific cabins and gtys over the years and have never been dissatisfied with my assignment. I've always had at least a one category upgrade. I returned from sailing the Regal 2 weeks ago. I booked the least expensive unobstructed balcony gty, BF. I was assigned a BC on the Marina deck. I didn't love the location since I'm a pretty light sleeper and a stair user. But it was fine. My legs got a good workout all week lol!

Oops, I added it. Thanks!

I just posted a review on the review part of CC. We had a great time on her. I'm not sure what's with all the concerns. My sister and I got to sail on Oceania last year and felt pretty spoiled, so at times we would compare, until another in our party always brought us back to earth with his "what's not to like???" I do wish the nickel and diming wasn't happening but it is probably here to stay. For example even with the Premium Package, the Crab Shack lunch wasn't included. Here's a link to my review for anyone interested. https://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=712516

I was on the Regal last week as well. I only had one drink in Alfredo's while this drink restriction was in place, and I was kind of surprised the the rest of the $25 is good to use on anything else. I thought maybe they would take back what wasn't used but that must be too much of a book keeping hassle. I just posted a review on the Review part of CC site if anyone is interested. https://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=712516

We just returned from cruising on the Regal Princess and it was my first time to Belize. We chose the Rendezvous Caye excursion through Princess, officially called Snorkeling Wonders of the Barrier Reef. I thought it was among the best excursions I've done in 15 Caribbean cruises. The boat picked us up off the ship so no tendering the Belize City first. We were the only ship in port that day and 2 boats took about 100 of us out to the Caye. It was jaw droppingly beautiful. Weather was perfect and the water is crystal . The team was fantastic and took us out in groups of 20. One of our companions stayed behind and swam in the water. I think it is appropriate for all experience levels. My brother who has only snorkeled twice felt very comfortable. It was $129 and didn't include lunch. On the ride to the island they offered descriptions of the lunch and you could decide if you wanted it or not. It was BBQ pork, chicken or Italian sausage with 2 sides. No veg option. Cost was $15-25 depending on what you wanted. It also included one rum punch with additional punch and other drinks available for cash. You needed cash for lunch or other drinks and the few souvenirs offered. Fortunately I kew this going in. My only complaint is that the water felt pretty busy at times as far as numbers of people with the group. You know, people swimming into me and kicking to close to me. So I went to the outer edge of the group. There was an option to go back out independently once the swim with the guide was over. But I let it be. We were out there for a good 45 mins. Overall I loved this, and crew were top notch friendly, informative, and fun.

My suggestion is to go to the Princess website and create an account. You can then locate your future sailing and enter your preferences on the Cruise Personalizer. Hope this helps.

I just sailed on the Regal. I would do and I did, the premier package. The wine at selection at Vines is varied and the package gives you options up to $20. Sabatini's should you go there, has different wines options on their menu as well that you have access to. The cost of the Premier is a gut punch but it affords lots of dining options too and for me it's better to pay up front and then not to have to think about it.

This happened to me last summer on a Discovery sailing in Alaska. We booked a small boat cruise that went up closer to Hubbard Glacier. I was pretty excited about it. Once on board no one including the concierge in the suite lounge could explain it. I just moved on. It wasn't worth making a fuss although it was disappointing.

I always loved trad dining. But my last two cruises--one right before the shut down and one recently on the Discovery-- we opted for the anytime and mostly did specialty except for 1 or 2 nights. There were just 2 of us. Both times on the nights we did go into the anytime dining room, it's a terrible dining experience. Its like chaos in there. Wait staff running everywhere, and not even introducing themselves. Literally the waiter comes to the table and says nothing, and waits for us to say what we want, while looking around the room and not at us. Maybe we are just unlucky, but it was like hurry up and get in and get out.

We stayed at both lodges in 2018 on a 12 day cruise/land package. There were lots of choices on the menus at the restaurants in the lodges. Plenty of meat choices if you don't eat seafood. My husband is vegan and he managed with salads along with accommodating staff subbing in black beans and avocado. We didn't do the meal plan. Prices were moderate I would say. Breakfast at McKinley Lodge was probably the worst sticker shock (I'm thinking like $15 for pancakes) and I don't recall there being tons of dining venue choices there. But we were on a bucket list vacation and it's part of the budget. One of the lodges, I don't recall which, had a Starbucks with breakfast options like oatmeal, KIND bars and the like. I agree there is a strip mall across a busy road from the resort at Denali NP lodge. There was a shuttle if you didn't want to walk. There were a variety of choices there including a Subway and a funky cafe that had veg and vegan choices. Don't know if they survived the pandemic. There were also some options on either side if the strip mall. I hope you enjoy your trip as much as we did.