jeffbrig

We got ours a few days before sailing, when our boarding passes were ready. Time slots are pretty soft... I've been on two cruises in the last 15 months. The first, our Seabourn transfer from the airport got us to the port a couple of hours before our "boarding time". We were immediately checked in and allowed to board. On the second, we were staying near the port and made it earlier than expected. No lines, no waiting, checked in and boarded immediately. My suspicion is that boarding slots is more a concession to covid protocols and not wanting crowded terminals. But this is more an issue for huge ships, not Seabourn. FWIW, the two sailings we've been on since covid had 100, and 220 passengers. So absolutely no congestion at the port.

As a whisky drinker, I was pretty happy with the offerings. Most of what's on board is included. Each bar venue will have a list of ultra premium options available for purchase. Well below typical bar prices. Yes, I sampled most of them... Macallan 25, Yamazaki 18, Laphroaig 30, Elijah Craig 23. Those are all $1k+ bottles. The Macallan was the most expensive, at around $100 for a pour - it's usually 3x that in bars in my experience. Ultra premium pours measured from a shot glass - that's 1.25-1.5 oz? Highland Park 18, Blanton's, JW Blue, etc. were available at much lower prices. Most of the premium options fell in the $13-$20 range on our recent cruise. Free (included) stuff I remember off the top of my head: Macallan 12 (sometimes Quest), Highland Park 12, Woodford Reserve, Knob Creek 9, Basil Hayden's, etc.

On the last 2 Seabourn cruises I've been on, I believe passengers were asked to disembark by 10am.

Also worth noting - the upgraded "stream" internet package that's available for purchase is included at certain suite categories. We recently traveled in a penthouse spa suite and the upgraded internet was included.

I hope you don't mind me crashing the thread. Here's my absolute favorite pic from when we at Sawyer Glacier (Tracy Arm Fjord) on Sept 12th! Took this while kayaking...