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You got that right. I brought a mix of clothes, I know what the dress code says but we will se how people actually dress on board.

You can apply one offer per person. If you have an offer and you companion has an offer you can apply both. If you have 2 offers you can only apply one. Each offer has to be in different names.

Glad it worked out.

Padded loungers, definitely not something I have experienced on a ship before.

Our itinerary. Looks like we will be doing circles killing time on our Sea day getting to Astoria.

Just received a text from Vikki that the Westjet mechanics have settled so our flight home in a week is not in danger.

Excellent!

There are 4 restaurants and a buffet on board as well as one specialty restaurant called Anthology and a Chefs table, both of which are an upcharge that we won't be doing. "Anthology presents an onboard culinary experience like no other, playing host to some of the world’s best chefs such as Mauro Uliassi, Emma Bengtsson and Claude Le Tohic. Enter a setting of rare ingredients and exceptional creations paired with wines by renowned winemakers. This showcase of global cooking talent is designed to transport guests on a mouth-watering journey of discovery and enrichment." Two restaurants require reservations, Marble and Company (Steakhouse) and Sakura (Pan Asian). Every guest is guaranteed at least one reservation at these two restaurants. Fil Rouge and the Med Yacht Club are the two main restaurants that do not require reservations. The Emporium Marketplace is the buffet but its not a traditional buffet. Everything is behind glass and many items are cooked to order. There are some great on line videos and apparently the pizza is superb. I couldn't find menu's on Explora's site but there were some easy to find reviews that had pictures of the menus and I must say they looked incredible. Very expensive with a wide variety of offerings Also in looking over the deck plans there is a Gelateria and Creperie as well as a Malt Whiskey Bar

I am terrible for posting and even staying up to date ion this thread when I am away but since there are fewer things to do on this ship I think I will be able to manage. I will probably post in the mornings when I can post from my laptop. I find it too hard to post from my phone and since it appears that I will be up early I will have the time. Sarah is in heaven with the separate make up table and not to mention all of the spa facilities...I may not see her for a week.

Here is our cabin for the week. Stateroom 8083 which is one of a few that can have 2 twin beds as opposed to one king (they don't separate like Royal's so you avoid that hump in the middle. Pretty nice location, nice and close to the aft elevators. https://explorajourneys.com/ca/en/ships/deckplans Ours suite is the entry level stateroom https://explorajourneys.com/ca/en/suites/Ocean-Suites/ocean-terrace-suite

Survived the 5 hours flight with no entertainment or internet, at least they had drinks. A bit nervous as we walked on the plane ad saw a mother with a one year old sitting in the aisle seat in our row beside me. Most well behaved one year old I have seen, barely a peep out of him the entire flight. Definitely not used to changing time zones, I've been awake since 3am despite staying up late. Our boarding pass says 1 but a few posts on line suggest that, like Royal they are not enforced so we will arrive between 11 and 12. On the Hawaii to Vancouver leg there were only 300 to 350 passengers and the last sailing had jus over 500 so I doubt ours will be anywhere near the 900 max capacity.

Only iof you compare inside cabins. Take a look at the prices for the balconies and you will see that they are quite high. This is one of the major design flaws of the Vision class is the lack of balcony staterooms.

They may deny you now saying thst you have left it too long.

You can call c&a. To asd to what Biker said, the booking on initial first glance will still appear to be a double and they will need to look closer to see thst it was indeed turned into a solo. Yet another quirk of their booking system.

No refunds are issued. Taxes are refunded for guest 2 and the money is applied to guest 1.