Mary loves to travel

thanks. DH only uses it at night; so should be able to just plug it in while at the lodges.

Would really appreciate your feedback after your trip. enjoy! Mary

oh, perfect!! Thanks very much 🙂 Mary

I am hoping this is the case. I had no luck searching, but maybe didn't look hard enough on the Princess website. Otherwise, we're trying to figure out how to make this work. Thanks! Mary

We're looking at a Princess land first then cruise Alaska tour. In reading the luggage details, each person is allowed ONE handheld item onto the tour bus with them. Is the CPAP machine that one item? What have other CPAP users done? Thanks, Mary

that sounds like a pretty big difference! we're debating whether to go soonish, or wait until the road is cleared. Mary

I see now they are doing a "turnaround" at Mile 43, due to the Pretty Rocks Landslide at Mile 45. How far did the Tundra Wilderness Tour go before the landslide? Thanks, Mary

PCL = Princess Cruise Line MD = Maitre D' DRO = Dining Room Officer DMW = Dine My Way TD = Traditional Dining (2 fixed times nightly) DR = Dining Room

On Australia based cruises?

But, you’re exactly getting your wish! Australians indeed have the “better base wages” included in the actual price of the cruise and there is no gratuity charged onboard. 😊

I sometimes run into various issues with the Princess website. Often, trying another browser solves it. Mary

We did our cruise in January, made it to the Falklands, and did the Bluff Cove excursion. it seems they are only working with cruise ships; there wasn’t a way to book independently. Bluff Cove was wonderful!! The ride out was smooth, as they used the pandemic shutdown time to fully pave the road. We saw plenty of Gentoos and Kings. Highly recommend, especially if you can’t do rough 4x4 rides, or prefer not to spend 7 hours. Mary

The spreadsheet approach is really useful. We do something similar. The key point the OP is making is that the intangible benefit — be it convenience, a break from thinking about spending, or a feeling of luxury — isn’t worth zero. “Doing the math” lets you see the price of the intangible. Especially on shorter cruises, the intangible benefits may be worth it even if the math says otherwise 😊

That is quite a change!

Sure. But, on average, it still works to the cruise line's benefit, or the casino offers would change.