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Cobber76

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    Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Interests
    Family, gardening, retirement
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Princess & Royal Caribbean
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Alaska

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  1. @skynight is correct. There are no seats on the forward viewing area of Baja and Caribe decks. These forward viewing areas are *usually* open—but the staff can close them if weather conditions dictate. It can get cold up there, especially for Alaska-type cruises!! And you probably don’t want to be out there on sea days at all, due to the wind. But if you’re heading into or out of port, those areas will usually be open.
  2. @MplsYogini We sailed on the Royal Princess on May 2, 2022, on a 12-day Alaska itinerary. We also were a bit concerned that it was "too early"--but it was absolutely fabulous! Yes, it was cold at times--but as a fellow Minnesotan, you can likely handled the temps just fine. The scenery was absolutely amazing, with snow covering every mountain! We saw otters, a couple of bears, sea otters, seals/sea lions, mountain goats (and babies) and tons of eagles. We took a whale watching trip out of Icy Strait Point and were thrilled to see many humpback whales (pretty close up!) and even got to see them bubble net feeding twice! We also saw a pod of five orcas as we were rounding the southern end of Vancouver Island. We had very little rain--but did come prepared for it, just in case. My husband and I loved May so much that we booked back-to-back cruises on the Royal Princess for mid-May 2024 . . . and we can't wait!
  3. @jinpasco My travel agent was finally able to get through to Princess. Our tickets on Delta (Minneapolis to London) were ticketed yesterday--and they do show up on my cruise personalizer. The Princess agent said our return flight would not be ticketed until July 30.
  4. I just looked back on my confirmation from my travel agent. We booked our Alaska cruise for May of 2024 on December 7, 2022. Elites were able to book on December 6, 2022.
  5. @jinpasco As of today (July 7), we also have NOT be ticketed. We are on Delta out of Minneapolis and also leave on August 16. I'll send my TA a message today.
  6. A few months ago, there was some type of glitch at AARP, and the Princess Gift Cards were unavailable for many days . . . And then they suddenly reappeared. I was planning on buying many of them for our Alaska 2024 cruise, so fingers crossed they come back soon—and with the same terms.
  7. Princess opened up their 2024 Alaska bookings the week of December 5, 2022. Who knows if Princess will follow the same pattern this year for the 2025 Alaska cruises! I’d suggest watching posts on Cruise Critic in the fall, as sometimes travel agents will have advance notice of the release dates..
  8. We heard an occasional creak near the balcony door a couple of times--but no other wind noise that I remember. With all the activity we did in Alaska every day, we were really tired by the end of the day and we slept really well. Perhaps we so exhausted we just didn't hear it? HAHA! Regardless, I don't think it was an issue in our particular cabin for the sailing we were on.
  9. We had one of these cabins for our Alaskan cruise last May and loved it!! The balconies of those cabins can be accessed at ANY time during your sailing. The balcony doors don’t lock at all. That being said, It can be very windy if you’re in open waters—so much so that you probably don’t want to be out there at all. Your room steward may strap down any chairs/cushions on those days. But heading into or out of ports—there is no problem whatsoever. Just be aware that the lower area on these balconies are metal (not the blue glass), so they might technically be listed as obstructed. And at night, you need to keep your curtains closed so your cabin lights don’t interfere with ship navigation from the bridge. And please be aware that because these cabins are far forward and are high up, this may not be the cabin for you if you’re sensitive to motion.
  10. It’s our favorite cabin ever . . . Especially on very scenic cruises such as Alaska and Norway!
  11. There are two AARP gift cards options right now. Pay $90 for a $100 gift card or pay $450 for a $500 gift card. You can buy up to five gift cards per month. You can use them to pay off some of the balance of a current Princess booking—or you can use it on board. We are currently wrapping up our payments for a 14-day Norway cruise—and we’ve saved over $1,300 by using the gift cards. The only downside I see is that if you cancel your cruise, the money gets refunded back to these same gift cards—so you have to make sure to hold onto the paperwork so you can apply the gift cards to your next Princess cruise.
  12. Following our cruise to Norway this summer, we are staying one night at the Hilton Garden Inn at Heathrow. Since our flight leaves the next morning around 9:00 am, we would have had to get ourselves to the airport by 6:00 am, which sounded pretty awful. Yes, we are taking the simple route by staying at the airport hotel. But for us, this will have been Day 17 of our trip—so we’ll likely be pretty drained by then. But Windsor sounds fun! Maybe I can check that out prior to our cruise! Good luck!
  13. Here are photos of the map from the Alaska Cruise Companion book. The map measures about 24” X 30” when opened up. Hope the photos help!
  14. Try the Horizon Terrace, located behind the Horizon Court buffet. It’s on the aft of the Lido deck (16). It has partially covered aft views, some casual seating, and is adjacent to the Outrigger Bar.
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