azbirdmom

Definitely invitation only. I asked our CVP about it before our cruise last month. He told me to just show up and I said no, you must be invited. He tried but could not get us on the list. I asked the suite concierge onboard and she confirmed it was invitation only and couldn’t say how they determine who would be invited. No worries though. We were onboard in about 15 minutes and were sitting by the International Cafe by 10:30.

There’s a nice jazz bar right next to the casino.

Walk straight out of the terminal and cross the street. It's in the ground floor area of the parking structure where the taxis used to be.

Yes the constructive ones are definitely helpful, good and bad. The ones attacking others aren't helpful and are in fact against the Cruise Critic rules. I have seen many on this thread that have since vanished and I have no doubt that the hosts are working hard to remove such posts. I don't envy what any of you are going through and honestly although I've done Alaska cruises multiple times my heart breaks for all of you having anticipated an entirely different experience. And I wouldn't want to be in the shoes of the hosts either for having to try to keep folks on track here. As I've said a couple of times now I really hope that whatever Princess provides in compensation is meaningful enough to offset the loss of the full Alaska cruise experience.

Oh good! I was hoping that Princess would communicate what they are offering very soon. And I hope it's something meaningful to all of you living through this. Please keep us posted.

Oops, no one told the people responsible for maintaining the deck plans that the bar was removed last year. And yes, it's truly gone. We cruised with it in 2022 and without it two weeks ago.

Oh I am so sorry. Was really hoping they could at least deliver on Glacier Bay. I hope that Princess quickly lets everyone know how they plan to compensate guests for this mess. Hang in there!

Yes this happened to us on the Royal Princess last December too. There seemed to be a particularly large tour group from one country that were the prime offenders. And I usually don’t think of nationality when I observe such unhygienic behavior but this was so prevalent among that group it was hard to not notice. I did mention something about it but was met with shrugs. Sadly we all must be overly cautious when dining in the buffet.

Just pull that nightstand up a little and the CPAP should fit behind it. Or pull it closer to the bed and put the CPAP on the side, looks like you can get an inch or two that way. By the way it's clear these are newer lamps. Would have been nice for them to put something on that table with a smaller base!

Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us. I enjoyed following along. Safe travels home!

We just booked one of the "regular" front facing mini suites for our July cruise but made a bid on the ones on the side. Your description of the room features sold me that this was a good move vs. a regular mini suite.

Only if it is too windy. They don't restrict it, you wouldn't want to be out there! Also there will be a sign about keeping the drapes closed at night as light may interfere with navigation. You can go out the side door in the dark, just make sure the light is out in the living room. It really is amazing up there. ETA: Attached a movie showing when you wouldn't want to be out there! IMG_4649.MOV

You can see out the front through a window in the bedroom area. We've been in M108 on a couple of ships and on the Regal that window was scratched. That balcony is the largest on the ship, even bigger than the largest aft Penthouse suite balcony. You're directly over the bridge and the balcony extends out over it giving an amazing perspective. The cabin itself is kind of a shrunken two room suite. The bathroom is exactly like the ones in the mini suites with a tub / shower combo. Not sure if it will post but here is a video I did of M108 on the Majestic Princess right after the restart of cruising in August 2021. IMG_4250.MOV

In June? We are there from the 5th - 12th staying at Napili Point.

Yes, one of these days it would be nice to meet you!