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MaineYachtClub

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    Georgia, U.S.A.
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    Nature, History
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    NCL
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    Anywhere

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  1. On the Coral Princess 107-day world cruise last year, there were 18 formal nights. Most of the passengers dressed up for the evening. There were many couples in tuxedos and evening/cocktail dresses.
  2. There really is a quite simple explanation why Americans don't have kettles. We drink coffee, real coffee, not instant. So, we may not have a kettle, but it would be a rare kitchen that doesn't have a percolator, drip, or Koerig. We have a percolator, a single cup drip and an expresso machine.
  3. Undoubtedly, THE best option for bringing laundry detergent. Each sheet is about the same size as a dryer sheet and does one load. A couple of these take up about as much room and weight as a tissue.
  4. Your question made me go back and check my travel insurance policy and to do a bit of research. Of course every situation is different, but depending on the date that the policy was purchased, the look-back period of the policy, and changes to your health during that period, a pre-existing condition waiver may not be needed. I found this on a senior travel insurance site: Travel insurance only cares about changes in your health 60-180 days immediately prior to buying travel insurance to determine a Pre-existing Medical Condition. The Travel Insurance Carrier cares about: New Medical Conditions Changes in the Severity of an old Medical Condition New recommendations for treatment Changes in medication If you haven’t experienced any of these in the 60-180 days prior to policy purchase, you don’t have a pre-existing medical condition per travel insurance. For example, if you have high blood pressure and your medication dosage hasn’t changed in years, it would not be considered a pre-existing condition.
  5. Seeing an eclipse from the deck of a ship would be very cool. The V leaves San Diego on April 6 with the 1st port being Puerto Vallarta on the 9th. The captain could certainly put the ship in the path of totality if he wanted to ... and was allowed. Shalandara is probably right though. Unless HAL specifies that this will be an eclipse cruise, there is a better chance of seeing it from land or on the Zaandam for about twice the price.
  6. DW and I are considering the Volendam Panama Canal cruise in April 2024. The ship will be sailing the Mexico coast at the time of the solar eclipse. I've asked Holland America if it would be in position to view the eclipse, but they could not answer me. I'm wondering if anyone here might have some thoughts or insight. Thanks.
  7. Texting does not go over wifi. Even if you have wifi calling turned on, texting (and voice) will still incur charges. However, email does use wifi. You and your wife can email over the ship wifi package and not accrue any additional charges. It's not as convenient, but is an alternative.
  8. Consider the rest of the cruise, not just the 1 day in the canal, when making your decision. We transited from Pacific to Atlantic and chose the port side figuring we could sit on the balcony and have a little shade during the day.
  9. We're doing our 1st B2B in October. Can someone point me to, or provide, information on how exactly does a B2B turn-around work? For example, when we get to Civitavecchia, is it just treated as another port day for those of us continuing on the next cruise? I know we have to exit the ship. Can we take an excursion? Departure time is 17:00. What time will we need to be back on board? Appreciate any help.
  10. It is in the "FAQ: Alaska Cruisetours". The meal plan price list is located at https://www.princess.com/downloads/pdf/learn/faqs/cruisetours/2022-alaska-pre-paid-meal-packages.pdf
  11. I found the name of the restaurant at the lodge and then did a google search for the specific restaurant. For example, at the Denali Wilderness Lodge there is a restaurant named FANNIE Q’S SALOON. Searching for that, I found the menu.
  12. If it is anything like the meal plan offered by Princess, I agree that it seems quite pricey. We were able to see menus at the lodge restaurants and decided that we could do better a la carte. Then we booked an excursion that includes dinner and that made the decision easy.
  13. The item that I don't see in your budget is travel insurance. I'm not a gambler when it comes to my health, especially in this time of COVID. Even a short stay in a foreign medical facility would be scary expensive. I don't even want to think about the price if someone would have to be evacuated. Our RTW insurance will run about $8K.
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