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OP what date does your Hawaiian cruise sail out of Vancouver?

Thank You! What time did you arrive? What kind of show did they have? Was it a pain to get your luggage off in Vancouver? What about customs?

We traveled light so luggage was not an issue. Customs was not bad either. Smooth process. I cannot remember the show, but it was a great evening of entertainment and fun with our friends.

We arrived in Seattle at cruise terminal at 10:30am for the cruise. Did all of our pre-boarding processing. No lines. Waited in the waiting area for an hour, but were in the first group on the ship when they started boarding at 12pm. We knew this was going to be a short cruise and wanted to maximize time on ship.

Jones act violation?

 

Doug

Not if you spend a night in Vancouver. Or if you are sneaky and sail the same day on another cruise line.....

My DH and I took this cruise with several friends a couple of years ago. We arrived early in Seattle and were on the ship by 12:30pm. The afternoon was pleasant. The muster drill and for some reason this took approximately 45 minutes that day. We had a lovely dinner with our friends, went to a show, played in the casino, and spent some time in a lounge. The evening was great. I will say the dining room service was not up to the normal Princess standard. The next day we had breakfast in the main dining room and disembarked.

Please note for these 1 day cruises, you will carry your luggage on. This cruise did not have luggage delivered to your stateroom. When you depart in Vancouver, you will carry your luggage off.

If you are using this cruise to get to Vancouver for another cruise or for a long weekend in Vancouver, this is a great way to go.

If you are just taking the cruise to Vancouver, spend the day in Vancouver and return to Seattle. I would not recommend it. It was just a tease (I enjoy cruising), and it was not worth the hassle to board, muster drill, evening entertainment, early morning, breakfast, and disembarkation.

I would only take a 1 day cruise again if I were connecting to another cruise or if I was spending time in Vancouver.

Smooth sailing on your future cruises.

I liked reading your post and analysis. My DH and I have recently started cruising out of California. We too have found excellent airfare flying into Long Beach. Earlier this year we took a car service from the airport to our hotel downtown. It was a fixed price and with tip we paid $30. For our next trip, I have not arranged transportation. I was thinking about doing the same service again. I am sure it will be more expensive since the hotel is farther away from the airport. Our hotel is closer to the cruise terminal and has a free shuttle to the terminal.

Enjoy your Hawaiian cruise!!

Well, hopefully the conditions will be "normal." I bought the tickets last night and managed to snag the last 3 seats at that price. Now, I just have to book flights for the outbound leg. I'm pretty sure we will be flying in the day before the cruise, but the decent hotels around the port area are all $200+. Any chance the hotel prices will come down between now and November?

Look into the Queen Mary. The ship/hotel is right next door to the Carnival terminal. You can walk to the terminal.

Enjoy your cruise!

Valerie