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After reading this thread, I think I might have gotten myself in trouble.  We will be taking an Alaska cruise from SEA September 17, 2022. Get back to Seattle September 24. After debarkation, we will take the Quick Shuttle from Pier 91 to Vancouver. Will stay at the Hyatt for the night before boarding the Serenade of the Seas from Canada Place back to L.A. This cruise will stop at Victoria as the first port, then to Astoria, SF, Catalina Island, then L.A. So how many Arrive Can do I need and when do I apply for these QR codes? So, I need my first ArriCan within 72 hours of checking in for the Alaska cruise, leaving on a Saturday, which means I do it any time after Wednesday 9/14? Then I need one 72 hours before taking the bus up to Vancouver? and then one to board the cruise back to L.A. when do I do that? Sorry, I am totally confused now.

We did, but it was in 2015, after we got off the cruise at Canada Place. Here is my report for that experience. 

Some photos of the trail to Nugget Falls here, if interested. That was on a transpacific cruise in 2018.

Any idea if testing sites are available near Port Canaveral or Orlando? Will arrive Orlando 3 days before cruise on May 14. We will be in our motorhome and I doubt that we can use the drive-through sites. TIA!

We have been to Vietnam a few times. As cruise port, we did Vung Tao in 2016 on a private tour and then in 2019 did HCMC, both from Phu My port. I'd say if you have not been to HCMC, take a trip there. Much more to see. Yes, just be watchful of your time. I personally would not DIY. 

Following. Thank you for the information!

Thank you all for your answers. I am now understanding a little bit more about the program. 

Seems like they posted the OBC to our account with $50 under my name and $50 under my husband's name (the shareholder account is under my name). Is that how they usually handle this? BTW, this non-refundable OBC can be used as part of the onboard gratuity, correct? Sorry if this has been brought up before.

I agree. Tracy Crab Shack is way over-rated. Will never go again for their expensive crab legs.

Thank you so much for this informative thread! We will be on the 9/18 sailing and it helps to know before we board the ship. Have a wonderful cruise on the Disney ship!

Thank you for the review. Can't wait for our turn on 9/18!

7 hours ago, kimandtim said:

I was on August 7 sailing. Just putting this out there as what my husband and I did (along with about 10-12 others from the ship).  Since weather was beautiful, rather than wait for what we could see was a giant mess, we headed up the hill and caught the city bus into town.  Its a little bit of a hike, its not pretty but it only took about 10 minutes and we lucked out and bus pulled up right as we got to the not very clearly marked stop. It made a couple of stops at a grocery store, local library, Walmart, and then let us off in the middle of downtown.  It was $4 and you had to have cash.  We had booked Lumberjack show, so we returned on shuttle but I am just putting this out there in case someone wanted to do a little exploring (Creek Street - DO NOT MISS SEALS AND SALMON),  totem poles in town, souvenir shopping, etc. on their own

Thanks for the info. So the Silver Bus is running. The $4 for one trip or day pass? We did that bus to Totem Bight from downtown and back on one of our trips to Ketchikan.

We were on deck 10 Aft Getaway in 2017. All good, nothing bad! Best views money can buy! Some photos here.

We tendered into Ketchikan on NCL Jewel in 2018, a transpacific cruise. From what I am reading, the shuttles from Ward Cove is worse than the tenders. Here is my record of our day on that trip. 

Bird, a question about Ketchikan. Is Ward Cove terminal anywhere near the main highway? Do you know if the city bus was running? I believe there is a city bus that went through that area from downtown to Totem Bight when we were there a couple of years ago. Just wondering if that is available still as an alternative? It was $2 for their all day pass then. On Google map it looks like its right near the Tongass Highway.

4 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

Been yellow for a while. Before we got on. 

Thanks for the answer, BirdTravels! And thank you for taking time writing this thread as I am, like many other CC'ers, enjoy following your amazing trip! Have fun!

So far I haven't heard any COVID cases reported on the Encore but on the CDC site, it's listed with code Yellow for investigation and observation. Did you hear anything on board, BirdTravels?

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/crew-disembarkations-commercial-travel.html

Thank you for posting your report. What a difference! Can't wait to be back in Alaska in September.

I wonder if they are going to have shuttles/buses going to Totem Bight from there since it's so much closer than going from downtown?

Right near the fort. Walking Distance. Beach La Francaise.

Our day in Martinique here. This was in October 2019.

We were there in 2015, so quite a while back, but here are some photos of our day there. At that time the shuttle boats were free so not sure how it is now. 

We used the City Blue Bus the last time we were in Barcelona. Here are a couple of photos of the bus and the location in port at the bottom of the page. It was 3E one way and 4E roundtrip. 

We also did CT on our own. We purchased the train/park tickets ahead of time online. The tourism office at the train station may not be opened at the said time and we were told that people who worked there was rude. We took the train to the fifth town and worked our way back. Very easy but need good timing. Quite an experience. Similar to Portofino but at a larger scale. You may look through my blog page for "MSC Back-to-back cruises 2019" to see what we did. I also have videos there.

We just booked our September Alaska cruise and this will be our 6th sailing in Alaska. Prices already look higher for 2022, so if you want to try it out, this may be a good year. I know everything is still changing everyday but we look forward to this cruise. If all else fail, at least we will be visiting family in Seattle that we have not seen for two years.