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Thanks for the info. I am so very interested in this cruise.

You can check the ports cruise ship calendar to see how many ships will be in port the days your ship will be there. That might help you decide if you want to just wait and see what the weather is like, and what is available. Last year our weather was bad almost the whole week. I am glad I didn't pay $$$ to see fog. Also Skagway was using tenders because of a rock slide at the port. Those are things to consider. https://akcruise.org/port-schedule/

We didn't go to Whittier last year, but we did rent a car in Anchorage from Turo. Super easy and cheap and our renter was really helpful. They left great instructions and left the car in an easy place for us to get to.

We rented a car in Skagway and drove up the the Yukon. It is incredibly beautiful and the Tortured Valley is beyond words. There is a border crossing you have to stop at about 10 miles out of Skagway. Last year we had to show our vaccination app was current as well as our passports. Not sure about the vaccine requirements for Canada this year. Check before you go. Note: there is a time change when you cross from BC into the Yukon. We drove up to Emerald Lake. It was OK. You can get better pictures online. I wish we would have spent more time exploring Carcross.

This November will be our first experience as Diamonds. This coffee you speak of, you say it is worth getting dressed in the early AM and going in for a espresso? I love a double shot over a scoop of vanilla ice cream. We will be on the Nav, any tips for me?

I live in the Pacific Northwest, but never Portland and I've haven't sold anything cosmetic for 30 years.

I haven't heard from Royal, we are on the Ovation next week. If I need to cancel my rental car I need to know. I hope they let us know what's going on soon.

Thanks for your advice We are renting from Avis in Skagway. Do you know the actual route to get to Emerald Lake? I fear getting lost in the Alaska tundra.

I've been watching the weather there, and that seems to be the case. We leave Aug 5th. I hope we get some sun shine.

I did a search prior to posting and nothing came up. Just a lot of threads about Covid Testing.

That would be awesome, yes please let me know. I am sure it will work, I just want to be sure. Dianne

On Point proctored covid testing over the web, advertises that you can use any free government covid test and with a $10 payment they will proctor your test online and send you the results. Is this legit? Has anyone used them? Thanks, we cruise in August and our town is shutting down our local covid testing sites.

I'm taking my two grandsons in August. They are 8 and 9. Can they be in the same club? I see the cut off is 8 for one group. They really want to hang out together.