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Not sure if you are still interested in an answer but yes, there are "privasea" balconies that are located deck 8 foreward. I stayed in one on the Pearl in May up to Alaska (8046), it was covered, private, and less windy than an open balcony. The only draw back was since the cabin is so far forward we felt a lot of movement on our sea days.

Do a quick Google search on Carcross, there's a few trails there. My coworker rented bikes there and enjoyed a few nice single track trails that are in great shape.

What time of year, tourist traffic gets heavy in the summer. I would say 3 hours is a good window, maybe more if you want to stop and take pictures or stretch your legs.

I usually purchase airfare 3-6 months out. I've flown in the day of, and the day prior to departure, both worked out just fine. Flying in the day before allowed me to have a chance to buy wine locally and to be able to repack things so I could have a carry on with things like wine, swim suits, and things I didn't want to wait for until my luggage showed up. If you travel with wine in your checked luggage, I would suggest purchasing Wine Skins, they're little bubble wrap pouches to put your wine bottles in.

I love logging onto CC and seeing people post pics of Dailies, menus and food, so I'm all for it! In my humble opinion I would say common sense goes a long way, no flash, don't hold up any lines at the buffet, that kind of stuff.

So If you bid on a suite or Haven room and its accepted you will not receive all the perks that are associated with that level room?????

You have to watch the terminology, Perks and Amenities are two different things, you get Perks when booking... UBP, Shore Excursion Credit... Amenities like Butler Service or Haven Access come with the category of room and are guaranteed.

Thanks for that - we are on the Pearl in Nov in a balcony and hoping to get haven bid options.

I'm on the Pearl in May so hopefully those will be open to you as well! :-)

That is 2 "categories" up. Mini Suite is 1 category and "Haven" is another category. Within Haven there are several suites to bid on... so anyone from Balcony up gets to bid on all the different suites.

Ah, gotcha, I figured Suites and Haven were two separate categories.

Thanks!! :-)

I know people are saying that you only have the option of bidding two categories up but I'm booked in a balcony (BD) and my options to bid went all the way up to a Haven 3 Bedroom Garden Villa (H1).

I'm booked in a PrivaSea balcony on my Alaska trip, looking forward to the protection against rain and wind and a little added... well.. privacy :-)

I keep going back to the question "What if something went wrong?" How comfortable are you being 5 decks away during an emergency?

Just an FYI (not sure if you're the type of traveler to care or not), those two hotels are in what the locals consider a shady part of town. The Alex had a drug related shooting in the hotel back in December but that wasn't random violence, and there is a lot of homeless and transient foot traffic in the area. In general it's just not a great area but if you're just passing through for the night it might not be too bad.

I disagree with the "life is too short to get upset" strategy....I work in mental health and sacrificing your self respect and accepting this behaviour can affect you negatively....bullies rely on those who will accept and stay quiet....it gives them power. Speak up for yourself for no other reason than to sleep well at night knowing you have set boundaries for the way people are expected to treat you.

Well said!

Hmmm. The only other thing I can think of if it was purchased, left behind, turned into "Lost and Found" and just now being returned to it's rightful owner? Seems like a long shot but it's much less creepy than being sent a photo out of nowhere. Either way, it's super cute and I hope it's a great reminder of a wonderful trip. :-)

And to you as well

When are you traveling and what ports will you be visiting?

90 DAYS until Alaska!

I always make copies of my passport and the back of my credit cards, I leave one set with someone at home and bring the other, that way if there's any theft you have a copy of the bank's phone number to call and you have your passport information. (I leave my copies in the room safe) My DH thinks this is overkill but if there's ever an emergency it might come in handy.

I hope that the earthquake didn't cause any damage.

 

Keith

No damage in Kodiak (near the epicenter) or here in Anchorage. Kodiak and some of the other coastal areas were ordered to higher ground but got the all clear later in the morning. All is back to normal, other than most of us are a bit tired from being woken up in the middle of the night.

The best place for a boat or ship to be during a tsunami is at sea, as far away from shallow waters as possible. At sea it would most likely go unnoticed due to the fact that the wave height would only be a few feet and would be moving very fast, it's not until the large amount of water is pressed up against the shore that it becomes an issue.

There was no tsunami with this earthquake.

Why not bid the minimum (if you're able) and see what happens, at worst you'll stay in the cabin you're already happy with, at best you can relax in your private hot tub!

I found the hairdryer on the Ruby was nothing more than a not breathe, if you have long or thick hair you might want to bring your own otherwise it might take a while to get the job done.

Thanks for posting your video, what a wonderful glimpse into The Haven Life :-)

We sailed the Ruby in Feb of 2017 and the beds were AMAZING. We joked that either the beds were just THAT good or we were just so tired from all of the fun we had that we'd sleep on anything due to sheer exhaustion :-)

Maybe try the beds without, if you feel you need one ask your steward.