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Thank you everyone for the suggestions. This community forum is great!!

Is the light rail stop close to the Pier?

Can anyone recommend a reliable shuttle from pier back to airport? Our flight is at 3pm. How long is this trip? What is approx cost? This is our first time arriving in Seattle. We departed from a different city.

Thanks all for the advice.

We are thinking of purchasing the Cheers drink package. I read that taxes will be charged when ship is in US. Does this mean if you order a drink when the ship is docked in US (e.g, prior to sailing, and docked in a US port such as Catalina Island), you will be charged taxes on the drink?

Thank you for the clarification. That's a relief.

Yes you can order premium drinks, they will charge the difference in price and associated gratuities.

it is a rip off...basically forces you to upgrade unless you are soley a beer drinker. I was on the Celebrity Eclipse last year, with the Classic drink package but was able to get some wine and cocktails without having to pay extra.

I read on Celebrity's website that the Classic Drink Package only includes drinks up to $10 on the menu. I thought it was a little more than that. Aside from domestic beers, there are no cocktails $10 or less when I took a quick look in the Celebrity App of a current sailing. This is a rip off. They already excluded gratuities from their All Inclusive pricing. Can someone validate that it is drinks up to $10 only?

It’s our first time sailing with Carnival (Firenze Aug 2024). We were told by TA that they do not have all inclusive packages at time of booking. Beverage pkgs can be bought after booking, either pre cruise or onboard. Currently price is $69.99+18% service charge pp/day for a 5 day or less cruise. Do they ever have sales on this? I was reading the fine print in their policy - if you use the program within US waters, you have to pay the state and local taxes, so all drinks upon embarkation prior to ship sailing will be charged taxes on your guest folio, is this correct?

Can anyone comment on any success with the slot machines on the Eclipse? I see Celebrity is offer 10% discount on the slot freeplay pkg. I heard in general hit rate is not good on Celebrity ships.

Can a travel size clothes steamer be brought on the ship? It is prohibited on HAL ships. I recall bringing on Celebrity before and not a problem.

This is how I feel about Princess too…standard balcony is a bit small, room decor less modern (still shower curtains) but price is attractive. If Celebrity is not materially more, that would be my first choice, then HAL and last Princess (comparing Celebrity Edge class to HAL Pinnacle and Princess Royal class).

I agree with the groupings of the cruise lines. Luxury is your Silver Seas, Regent and in between the higher end big ships like HAL and the Luxury is Oceania, Azamara etc. you need to compare apples to apples. For a similar itinerary and room, age of ship and just compare base price, wonder which of X, HAL, PCL is cheapest? I think X is the higher of the 3.

I like Celebrity for modern decor, more refined food presentation and broad entertainment but I think it is priciest of the 3 lines, so value for money, I tend to favour HAL. Interested in learning other viewpoints.

Thinking of rebooking from Prime Veranda to Prime Concierge. Thoughts on concierge class anyone? Priority access to dining, restaurants, embarkation, disembarkation, and concierge help maybe worth it. Lineups are long otherwise.

Is HAL still giving out a collectible gift to Mariners, as mentioned in their Loyalty Rewards? We received the Mariner Cocktail voucher but no collectible gift.

Good to know. Many thanks!

Can anyone comment on this from a recent Koningsdam cruise? What time is this available until?

Thanks for the info…very helpful.

When is your cruise? Mine isn't until May 1 so I guess I won't know mine until after mid April. Can you request for a change of embarkation time if you are not happy with the assigned one? I have Club Orange for my cruise.

Does anyone know how far in advance of your cruise is embarkation time assign? Do they email time to you or you find out when you complete your online check in?

Thanks for the quick reply!

Is it possible to purchase a guaranteed veranda stateroom and request for a prime veranda or deluxe veranda stateroom through the cabin upgrade Captain’s Club benefits?

The airport (in Richmond BC) is quite far from the hotel (in Vancouver, BC), so there is no free shuttle from airport to Pan Pacific. You can hire private transportation to Pan Pacific or you can take the Canada Line from airport to Waterfront stop which is very close to Pan Pacific.