TwoWeebles

Thank you all. I researched more and verified what you are saying. The first formal night is the first sea day, not the Juneau day. Shewww, that makes me feel better!

Hello all,

My family of four will be sailing the Ruby Princess, out of Seattle, in mid-June. I am under the impression from watching video reviews, that the first formal night is the night we are in Juneau. We have a set dinner time of 6:00pm. We arrive in Juneau at 11am, and have a 12:30 excursion for Whale Watching and Mendenhall Glacier, booked through Juneau Tours. The excursion is supposed to last 5 hours. This means there will be no time to get back to the ship and dress for our 6pm dinner time. I would not worry about it, except that DH really enjoys eating in the main dining room and likes to dress for formal night. He is a bit disappointed. We do not want to eat at a specialty restaurant. Does anyone know if there is a work around for this situation? Can we do anytime dining that evening even though we are not signed up for it? I'm not sure how close to the five hours the tour goes, but maybe we won't be SUPER rushed and can still make our normal dinner if we get back a little early??

Thanks for advice!

Cindy

Can't wait to read about your cruise. I have only ever been on Royal Caribbean, so I am interested to see what Carnival is like. Sorry about the deaths in your family!

My first cruise was on Nordic Prince. It was in August 1994 to Alaska. I was 22 years old and I went with my mom, dad, and sister. It was tons of fun and I have wanted to go back to Alaska ever since. Have not made it yet. Maybe a 15 year wedding anniversary present in about 5 years?