K.T.B.

12 hours ago, TeeRick said:

My only point was why would Canada open up for Alaska cruises when only one port involved in the country?  What is the benefit to them?

2 ports actually:  Vancouver and Victoria.

8 hours ago, spiritkat090909 said:

A ban for life? Is that all?  Support the DEATH penalty?...that is the next step, you know.  WTH happened to due process and laws?  Or innocent until proven guilty?  I don't get it... your vax protects you doesn't it?  According to..Fauci!

 

Don't want unvaxed on your precious vacation, then get the laws changed accordingly. But, the mob mentality throw them overboard is ridiculous.  The darn thing is supposed to protect YOU!  What are you so afraid of?!  Dying yourself?  We all get there eventually.... where you go after death...is that the real fear?

The thing is, if you have numerous people on board unvaccinated, we all run the risk of our cruise being cancelled and being returned to port immediately.  So thousands of people should have to pay the price because a few dozen yahoos decide they wanted to fake their way on board and get sick from Covid.  Yeah, people who are vaccinated are mostly protected, but it seems we now need to be protected for cheats.

11 hours ago, TeeRick said:

Would ban for life be as meaningful as a very high fine and possibly criminal charges?  A ban for life is not very meaningful if you were on your first cruise or are not a frequent cruiser.  Of course a ban for life for the few percent of cruisers that are Cruise Critic members would be quite a penalty.  But the majority of cruise passengers are not CC members and are not frequent cruisers.  So I am more in favor of very stiff financial penalties if caught.

57 minutes ago, Redtravel said:

  When taking an Alaska cruise, it would make more sense to fly to Alaska and sail there.  There are several good ports  to visit. No need to sail back and forth from Seattle. On my most recent Alaska cruise in 2019, we sail from Vancouver to Seattle and then to Alaska.  While Seattle and Vancouver are both interesting cities, more time in Alaska would’ve been better.

It's a hell of a lot more expensive to fly into Alaskan cities not called Anchorage though. While one can fly into, say, Juneau or Fairbanks, Alaska exclusively would not work for a great many people.  For me, going through O'Hare, you'd be doubling the cost of the airfare.

21 hours ago, DeeniEncinitas said:

🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

I am not new to cruising BUT NEW TO PRINCESS.

This is happy times to all who are 

wanting to sail The Alaska Cruises!

🌺I am booked on Ruby for Panama Cruise from FLL to San Francisco! 3/12/22!! Doing Oceania prior doing  the Carribean 

and following HAL SFO to Australia. So far Princess has a nice board.

Denise😊

I'll be getting off the ship as you get on.  I'll try to leave it in the same condition when I exit as when I board.  😉

1 hour ago, LEtue said:

I only cruised out of Seattle once and it can't compare to those in and out of Vancouver.  I don't see much difference in hotel prices either....

Looking forward to the next RT from Vancouver 😀

 

 

I've sailed out of Seattle twice.  First time I stayed at Inn at the Market and paid a pretty penny for it, but well worth it. Second time I booked through AirBNB and it was a third of the overall cost, even though we stayed 5 nights as opposed to 2 the previous time.

I do love Seattle though....

Here's hoping the Alaskan ports will all have enough people to work this summer.  Usually they would've had people hired back in April and trained by the time the first ship arrives in early May.  So this will be interesting to see how this develops. 

Can't keep up with all the changes...

Mediation has been ordered:  https://www.2150.com/files/cc/8_21-cv-00839-SDM-AAS/

12 hours ago, 4774Papa said:

I agree regarding those that fraudulently fake their vaccinations is abhorrent.  That is a dishonest and sick choice.

They're only putting themselves a risk.  Nature's way of weeding out stupidity I suppose.

Here's hoping it doesn't affect those who are going about it the right way.

3 hours ago, 2 cruises a year said:

And Carnival Cruise Lines.

And HAL and Cunard and Costa... et al.

Smart shorts?  What kind of apps are installed?  

1 hour ago, Aloha 1 said:

Do the math. Actually over 165 million have been vaccinated. The case rate translates into .07%, well below the POTENTIAL rate of 5%. Therefore, the vaccines are doing better than expected.

165 million have at least one shot, 117 million are fully vaccinated.  There is a bit of a difference.  Oh, and by "fully vaccinated" that means at least 2 weeks since you had your second dose (or only dose of J&J).

3 hours ago, jgmorgan said:

I may be mistaken, but it seems to me that every time I have cruised (10 or so, all on Celebrity) I have been asked about any current symptoms for respiratory or norovirus type ailments.  I believe I even had to sign some kind of attestation.  Am I misremembering this?

You are remembering correctly.  I've actually seen people denied boarding because one of their party was noticeably sick.

3 hours ago, voljeep said:

Protest - did they say Protest - are they talking about Protest ?

 

seems a 'strange' pick of 'crowds'

Well, those were pretty much the only crowds last year....  

7 hours ago, Syracusefan44 said:

More good news from the CDC last night. 

 

The CDC outlined what type of tests are required for fully and unvaccinated passengers.

 

Fully vaccinated passengers do not need to be tested on embarkation day, disembarkation day, or even going on a back to back sailing. While embarkation testing is not required, international travelers arriving in the U.S. are recommended to be tested 3-5 days after arrival, including those who are fully vaccinated. Cruise operators may follow this recommendation at their discretion.

 

Those that are not vaccinated, will need to take a Viral (NAAT or antigen) test for embarkation day, disembarkation day, and if doing a back to back.

All the more reason to be vaccinated if you want to cruise!  If you're vaccinated, no chance of a false positive popping up and preventing you from cruising!

Just now, Humoristix said:

Two positive experiences. Good news 🙂

It's something like 3-ish miles in total driving distance form the port to the airport.  So you should be ok if you get off extremely early and have pre-arranged transport.  I went through the cruise line when I did it.

If you get early or self disembarkation, you should be fine.  I've had noon flights that I made with plenty of time to spare.

The story behind the need of this caution is probably a good one...