testerlady

We did go ahead and take this cruise. I guess what I meant by worth it is if there was anything to see there. It sounds like there is, I don't care if there's a lot of touristy stuff, just something different than what I'd see in the US. The rest of the cruise sounds great, too.

Has anyone gone on this cruise? Are the ports in Greenland worth seeing?

9 hours ago, hockey-man said:

Call guest services and ask for a northern lights wake up call. They keep a list that will get notified from the bridge if they are visible. Sadly on our 9/12 cruise, we never got the call due to cloudy skies. Good luck!!

 

sorry. I posted before I read the last page. Already answered. 

I'm going to ask that our names be added to the list, too. That's on my bucket list.

Thanks for starting this thread. We go next week. I'm getting so excited! I hope you have a great week.

Thanks so much for sharing your experiences. We're planning on using the Port Valet, too. It sounds like a great deal to me to not have to deal with luggage until we get home.

4 minutes ago, Jeter02 said:

Great photos!!!

I think the ones with the clouds look great!

Did anyone stay at the Westin Waterfront in Seattle? Was their room service going and was their restaurant open for breakfast? Princess booked this for us.

Thanks,

Sheila

4 hours ago, TheCenterOfTheLabyrinth said:

International Cafe - just an FYI, no almond milk...but two GF options. Cheesecake was bomb!

Do they have any sugar free or no sugar added options for the coffee and pastries? Thanks.

Thanks everyone. I kind of thought it would be a long shot. Our original trip this year was a land/sea trip starting in Fairbanks with a NL excursion. Maybe next year.

I just booked the Princess 9/26/21 cruise. Is there any chance we can see the northern lights while we are on the ship?

We have also postponed our Alaskan cruise from September 2929 until September 2021. We have until mid June 2021 to cancel that if we need to. I hope we can go. For medical reasons, we didn't have a vacation last year and covid-19 happened this year and I can't even see driving somewhere this year.

We're going to Alaska in September. We're waiting until closer to final payment due date to make a decision. I'm hoping it'll be OK. We haven't been on a cruise for 4 years and I could really use one. It's scary right now. I wouldn't go to Asia for sure and I'm not sure about Europe either.

I guess we'll just have to hope it doesn't rain all the time. We're going to do a cruise tour so maybe we'll get to see the northern lights. If not, I'll just have to convince my husband to go to Iceland.

We are considering taking an Alaskan cruise in September. We've been there before, but in the summer. I have a few questions that I'm hoping someone here can answer. Are there still whales in Juno at this time or have they all gone south? Can you see the northern lights at this time of year? Are there still things to do in the ports.  Thanks for any information.

I retired in July of 2017. It took me a while to get rid of the feeling that I should be somewhere working instead of doing whatever I want. We've taken two really long road trip vacations. I'm looking into cruises for 2020. Next year we're doing some remodeling and I don't have a good timeline for that, so we'll just do something when it's done.

June 15, 2017!!! Almost there!!

I have a little over 16 months to go. I'm going to retire at 62. I can't wait to be in control of my own time. I'll have a lot more than 3 weeks a year to vacation.

We go on this cruise on March 16. I love your review and the pictures. I can't wait to experience it all for myself. I noticed when I followed a youtube link that we have the same last name. My husband's family is from West Virginia. Do you have any relatives from there?

Our cruise is selling very slowly and I can get a forward mini-suite w/balcony for just $140 pp more than the balcony cabin we have reserved. I've been thinking about seeing if we could change our reservation and pay the difference. However, if we're really going to feel the rolling of the waves, we might not want to do that and just wait and see if other mini-suites drop down some more. The cruise is the partial Panama Canal cruise. Thanks for any info. :)

I have one other suggestion. You want to be on the side of the ship that is facing the land. The views are wonderful. Otherwise, you'll see mostly water.