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Hi Patti, Can't wait to hear more about your 3 weeks on the Radiance! Glad you are home safely! I will be on the Radiance Southbound the last week of July. My 11 year old is excited about shows and we were wondering if you could tell us the times and types of shows for the Southbound? We have My Time Dining so I wanted to make some dinner reservations around the times of some of the shows. Or, could you tell us if you are going to scan the cruise compass' for the southbound?

Thank you so much! This will be our first time on the Radiance...can't wait!!

Sat- Dulles-Anchorage- Embassy Suites

Sun- Regal Air Charter to Lake Clark NP for Bear Watch at Silver Salmon Creek Lodge- Embassy Suites

Mon- Car rental- Drive Seward Hwy to Girdwood- Crow Creek Mine- Hike Winner Creek Trail- Alyeska tram

Tues- Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center-Portage-Hike Byron Glacier trail-Exit Glacier-arrive Seward

Wed-Kenai Fjords National Parks cruise- Lowell Point-Marina

Thurs- Puffin encounter at Alaska Sealife Center- Seavey's Dogsled tour

Friday- Board Radiance of the Seas

Sat- Hubbard Glacier

Sun-Juneau-Mendenhall, hike Nugget trail-Northstar Trekking Glacier Walkabout

Mon-Skagway-Rainforest bike tour- Days of '98 Show- Hike to Cemetary and Falls

Tues-Icy Straight Point-Whale Watch with FISHES

Wed- Ketchikan-Bering Sea Deadliest Catch tour-Lumberjack show-Creek Street

Thurs- At Sea

Friday- Vancouver- Capilano-Grouse Mountain- Hampton Inn Downtown

Sat-Flight to Dulles

Interesting, Thank you Gina. I guess I don't need to worry about trying to reserve on-line before we sail if MTD is that accessible. Your show times from Sept. give me a good idea how to plan, along with any news from Patti in May.

Dana

Thank you Patti. Since we can pre-reserve dining in mid-late May, I will want to have an idea in advance when the shows will be offered. I would love to know when you return.

Dana

I'm sorry if this has been asked before, I searched but couldn't find any threads. We are on the Radiance in July, SB Alaska, and wondered what time they usually do shows in the evenings? We have flexible/My Time dining but might want to pre-reserve dining times some nights. Our 11 year old is excited about the shows so we don't want to plan dinner at a time a show is happening. Anyone know? Patti?

Wish we were cruising this year but just booked Alaska for next July, 2011. We are 2 moms with a 9 year old daughter. We did the RFam Canada/NE cruise in 2008 and our daughter had a blast. We just couldn't do any of their dates this year. It is really hard to find other families like ours on a mainstream cruise. Obviously we don't cruise just to be with other gay families, we cruise b/c of the itinerary, but it would be so nice to be comfortable hanging out with new friends and not worrying that they don't "approve" of us! Are you going to Bermuda? We have talked about trying Bermuda out of NYC. Have a great cruise!

We sail at 5pm. If you look at the tides for this day is appears we would only have an opportunity to explore the caves after 3pm....isn't that cutting it close since St. Martins is at least 45 minutes away from the port? TimeHeightADT(m)(ft)04:45 1.6 5.2 10:56 6.8 22.3 17:01 2.0 6.6 23:10 7.3 24.0

Thank you for your optimism but I am just afraid to pay that much for the excursion and then be seriously let down.

After looking at the tide predictions it seems a waste for me to book the Sea Cave excursion since there is no way I could get there during low tide. Am I correct? We are scheduled to be in Saint John July 15. Why would the cruiseline offer this on this day if participants won't get to experience the caves?