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Saying TA is paid by you may be confusing. TA is paid by the cruise line at no extra cost to you.

There was a shuttle from the gangway. It may have been a couple bucks. There is also a free gondola to the shops and native dance show. I believe there were shuttles on that side also. Gondola to top has a charge, but with free Viking excursion we just got wristbands for unlimited rides.

On what night are they serving jeans in the dining room for dinner?? They’re delicious with a bit of bearnaise sauce !!! 😋😎

Hey, I paid a lot of money for this cruise. I’ll wear what I bloody well please!! 😉😎

1. A travel agent works for you. The cruise line agent works for them. 2. A good travel agent has connections with the cruise line and will work to get concessions/special handling. The cruise line agent generally has to play by the book. 3. A travel agent earns their commission when things start to go wrong and they fix it. (I.e. COVID rebookings) A cruise line agent is primarily there to take new bookings, not hold your hand.

Also, the major glaciers are deep within fjords, not along the coast. You’ll likely have a glacier viewing day, and the captain does a 180 degree pivot to be sure all get a good photo op.

Sit “on” or”at” the piano??? On would be quite the sight!

Enjoy your specialty cruise… 😉😎 Love ya!!

It would be tough to imagine something without first experiencing it. Under 50-60 is better, but still very much a minority. Many are family members. Few are young couples.

Yes, but you first must take the free shuttle from the ship to the shore. They’re still working on the rock slide damage and it is unsafe to walk the pier with the walkway lane closed. Once you get on shore, it’s a flat 5-10 minute walk to town, or you can take the local SMART shuttle for $3 each way. By the time we returned to town from our excursion around 1PM, the crowds had thinned as most returned to their ship for a “free” lunch. We had a great lunch and excellent beer at Skagway Brewing Company on 4th. Also got a funky t-shirt there, instead of the ones that scream ALASKA on the front and have a bear or moose.

Today we are in Skagway, a community of 400. There will be 9,000 cruise ship passengers joining us. And the locals are providing a shuttle bus to town for $5 round trip. This may not be our best day of cruising on this trip…

Tried one yesterday. It is most definitely a taste we have not acquired! 😖

I’m not sure how preferring that folks adhere to a dress code became snobbish or elitist. Some of us would just like others to show just a little consideration for the published code and their fellow passengers. My preferring not to see ripped jeans, pajama bottoms, muscle t-shirts or white robes in the dining room is in no way elitist - it’s common courtesy, which is something that appears to be lacking in the next generation of cruisers.

The Walmart folks are different from you and me. (With apologies to F. Scott Fitzgerald).

Every day, at 8AM. Much more relaxed experience than the buffet!!

Perhaps if this question didn’t show up as a new thread every other day…

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Have you never heard of “dueling pianos”??

https://ruinmyweek.com/trashy/people-of-walmart/

So glad you were a high-class entertainer instead of a mere lounge lizard…🙄

Superior is too strong a word, but there is no denying there are classes of people in our society who vary according to the trait being discussed. I was only discussing dress. ✌️

With famous entertainers!! Wow!! Although I still can’t figure the relevance of that to the topic…

That settles it - effective immediately the Viking dress code will be “Walmart modern”! 😉😎

Just one show at 9. Earlier in the evening there are guest lecturers, that have been pretty good!

This trip has been a bit better than in the recent past, but it’s always the outliers that you notice. There was a reminder on the dress code in the daily, so perhaps others have similar observations.