SpanishForker

The Cruise Ship Schedule for Skagway has the Encore docking at the Ore dock this year after mid-May. I don't know how that might change things with regards to meeting tours. https://claalaska.com/?page_id=1551

The website still allows you to book Port Valet for NCL cruises. I just booked mine for our cruise on the Encore in July and everything went through fine. Hopefully it won't be cancelled like the OP's reservation, but if NCL was not participating this year you would think it would be disabled on the Port Valet site.

Thank you for the answer. How easy is it to come and go from the ship in Ward Cove?

I figured I would ask this question here as Ward Cove is used by NCL the most if not exclusively. I am looking to book the Totem Bight Park excursion for our July 24 Encore cruise. It starts at 10:45am and lasts 2 hrs. This would be cutting it close to all aboard time at the finish. I assume we meet for the excursion in the warehouse at Ward Cove. If we wanted to do shopping before the excursion is there a place to hold our packages until we return or do we have to run them back to the ship before the excursion? Thanks!!

Just wanted to pass this information along. I had/have a Spa Balcony booked on the Encore for July 2024 and my previous confirmations all had me as having a B9 Cabin Category. I just made a payment today to utilize the AMEX offer and the confirmation they sent me has it listed as Stateroom: B9-BA. So it seems at least as of right now the NCL confirmations are still making a distinction as having booked a Spa Cabin while also acknowledging the reclassification of the cabin type.

Thank you so much for the answer.

My wife would love to do this. When you sign up do you know which painting will be offered at what date/time? She would love the landscapes, but not the coffee one.

I just called the main NCL line yesterday to cancel the air portion of my booking for next summer as I bought flights at about $50 more than the air promo, but got to pick my times etc. and the representative on the phone said I made the right choice. He basically said the air promo works well for some people when headed to Europe etc where flights could be crazy expensive, but for domestic it was better to book them myself.

Have the seas been rough or is it just wind etc. keeping these balconies tied down?

We are planning on doing this for our cruise out of Seattle next year. I know that on the Disembarking "timeline" there is a specific time for PortValet passengers. If your flight is later in the day I assume you can disembark later in the process.

Thank you for these. We aren't sailing till next year at this time on the Encore, but these give us a framework of what to expect. Thanks!

Thank you all for the information. It is greatly appreciated.

We are sailing on the NCL Encore out of Seattle in July 2024 and I know that the booking window is fast approaching for hotels. We plan to fly in one day prior to our cruise and then will probably UBER/Lyft over to Pier 66. I have a bunch of Hilton points I would like to use if possible and wanted to get a recommendation on a Hilton branded Hotel that works well for Pier 66. I would also greatly appreciated any dining recommendations things to see etc. near said hotel. Thanks!!

Does anyone know if these AMEX offers ever appear on the Delta Platinum AMEX?

Loving your trip report. We had a great whale watching excursion in Cabo back in 2011. Glad to see they are still putting on a show.