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Personally, if you have an arrival time at 11, I would just go to the port. If you try to drop off bags early, you are fighting traffic for disembarking passengers, and porters will be tied up with them. There also could be 2 ships in port, which makes it worse. Add to that a weekday embarkation, and you also have rush hour traffic. There really isn’t anything close to Pier 91 for people watching, so you would have to go back to downtown Seattle, and then back to Pier 91.

Are you talking about booking a particular ship? Is that what you mean by reservations? Or like previous poster mentioned, and reserving shows, dining, etc. on the ship?

Looks like it’s gone. OP, Most Covid threads go sideways anymore, and don’t last long. Nobody really know until it actually happens. If you’re worried, I would suggest purchasing the proctored test to take with you. If you end up not having to use them, better safe than sorry.

I have been on Ovation 3 times, and if people were seated, eating, I would always walk on other side, past Bionic Bar. If nobody was eating, I would walk on that side. In the pic, you can’t see the tables set up on the right, that are right in walking path, within inches. Horrible set up.

Some of us are waiting for the 2023 cruise season, to see what will happen. I had 3 cruises out of Sydney moved from 2020 to 2023, and they were all cancelled by Royal. My first is in Mar/2023. I don’t think anybody will know for sure until the 2023 sailings actually sail.

I’m originally from SD, and this month has reminded me of the SD June Gloom. It has been extremely damp this month too, but looks like 80’s coming this weekend. My oldest daughter ended up back in SD, so I still visit quite a bit. Enjoy your cruise, and thanks for keeping us updated.

I think I tried both…ship wifi and using my iPhone as a hotspot on my iPad, which is wifi only. It really wasn’t a big deal. Just surprised.

Not in port, but youtubeTv must have still thought I was in international waters. I tried it in all the ports.

I also have YoutubeTV and was surprised I couldn’t watch on Alaska cruise. I started in Vancouver and the whole time kept saying it can’t work out of country, even in Alaska. I have gotten a VPN and if I get surf and steam on Wonder TA in Oct., will see if it works with a US IP location.

Personally, living in the Seattle area, I would fly. You just never know what kind of traffic you may encounter, especially when it looks like you are doing this on weekdays. Renting a car would probably cost you more than flying, considering the one way drop off fees. I took Quick Shuttle up in May, the day before I cruised, so I was fine, but a few on the bus were sailing that day. They made it at 2pm, but I would have been a nervous wreck. And Quick Shuttle does make a few stops. The border was the longest, since there were 2 busses ahead of us, and you have to get off, drag your luggage through customs, and then load back on the bus.

I did a 7 day Disney cruise back in 2016, when the grandkids were almost 3 and 4. It was magical, and they loved it, and it was a great cruise. My oldest daughter and granddaughter are Disney fanatics, and have continued to do a few more since then. You only live once and to me it is totally worth it. Everybody chooses how they spend their money, and I think some of those are nuts, but taking your grandchild on a Disney cruise is something you won’t ever regret.

Unless you get one like I had on Ovation, which froze things

Answers in your other thread

I know what you mean. I got it about a year ago after being vaxxed, and lost my taste for 6 weeks. To bad it wasn’t my appetite.

I just checked a few of my booked cruises for DBP and most are $66 plus 18% gratuity. The Navigator is $76, but it’s over New Years. The Refreshment package is running $23 on all.

It looks like they were all making them at the same time. Maybe mods can combine or delete a couple. This is why I don’t normally make threads on breaking news. I know somebody else will…😂

I have always carried mine on also. I also have a resmed, and the case is easy to strap onto my carryon or just sling on my shoulder. If on rare occasion, I’m only on a 7 day cruise, I just use ship water. I wouldn’t come close to even making a dent in a gallon of distilled water, and it seems a waste.

There is a walk from the ship to train, although 1/2 mile seems to be pushing it. There are little golf trams that can take you the length of the dock. It’s still a bit of a walk.

Interesting…I had an inside lock. Although I would turn it to lock, if I was in shower I would put sleeping sign up. Room service can enter with the lock on, to deliver treats, but if I was in the cabin, I would answer. If didn’t want to be disturbed, always Sleep sign on door.

And just an FYI, since a lot of people don’t notice, they are small 375ml bottles. Also agree with above poster, take sodas to bar to exchange.

I never use room service, so I was thinking more about the Continental breakfast that there is no charge. And if I order room service with a charge, giving them a couple of bucks is not going to send me to the poor house, and could greatly help them. Can I just say how excited I am for a tipping thread..Thank you 😂😂

Room service is not included in prepaid gratuities, and the extra is they are bringing food to your cabin, so you don’t have to get up and go get your own food.

Since this thread is about the Ovation to Alaska, you should get one, unless something has changed since I was in the May 5 sailing. I got one every night. As you can see above, there are some Compasses posted in Live threads. However, it looks like entertainment has already changed a couple of times since I was on first sailing, so don’t count on the Compasses to be 100% the same for your sailing.

Yes, since the cruise ends in Vancouver Canada, this B2B is legal. It’s only illegal when it begins and ends in a different US city, with no distant port stop.

I use the Space Needle Cam, but it’s not close up. There are 2 ports. Pier 66 and Pier 91. You can try Google for others. https://www.spaceneedle.com/webcam/