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  1. memoak
    Be aware they pack people on that excursion like sardines
  2. memoak
    Northbound ships generally port in Whittier around 1am and the leave southbound at 8:00 pm to Ancona people coming off of land tours
  3. memoak
    After 35 years and 60 cruises I have heard it all and almost none of them have to do with service. Yes I have missed ports, had mold in cabins etc and accepted discounts but never lowered my tops since none of them are really faults of crew members
  4. memoak
    In some ports you may actually be detained. There are good and drug dogs in many ports
  5. memoak
    This kind of thing can happen on any cruise on any line and is not limited to Alaska or Princess. I flew to England for a Trans Atlantic to visit art museums in La Havre and Bilbao. Never got to those ports Maybe someday I will get to go back. In the meantime I continue to travel to other ports in different parts of the world.
  6. memoak
    And people on this cruise also got use of a floating hotel with all meals included for much less than they could ever do on land
  7. memoak
    Yes no MDR lunch on port days
  8. memoak
    It enough compensation ? This is way more than we got when we were stuck in England for 3 days, missed 3 ports and ended up with 8 consecutive sea days. I would be very happy with this compensation
  9. memoak
    All of the glacier venues have limits on the amount of ships allowed at one time it is not just a decision made by the captain
  10. memoak
    Having seen the new lunch menu for lunch for 11 sea days on our last cruise. Basically the same menu each day with 3 changes per day. Much preferred the old menus but it is still better than the buffet Was glad to see the pub lunch in the MDR twice in 2 weeks
  11. memoak
    These limits are usually set by the tour operator not the cruise line. I have also seen weight limits on some tour and seen people weighed at the tour site and they had to sit while others took the tour and they did not get their money back
  12. memoak
    Most Princess ships dry dock here in Portland Oregon
  13. memoak
    It is a button on your stateroom phone
  14. memoak
    Didn’t you know the steak house was just a cordoned off portion of the buffet with tablecloths ? That ship has never had a stand alone steak house
  15. memoak
    The people I see at guest services have complaints about waiting 10 minutes for a table in the MDR when they had a reservation or complaining about how an order wasn’t delivered from the app. I don’t consider those as major or even have anything to do with service
  16. memoak
    We never order in the MDR through the app. Just tell the waiter what you want and we have always had it delivered immediately.
  17. memoak
    Yep. It was in a portion of the buffet. If you look at deck plans you will not find a separate dining room for them
  18. memoak
    But they are not going to confront the offender any more than they will tell people to wash their hands
  19. memoak
    The aft suites have huge balconies and they are always our first choice. We have only had them on Caribe and Dolphin and both have been partial coverage
  20. memoak
    Hard to call any meal served in the buffet area fine dining
  21. memoak
    We always do the back to back beginning in Vancouver which we believe gives us the vast of both worlds and avoids having to get to or from between Whittier and Anchorage. If I had to choose I would get the longest flight over with first. For the same reason we always do Panama cruises from Florida to the West Coast since we live in Oregon
  22. memoak
    There are barely 15 desks in that space that would be a very small restaurant
  23. memoak
    Most crew are not going to get involved for fear of complaints from said passenger
  24. memoak
    I have all my Tommy button short sleeve shirts laundered at home at the cleaner but I would not trust the Princess laundry with rhem
  25. memoak
    Just google the ship or even a cabin and you will find many DIY videos of the ships. Since they are not produced by the line they are generally even handed
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