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What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question? ...

Ordered ours on January 19. Got the email today that they are expected to be delivered to us on Friday - will have been just over three weeks from order to receipt.

Can't speak for conditions in May, but the two time we've been to Skagway (July/August) we did the WP&YRR in the morning. It gives more flexibility to the rest of the day for shopping and sightseeing. One of those visits, I did a second excursion after lunch.

In the past, final payment due date and earliest available check in were on the same timing (90 days). With the current situation of final payment not being due until 30 days prior to cruises through May, are you able to check in online BEFORE making final payment on those cruises?

Why doesn't a STOP (visit) in Vancouver meet the requirement of a visit to a foreign port? If it doesn't, then boarding in Florida, stopping at Coco Cay, and returning to Florida shouldn't count either. Vancouver is just as foreign as Coco Cay. Or does the requirement only apply when a ship departs and arrives at different ports?

Stopping in Vancouver (with or without getting off the ship) meets the requirement. Cruises that depart from a US port and conclude in a US port (same one OR different ones) must make a stop somewhere outside the US. That is all that is required.

As with any B2B, the passenger is disembarking from the ship and checking in again to the same ship. Cruise originating in Hawaii ended in Vancouver. Cruise ending in Seattle departed from Vancouver. No issues with PVSA.

Another thing I found interesting is that the excursion said it is at 1:30 while booking it but it shows up in the calendar at the top of that day indicating "at your leisure." The beach is a good 30 minute drive from the port, so "at your leisure" doesn't make much sense.

Explorer - departing Miami on July 9

The same thing wasn't available on another sailing on another ship with a stop in Curaçao that my wife is taking with friends three weeks earlier.

I have my confirmation email safely stored as a pdf.

I have no idea what those are!

Don't have SeaPass saved either.

Doing my weekly check to see if any Cruise Planner items are less than what we already paid and stumbled across this: A FREE excursion. Checked out and got a message that I only have complimentary items in my cart so no credit card is required. Details page has this note: "Entrance fee, complimentary beach chair, shower access, and a soft drink are included." We may or may not want to go to the beach that afternoon, but you can't beat the price!

Nor EVER saved a luggage tag!

Which is consistent with the previously noted $3.50 price. All it takes to make the soda package worthwhile at $6.99 per day (plus gratuity) is an average of 2 sodas (or other beverages available in the Freestyle machine) per day.

He likes that the eggs don't have an "eggy" taste?

The same stuff is used to make the omelets you order. I always order an omelet made with "three fresh eggs broken specifically for THIS omelet, not dipped from a bucket." You can do the same if you want real scrambled eggs.

Just because it's an identical itinerary doesn't mean there is no reason to get off the ship in port. There's always something to do in port that you may or may not have done before. Two cruises scheduled this year. Already been to all of the ports once or twice but that doesn't mean we have no reason to get off the ship.

Based on the title of the thread, there may be some confusion about terminology. There is no "deluxe refreshment soda package." Deluxe Beverage Package includes alcohol and requires all adults in a stateroom to purchase. Refreshment Package and Soda Package do not include alcohol and thus do not require multiple passengers to purchase.

Already is as common as the common cold. Many colds are caused by coronaviruses - that was known before the unusually serious strain known as Covid-19 appeared on the scene.

"Oh, poor me! People like me and want to buy me drinks!" That's a nice problem to have. Solution - "the next round's on me!" Use your Diamond drinks to buy the round.

This 100%. About 40% of cases of what has always been known as "the common cold" are caused by strains of coronavirus. Three years ago, you hoped to get over your cold before cruise started so you could fully enjoy the trip.. Now, you have to worry about whether that cold will PREVENT you from cruising.

Mr. Miyagi didn't really teach karate. But he had a great Sensei humor.

Those with mild dairy allergies can safely consume the soft serve. It is NOT ice cream. As for egg-related ingredients? That's a mystery.