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  1. Eastern Caribbean over New Years Eve

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    1 hour ago, AshleyDillo said:

    They don't do anything on the island, but on the ships they do celebrate it.

    They also will be more than happy to take your money for reserved seating in the Promenade and special specialty dining menu events as well.

    It's a lively environment and was a lot of fun when we did it on the Freedom Group Cruise in 2019, but I don't think it's worth the price premium they charge for the week.

    Good to know. Thanks!

  4. Alaska Ship & Itinerary Recommendations

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    12 hours ago, adever7137 said:

    Thank you for the tips. Our budget is around 150 to 250 a night for a hotel.  We may not do much in Seattle because of the older adults in our group. The Hubbard Glacier is on my bucket list, but for this trip since it was a FCC because our 12 day caribbean was canceled we tried to not go over that.   Hopefully the longer cruises will return sooner than later

    This first one is directly across the Seattle Center, that's where the Space Needle is located. To get to the port you'll need to book a shuttle. https://www.staypineapple.com/hotel-five-seattle-wa?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=GMB&utm_term=hf

    Next this one I've not stayed at but it's closer to the port https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/seahwhw-homewood-suites-seattle-downtown/?cid=&WT.mc_id=

    Another option is to check out some air bnb's city of Seattle limits them and I've never used that service anywhere.  Another option is Trip Advisor. Hope that helps. I'm sure you'll enjoy the cruise especially if it's your first. 

  5. Alaska Ship & Itinerary Recommendations

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    18 hours ago, adever7137 said:

    We are booked in August 2022 on the Ovation of the Seas! We are all super excited to go! First time going to Alaska, and looking for some ideas for places to stay in Seattle and things to do.  We will have 1 full day in Seattle and we are taking my In-Laws who are older with mobility issues.  So it would either need to be within walking distance or a shuttle.   If anyone has any ideas it would be great! I feel like I'm going crazy planning all of it! 🙂

     

    What's your budget for hotel? Seattle is very expensive in the downtown core. I live here and did the Ovation this past summer and was very disappointed with the ship and the itinerary, so much so we moved our two Alaska sailings from Seattle to Vancouver B.C. it's more expensive for me to travel to B.C. but the itinerary has Hubbard Glacier!!! That's what you see in Matt's video with all the ice surrounding the ship. Your not going to get that out of Seattle. Our first cruise with Royal was on Allure in a crown loft and we are hooked on the newest and best ships Royal has to offer except when it comes to Alaska. Alaska is different because you want to see outside as much as possible. The ship's entertainment was good on Ovation but I'm not going to miss it. We've never sailed on a older, smaller ship but we are very excited to be this time because of the itinerary. For us the itinerary is THE most important aspect of cruising Alaska. 

    If you let me know what you budget is I'll give a few suggestions. Just beware Seattle has decided to cut the funding of police here and it had a huge effect on the number of police officers that have left and crime has soared. They don't respond right away unless it's life or death situation. If you get robbed expect to wait a long time for an officer to come and take your report. Seattle like many cities has a large homeless population and many live by tourists areas because they can panhandle and the city is very liberal and let's homeless camps pop up where ever. Even right across from the court house. The camp became such a problem that court employees had to be escorted from their cars to inside. There's many beautiful and wonderful places to see in Seattle just be careful. 

  9. Any Suggestions for San Juan Puerto Rico?

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    1 hour ago, SPS said:

    We've had two post-cruise excursions in San Juan.

    The first was an Old San Juan tour that was interesting, but, a seemed a bit disorganized. Could have been done better. It may have been better to get over there on our own to better explore it.

    FYI: Visiting ships dock on the Old San Juan side while Embarking/Disembarking ships dock at the terminal across the bay.

    The second was a visit to the El Yunque National Forest that was a very good tour. The walk up the Yahaku Tower provides awesome views over the forest and all the way down to Fortuna Beach. Some beautiful waterfalls. A stop along a rocky river was also fun as our guide brought day old bread from a local bakery for everyone to feed the fish. A lunch stop at La Muralla on the way back down was delicious. (Not included in the tour cost, but very reasonable).

    Thanks!

  11. Any Suggestions for San Juan Puerto Rico?

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    49 minutes ago, CruiseGus said:

    is it your departure port OR a port of call

    either way Old San Juan has a lot of history with 2 huge forts and other interesting things in the old walled city.

    The if you have the time Visit El Yunque National Forest is the only tropical rain forest in the U.S. and when we toured years ago it was quite interesting.  Check on Covid restriction now though.

    We also like the Bacardi rum factory tour, but that may be a personal choice.

    Port of call. Be there for 8 hours.

  12. Alaska Shore Excursions - Quantum of the Seas

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    For first time you have no reference like we did so it maybe worthwhile. But don't except to see anything amazing, that's why I suggested the glacier and dog sled excursion. We haven't done it but it looks much better. Maybe do something with the salmon bake and something else. If it's your first time don't think you'll be disappointed. We had memories of how much larger and further out into the bay it was. 

  13. Alaska Shore Excursions - Quantum of the Seas

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    Mendenhall Glacier was okay it's receded so much it was a disappointment this past season. There's a picture of what it used to look like in the visitor center and that's what I remembered. The Salmon bake was very tasty and more than enough food for everyone. Maybe an excursion to a glacier would be better or the dog sled ride? Looking at doing that next year.  

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