Kathleen

@Riley @smokeybandit @twangster thanks so much for all your information. We will disembark on Friday October 4 and Stay at the Fairmont Airport and fly out on Saturday October 5 at 730. We have pre Check but not Nexus. (Maybe I should look into that) Should we a lot for 2 1/2 hours or 3 hours prior to boarding to Check in and clear customs at YVR. I know this is all pretty far in advance but I’m a planner, and find that is half the fun of traveling!!!

@Riley We will fly out of Vancouver and currently can fly through DFW with a longer layover of 2 1/2 hours or flying through MSP with just 55 mins (which is not a lot of time regardless). Also we are more than likely going to stay at the Fairmont at the airport the night before.

US Citizen here. I’ll be flying home from Canada and not sure of Customs clearance upon entry airport into US. How long of a layover should we plan for? TIA

@Pattycruise thank you. Your answer was exactly what I was wondering. I have a 1 device internet package for the week. I just want to access my free Diamond day on a second device at the same time on one day. Your first scenario answers this question. Much appreciated!!

I was going to use it on one day and choose to have 2 devices at the same time on Wi-Fi without toggling back and forth. Is this a possibility or does it mess up the log in/ off process for the other dates?

I was able to save $100.00 by repricing an Alaskan excursion on Royal Caribbean and $75 total ($65 on one and $10 on the other) on two Celebrity excursions. Glad I checked again.

Thank you so much for passing that along. We had tossed about those itineraries but will definitely look closer.

I ended up booking a 9 night Spain/Portugal balcony cabin on Independence out of Southampton with refundable deposit for September 2025 for just under $3000 including taxes and port fees total for the both of us, from our travel agent. Seemed like a win/win at this point. Was glad to grab what seemed such a good deal.

Ferry would is quick and fairly easy. https://www.clippervacations.com/seattle-victoria-ferry/?mkwid=s_dc|pcrid|679089733888|pkw|victoria ferry|pmt|b&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpYKknOO_ggMVDiqtBh0Fpw0tEAAYASAAEgJavPD_BwE

We just took this same cruise in 2022. We took the Haleakala sunset excursion the first night and the hike and waterfalls the second day. We loved both.

The only down side I see is when the price drops on the UDP and you want to cancel and rebook for a savings. I’m thinking if you’ve already booked your reservations you are less likely to cancel and reprice UDP if price falls.

On a Facebook grouping I follow as well as the blog, I saw the below RC deployment schedule. Anyone know if Celebrity Cruise line has released their schedule? Inquiring minds…..

Just saw this Royal Caribbean Deployment schedule for 25-26. Does anyone know if a Celebrity one exist yet.

I’ve done the closed loop Seattle inside passage on Ovation withDawes glacier (I believe) and really liked it. A few years later, my husband and I returned to Alaska and mapped out and reserved our own land trip covering areas from Denali down to Seward and Kenai Fjords and everywhere in between. We did that using just busses and trains. We loved that experience also.

Sailing in January again. I am going to try the water pills you have tried with success. It’s more of an annoyance than anything but my rings feeling so tight on swollen fingers is also bothersome. Thanks.