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I have been crushing for 25 years and cruises have improved dramatically in every way. People make such negative comments but I guess I'm lucky in that my experience has only improved.  That's why I bought the stock, again luckily at a dirt cheap price. I remember over the years watching many cruisers getting this entitled angry attitude over time. We called them the angry cruisers. I guess many are still around.

RCI has been an absolutely fantastic investment and the shareholder benefit is totally icing on the cake.

I'm actually on Solstice September of 2026 going to Alaska.  On the Celebrity app it still shows the cruise. I guess we'll have to see if anything changes. I do expect a Celebrity ship to move to Galveston but it's just a guess and I have no idea when. 

The solution really is simple. If you're worried,  stay home. This thread should be locked because it's turned into fear mongering and propaganda. 

It will be interesting to see if anything changes. People may travel abroad less which may actually increase cruise demand. I've been amazed over the years how much people will spend on vacations and entertainment, think $1,000 concert tickets. Only time will tell. These are all just guesses.

Not for political reasons but I would love to bypass Canada on the way to Alaska. Everyone fear mongers but I think good changes could come. If you're worried about a certain port or country, and let's be serious,  most are 3rd world and dangerous,  stay on the ship.

There will be many Icon and Edge ships. I don't think it's a matter of if but when. Just my opinion. 

You are correct. So, do they have facial recognition and is disembarkation time the same? 

Thanks

Thanks.

Does anyone know what time they start disembarkation at Long Beach. We will be on Quantum.  Also, do they have facial recognition? We just got back from Orlando and we were off the ship by 7:00. It was our earliest ever.

You might be correct  but it would sure be nice to get extra days in Alaska. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

I think it's great news. I'm sure a lot of people enjoy stopping in Canada but I would love extra time in Alaska instead. I think this is totally positive for cruising as the cruise lines would have a choice and so would cruisers. You could chose a cruise that stops in Canada or go straight to Alaska.

Great to hear. Thank you.

Are ubers readily available?

Thanks. That's very helpful. 

I'm coming in on Voyager on a monday at the end of the month. Is 11:15 out of Orlando reasonable on Monday morning?

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I don't find it strange. They have determined that it maximizes profit, which is of course their priority as a for-profit, publicly traded company.

That doesn't mean every cruiser has to be happy 

Another consideration is that across all the companies, there are now so many ships and the numbers are greatly increasing. They seem to be running out of ports for them all to go to. I think Royal is smart building all these private stops. It will at least give them somewhere to go as competition continues to increase. Shorter cruises may be one of the most practical ways to deal with this.

We stopped in Progresso once during covid. Yoy should look up pictures.  It's the longest pier I have ever seen  in my life. There was a shopping area walking distance from the port. To get off the pier would take transportation.  We just walked to the shopping area. I imagine it would be easier to go to ruins etc. because you don't need to take a ferry. 

Many years ago, l kept pestering the Concierges and Next Cruise agents about getting a larger ship in Galveston.  Then we got Allure.  More recently I've been pestering them on my Celebrity cruises about getting a Celebrity ship in Galveston. They sure have a lot of Edge ships these days. Hmmm.

RCIfan1912, with all due respect,  no one knows what will happen.  If you're so concerned,  maybe you can change your cruise to another cruise or cancel. I don't think anyone here has any special information to give you.

People have the wrong perspective.  If you get lemons, make lemonade.  We took many cruises during Covid.  They were inexpensive,  we almost had the ship to ourselves and we got double points. Will now be turning Pinnacle in a few months.  Again,  all due to the hysteria at the time.

Lots of gloom and doom and dire predictions.  Having lived through and survived many cruises during Covid, having to wear a mask onboard no less, this all seems like more hysteria. When they start trying to lock us up again I'll start worrying. 

The dire predictions are highly unlikely. I will say that the new facial recognition is the bomb and it literally takes minutes to get throughout customs now. It's a huge improvement 

Maybe Canada will close their ports and not allow US cruiseships like they did during Covid, almost bankrupting Royal and hurting Alaska. They were going to pass a law back then so ships could go straight to Alaska and bypass Canada. I sure hope things don't escalate back to that level. I have a cruise out of Vancouver soon. However, if it moves to Seattle and goes straight to Alaska I'll have no choice.

I think that review is for another cruise line.  Mariner is very nice. If you liked Voyager you will like Mariner.