Brando95

I suspect that's because your cruise started and then was cut short. If it's cancelled before you board the ship then there is no cruise to get points for.

Just got back from Vancouver. I spent 2 nights there, could've used a few more. The cruise will have a few excursions that will give you the city highlights tour, or to the suspension bridge, and there are a few others that end with a drop off at the airport. That option would take care of your luggage concerns and your transport to the airport but it would still get you there way ahead of your 11 pm flight though. If you do it on your own, I suggest finding somewhere to store your luggage and taking an Uber to Granville Island and walking around the public market and all the shops there and taking a water taxi across to English Bay (?), Sunset Beach and enjoy that side of Stanley Park and the views. If you haven't had enough shopping by the time you get off your cruise, Robson Street is the street for that.

@Lovetocruise2002 We had pretty smooth seas once we got a day or so out of Hawaii. The trade winds were up around the islands and the first sea day or so was pretty rocky. I didn't affect me. After that it was pretty smooth all the way into Vancouver. I'm glad I stayed a couple days in Vancouver on the back end too. Man, that's a gem of a city.

Oh yeah, the 9 nighter is probably my max for now but once I retire that window opens wide! I was quite envious of the people on my last cruise that had been on from Australia and were continuing on to do an Alaskan cruise after ours.

A transatlantic is definitely on my bucket list. I just got off the repositioning from Hawaii to Vancouver and absolutely loved the string of sea days. First time I've had that many successive sea days and really made me think I would really enjoy a TA.

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.... it's the motion of the ocean that counts

I honestly don't remember any indication one way or the other but I've never had to retake at the port. I'm overdue for a haircut at the moment but as soon as I get one I plan on uploading a picture for my upcoming cruise.

Just devil's advocate here, but maybe they want a more recent photo since that is what they'll be using to verify your identity once on board. There might be some logic built in where it doesn't want a picture of a picture or something. When you scan on and off the ship, at bars, etc, it's the pic you upload or get taken at the port that pops up. A passport photo could be 9+ years old depending on when your passport renewal date is. I always just take a selfie against a blank white wall in my bathroom and upload to the app. That's been accepted every time so far.

The only exception to this that I can think of is the OBC that comes with redeeming the RC Credit Card points... those you can designate to be specific to the person redeeming them or to be shared although I've only ever redeemed for me so not sure how it works in practice.

Only really did 2 excursions on mine ... at Bar Harbor we did the Acadia National Park tour with a stop for a full lobster lunch and in Portland Maine we went to the "Portland Headlight" lighthouse. My favorite thing to do on this cruise was to try and eat a lobster roll at each port. Had some great ones, but I think my favorite was in St. John at this little place that was directly across from the ship - Steamers maybe? Also, while not an excursion I went on my own while in Boston and took a tour of Fenway Park. If you're a baseball fan it was awesome! Well worth the price at 2x what they were charging for it.

I had one on my Anthem Canada/NE cruise and will on my Hawaii -> Vancouver repositioning. It's nice to see what it's like outside without having to turn on the bridge channel on the TV. My only wish is that along with the superimposed balcony railing that they'd provide a digital temp in the corner or something. It's nice to have to make an inside cabin not feel so cave-like.

There's a couple putting up semi-regular YouTube videos. Short digestable videos. Living Phase 2

Typically, it begins the Alaska season after the repositioning and then in the fall will make the reverse trip down under. Unless they redeploy. I'm on the Honolulu to Vancouver trip this year and the passengers getting on in Vancouver will be doing the first Alaskan cruise of the season.

I'm just staying one night in Waikiki. Couldn't resist a quick stopover on the 9th Island (Las Vegas) on the way out