Jordyn

3 hours ago, Mathmoo said:

For those who have booked guaranteed balcony, how happy were you with the assigned room?

We are happy with ours! Quantum of the Seas. Deck 12, midship close to the elevator. Not an obstructed view or anything. Not sure if we just got the luck of the draw but we are very happy and saved quite a bit of money in the end

7 hours ago, SPS said:

Another option is the Seattle Express. $20 each for Adults/$15 each for children (under 5) for shuttle service from the Pier to the Airport/Airport Area Hotels.

https://seattleexpress.com/cruise-ship-transfers/

Thank you for this! This is what we ended up booking. 

We booked this before. They showed up when we got the whole information packet with our luggage tags and everything! 

On 8/8/2022 at 5:04 PM, grant said:

Quantum should drop Skagway for safety reasons and go to Icy Straight Point which was originally scheduled and then cancelled on August and September dates.

Honestly have been waiting for this to happen. Just because I know other cruise lines have dropped Skagway from their itinerary out of concerns for safety. We have the train booked as well but I have heard it’s completely shut down for the season because of the rockslides. Not sure if this is accurate. Royal hasnt said anything and hasnt cancelled the excursion yet

3 hours ago, robbyc said:

We boarded Quantum on August 8 in Seattle. I think it took 90 minutes in line to get on board.  I suspect - but don’t know - some passengers did not abide by their show time. 
Luggage drop off and delivery was painless. 
Disembarkation and Uber to the airport was easy. 

Can I ask how much an uber from port to the airport ran you? We were looking at the RC shuttle which is around $60 for both of us because my husband is worried it may be difficult to get an Uber with everyone getting off the ship at the same time. 

Figured someone in this thread might know - 

We cancelled due to COVID. We got the refund back for the cruise and for all the add ons. But not for the deposit. Is the $500 deposit not refundable? We booked back in February before the March 31st date if that matters. 
 

Thanks! 
 

Side note: We called and cancelled on Tuesday last week and by Friday, the refund was posted to our card. 

18 minutes ago, CruisingNewb said:

Ketchikan is a great addition to your itinerary!

Endicott/Dawes is a 4 hour (at best) stop inside the strait and for viewing only.  Although we LOVED the Dawes Glacier because we were early risers and sat at the outdoor seating of the Windjammer to view while eating, another port day might have been cool too.  Too many people complained on the Endicott/Dawes day because by the time they woke up, we were already leaving the strait. LOL

I am looking forward to Ketchikan! We know we will be seeing Mendenhall glacier as well so we are still happy! 

This wasnt meant as a complaint about Quantum. It was just a question about previous information provided. 
 

We are happy with whatever itinerary RC takes us on. We have never been to Alaska anyway, so anything is a first/new experience. 

We are sailing on Quantum on August 22nd. We were just informed we will be going to Ketchikan instead of Icy Strait Point and skipping Endicott Arms and Dawes Glacier. However, our compensation is only $100 (balcony room). Wondering why the earlier August sailings are getting full days’ fare per person in cruise credit but our sailing is not? 

My husband and I were supposed to go on our Alaskan honeymoon tomorrow but tested positive for COVID. The woman I spoke to from RC said all of our extras (add-ons) that we purchased will also be cancelled and refunded. We had originally bought 2 of the Alaska blankets. Now that we have rebooked for August, these blankets can no longer be purchased for our sailing. I emailed RC to see if there is something we could do. But does anyone know if there is a way around this or if perhaps they sell the blankets on board? 

Feeling kind of bummed but our new sailing has a balcony room instead of an ocean view window so its not all bad! 

Thanks!