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  1. Yes! It's a Friday-Friday cruise. We are arriving the day before in Vancouver (Saturday) and leaving the Monday night afterwards. Here's the Air2Sea link: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/flights/bookFlights. After entering your booking number (and other info) , you can change the dates. One thing to keep in mind: AA allowed us to select seats (even though the flights aren't paid for yet). However, Air Canada did not. We plan on paying for the flights in a couple weeks. I also looked at Alaska Air but the return flights all leave Anchorage after midnight! Since we are working with a TA (MEI), after I reserved the flights, she got notified and I'll handle the payment through her. I don't know if Air2Sea works with JetBlue but if you are near NY, you have choices (JFK, LGA and Newark). And if you're in South Jersey, there's always PHL. FWIW, since we live near BWI, for cruises leaving Florida or Galveston I book flights (on SWA) on my own. However, for our recent European cruise and this one, it was better to use Air2Sea.
  2. Awesome. We have the same itinerary (Vancouver to Seward). We booked flights through RCL's Air2Sea (Air Canada via Montreal and American Airlines on the return from Seward). We are going to book a 3 day land-tour afterwards that will end up in Anchorage. It appears that Jenna DeLaurentis went on the same cruise recently and has also written a great guide. Here's a link to her guide: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/alaska-cruises and here's the link to the beginning of her vlog: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2022/08/27/radiance-of-the-seas-live-blog-day-1-embarkation-vancouver. Both are full of good info.
  3. I'm not looking for boots like the one in your link (too bulky for me). I'm looking for something as comfortable as my sneakers (that are also waterproof). Which cruise are you taking? We are taking Radiance on June 16 2023. It will by my 11th cruise! The first 9 were all in the Caribbean and the 10th was Greek/Adriatic. So, it will be our first time in Alaska. Can't wait!
  4. I think the value of the "Key" has to do with what benefits you would want otherwise. For example, for our upcoming 4-night Navigator cruise (out of LA), the Key (from the recent sale) was only $12 more than 2-device internet (which we probably would have purchased). So, for that extra $12, the benefits we will get (and will take advantage of) are: stow carry-ons, embarkation-day Chops lunch, disembarkation-day breakfast and good seating in Studio B. The other benefits we are not interested in are the reserve seating in the theatre (because it's usually in the balcony) and the special hours for flo-rider and rock-climbing.
  5. They are inexpensive! Now I need to find similar ones for Men.
  6. Thanks! we are going in mid June of 2023 (Radiance OTS, Vancouver to Seward)
  7. We have an Alaskan cruise in 10 months (can't start too early to plan). Anyway, I've been reading about what to bring and one of the most common suggestions is water-proof shoes. We won't be doing serious hiking so I'm not looking for boots (plus they can be so bulky to pack). What recommendations to folks have? I'm looking for something that won't break the bank and are as comfortable as my athletic sneakers. Thanks!
  8. They vary a lot. For our December 4-night Navigator cruise out of LA it's currently 75.99 per day. For our June 2023 7-night Radiance Alaskan cruise it's $64.00 per day And for our March 2024 RCB group cruise in Panama, it's not posted yet.
  9. We were on Rhapsody in late July and tendered in Mykonos.
  10. According to CruiseMapper, Navigator OTS is currently docked in Ensenada.
  11. Hi Everyone, My wife and I are booked on Radiance OTS 6/16/23 - 6/23/23 which is a northbound inside passage from Vancouver to Seward. We are flying home from Anchorage late Monday night 6/26/23. When we inquired with our TA (MEI) about extending the trip by 3 nights, she indicated she'd have to reprice the entire cruise to include the land portion and that was crazy expensive. So, does anyone have ideas of a good tour operator that can pick us up in Seward when the cruise ends on that Friday and finish up in Anchorage (of course, it would have to include Denali) on that Monday? Thanks!
  12. I used to use someone at cruise.com and recently switched to Michelle at MEI (she's great!). The difference is that the big boys may give some discounts (due to group rates) and throw in gratuities. But their service sucks! (it was always tough for me to reach them). MEI is a bit smaller and doesn't give the perks of the big boys but their service is fantastic.
  13. You were right! The spanakopita was awesome!
  14. Thanks everyone. I had assumed check-in time was the local time (of the embarkation port) but wanted to make sure.
  15. Hi Everyone, We are taking Rhapsody on July 25 (I can't believe it. We've been planning it for a year and it's almost here). Anyway, we board in Athens (local time zone is GMT+2) and it finishes in Italy (GMT+1). It appears (based on the app) that ship time is GMT+1 (e.g. Italy). So, when we are quoted a check-in time, which time zone is used? Thanks everyone!
  16. In my case, I couldn't wait for my next monthly statement so I got my brokerage (TD Ameritrade) to generate a letter confirming I had 100 shares. I then sent that letter to [email protected] along with my booking numbers, ships and dates. In about 24 hours, the OBC was posted to all my future cruises.
  17. First, I have not disembarked in Ravenna before. In fact, it sounds like we might be on the same cruise. (leaves Athens 25-Jul; finishes Ravenna 1-Aug). Anyway, it's our understanding that Venice is a 2.5 hour drive from Ravenna. If you have an 11:20 flight out, I don't see how you could make it. I figure you'd need to be at the airport by 9:50 (90 minutes before your flight). That would mean leaving Ravenna by 7:20 and that assumes no traffic issues. According to the schedule, we arrive in Ravenna at 7:00. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but you need to change your flight to something later or the next day (which is what we are doing). I know of some folks flying out of Bologna which is closer to Ravenna. But I wouldn't even try that unless you get an afternoon flight.
  18. Thank you so much for your blogs! We are going on the exact cruise, departing on July 25. Your blogs have had so much information! Not only did I read every one but I've printed them out to re-read them on the long flight to Athens. @Matt - Should her blogs be moved to the "Live Blogs" section?
  19. Yes, it is a bit pricey. We are doing the opposite - arriving Ravenna on 1-Aug and booked a ride from Ravenna to Venice using MyDayTrip. I'm hoping to meet a couple on our cruise to share the cost. Maybe, there's a meet-n-great message board for your cruise and you can see if anyone on your cruise also needs a ride.
  20. Hi Victoria, Did you try MyDayTrip? That's where I booked ours. ..Dave
  21. HI Clara, We are also flying out of Venice on August 2nd. We (3 adults) have already booked a van with MyDayTrip that holds 7 people. We are staying in HotelPark Annia which I believe is near the Venice airport. I'd love to share the van with you. We already paid 326 Euros which was charged to my credit card as $353.91 USD which would work out to $70.78 USD per person (based on 5 people) plus any tip. If you are interested in riding with us, email me directly using my RCB username (Baltodave) at gmail dot com. Also, we have Voom internet on the ship so you can email there as well (but I'd rather have this arranged ahead of time). Few more things, just to give you an idea: The 3 of us are my wife and I (early 60s) and her daughter (early 30s). We are supposed to meet the driver at 9am so that should put us in Venice by around lunch time. Hope to hear from you!
  22. Hi Victoria, We are taking the van to the Parkhotel Annia which is near the Venice Airport. I'm sure the driver would make another stop where you are staying. I have not heard back from my contact at MyDayTrip to see if there will be room. If there is room, I already paid 326 Euros which was charged to my credit card as $353.91 USD which would work out to $50.56 per person if we can get 7 in the van. I guess the best way to handle it would be use Paypal, Zelle or Venmo to me. That being said, that does not include the tip for the driver. Our stateroom on the ship is 4522 but that could change since I have a pending RoyalUp bid. The best way to reach me would be via email which is my RCB username (Baltodave) at gmail dot com. As soon as I hear back from MyDayTrip, I'll post it here. ..Dave
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