The last navigators I saw had semi formal on the last night, with the until we meet again dinner and the Captain's Gala dinner was Ketchikan night. I don't understand why they wouldn't switch the menu too
Captain's Gala was on Ketchikan night and the Til We Meet Again dinner was on the last night. On the last night, it was cruise casual instead of semi formal though. Hope this helps.The last navigators I saw had semi formal on the last night, with the until we meet again dinner and the Captain's Gala dinner was Ketchikan night. I don't understand why they wouldn't switch the menu too
Disneypoor: I would love the limo guy's number. We are going there sat for a few days before cruising on the 21st. Thanks for writing a trip report!!
Do you think you will have trip report out by Sunday night? Love to hear the whole thing....
Thanks for the movie info.....
I'm another long range planner here! We booked our Aug 9, 2011 cruise to Alaska in 2009 when we first heard that Disney would be going there! I can't wait to hear all about your trip!
Hi disneypoor, I really enjoy reading your trip report
May I ask a few questions? We have also booked Fairmont Pacific Rim (directly from hotel web site), staying 3 nights prior to our cruise.
1). What kind of room were you in? From your first picture, it seems you were in the harbour/mountain view room? Were you able to see Disney Wonder from your room?
2). Is there any breakfast places nearby Pacific Rim?
3). I guess since you booked the transfer with DCL, they handle your luggage. I called the hotel and they claimed that they offer complimentary luggage transfer to cruise ship, but they only do it once (around 3pm). How far is the walk from Pacific Rim to the port? I wonder if we can carry our own luggage to the porters.
Hi! To be quite honest with you, I'm not sure what type of room we were in, but we were facing the street closest to the ocean but couldn't actually see the ocean due to a building on the opposite side. I'm not sure you'd be able to see the Wonder from any room at the Pacific Rim because of where it is located at Canada Place. You can see Canada Place, but the Wonder docks on the opposite side, so I just don't see how you'd be able to see it unless you stayed at Pan Pacific, but I'm not sure on that one.
As far as food, we ended up walking down to Canada Place to a food court that is located on the lower level for breakfast. There was all kinds of stuff to choose from, and we just ate at McDonald's. They do give change in Canadian money though, so be prepared for that if you are paying with U.S. dollars.
The luggage piece was pre-arranged for us since we had booked flights and transfers thru Disney this time, but we went to the DCL desk at the hotel, gave them our room number, and they said there would be someone at our room around 10:00 a.m. to pick up our luggage. They wanted to know how many bags we had, and it was as easy as that. In fact, we checked out of our room before 10:00 and just left our luggage in the room with the DCL tags on it. It all worked perfectly. We could have been walked over to the port by DCL representatives at noon, but it's not a far walk (maybe a 1/2 block to a block), and we figured we could find our way there ourselves. If you don't have a ton of luggage, I think you could easily handle the luggage yourself.
The Pacific Rim is super nice and exceeded my expectations. It's in a great location, and the staff was wonderful! I even used the gym while we were there as well and thought it was all very nice. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Susan
Hi! We did book our pre-stay with DCL, but if there was supposed to be breakfast, we missed it. They never told me that when we made our arrangements but that doesn't necessarily mean they weren't offering it. However, I would have thought that when we checked in to the hotel, they would have told us about it. Either way, Pacific Rim if fabulous!Did you book your pre-stay through DCL? They told me that breakfast would be included with the room.
Truth be told, I have to be a long range planner so I can afford all of these Disney trips. I'm glad there are others out there like me though. My husband always says I have our vacations planned out two years ahead of time. Well, that's not exactly true. It's more like 20 to 22 months.
Susan