peachygreen
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 15, 2008
Thanks for your report! I'm even more excited for our Alaska cruise in June!
The seas were very, very smooth! I brought Dramamine just in case but we didn't need it at all. The only movement I felt was the last night as we were closest to open sea then, the rest of the time we were on the inside passage. My dd said it got a little bumpy in the wee hours of the final night, we were sound asleep by then! The teen club stays open super late that last night.
Really enjoyed your report! I'm going with my 5 yo DS on the 9 nighter this May. We can't wait! Some questions I have are about the skytrain pass you bought at the 7-11 in the airport. You said it was downstairs? That was after you came out of customs I assume? Also did you pay cash or use a credit card? If you used cash did you get Canadian before you left? Thanks!
We actually went through Customs in Toronto. The 7-11 was right down an escalator just outside of baggage claim. But, if you are interested, I have several extra tickets left in the book. If you are comfortable PMing me your address, I will be happy to send them to you (free of charge). We have no plans to go to Vancouver again anytime in the foreseeable future, and we still came out ahead by purchasing the passes. I think I used a credit card for this purchase. We did not get any Canadian money before we arrived. Everywhere we shopped in Vancouver was willing to take American cash. Some gave back American and some gave back Canadian. We did charge a few things and actually saved money that was since the exchange rate on our statement happened to be favorable. I didn't know if that was going to be the case or not, but we did come out a few dollars ahead in the end.
Cheers for your TR! I loved every minute of reading it! I have just started exploring the possibility of going this summer and this TR got me so excited that I have stopped worrying about the cost and the possibility of getting motion sickness. I do have a question. For the different experiences like the mixology and chocolate tastings, are those listings available somewhere before the trip or do you just find out times when you get on board and sign up then? I am a planner and would love to look at those ahead of time. Again, thanks for sharing your experience! I added a few things to my packing list!