Alaskan Cruise before 2010 rally???

[BMWWANDRR]

What would be the interest level of people attending the 2010 rally in Redmond, OR next year to do an Alaskan Cruise. I found one leaving Seattle on Tuesday, July 6th and returning to Seattle on Tuesday, July 13th at 7am. The rally starts on Wednesday July 14th. Inside cabin prices are $699 right now. If there is enough interest we can get upgrades and who knows what else, but need some interest. I will probably be doing it anyway, just good timing.

I contacted the travel agent that will be handleing the cruise reservations. I would like to post this as a sticky thread but don't know how to go about it. The detail follow:

The Travel Team
http://www.travelteam.com/
Agent: Lynn; ext 221
Cruise booking name: BMWMOA
Cruise Carnival Spirit
Phone #: 206-301-0443
Address:2 Nickerson St. Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98109
They can do as many rooms as needed. 10% discount is we have over 10 rooms.
Rates:
Inside: $669
Oceanview: $1019
Balcony: $1269
Suite: $2199
Port Charges and tax $127.31 / person

Details:
Day Location Arrival Departure
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 Seattle, Washington -- 04:00 PM
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 Fun Day At Sea -- --
Thursday, July 8, 2010 Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord -- --
Friday, July 9, 2010 Skagway, Alaska 07:00 AM 09:00 PM
Saturday, July 10, 2010 Juneau, Alaska 07:00 AM 03:00 PM
Sunday, July 11, 2010 Ketchikan, Alaska 07:00 AM 01:00 PM
Monday, July 12, 2010 Victoria, British Columbia 07:30 PM 11:59 PM
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Seattle, Washington 07:00 AM --



Note: Cruise itinerary is subject to change. Please verify ports and times with the cruiseline directly.

[barryRT]

I can't make it for this cruise, but I was on a cruise from Alaska to Vancouver in June. The trip was excellent and the scenery was stunning!

[Steve_R]

We did that trip this year for our 30th Wedding Anniversary. Pictures here (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2029503&id=1472245390&l=327ebff6f5). Don't think we can do it two years in a row.

As a side note, only moderators can stick you post at the top of the forum.

[RonKMiller]

Carnival? :histerica :rolleyes:

Carnival gets more complaints than all other cruise lines combined - they are REALLY, really horrible.

I won a free cruise for two on Carnival several years back - and if there was any way my wife and I could have jumped off , swam ashore and flown home we would have done it. Filthy dirty and run down, the food was like going to Furr's Cafeteria. Passengers were smoking everywhere and drunk out of their minds since the cheap booze was free. There was no place on the ship to get smoke free air except the bow.

But that was the best part.

The worst part that our "ocean liner" was a converted ferry boat that didn't even have stabilizers built in. While neither one of us got sea sick, the constant pitching was unbearable, and this was in calm seas with typical swells.

Now, if you can find a Celebrity cruise on that same date I would be gung - ho, but you're more likely to pay $6,999.00 per person.

The difference between the two is like staying at a Super 8 or a Ritz Carlton.

Caveat Emptor.

[Rayo]

Those are great pictures Steve we are hoping to do an alaskan cruise this next year for our 25th anniversary.
Ron we took a carnival cruise to Mexico a year ago and it was great a little rough on the way home but there was huge storm between Hawaii and CA that hit Ca the day after we got home. The rest of the cruise was great and Cheryl gets sea sick pretty easy!