Alaska Group Cruise 2008

JoeyandDavid · October 19, 2006

i am there saying hi

Joanandjoe · October 19, 2006

I can't get into the chat room. I click on "enter chat room", and nothing happened the first two times I tried it. On try three, I heard "try again". There was a message: error-please log on to your forum first. Joanandjoe not available."

teacp · October 19, 2006

Joey Are you seeing my posts as I am not getting any responses

JoeyandDavid · October 19, 2006

no there must be a glitch in the getty up..... I dont think it will work tonight...

Suzila · October 19, 2006

I'm in the chat room too...but it's not working correctly...too bad, I was looking forward to this

Joanandjoe · October 19, 2006

Try # 4. I heard "welcome" and got a dead screen. No history, no list of people online, no ability to type in anything. It's getting late. One more try and I'll quit. Please let the board members know what happened.

teacp · October 19, 2006

We will try again tomorrow night and maybe Jason will get a chance to check it out.......I was so looking forward to it..........

elva · October 19, 2006

thats the problem i have been having with chat ( the error message and try again)

elva

JoeyandDavid · October 19, 2006

Just wanted everyone to know that jason has assured me he is working on the problem and hopefully will have an explanation OR resoultion in the next few days...

In the mean time lets continue the disccussion here...

How many are in favor of a shorter 7 night cruise vs the longer 10 - 13 night cruises?

joey

Joanandjoe · October 19, 2006

Joey, please clarify your comments. I assume that there will be no second try tonight, and that the chat will occur only after Jason says we're good to go. Is that correct?

For us, the itinerary is more important than whether the cruise is 7 days or 10 days. On our 30th anniversary cruise in 1998 (2008 would be for our 40th anniversary cruise) we went from Vancouver to Hubbard Glacier, Ketchikan, Haines, Sitka, Juneau, and Seward. We'd like some different places, such as Prince Rupert, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Icy Strait Point, etc. While we're not quite ready for the tiny, 100 PAX ships (cabins are too small and prices too high), we feel that the bigger the ship, the more removed you are from the true Alaska expeience. You aren't likely to see a Brown Bear from the deck of a 3,000 PAX ship! We suggest a medium size ship, such as the Ryndam, Statendam, or Zaandam, rather than a megaship.

I think the biggest problem for a group cruise will be timing. As empty nesters whose work schedule makes July through September impossible, we'd like May or June. CCers who want to bring their kids would need dates in July or August, both of which are (as noted) not doable for us.

I also wonder whether the group would be able to agree on a cruise line. We have no interest in Carnival or RCCL, but they're probably the majority choices here.

Are schedules out yet? Joe