[ale] Fwd: Jim - cannot post this message to ALE, please post for me

[Lightner, Jeff]

While I might feel "small" compared to the scenery I've always feared I wouldn't compared to the cabins.  I'm 6'3" and it has been years since anyone described me as "gaunt".   My understanding is that many cruise ship cabins are best suited for hobbits.

Interesting you bring it up though - I've been trying to decide whether I should drive to Alaska this summer as it is the only continental state I haven't driven to (or been to at all) or investigate cruises.





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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Brian MacLeod
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On 5/8/12 10:10 AM, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> You're correct.   I forgot about ships because I've never taken a
> cruise.


If you aren't highly susceptible to motion sickness, I'd say put it on
the bucket list. The Alaskan cruises remind you just how small you and
the ship are.  :-)


> Says: "Valid when entering the United States from Canada, Mexico,
> the Caribbean and Bermuda at land border crossings or sea
> ports-of-entry. Not valid for international travel by air."
>
> My read of that is it wouldn't be valid for a cruise across the
> Atlantic from Europe.  (Do they even do those any more, I wonder?)


Yes, they do, though not as frequently, and they are one way.  More
often than not, when a cruise line is repositioning a ship, they will
sell special itineraries for this purpose.  Carnival has 3-4 of these
coming up in the next year for extremely low prices (less than $50 a
night for a room and food!), but you have to find your way to/from
port, depending on debarkation point.


> The sentence is funny as it seems to imply there are land border
> crossings with the Caribbean and Bermuda even though that isn't
> its intent. (Before anyone says it:  The Florida Keys don't count
> because no passport is required drving back from from them to the
> rest of the US even if Key West calls itself the "Conch Republic".
> :p)


The intent is to try and highlight that the cruises you can do this
with are supposed to be "closed-loop", meaning you start and end in
the same port.  Again, there are several cruises that are specials
when they rearrange ships, like through the Panama Canal or
repositioning between Miami/New Orleans/San Juan, PR.  You'd need a
full on passport for those as well.

Brian


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