tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2983341647599426744.post3910286479454625200..comments2023-11-03T10:44:06.837-05:00Comments on Paper Cut Screams: Alaska Journal #2: Passing Through Customs & Approaching the Cruise ShipCheryl Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09064303602761860569noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2983341647599426744.post-56111988945582314032014-06-19T09:55:11.363-05:002014-06-19T09:55:11.363-05:00CAP: It was a lot of extra work and expense to ge...CAP: It was a lot of extra work and expense to get a passport in our situation. But, like you wrote, it is what it is!!!Cheryl Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064303602761860569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2983341647599426744.post-90172955960004105352014-06-18T20:50:02.428-05:002014-06-18T20:50:02.428-05:00There comes the day when you have to have PAGES AD...There comes the day when you have to have PAGES ADDED to your Passport .. the added pages are lettered (A, B, C etc) as opposed to numbered (1, 2, 3 etc) in the original document. What silliness it is this Passport Control thing between the U.S. and Canada .. but .. it-is-what-it-is .. Smiles .. Cap and Patti ..Caphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365904390796791255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2983341647599426744.post-74548863039703142002014-06-17T05:47:27.033-05:002014-06-17T05:47:27.033-05:00My cruise to Alaska, of course. It was several y...My cruise to Alaska, of course. It was several years ago. We left from Vancouver, went to Ketchikan, Juneau, Tracy Arm, Skagway, and back to Seattle. The cruise ships have to leave from or arrive in a port not in the US if they are not US-owned, under the provisions of the Jones Act. That's why you had to go to Vancouver.<br /><br />Yes, that was a horrible start to my first cruise. Seems to me, it took about 8 hours just to get on the ship. Awful. I was booked on a Caribbean cruise because there was a writer's workshop being held on board. I figured I wouldn't be bored to tears with that to keep me occupied, and I wasn't.<br /><br />I've cruised on small ships since--Russian waterways, Yangtze River to Three Gorges Dam. And to the Falklands, South Georgia Island, and Antarctica. I cannot imagine cruising around Hawaii or the Caribbean, or the Greek Islands, etc. I would be bored silly.Gulliblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757448241656853571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2983341647599426744.post-30602300359876548302014-06-14T18:40:26.732-05:002014-06-14T18:40:26.732-05:00What trip are you referring to, Gully, when you ha...What trip are you referring to, Gully, when you had the tough time boarding?<br /><br />Ours was a piece of cake compared to yours. Yikes! You're one tough cookie, Gully. Cheryl Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064303602761860569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2983341647599426744.post-16350785837637025232014-06-14T16:21:23.024-05:002014-06-14T16:21:23.024-05:00Doesn't that lone stamp make you want to fill ...Doesn't that lone stamp make you want to fill up your brand new passport with stamps from around the world? My passport, issued in 2007, has five empty pages and lots of countries stamped on pages with stamps already there.<br /><br />Looks like you had an easier time boarding than I did. We had a loooong wait in a cold, damp parking garage, a long wait in a line checking for bird or swine flu, and a long wait to get our boarding papers. Nightmare. FOUR ships were boarding at the same time from the same terminal on the first day of the season. <br /><br />Okay, now onto yoour ship, your room, etc. Never been on a Holland ship before. Let's float this boat!Gulliblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757448241656853571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2983341647599426744.post-77062869878319854872014-06-14T11:46:27.778-05:002014-06-14T11:46:27.778-05:00Visitors: If you should want to leave a comment, ...Visitors: If you should want to leave a comment, you can click on anonymous and sign your name at the end of the comment. That makes it pretty easy. Thanks.Cheryl Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064303602761860569noreply@blogger.com