IMPORTANT UPDATES FROM ALEX

Here's cruise biz updates that Alex has shared with me .... 

Number One
You should be receiving your cruise documents from Alex by mail within a few days, if you haven't already. Look for a large white envelope. All the information you have been planning with Alex is in your packet. So please be sure you read all the fine prints. There are pages so thumb through all the details. Double check your information! I am not going to list each items since each of you has a personalized  packet that was arranged between you and Alex. My only recommendation is to check NOW, so if there are issues, Alex can assist you. Feel free to call or email her. Thanks Alex for getting this to us! Yes, I got ours!

Number Two
If you would like to add Pre-Paid Gratuity to your booking, contact Alex by email or call her to make this arrangement. Yes, you can pay ahead or you can wait till the end of your cruise
when they will hand out envelopes and you can then decide to give what amount to whom or charge it to your ship sail credit account. There was a blog article that I posted on March 18 regarding Gratuity and Tipping.

Number Three
Check your Shanghai port of call time schedule on April 28th. There is a change in our arrival and departure time. It is due to "Tidal Restraints", which means the ship has to change their docking time due to the ocean's tide level which will not allow them to sail in as originally planned. The NEW SCHEDULE will be arrival time of 10:00AM and departure time of 11:59PM this is a change from our original schedule of 7:00am to 6:00pm.

This schedule has great advantage and adds another wonderful experience for us. The skyline of Shanghai is incredible, especially the view of the modernistic Bund region. Not sure where are ship will be docked. But I am hoping to be on the ship's deck with my camera because you want to capture whether by memory with a drink or a digital click with your camera of this most majestic view. So let's cross our fingers that that the Diamond Princess sails right pass this incredible skyline. Anyone want to meet me on deck?

Number Four
Lastly, now that you have your cruise/travel documents....it's time to organize and put it in your portfolio booklet that Roger and I gave you. This handy tool is something I do for every trip. You can add your notes that you might have taken or those clipped magazine articles as well. Hopefully it's got enough pages for you and don't forget you can always back to back the pages to increase your space. Doing this will certainly add to the long awaited anticipation of this exotic cruise and when you return you will have a handy souvenir memory of your trip.

It's nearly Bon Voyage Time everyone....