I took my cellphone with me to Alaska. Remember you are in port almost every day. My phone worked in all the ports. There are also telephone booths right off the dock. There are places in close proximity to the dock to get whatever you might forget or need, if the ship does not have what you need.

In a big emergency, you can call from your stateroom using a credit card. It's costly ($15.00 US for a minute).

The internet on the Mariner works well.

Alaska is a very smooth cruise. It's very beautiful. The Mariner staff will work hard to please you.

I liked Alaska enough to go again - we went in 2001 - our first RSSC Cruise - and we are goin gagain on the MUSH Cruise in August 2006.

Welcome to LCT. Please feel free to ask any questions you might have. The tea, if I recall was Bigelow Tea and a huge variety. I've never seen White Tea.