Re perferred ports...No per diem/hotel/travel at base or perferred port. Almost impossible to ID 90 to ANC in the Summer. With no North America base coordinator(shortly) to get you home, it could get really ugly. And if you miss a trip, you are toast, It's not like a US carrier where one can call in sick at the last moment. Never forget that you are working on a 90 day contract; nothing more, nothing less.