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WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT CRUISES WILL START IN 2021 OR 2022

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:50:41 +0000

Our cruises are starting in Feb 2022 ,Sept 2022 & April 2023 . We did not book in 2021 because we felt that the vaccines & vaccinations would be not sufficient through out the cruising world

What say you?

Alaska cruises 2021

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 17:18:51 +0000

What are the chances of an Alaskan cruise this summer? Will the US suspend the Jones Law? Will the Cruise lines pay the $25,000 in fines? Any thoughts?

Princess Cruise Future Cruise Credit - Two My Princess Accounts - How Do You Apply Both Credits?

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:43:47 +0000

I like many people have Future Cruise Credits for last years cancelled cruises. Even though I paid for those cruises entirely, when they are cancelled each one on the booking gets Future Cruise Credits put in their respective "My Princess Accounts" As a test, I went to go book a cruise for later this year. I logged into my account online and it correctly applied my future cruise credit, but not my wife's. Has anyone else faced and resolved that? Do you have to call Princess to apply both credits. That ought to be a joy to try. Or has someone out there just worked with a travel agent who can streamline the process of getting both credits applied to the same reservation. I certainly would hope they don't intend on credits having to be used on two different reservations. Given the limited number of cruises that will be available, even booking one cruise and using the credits will be a challenge.

concierge lounge

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:59:49 +0000

Have booked a mini suite on Sky Princess. Are we allowed in concierge lounge?

Alan

Club class dining but eating in regular dining room

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:41:28 +0000

Hello. Very good friends of ours might join us on our cruise, but they won't be booking Club Class like we are. If we sat with them in the regular dining room, would we be able to order the "extra" that is being served in Club Class? In other words, if the "extra" was a lobster tail or something, would we be able to get that even if we are in the main dining room and not the club class section?

Thanks.

Word cruise Patter Daily

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:32:58 +0000

Would anyone have a few Patter Daily from the latest world cruise? I am specifically looking for At Sea days.

Thanks

Claire.

Grand Princess or Sapphire Princess for Alaska Cruise?

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 03:58:59 +0000

Does anyone have a preference? If so, how are they different (or they aren't)? Crew? Food? Updates? We are looking to change our 2021 cruise to 2022 and I've got my mind in a twist. I see they also added the Majestic. We cruised on her in Australia/New Zealand and we just "okay" with staff/food.

We are doing the southbound Voyage of the Glaciers. Thanks for any thoughts/help!

Janet

Alaska,2022

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 20:57:21 +0000

Just booked the Discovery Princess for Alaska, Sept, 2022. I'm pretty confident that we'll be cruising by then.

Coral Princess Mini Suites

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:52:55 +0000

Ho all,

Looking at a cruise on Coral Princess and we would like at least a partially covered mini suite. I know on other ships Caribe deck has partially covered but not sure about Coral. Is there another deck and we would also like a cabin AFt.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

kind regards

Shareholders OBC extended through 7/31/22

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 02:20:16 +0000

2020 US Annual Report (carnivalcorp.com)

Question on cancelling cruise procedure when booked directly with Princess.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:02:09 +0000

We have only cancelled a couple cruises in our years of cruising, and they have been booked through travel agents.

A form was required to be filled out then scanned and sent back to the travel agent after letting them know we wanted to cancel.

I hope NOT to cancel any more cruises, but wondered the procedure when booked directly with Princess. Does

cancelling involve the same kind of form after calling Princess, or is it just verbal?

Thank you for any information.

PRINCESS CRUISERS: HOW ARE THINGS WHERE YOU ARE?!

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 17:38:38 +0000

As we are all one big community, we collectively thought it would be a great idea to start a thread on the cruise line forums so our members can have a place to socialize during these times of social distancing or "stay in Place' that we are all doing.

Cruise Critic is indeed a community and now is the time that we need to be able to socialize and show support for one another.

Please let's show respect and kindness to each other and please let's keep political comments off of this no matter where we live in this world. Everyone is frustrated and stressed but I know personally that it would be wonderful to know how everyone is doing on these boards that I have talked to, met or simply read your post over these 17 years that I have been a member.

Warm regards to every member on this board!

CDC UPDATE

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 23:14:27 +0000

Here’s the latest update from the CDC issued January 26, 2021....https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/covid-4/coronavirus-cruise-ship.

Tom😀

Favorite Princess staff (pictures if you have one)

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 20:32:01 +0000

Tell me about any of your favorite Princess staff members that you have met over the years & post pictures if you can. It can be any staff member at all from bar staff, waiters, cabin stewards, entertainment staff, comedians, singers etc etc.

This is Cruise Director Fernando from Brazil. Last saw him in May 2019 on the Star. Hopefully all of the staff members are doing well and we can see them all again soon!

Travel (cruise) Videos & Trivia contests on my Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0l6IBdF8fuDb22pzWIB7Iw

Tell us about Princess please

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:20:06 +0000

Wife and I have sailed quite a few lines and about to take cruise no 50.

We're thinking of taking our first Princess cruise so welcome any feedback on differences unique to that line?

We've enjoyed Royal Caribbean (entertainment) and Celebrity (service) but both a getting too expensive lately. We've had a number of great cruises in the Yacht Club with MSC (though we'd never sail with them outside of YC). Lately, we've sailed a few times with P&O too.

We are just as happy spending time on the ship as we are going ashore; sometimes we prefer being on the ship when others have left lol

If the weather is good we'd opt for a Balcony cabin but are just as happy with an inside if it saves ££££ toward the next cruise.

So, we are looking at either Hawaii out of Los Angeles or perhaps Panama Canal out LA and in at Miami.

Please pitch Princess to us.

Ocean (un)Ready bug in Medallion App?

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:36:46 +0000

I just booked the Ruby Princess for a 5 night Cabo cruise on August 28, 2021. I tried to use the MedallionClass app to get Ocean Ready. All is fine except when they say they're launching me to a page to select Medallion accessories. At that time I get bounced out of the app and back to the iOS screen. Are others having a similar problem? Is anyone else booking cruises?

Obviously, there's plenty of time.

Come sail with me on a virtual cruise to Hawaii on Ruby Princess

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 20:17:47 +0000

ALOHA, AND WELCOME, ALL YOU CRUISING ADVENTURERS!

Some of you may have already read my very first review, and it seems you want more, so I would like to invite you all to join me on a virtual cruise to Hawaii, and hope you will enjoy this adventure as much as the one on Majestic Princess to Singapore, Sydney and Fiji. It is very different, as we’d never been to Hawaii before, so sadly, no travelling back in my Tardis (but that does leave me room for more pairs of shoes in my luggage, so that’s a bonus!) and there is only a short pre-cruise pre-amble (do I hear cheering, Voljeep?), but we enjoyed it so much that it’s great to be re-living it again.

I started my Fiji blog with some trepidation, but actually it was great fun and very positive, with 71 pages, over 68,500 views and 1770 replies (only one negative!), way more than I ever expected. Of course, not everyone likes my style of writing, but if you decide to sail along with us I hope that it will be informative and interesting, and at times, humorous, with lots of photos on the way.

If you want to read my Fiji blog then here is a link:

Having spent over 4 months preparing and posting my virtual cruise to Fiji, I have to admit that, when it finished, I was feeling at a loss. Writing the blog kept me going at a time when I was feeling very low, and wondering how on earth we would get through this pandemic. Posting gave me a purpose to the day, and I looked forward to reading the comments of others along the way. I know that many of you who read the blog enjoyed living this cruise virtually, and that it also helped you to pass the time. For some it gave them an insight into places they never thought of visiting, and a few have now put them on their ‘bucket lists.’

At the moment, there’s not much scope for a ‘live from’ cruise review as cruises are still few and far between, so its a ‘rehash’ or nothing. But I hope I won’t bore you too much. There will be lots of photos (some good, some bad and some downright ugly) plus a lot of words, but maybe there will be a few useful tips in amongst all that lot.

However, I would say that, unlike my Fiji Cruise, which had 3 parts to it, with Singapore and Sydney thrown in, this one has only a short pre-cruise stay in LA. I’m afraid it took a long, long time to get to the cruise last time, and I was amazed that anyone stayed the course. But this time we will embark on Ruby Princess much quicker...... well, as quick as I can do it!

This Hawaiian cruise is quite different from our Majestic Princess Fiji cruise, as there are 4 sea days before we reach the first port, and then 4 hectic days visiting four islands, before 5 days at sea, followed by a quick stop at Ensenada, before disembarking.

So here I am, travelling backwards in time, and inviting you all to come with me on this virtual cruise on Ruby Princess, which we took in April 2019.

Grand in Puerto Vallarta Today

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:27:29 +0000

This morning when I woke up in my Puerto Vallarta condo I thought I was hallucinating. Looking out the balcony doors of our bedroom I saw the big, beautiful, Grand Princess slowly moving towards the Marina here in PV. We have been here since early January and this is the first cruise ship to make its way to our Port this year. I assume they are doing some kind of crew change since Mexico is one of the few places that folks can fly to without various COVID restrictions.

Hank

Box of Chocolates ( 19-piece ) "Promotion"

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 16:12:32 +0000

just saw this when checking fares for a way future cruise ( 4/2022 )

fares increased by $ 35 per person since this was added

no thanks this time, Princess

Balcony vs Premium Balcony

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 20:58:04 +0000

Looking at a cruise on the Crown. What is the difference between a balcony cabin and premium balcony? I know the dimensions are different (231 sq ft vs 271 sq ft), but what does it actually mean? Does it have a couch instead of just a chair? Is the outside balcony larger? Does the regular balcony room feel cramped?

Thanks for any insight.

Majestic Princess Cigar Lounge

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 08:33:56 +0000

We just booked a 7 night cruise on Majestic Princess for 2022. This will be only our second Princess ship. Is anyone familiar with the cigar lounge onboard? Particularly:

size of the lounge

menu of cigars available

Thank you

Island Princess balcony - Covered or not covered

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 03:08:19 +0000

Hi, DH and I are booking our first world cruise, and I am trying to find out if Caribe 326 balcony is covered or not. I know some Princess ships have tiered decks so that the deck above you looks down on the balcony of the deck below. Of course we don't want to spend 111 days with someone looking at us every time we go on the balcony. Thanks for your help!

Who Is Going to Volunteer for a Simulated Cruise?

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 22:43:30 +0000

chengkp75 reminds us, correctly I think, "I don't see that any cruise line will be scheduling simulated cruises for a couple of months at the earliest."

When this does happen and Princess sends out an email looking for volunteers, who is going to apply? We certainly will.

Ocean Medallion Questions - Part 2

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:08:14 +0000

Hi Everyone!

Please use this new topic to ask and answer all questions regarding Princess' Ocean Medallion products, apps and functionality.

For a resource purposes:

Princess Cruises' OceanMedallion Transforms Cruising ~ Sponsored by Princess Cruises

*Link to: Ocean Medallion Question Thread - Part 1

*Link to: Ocean Ready Questions/Answers

The discussions were getting long, plus many of the earlier issues are no longer, well, issues!

*The above two topics are closed

Laura

Beers question on Sky Princess & Lobster

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:59:21 +0000

Hi all- as we wait for the cruise industry to start up from the U.S. again, we are planning 2022..I am interested in the Enchanted Princess cruise 10 nights in March 2022 to the Caribbean...since the Sky is the current newest ship, I want to know about the beers available. I should admit that I am a beer snob, so no Bud Light, Coors Light, etc..I like craft beers, IPA's & Amber Ales, stuff like that. First ( and FOREMOST!), are there any draft beers on the ship? If not, what upscale beers are available?

Also, is lobster still available in Sabatini's? Crown Grill, too? Anywhere else? Thanks!!

Big Al