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BassettMom

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    Princess Cruises and Holland America.
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  1. I think the difference is that this specific offer was for the Sun Princess and not to other ships. As it was a targeted offer for the Sun's inaugural season, the cabin categories offered should be the ones available. I do agree with you that is it likely a lack of understanding the different ships (but if I was this clueless at my job, I wouldn't have a job...just saying).
  2. I've done the UST on almost all the ships I've been on and have enjoyed it (so I keep doing it over and over). I've even done it on the same ship and learned something new every time. Even though I've done it twice on the Sapphire, I tried to sign up again in March, but they hadn't started the UST up again. I'm really hoping they do start them back up again. (I suspect the price will go up if/when they restart as it's been the same price for the 10 years I've been going.)
  3. I have heard the phrase as more of an insult as well. Even if an insult is not meant, it can still be taken that way (I read one post a couple of months ago where someone got upset after being told "you do you" and replied they didn't need anyone's permission).
  4. We plan on doing this port on our own. Here are the notes I have listed on our itinerary (with backup information printed out in my trip book) (I'm "old school" with a formal printed itinerary and trip book complete with tabs). Not sure if we'll see/do all of these, but gives us a good start on things to do (we've also been known to just find a nice sidewalk cafe to eat or drink and people watch). Visit La Serena on own - Taxi is ~$7.00 to La Serena - La Recova Market (9:00am-1:00pm) - Museo Historico Casa Gonzalez Videla (history museum housed in an 18th century mansion); located on Plaza de Armas; admission is free - Visit La Serena Archeological Museum (with Easter Island “Moai”—one of the few outside Easter Island - La Serena Lighthouse; open to visitors who can climb to the top; located at the end of the city’s main road, Avenida del Mar, running along the beachfront (or rambla) - Catedral De San Bartolome De La Serena - Jardin del Corazon or Kokoro No Niwa Garden: largest Japanese garden in South America with koi, pagodas, waterfalls, curved bridges Visit Coquimbo on own (after La Serena) - Cruz del Tercer Milenio (83 meters tall; elevator to the top provides fantastic views) - Fuerte Lambert, Mosque of Coquimbo-Centro Mohammed VI para el Dialogo de las Civilizaciones - Main shopping street and downtown is less than a mile from the port
  5. I'm also in Group Boarding A (Green lane), and we plan to arrive at the port by around 10:30am (give or take depending on traffic). We have private transfer picking us up at the hotel in Santiago at 9:00.
  6. I'm booked on a cruise stopping in Lima and we've been told that a shuttle will take everyone to Miraflores where we can meet up with tour guides, etc., as no one would be allowed at the port. Not having been there, I can't say what would happen if you took a taxi or Uber to the port. I would imagine for embarkation the "rules" may be different than for a port stop.
  7. Thanks--I'm really surprised it will fit long ways between the balcony door and the nearest bed. Sounds like we won't be able to use the balcony while the bed is out and will have to wait till the cabin steward puts it away, and I don't think there will be room for it in the closet with all of our clothes and luggage storage (since 4 large suitcases probably won't fit under the two beds), and we were going to use the "closet" area as a "dressing" room and putting the small table in there as well. I think if we had known it would be a rollaway bed and not the two bunks from the ceiling we probably would have declined the upgrade and kept the oceanview rooms.
  8. I had an oceanview cabin for 4 people, and was upgraded to a balcony, B607. The updated cruise confirmation from Princess had a comment: "Pax 4 Rollaway Bed." Has anyone had a rollaway bed on the Island Princess' balcony cabins? Where the heck do they put a rollaway bed? I thought all the beds came down from the ceiling (or from the sides of the walls). It sounds like only one comes down from the ceiling, but again--where does the rollaway bed go. I don't think there is room for it anywhere. Does it get folded up and taken out of the cabin during the day? Even folded up, it would take up a lot of room in the cabin. (A bit concerned that this may not have been the upgrade we thought it was...nice that we have a balcony, but won't do any good if we can't get to it and have to climb over beds to get to the desk area, etc. And now there are no oceanview cabins, or any other cabins that hold 4 people.)
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