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Barry H

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  1. All of the cabins on the Sun have a couch. That is why they are deemed deluxe. On royal class ships you only get a loveseat in deluxe balcony and above categories.
  2. Enchanted has deluxe balcony cabins that come with a love seat. More room than a balcony and less expensive than a mini suite. On the Caribbean Princess you need to upgrade to a minisuite to get a couch in the cabin.
  3. Elites are able to book dining anytime after booking. If not elite you may have to wait until final payment date (90 days out) before booking.
  4. We don't drink the liquor so we swap out the mini bar set up for 8 Dos Equis, 6 sprite and 6 water. Works well for us as we don't have the drink package. I bring a foam can/bottle cover and take a beer to lunch in the buffet. Never an issue.
  5. My biggest complaint is that you can't select your bar set up mix from home. I add this to every review but no response. It would save the staff a lot of work as they have to put your changeout together anyways. Last cruise on the Sky the changeout did not arrive until the evening of the second day meaning I could not enjoy it for two days.
  6. We are also fans of ice wine. It is available in 375 or 200 ml bottles. We bring our own bottle of ice wine with us and enjoy it in our cabin. We pack a couple of small wine glasses that are available at the dollar store. Cost will be a fraction of what Princess would charge.
  7. The "free" area at Amber Cove is the pool area. Food and drinks around the pool are extra.
  8. After final payment date open the Princess app and select dining options. You have the opportunity to book dining for each day or for the whole cruise. We will be on the Sky shortly and booked a private table for 2 in a dining room at 5:30 for the whole cruise. Once onboard, if you like the table and waiters you can ask the host to reserve that table for you for the rest of the cruise. This will possibly work because you are the first in the dining room. Don't expect the same if you book dining after 6:00 pm.
  9. Good to know as we will be on the Sky in two weeks
  10. Taking the Sky Princess Nov 10, 2023. At final payment date the ship had a lot of cabins in all categories. Then the price reductions to fill the ship and now it appears to be sold out. Single supplements were reduced to ~20-25% so there are a lot of singles booked. That should reduce the number of passengers. With fewer families than other itineraries, few cabins will have extra guests. That should be a full ship but less than 100% capacity. On popular cruises the capacity can exceed 110% with 3rd and 4th guests in a cabin.
  11. There is no more free wifi for platinum or elite. What you get is a 50% discount on purchased wifi.
  12. Like auto gratuities, I suspect that the service charge goes into a pool of money for the beverage service staff.
  13. Agree with Steelers36 about a limited number of seats per flight available to Princess at a specific price. Booked a premium economy flight on American Airlines to London for ~$1100 Cdn. Princess discounted seats no longer available. However I can book the same seats on the same flight with EZAir for over $4000. Other flight options are still available to us at a lower price.
  14. With two separate booking numbers you will get $100 OBC for each cruise segment. When you send in your request to Princess for the shareholder benefit, you can include both cruises. You don't need a form anymore. Just your name, booking number, ship name and sailing date along with proof of share ownership. If you are Elite, you will get a bar set up for each cruise.
  15. We were on the Crown in May for 21 days. Yes, laundry and dryers were free. We bought $12 in tokens and had used three before we learned we didn't need them. Kept our extra token for our next cruise. Once my wife knew the laundry was free it was another load every 3-4 days. We didn't request a refund as we had done a lot of loads. It also meant bringing home a lot of clean clothes. We now pack the eco-laundry sheets and dryer sheets. They take up almost no space or weight. Much easier than the laundry pods.
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