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RLK33853

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    Princess
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    Mediterrean

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  1. Just a quick question about whether you can book an airport transfer once on board. Our situaiton - we are getting off a Crystal cruise and right on board Silversea. Thus we had no use for Silversea's Door to Door. We asked our travel agent if we could just get the transfer from our Silversea cruise to the airport, and she was told no - it's Door to Door or you are on your own. This seems to be ridiculous and am wondering if anyone has booked the transfer once on board. If it matters, this cruise ends in Civitavecchia and we need to transfer to Fiumicino Airport (Rome). Right now we have a private transer as our backup but can always cancel if the Silversea transfer is easier. thank you Ray and Ann
  2. We will be in a Reserve Cabana Mini on deck 9 with the public cabana area beyond our balcony. Please let us know how intrusive the outside area is to your private balcony. Also how do they keep non cabana passengers from using this area? thanks
  3. I'm assuming that you have submitted your Military documentation to Princess and that this is reflected on your account. Our military credit shows up immediately upon booking and we never pay in full until the final payment is due. But we use a "Future Cruise Deposit" to book, so this changes some of the rules (cancellation, amount of deposit, etc). This may be the difference. An easy way to check if you should be getting this credit is to: - Sign in to the Princess site - Go to "My Account" on the top Banner - Then hit "OnBoard Credits" - This should bring up your "Circle Savings Account" - When it comes up, hit "View Details" - You will see "Military Benefits" on one of the lines of Credits, and whether it is "active" Hope this helps. If not you should speak with your travel agent or Princess.
  4. Good Morning. As we get closer to our April 25th Athens to Rome cruise on the Symphony, we have some specific questions, especially regarding Crystal and the ports they use. We are doing 3 cruises btbtb - this Crystal one, then one on Silversea, then one on Viking. Our idea is to compare these 3, as well as other lines so that we can find a new "home" for cruising. That said, some of the ports overlap, and with Silversea including excursions, we are looking at just wandering for most of the Crystal ports (which is what we normally do anyways - go for a long walk, find a cafe, have a glass of wine/beer, and people watch). Walking distances is not an issue for us as we are both runners). We are familiar with a number of the ports on this cruise, but the following are new to us. 1. What is Crystal's normal embarkation time in Athens? 2. We've never been to Izmir - is it walkable from the port? 3. We've never been to Bodrum - is it walkable from the port? 4. We've never been to Rhodes - is it walkable from the port? 5. We've never been to Chania - is it walkable from the port? 6. We've never been to Valetta - is it walkable from the port? Any other suggestions or hints would be appreciated. We usually don't do museums or art galleries - more into the local culture, old architecture, and scenery. Thank you in advance. Ray and Ann
  5. Thanks for the suggestion. We have utilized the train quite a bit in Europe and it was actually our first thought - lots of times, ease of getting to the train station compared to transferring from Civitavecchia to FCO, etc. We were surprised though by the pricing - both the train (quite high), and the airline (quite low). Ended up we could fly for the same price (including a private car to FCO) as taking the train, and we wouldn't have to try to get our luggage from train to train at the transfer in Rome. Strange but maybe next time. It is possible that using the train would have been a better option if we had purchased the lowest economy fare, but we like the business class. thanks Ray
  6. Thanks Everyone. Totally agree with the comments about the chaos at FCO. Even though we are only flying to Venice, we are going to ensure 3 to 3.5 hours to get checked in, bags dropped, and through security. Looking forward to meeting you onboard Nancy. Ray and Ann
  7. Morning Everyone Specific questions about disembarkation and private transport at the Port of Civitavecchia. According to our itinerary, we dock on May 18th at 0700. We have a 1:20 pm flight out of Fiumincino (FCO) and would like to stay on the ship until about 9:00 am. That way we won't have to sit at the airport for longer than need be. A 9:00 am departure would get us checking in at FCO around 10:00 am. 1. What time do passengers have to be out of their cabin on disembarkation days 2. What time do you have to leave the ship 3. Anyone used a Private Car transfer recently (last year or so) from the Port of Civitavecchia to FCO? We have used Italy Limousine in the past but this was pre-Covid and not sure if they are the same now. Thank you Ray and Ann
  8. Hit and miss these days. We have just under 500 days and sometimes we get invited and sometimes not. In the past 3 years we have been on 12 cruises with Princess and have been invited 3 times. Just off 3 btbtb Mexican 7 day cruises out of San Pedro and the cutoff numbers were around 560 the first week, 780 the second, and 600 the third. There are tons of Elites on these sailings. As others have noted, Alaska is a good bet for a lower cutoff number, but so are cruises in the Mediterranean. Good luck!
  9. The one difference from before, is that the Military credit is now Non-Refundable and must be spent.
  10. Morning Everyone Specific questions about disembarkation and private transport at the Port of Civitavecchia. According to our itinerary, we dock on May 9th at 0600. We have a 1:20 pm flight out of Fiumincino (FCO) and would like to stay on the ship until about 9:00 am. That way we won't have to sit at the airport for longer than need be. A 9:00 am departure would get us checking in at FCO around 10:00 am. 1. What time do passengers have to be out of their cabin on disembarkation days 2. What time do you have to leave the ship 3. Anyone used a Private Car transfer recently (last year or so) from the Port of Civitavecchia to FCO? We have used Italy Limousine in the past but this was pre-Covid and not sure if they are the same now. Thank you Ray and Ann
  11. What are the Magic Show tickets??? Didn't realize that shows required tickets. thanks Ray
  12. No problem at all. With this piece of crap it wouldn't surprise me that I can use that functionality and you can't.......
  13. Actually this DOES work with the old app. I just did it to ensure that it hasn't changed.
  14. Maybe I wasn't clear enough on my question. On the old version - after hitting the Profile tab at the bottom of the screen, all your cruises would be listed. You could then toggle to the cruise you wanted to deal with. Just wondering if this feature is still available - without signing out of a particular cruise and then having to sign in under the other cruise's booking number. Thank you
  15. No doubt this has been asked, but where on the new app do you switch between upcoming cruises? thanks
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