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We are sailing into Sydney ourselves. Hoping when it’s back up, the new itinerary for our Coral WC is posted!
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I think I’ve booked all the comped cruises I can for 2024 and even one in 2025. Four cruises for 45 days). They’re all balconies with $400 in FP—no Princess Plus BUT since they’re all in Australia (where gratuities are not charged), I may upgrade in Australian dollars when I’m on-board. We are also, FINALLY, taking a long delayed World Cruise for 110 days rt from Auckland (and, folks, sadly, no free play or discounts are offered on a world cruise!). I’m working on my casino strategy for that 110 days!
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Is there anything special for our 25th cruise?
muggo11 replied to muggo11's topic in Princess Cruises
Thanks, all. I’m happy just to be cruising but thought I’d ask! -
It's Very Entertaining to Scan Back Through Old Princess Threads!
muggo11 replied to Rick&Jeannie's topic in Princess Cruises
Haha. . . Quoting myself because I have nearly 20 years on CC. . . .We need anniversary presents for these special moments. -
Carnival perks—I just can’t seem to remember!
muggo11 replied to muggo11's topic in Carnival Cruise Lines
How wonderful! Unlimited laundry on this long cruise! Now I’m gonna go check out the new Diamond perks. -
Been Elite a long time now but I seem to recall something special for cruise #25? It will be our World Cruise on Coral Princess so anything special will be most welcome!
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It's Very Entertaining to Scan Back Through Old Princess Threads!
muggo11 replied to Rick&Jeannie's topic in Princess Cruises
People don’t change. And new customers—always new customers (which is a good thing!). After nearly 10 years on CC and thousands of posts, I still learn things. And sometimes I can help others—which I also enjoy. By and large, it’s a kinder forum than the FB pages. And I have an endearing loyalty towards it, for sure. -
Two questions: I will have 175 points when I board a 25-day cruise (Singapore to LA) next year: Will I be Diamond for the entirety of the cruise? It will be by 25th cruise. . . I seem to recall that Carnival does something for passengers on their 25th cruise? Thanks. I’ve been platinum for so long, I thought I’d never get to Diamond!
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Transpacific Panorama 25 day return from Singapore?
muggo11 replied to cruisingteachers4's topic in Carnival Cruise Lines
We, too are on this cruise (and the roll call for it). . . No notice that anything’s amiss. -
So appreciative that the 2025 QM2 sailing were posted on this site. . . This allowed me to plan my 2025 travel itinerary around the 14-day sailing on July 25 that will get us back to the States after 3 months in Portugal, Spain and the UK via Norway and Iceland. We’ve always loved 7 days on the QM2–14 days sounds like heaven—even in a cozy interior! Made the downpayment and put in ink on the calendar. Now to find the CC Roll Call for that cruise.
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Thanks so much for posting these schedules. . . We are working backwards from a QM2 crossing in late summer/early fall 2025 and now I can get a handle on what’s what. Thanks. . .
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Wait to upgrade to Princess Plus until on-board Australian cruise?
muggo11 replied to muggo11's topic in Princess Cruises
Hmm. . . Well it looks likes the on-board charge for Princess Plus WILL be in AU$ but the Princess reps weren’t able to give me a rate. So, given the time value of money, I think I’ll wait to upgrade when I get onboard. Happy sailing, all! -
Wait to upgrade to Princess Plus until on-board Australian cruise?
muggo11 replied to muggo11's topic in Princess Cruises
Thanks, all, for your thoughtful responses. I do plan to call Princess today to ask them about the situation. In the US Princess Plus includes gratuities and, as a US booker, I will be charged them as well. I have the option to pre-pay the gratuities so the question is whether the other benefits provided by Princess Plus make financial sense. In what currency and at what cost will help me make that decision! -
I have 5 Princess cruises booked in Australia in 2024. All are currently booked as standard except for the World Cruise out of (rt Auckland) which came with perks that are now named Princess Plus. All of them state that the on-board folio will be in AUS$. I decided to upgrade one of the cruises to Princess Plus and it charged me in US dollars. Would I be better off waiting until I’m onboard these cruises to purchase the upgrade? Or has the AUS$ per day to upgrade set at current exchange rates so it would make no difference to my bottom line.
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muggo11 started following 2023 World Cruise wrap-up + details of independent tours
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muggo11 started following Celebrity Cruises
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Well, I held an aft balcony on Sapphire for a couple of days on the 17 day Antarctica (Jan 5 2025) while I worked on our calendar for 2024/25 but it just didn’t work out due to two other cruises we booked. It also wasn’t eligible for a casino discount (though that may happen in the future as the one in Dec 1 2024 shows as a comp) so I released it yesterday (hope one of you could people waiting for a B4 got it!). If and when the Jan sailing shows up as a comp, we will be on it! In the meantime we’re splurging on an Oceania from Miami to Lima in December and then taking a comped cruise NCL Star from BA to Ushuaia in Feb which goes to some of the same places. We plan to spend extended time in Lima, Montevideo/Punte d’Este Ushuaia and Cuenca/Quito before heading to Lisbon on a repositioning cruise in March. We took the Star Princess from LA to Rio in 2015/16 and it was one of the best cruises we’ve ever experienced (right up there with the Baltic, Alaska and Norwegian fjord cruises). Happy sailing, all.