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I always think it's a bit silly that cruise lines don't upgrade cabins when a ship is sailing well below capacity. Especially insides or oceanviews to balconies, balconies to mini-suites. It doesn't cost them anything for those sorts of upgrades and could lead to future bookings in the higher grade of cabin.

I've heard she has sprinkled her upgrade fairy dust over a few lucky people in the last month or so.

You should be able to get dropped off in the city at the end of your tour but that may depend on the route the tour takes. I'd suggest getting a taxi or Uber back to the port after punting. According to the local fare calculator it should only cost about $35.

Agreed. Good for short cruises but not for longer ones. We never bother with photos so that drops the value for us. We'll stick with just paying the difference for Premier wines occasionally.

If they do drop them I don't think it would be until March/April at least ie after the peak season is over.

I presume that's an Australian world cruise sector on Coral since you're expecting onboard costs in AUD?

Make sure you note that your cruise is only three weeks away and that you have applied for the OBC twice already.

Your onboard account will be in USD and charged at the end of your cruise. Request that it is charged to your credit card in USD not AUD otherwise you will get a very, very bad exchange rate ( Google Dynamic Currency Conversion). If possible use a credit card that doesn't charge foreign transaction fees.

Both times I inserted the scan of the proof of shareholding into the document and had a result back within a week. Use the shareholderbenefit@carnivalaustralia.com email address, not the Princess one.

Read the T&Cs about the package on the Princess website. It clearly states US$12 and AU$16. All the cocktails we drank on our last cruise, in June, were over $12 but not over $16. No exrta charges

Just remember Princess Premier is a lot more than just an upgraded drinks package. It also includes a 4 device internet package, a photo package, speciality dining, and the door prize thingy. Make sure you want all that at a n extra $35pp per day. If you just want the higher value drinks you're better off staying with Plus and paying the difference between the Plus $16 maximum and the cost of the drink.

Sinbad, try clearing your cache and see what happens then.

Very strange!

That's different to what I see on my laptop.

Good tip, thanks!

We've been using one for several years. I picked up a second one a few years ago as a spare in case my original one dies.

It depends on what you choose to see. When I do a search on my phone and the results come up it gives me the choice of seeing the Plus fares or the Standard fares.

I wonder how many unvaccinated people are going to turn up at Australian cruise terminals just after the 6th September because they haven't actually read the rules applying to Australian cruising, they've just heard the announcement above.

The holds go against your credit limit though.

If you're going to use a debit card you need to ensure it has double (or more) the funds you expect to spend on your trip to allow for the reality that holds don't always come off as quickly as you expect. And with a credit card you need to ensure your credit limit fits under the same rule.

I believe they only refund small amounts in cash on the last day. Anything over whatever the limit is will be refunded by cheque.

Oh that's great! Nice to give the crew a bit of fun. I remember one time when were doing a repositioning cruise up to Asia - I think it it was the Golden one to HK - and one night they had a crew party in the Sanctuary.

Me too! Although I can be tempted by a good pizza for lunch. We didn't get around to trying the Sabatinis pizza lunches on our last cruise but definitely have it on the list to do on the next one

Happy birthday, Lyle. You can start celebrating now as it's the 23rd in our part of the world. 🤣

Usually the Euro outlets are changed to Aussie, a simple job as the Euro circuit is 220v. A few people reported not having the Aussie outlet on Coral's first couple of cruises here. That may have been rectified by now, it may have just been an oversight. I haven't seen anyone post about not having the Aussie outlet in the last month or so.