jenf22

We just got back from a 12-night British Isles on Princess. We LOVED all the ports but came to the conclusion we are more NCL people. I think part of it might have been because we sailed out of Southampton the food was all very "British". We all got sick of it after a couple of days. We did not really enjoy any of the food on the ship, especially the buffet. It was really surprising how bland everything was (husband was eating sausage one morning and made the comment that he had never eaten sausage with zero flavor before). I realize food is very subjective, but this was our 12th or 13th cruise and we were surprised how little we enjoyed it. We also spoke to a couple on the tender one day who felt the same way. I can't really speak to the activities or shows. We went to Deal or No Deal once and BINGO twice. We didn't go to any shows because there weren't really any that interested us and we were trying to minimize the COVID risks. I heard the pianist in the Piazza on 3 occasions and every time he played the same song - Captain of Her Heart. Bleck. We had a mini-suite because there were 3 of us and balcony rooms don't have sofa beds (we were on Emerald). Room was great, balcony was great, and all the staff were great. I would book Princess again if the itinerary and price was right. We did, however, cancel our Australia/New Zealand cruise for Jan 2023 on Princess and moved over to Celebrity. Price and itinerary were the about same and we needed a change. We've never sailed Celebrity, so fingers crossed. Good luck with your decision!

We're on the same cruise and so glad someone is doing a live report. My 15 year old son wants to work on his writing this summer and has said he will do a trip report as well. I told him I would post it on here afterwards if it works out. We'll see if he follows through. I will be watching yours!

This just happened to us... or I should say I just *noticed* it happened to us. We're on Majestic in January to New Zealand. I had D410 booked which is mid-ship and an extended angled balcony. I was pretty excited about it. I logged in yesterday and saw we were in C743. What the what?!? I checked my reservation and confirmed the "no upgrade". I didn't get an email from Princess or my TA. My original room is gone. I was able to move the room to B739 since Caribe aft facing balconies aren't covered at all. I can't decide if I want to stay back there or move to a side room. There are a lot of "cruising" days on this itinerary.

I prepaid tips, bought the 2 meal package for our son (3rd passenger), and bought our son internet. It showed up as 3 separate charges on the card on 6/18. I did NOT get the "congratulations" email. The $125 credit posted on 6/21. We still have the $250 back on $1000 on my husband's card. That may be harder to use since our cruise was already paid for. My husband's card and my card are the same credit account but different online accounts (we log in separately). We have often received the same offer on each card and been able to use it.

In the past I have used it on shore excursions, specialty dining, and prepaying the gratuity. It has always tripped the offer.

We have the Blue Cash Everyday AMEX card. One shared account with a card for each of us. My card had $125 back on $500. Husband's had $250 back on $1000. Both for NCL. Love these offers!