FrankieSue

As 4* we have also enjoyed the free wine tasting…and the cabin mini bar at 50% off…. And yes it makes it difficult to move to another line….. although we snagged a great cruise on Princess for next year, offering many of those nice benefits….

I totally agree, 4 and 5 star Mariner paid in $ and in loyalty for the benefits that they receive, and HAL should remember this.

I also remember when you could bring onboard any number of bottles of your favorite wine, without any fee (if kept for your cabin), with only a corking fee if you brought it to the dining room….

I miss the beautiful orchids on each table in the Lido….😢

Thanks everybody… I really appreciate your insight,

Good morning, We just booked a Princess cruise with the Prime package…. My question is: should we use the OceanNow service to order a drink when sat in a bar or a restaurant or do we wait for wait staff service? Cant wait to sail on Princess

One advantage I have noticed with the Premier package is that deposit is fully refundable!

We were in H3398 and it was converted

On our last Zaandam cruise, the bathrooms in ocean view cabins had been converted to showers only… they were lovely with glass doors, not curtains like on Princess….

Thank you so much everybody for sharing…. You make me feel very confident that I booked the right cruise for us….

I am very excited to have booked a second Princess cruise after having sailed on Princess once many, many years ago…. We are 4* Mariner on Holland America and we look forward to this new experience. We will be sailing on SKY princess, and we have booked Premiere package… Any info you can give me about the ship, dining venues, etc…will be much appreciated. Thank you and I look forward to your comments

Just took advantage of the $1 deposit for a late 2024 cruise!!!

I was just doing a dummy booking for a cruise I am keeping my eyes on for November 2024…. and I was very surprised when the “HIA” included the usual premium drinks, crew appreciation, specialty dining, but NO internet!!! Has anyone noticed this????

If as you say, not tipping extra to the 18% already charged in the package slows the service you get, I would equate this to almost being blackmailed into tipping extra…. I truly hope it is not the case…18% is quite enough of a tip.

We have a Carribean cruise schedule for November… Our ship is presently doing Alaska itineraries. It will have to come through Panama canal to reposition for Carribean Season….. Fingers crossed that nothing gets cancelled,

We just added the Have it All to a transatlantic for 2024 without any problem!

Thanks Debbie… enjoy the day in NFLD

It shows « scheduled in Sydney » again tomorrow!! It should be on a 25 days Canada, New England, Iceland return trip…. Maybe it is just a positioning glitch..

It shows « scheduled in Sydney » again tomorrow!!

Anybody knows what is happening with the present Zaandam cruise. Checking on Marine Traffic, the Zaandam was in Sydney today and it is now just floating at large and looks like going back to Sydney tomorrow! Very strange…….

Hum…. Strange

Just cannot do a proper cruise search….