BamaVol

Shareholder OBC is more likely to attract new cruisers than loyalty OBC. And Princess/Carnival is trying to attract new cruisers all the time.

It wouldn’t hurt them unless they needed to issue a significant number of new shares. And issuing new stock would be a much more troubling action than dropping the shareholder OBC. It would tell me lenders were turning them down.

My dining reservations are now showing under My Journey. I never noticed before, but an end time is now shown i.e. 5:00-7:00.

I am surprised they didn’t reshoot my photo at embarkation in September. My beard is about 8” shorter. My wife had hers redone in March because the one I took at home was too distant. They wanted no more than head and shoulders.

I can’t find any reports on a Stockperks data breach. Where’s your stock account?

That’s right. Tables of $5 t-shirts in the Piazza.

How fortunate you are to have two hollow legs! The 15 drink limit was made for you! I only have the one and have never exceeded 6 in 24 hours. ☹️

No shot of bourbon, but each of my Princess Plus cruises have involved specialty drinks from IC between 7 and 9 am with no charges incurred. I would guess that’s corporate policy. But there may be individual entrepreneurs at work on given ships. Perhaps one last chance for a department manager or bar manager to boost performance for a given cruise. OTOH, I tend to credit incompetence at any given level for most of the goofy stuff I encounter in life. I think incompetence outweighs dishonesty. But that’s just my observation.

Casa Bonita in Denver seats 1,100 and is 52,000 square feet (4,800 square meters?). Back in the day they took reservations for large parties only. I’m not sure how it’s done today, but I’m curious if anyone has been since it reopened.

I have been in restaurants that exceed any cruise ship MDR in size. I have been in restaurants that only accept reservations and many that accept none. Most appear to be a hybrid. I’d just like an opinion from someone with experience in the business on which model provides the most efficient use of space and best customer satisfaction.

Wouldn’t it be great to actually get an opinion from someone who has run a restaurant? Any takers?

Focus on what you want to accomplish, not what has been said or done previously. The CVP is not there to listen to complaints. They may have the power to help you accomplish what you need. Try not to bog down the conversation with what isn’t relevant. If you have any documentation to support you, that may help. Good luck. I hope you are successful.

Google doesn’t provide a match. Perhaps it’s an alias. 😲

I get the same effect from 5 Manhattans.

We had a balcony for a mid-May Mediterranean cruise years back and barely used it. The cruise stopped at a different port every day and while we were underway, the balcony felt too cool and windy to enjoy. I could have saved a little money by selecting a lesser cabin. But, as a rule, we enjoy seeing outside and had a balcony for Alaska, even though it was chilly because there was so much to see and photograph without leaving the cabin.

I have not seen a means of adding a tip electronically for an Ocean Now delivery. Maybe someone could point that out. But, no rush. I always have small bills with me.

Do not, under any circumstances, allow my wife to see this.

How do you handle that? Do you have CS remove your credit card from your account and give them a deposit? Or no deposit and they track you down on the last day? I do try not to leave a credit balance on my account as I disembark. If they charge me something fishy and don’t fix it, I can always dispute it. We had a small credit at the end of our first cruise with Princess and never got a check. I had refundable and nonrefundable OBC and assumed they would consume the nonrefundable first. Either way, I wasn’t chasing 10 bucks.

I don’t do FB, but I looked mine up on LinkedIn and did not see him. We’ve never spoken, I use a TA, but many here do rave about their PVP.

I’m curious how you checked him out.

Thanks. I think I will have to keep my iPhone on airplane mode or hard set it to EDT to prevent a time change. Maybe I’ll just buy a watch for one of the kids and put them in charge of time.

I do understand your worry. Sorry to simplify the response. As far as the call center, they are useless. Never called ‘em. Never will. If my TA can’t figure something out, she can call. I don’t know if she calls the same number, but she does seem to get what she needs. Why doesn’t Princess hire and train for success? I don’t think anyone here can answer that question. Surely the executives who run the company are aware of its shortcomings RE: the call center and app. Yet, nothing changes for the better.

Neither one of you will need a QR code. Just bring your medallion and passport.

We have celebrated a birthday and an anniversary. Both times we received a square of cake (I don’t eat dessert). It looked very chocolate-y. I requested the “no singing” section of the MDR so no attempt was made.

We booked with Princess. We traveled to the airport from Whittier. The bus ride was narrated well by the driver. She had a lot to say and point out as we rode. $59 sounds right. Luggage was delivered to a baggage room at the airport. We had to wait our turn - it’s a small room and they only allow a certain number at a time.