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On 8/30/2023 at 10:42 AM, Thrak said:

Just "spinning" for me today. Normally logging in has worked fine for me but I do get dumped out way too often. I have also had issues for the past month or so where links don't work unless I right click and choose "open link in new tab". Such incredibly incompetent IT staff.

 

Well look who is head of Princess. 😉 A fish rots from the head down so goes the saying.

28 minutes ago, Steelers36 said:

If you're on Premier, everything is free, free, free!!! Whee!!

Nice bit of sarcasm there.

2 hours ago, CruizinSusan70 said:

Marlon Brando would buy a "Stella" no matter what the cost. 🤔

Ah, but that  that would be a real Stella and not some over priced swill.

On 8/6/2023 at 12:23 PM, PacnGoNow said:

Lido: The burger grill and slice/prego pizza are still free.  

So is flushing the toilet.

In May various crew/staff on board the Ruby said it was going into dry dock towards the end of September this year immediately followed by a wet dock.

I have not seen any record of the Ruby going into dry dock in 2022.

On 7/21/2023 at 10:55 AM, Laughingbear said:

 

 

Hey All,

 

If you look under restrictions on the request form below it says the following:

"This offer is good for only one stateroom occupied by the shareholder.
Only one benefit onboard spending money can be applied to a
stateroom, even if there are multiple shareholders in the stateroom"

 

So, its based on stateroom/cabin not on individuals status as couple, solo etc.

Backup:
https://www.princess.com/downloads/pdf/contact-us/shareholder-request-form.pdf

You do realize that you are referencing an old out of date form that is no longer used by Princess.

The official information is at Carnival Corporation as that is the provider of the shareholder benefit.

Please see  https://www.carnivalcorp.com/static-files/bc1b7f04-a3e8-4176-91ac-a529290fe45d

It details terms and conditions and how to submit the requested information.

When I email I use a subject line similar to "Shareholder Benefit Request - Sailing date: May 7, 2023"

In the body I use this format:

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If you want to contact a CVP see

https://book.princess.com/captaincircle/cruiseVacationPlanner.page

It has the number for the CVP department or you can use the form towards the bottom of the page.

4 hours ago, Rick&Jeannie said:

Well...as I clearly stated in post #2, I am not a golfer and know almost nothing about it.  HOWEVER, Robin Williams has an absolutely hilarious bit on how golf was invented:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S11eKcyOYY

 

Is it anything to do with watching paint dry?

55 minutes ago, ldubs said:

 

I read it as meaning part of a west coast cruise.   Makes sense when talking about high food costs for west coast cruises.    

There is a big difference between retail prices and wholesale prices. Princess purchases wholesale.

There is a wide variety of fresh produce available year round in California at reasonable prices.

Beef is an interesting story and prices have gone up nation wide due to consolidation of the ownership of meat packing houses. The large meat packing houses have decided they can earn more money by exporting the bulk of the higher grade cuts overseas which has led to an increase in meat prices domestically.

On 7/13/2023 at 2:32 AM, leck57 said:

Beef and Guinness pie. They only have them every 4-5 days but they are a great late morning snack or a lunch.

On the Grand they used to have them every other day. The days that they did not have them was the day they had Steak and Kidney pie. Both were good. I saw neither on the Ruby May 2023.

9 minutes ago, Shelly97060 said:

Haven’t been able to log on to Princess all day today,

It seems to be working again as I logged in just now.

1 minute ago, startedwithamouse said:

Ships don't go from Ft. Lauderdale to Hawaii and back.

 

Where do Princess ships sail from when they do a Hawaii round trip?

Sailing form the West Coast is one thing. Stating a location is in the West Coast is another thing.

7 minutes ago, startedwithamouse said:

Hawaii and Alaska are West Coast too. I guess??  

Hawaii is West Coast only if you are geographically challenged.

Alaska is debatable as it is not part of the contiguous with the continental USA though it is on the West Coast of the continent.

Typically Princess does IT maintenance on the weekends. I suspect someone in IT forgot to post a notice at the header of the pages that the system will not be accessible for login while maintenance is being performed.

On our cruise in May 2023 the food quality and selection in the MDR, buffet and IC were not as good as previously. I noticed major changes to menus.

The big difference is that the head chef for Princess Cruise Lines is now Rudi Sodamin. He controls overall what is on the menus and what will be purchased for victuals. He also determines how the chefs and cooks under him are trained to prepare dishes.

2 hours ago, dlh015 said:

Yep, as I mentioned in my original thread...they all exhibit the same behavior...thanks...

I wonder if you are having a network latency problem?

4 hours ago, dlh015 said:

Some of you may remember I started a thread asking about the very same issues. It is still going on and I am using Chrome on windows 11. However, if I just keep pressing enter after entering my email and password, it lets me in...generally on the 5th try but sometimes as many as 10. 

 

Clearing cookies does not provide any relief. I have learned to just live with it as we're talking a few seconds of delay.

 

The thing about getting timed out and booted off (as the OP mentions) after some shifting amount of time as always been there since I started using the website. Yes, a pain in the tuckus but logging back in gets me back on track. Not going to bother to make a stink about it or find another cruise line. I have complaints about all of them. 

Have you tried using a different web browser?

5 hours ago, susancruzs said:

I use Chrome and still can't sign in, just tried a minute or so ago.

I logged in successfully a minute ago using Firefox.

You might want to consider using a browser that does not have as its sole purpose collecting user data. 😉

You need to register the special event prior to embarking for the cruise.

Article about the repair process

https://abc7news.com/ruby-princess-cruise-ship-hole-sf-pier-27-crash-marine-superintendent/13490818/

5 hours ago, voljeep said:

can you just call Princess, a CVP, or a TA - and never have to use a computer or smartphone to book and pay for a cruise - then just show up with your passport, or identification documents?

Yes you can book 100% via CVP or TA via telephone without using a computer. You can then show up at the port and check in.

1 hour ago, Bronston said:

Biggest disappointment is Prince Rupert. Most don’t understand or care about Canada

Prince Rupert was already on the itinerary. It is a charming town with an interesting history. It is the farthest west rail head that connects to the east coast.  It has a few museums of note. It has good fishing and scenery and is not a tourist trap.

I understand that some people are just afraid of expanding their horizons.

Princess is providing more than adequate compensation for the delay and missed ports.

1 hour ago, Bronston said:

 

Regardless of the Jones Act

Are you freight? The Jones Act applies to freight transport.

32 minutes ago, nasa1974 said:

One issue I have with the Princess phone app is you have to log in with username and password. Royal Caribbean log in is facial recognition. Princess get up to date.

Facial recognition is far easier to by pass.

1 hour ago, CynCyn said:

This may be silly, but it’s boards.cruisecritic dot com.  Gets me there every time!

cruisecritic.com will take you to the Cruise Critic website.