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Yes, your dining room will be the Club Class portion of the MDR. Sabatini’s is simply the best breakfast on the ship.

This is not Princesses policy on their beverage packages. No you will not be charged gratuities if you have any beverage package on Princess.

@MarkWiltonMhere’s a link to our roll call

When I read this to my spouse he said “wait are they us?” Lol. We are on this very same sailing in a B3 verandah and are facing the same dining struggles! We do drink but never to excess. We don’t have a drink package and always bring our wine with us to dinner if we are having it. We typically like 1 to at most 1 and a half hour dining experiences so we will have read the menu and pretty much know what we want. We are all about equality for everyone and people have said we are great dining partners ☺️. I will go to our roll call and post my contact info if you are interested in joining forces for an earlier dining time.

I did and we will see what happens. Thank you.

Just to follow up on my pre post on this thread last week. I am still waiting for a definitive answer from my CVP. He hasn’t ignored me, we’ve discussed this and he is pushing harder past the immediate “active only” reply he gets from Customer Relations. The cruise we want is definitely included on the promo and my DH is a veteran registered with princess who routinely gets the other military benefit of OBC. I will report back when all is said and done.

As has been stated your non refundable gets used first. If you book excursions prior to boarding the OBC will be taken from the persons’ account for whom the excursion is made Once you are on board you can designate which account to charge. Let’s say you have more non refundable OBC than your partner……you can ask the sanctuary or Sabatini’s to bill both reservations to your account. Check your folio daily on the ap and use Crew Chat to settle any errors instead of standing in line at Guest Services.

This is exactly how it went on my Nov sailing to Hawaii. Only the crew weren’t required to mask though many did. Thank you so much for the officer board and all the trouble you took to get it! I really appreciate it. I hope you stay healthy and safe.

It’s been on the menus but not available in the bars. I don’t order wine in MDR as I like to get in and out quickly and ordering drinks slows that down too much for me. So if they have it in the MDR I wouldn’t know.

I’ve sailed waaaaaaay too much since the restart and I have now also sailed without any package, with the plus package and with the premier package. The plus package would be worth it to me IF there was any decent non Chardonnay white wine to choose from on board. Since last June the quality, selection and variety of non Chardonnay white wines has deteriorated to the point where, imo, nice wines simply don’t exist on board. I go to the bars and ask them to please show me all the non Chardonnay white wines they sell by the glass regardless of price point. Once or twice I’ve found an odd ball end of bin last bottle on board of something nice. The Cattier Champagne on the Royal at the beginning of this month was nice but I got tired of drinking it after day 7. And at $18 +18% it’s pricey without the premier (which I had). I will just bring my own wines on board. So starting with my Jan 29 sailing I have no package. I have T-Mobile which works world wide while in port so I don’t need internet. I pre-ordered a couple of cases of water for my stateroom and bought a coffee card. I have my (elite) mini bar for a couple of beers and cocktails. That said if you drink Chardonnay, Prosecco, red wine or cocktails the plus or premier package probably works great for you.

@kiwimumthank you so much! Totally don’t mind the beam. Wow 30 plus days. I wish DH liked to sail as much as I do. I’d love to spend that much time at sea! Looks like you have a tall table? I have a hold on D740. Some of the older posts have suggested that one side might get smells while the other doesn’t. Hopefully we get more folks with experiences post restart. These are great cabins and I’m hoping the issue from years ago has been resolved. You have given me hope!!!

He said that Princess Customer Relations gave him that answer. And @Ken the cruiserit is for a brand new booking that is included for this promo. I’ve worked with him for many years and he’s been excellent. I think he got a clueless CR person and didn’t challenge it. I’ve sent him a screenshot and asked him to pursue this again. I’ll let you know the outcome.

I have read all the old reviews of these cabins (early 2000’s to 2013) and saw while many had severe garbage odors on the balcony some reported none. I am hoping folks with more recent experience will report on the presence or absence of odors from the huge vents between these aft facing premium balconies. Thank you in advance for sharing your after the restart experiences.

He is a princess CVP and said customer relations told him only active military qualified. I’m wondering if @ChangeOrderis active military and that’s why they got the free upgrade or are they a veteran and still got it. If the later I will go back to my CVP and push harder. But only if I know someone else says they were a vet and got it.

Are you active military? My CVP said it was for new bookings for active military only. But the OP screen shot seems to contradict this. Or are a veteran able to pay for plus and be upgraded for free? I’m going to really bug my CVP to get this benefit. Thanks in advance.

Oooh those are nice!

@Cruizin4usthanks for such a great live from. I am really annoying it! If it’s not too much trouble would you mind posting a picture of the officer board? I am boarding on the 29th and am so happy to hear how great so many things are right now. Also I noticed that the wine and fruit you got at the very beginning had a card from the Vice President of Food and Beverage. Since the officer on the ship is usually called the Food and Beverage Director I’m wondering if you have corporate on the ship now? Thanks again and I hope your last few days are as great as the first many days.

Thank you for the information.

There’s a mazatlan expat group on a site I can’t name but they have excellent boots on the ground info. Also CAPTA (link in the admins post there). I’m on Royal and am planning on getting off as usual. One of our officers is flying home out of mazatlan as if this afternoon.

I seriously don’t know why they aren’t using Crew Chat on the ap. It’s the same on the Royal right now.

I feel the same. Coral and Island princess might be a great first choice. There’s a lot of griping on these boards about the Island but I’ve sailed her many many times and just love her. Aloha deck aft facing suite is one of the best cabins at sea.

Do not take any answer here as the truth. In fact don’t take the word of anyone on the other end of the princess 1800 #. Read your travel summary, read the princess website FAQs @MelbTonewas kind enough to link. The answer will be very clearly spelled out.

Thank you for posting. We board in October. First time on a Windstar ship so I will be following along here.

Probably. I am not as familiar with the cabin classes on Oceania as I am on other lines. It’s definitely a deck 7 aft extended balcony though. Just my style. 😀

For me and my DH this really would be a treat. We sail in suites (other line) all the time but have never had a butler. Never thought I’d have a use for one. Just taking our first on Oceania in March but picked a B4 with the extra large balcony. This is a compelling reason to book a PH though! Thanks for the info.