seachelt

Anybody with recent experience on the Island Princess....are there any "pop up" casual dining opportunities? We have the Plus60 package which entitles us to 2 casual dining meals. The Island does not have Alfredo's. etc etc etc. We sail on August 25th and I'm wondering if we will somehow get any casual dining benefit.

Thanks!!

seachelt

We are Canadian, so not eligible for shipping. Shipping to Canada and UK "coming soon" although not in time for our cruise. Yesterday our status went from Green Lane to Blue Lane, and later in the day back to Green Lane. Today our status is back to Blue Lane. 🤨

Pick up at the port is really no hassle, but why does Princess need to make a big deal of Medallion Shipping to those of us who are not USA residents?? The Plus 60 package on my app continues to show "Medallion Shipping".

Happy  Trails!

seachelt

3 hours ago, phabric said:

Island and Coral do not have any casual dining.

Exactly! Also, living in Canada we are not eligible for medallion shipping. We’ll be on the Island in less than a month with the plus package. I don’t see any incentive to upgrade to a new plus!

seachelt

My thoughts on island Princess, smaller and older than other Princess ships. I like the smaller with fewer passengers! We were on the Island last year and we will be on her again in August 2023. Excellent itinerary for both cruises. Iceland and Greenland last year. British Isles circle with Scotland and Wales this year.

Cheers!

seachelt

3 hours ago, Mud_Shark said:

When you first registered on Princess.com, were you then in the US?

If you start as being in Canada with Princess, it will show prices in Canadian no matter where you are in the world.  I believe if you start in the US, it will always show you prices in USD.

This has not been my experience. It shows me the price in the currency of the country that I am in whenever I travel.

Happy trails!

Seachelt

2 minutes ago, elliotlake12 said:

I,m in Canada, trying to get a cruise quote in Canadian on Princess site, anyone know how I can do so?

I'm in Canada also. Whenever I go to Princess website I get the prices in $CAD. Should work for you also when you are in Canada. 

Seachelt

1 hour ago, Tinknock50 said:

I am booked on the Discovery Princess to Alaska next year.

I am in one of those forward facing outside cabins and wondering how possible it will be to get a small table placed in my cabin so I can have room service breakfast by that large window.

If there isn't already one in your cabin, just ask your room steward to bring one.

Happy cruising!

Seachelt

4 hours ago, EJL2023 said:

On our recent cruise we were initially in the Guaranteed category but received our Stateroom assignment approximately one week or so prior to Final Paymemt date. 

Thanks very much for sharing your experience! Tomorrow is final payment (although we paid 💲💲 in full 2 weeks ago), so we will keep checking✔️

Also thanks to others for your reassurance that with a guarantee we will in fact be aboard🛳️

Seachelt

What is the latest that you have received your stateroom number with a guarantee booking?

We are on the Insignia in September, and got an upgrade from a B2 balcony to an A2 concierge guarantee.

i know that the stateroom confirmation can come at any time up until departure, but could anyone share their experience with this please.

thank you.

seachelt

1 hour ago, Steelers36 said:

There are other ways to use the USD gift cards.  OBC is one and then pay for things.

 

Also, not sure why a cruise booked in USD would hurt - as long as you have USD bank account and credit card. 

Yeah, a couple of things Steelers36: we do not have a US credit card. At the time of booking we had a complete dud of a TA, and she insisted that we bring her the final payment in $US. We are on the Sunshine Coast of BC and she is on Vancouver Island. You might be able to imagine how inconvenient that was with ferries and buses to contend with. I do not time travel, so I'm unable to now go back and do things differently. We now use another TA. But we would still not consider taking $2000.US in OBC!

Good that booking in $US works for you. So far we are happy with our new US based TA booking for us in $CAD.

I had a similar experience with 2000US$ in gift cards. In order to use the $US, I had to book and pay for the entire cruise in $US. Cannot mix currencies. It did not work to our advantage and we will never purchase gift cards again.

Good luck with your booking.

seachelt

1 hour ago, ldtr said:

Deck 5 the La Patisserie.  Coffee and pastries.  Basically it was the precursor to the IC.  Pretty much the same with a smaller food selection.  They have the pastries and deserts.

No La Patisserie on the Island. Sadly. However Good Spirits at Sea sometimes has a few small sandwiches or snacks.

seachelt

In my experience, if you are paying cash you can book your excursions any time after you book the cruise. Go ahead and try it.

Enjoy your cruise!

seachelt

Oceania cruises post-covid:

October 18 to November 7 2021 Riviera  Mediterranean 

December 18/2022 to January 8/2023 Marina  Amazon Holiday

Oceania cruise upcoming:

September 20 to 27 2023  Insignia  NY to NY

also a couple of Princess post covid.and upcoming in 2023

Happy cruising to all!

We have the Princess transfer Heathrow to ship, and from ship to Heathrow. We have been charged $79.90 per person each way. Total $310.60 CAD  We had cancelled our booking and rebooked with over $2000. CAD saving so I’m happy with the transfer cost. This is for an August cruise.

seachelt

4 hours ago, clojacks said:

Can I ask what cabin or location you were in and where you moved to.

Certainly. We had booked Deck 7, cabin PR723.  We were moved to Deck 10, cabin C537.

If you look at the Island deck plan you will see that PR723 has a "white area" on each side of it. It's a lovely cabin, great extended balcony BUT the white area contains what sound like industrial fans/blowers that operate 24/7 making sleep or balcony enjoyment impossible.

C537 is a premium balcony cabin with a lovely extended balcony, all good. When we booked our upcoming cruise this cabin was not available so we are booked in the adjacent C539.☺️

seachelt

We cruised on the Island last year to Iceland and Greenland. We requested to be moved to a different cabin due to extreme noise in our origingal cabin. Moved to a premium balcony and were very happy with the ship, food and service etc. We have booked again for this coming fall.

I have had success calling Oceania directly, courteous and helpful.

Great report, interesting pictures. Thanks!

We will be on the Island Princess in September, so we are following your posts.

Enjoy every minute.

seachelt

3 hours ago, elidance said:

hi all,

 

we are debating between a few cabins for a Vista cruise, one on deck 11 and one on deck 7 in a similar location to 7106/7109 on Riviera/Marina (last of narrow balcony rooms before extended balcony cabins, aft of ship).  i can't find any posts about these cabins (7106/7109), specifically with respect to the balcony and whether the view is obstructed, etc because of the location.  does anyone have experience with these cabins?  thank you! 🙂

We are currently on Marina in 7009, the first extended balcony port side at the front of the ship. The cabin beside us is the last of the narrow balconies. There is no obstruction to their view (although they can see us when we are near our railings)

I’m sure this configuration applies to the aft cabins also.

seachelt

6 minutes ago, Jtm1979 said:

This is our first cruise with Oceania………airport arrival question:

 

I’ve searched but haven’t found………..we arrival into Miami early the morning of our Feb 20 cruise, using Oceania flights.  Will they meet us and transfer us to the terminal as part of their package?

 

Thank you for your knowledge

Yes! Enjoy your cruise on Oceania.

seachelt

4 minutes ago, shepherd really said:

No, I was asking a question. 

 

My only issue with the free reusable bottle is that I wouldn't use it before sanitizing it.  I don't mind bringing my own insulated bottle with me and prefer not to use single use plastic bottles.

We do not use plastic bottles either. On Marina now, and the Oceania non insulated metal bottles have been working well for us. The cap has a reliable seal, no water leaking in backpacks.

seachelt

2 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

Good luck.  I'm sure there is fine print that negates any guarantee about anything...

I got an email from my TA today regarding a booking we made onboard a few days ago. The email says that we have until January 4th to prepay the gratuities for our September cruise if we want to pay at the current rate.

Seachelt

11 hours ago, mauibabes said:

Any Charcuterie Board recipients who do not want to haul the board home, please drop it by our friends Doug and Karen in 9069 and tell them, Gerry sent you 😇 We will be joining them in Buenos Aires on the 18th and we would love to get another Oceania Christmas gift. We have a number of Oceania cruiser friends here at home who would love to have a board so I will gladly carry one or more back home for them. 
Thanks and have a great cruise.  
Have the Amazon River Pilots joined the ship yet?  When they are on board, it is my understanding that “they are in charge” and believe me, O is paying a small fortune for those three pilots for a week. So sorry to hear about the sand bar issue and hope it does not impact any part of your cruise. 
 

Christmas is past so Happy New Year one and all. 
Mauibabes

This morning on Marina a fellow guest very ungraciously returned a board to reception, with complaints…environment, weight, complete waste etc.

I mentioned that there is a couple on the ship who would gladly accept a board, but my “assistance “ was not well received.🫢

seachelt

On 12/11/2022 at 6:54 PM, mauibabes said:

Well we know there are some of them on this Board so maybe they will chime in. 
Mauibabes

We are on the Marina now. One of those beautiful boards was delivered to our cabin last night. 
seachelt