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I frequently pick up two drinks at a bar. I am guessing they credit my account for two drinks I have never tried to get more than two

We took the Princess transfer for VCS last year. Once you walk in the main lobby, look at the train board and it will say Sky Princess and then tell you what lane to go to. Princess will have someone there with you name on a clipboard and give you a numbered sticker. When its time to board the coaches, they call you out by numbers. Your bags are loaded on the coach and delivered to your room. You should have your luggage tags already attached. There were two coaches that left from VCS last year, neither was full. When we got to the cruise terminal, we were the only ones inside. 5 minutes to check in and got right on board.

Coral, Coral, Coral, Coral Island only as a last resort. Smaller ships give you a better experience. Island got "re modeled " a few years ago.

We have been on the Island Princess twice, once thru the canal and once in Norway. We still prefer the Coral Princess because it seems less crowded and there are more public spaces. The Island is still a nice ship because of its size. Beware of the added cabins. They are "additions" and not part of the original ships structure. The walls are much thinner and they tend to allow more noise from the adjacent area thru. You can compare the Coral and Island deck plans to see which cabins were added to the Island.

Have not cruised since last summer (sad). We used to be able to just go to the princess app on out Iphones and do whatever. I got a new phone and had to reload the app. Tried to log in with our Princess website username and password, no luck. Wifes old Iphone has the same issue after downloading the "new" app. Does the app need a separate username and login ?

I print out the "boarding pass" just to have written documentation to show that we are on this cruise. You never know, medallions can get lost, phone batteries can die, internet may be down etc. Also it show what you have paid for incase there is an issue on board with drink packages, excursions etc. Showing up with only a "boarding pass" and a passport in hand and not having done ANY pre cruise checking in stuff on the app or on a computer will still get you on the ship. It just may take a few minutes longer.

Coral 100 % Been on the Coral and Sapphire. Coral is our favorite ship

agreed

Hi, Its just an office building. You have to have a reason to get in. There is a modal of a Princess cruise ship in the lobby and not much else.

We disembarked in Vancouver once ( with a Princess transfer ) with two other cruise ships. It was a disaster in the bus loading area. No organization from Princess at all. The other two ships had people with signs and organized bus loading lines. We ended up walking to the sky train station in the rain. Emailed Princess afterward and they sent us a refund for our post cruise transfer. When we got to the airport we checked in with people who took the Princess bus and had gotten off the ship an hour before we did. They got to the airport after we did. The train is so much easier.

What happened to " Chocolate Journeys" ? I have been watching menus that have been posted and do not see that option anymore ? The chocolate pistachio dome was to kill for. I did see it listed as on one menu although it was not a chocolate journeys listing ? Oh well, the other desserts are still pretty good and you get a choice of things we would rarely try at home.

We used EZair for our last years and this years trip to London. The tickets were "issued" approx. 60 days prior. EZ air fares were comparable with AA premium economy fares. When we book AA flights separately, we always pay for the flight insurance, so it adds cost. When you use Princess, your princess insurance covers your flights ( Spoken from experience ) . HOWEVER if you choose EZair way in advance and your flight tickets have not "ticketed" and you try to rebook a cheaper cruise fare your entire cruise may be rebooked including your flights, and you may have to rebook EZair at the current cost which will be higher in most cases. As was said above, you can always cancel your EZair tickets prior to issuing and book separately at a cheaper fare if you find one.

We bring along a wall clock that has a magnet on it and sticks on the wall. It is always set to the time on the desk phone or " ships time". Rememer ships time is the standard. Local time mean nothing. People have been left behind because they are not on "ships" time.

Same as mreasier post: Coral - Smallest and least crowded ship with almost all the Princess features we like including the International Cafe. Lacks Skywalkers but has the Universe Lounge.

I am still baffled why people worry about arrival times, especially when one has a pre cruise Princess transfer. When one arrives at the pick up location, the bus driver does not ask you about your arrival time. When one arrives at the cruise port, the luggage porters or the people checking you in have never asked us aboout our arrival time. Sure you may have to wait a bit if they are regulating the amount of people getting on the ship. We have never been turned away from a check in because we were too early. When 1500 to 2500 people are getting on a ship in a 4 to 5 hour window, they are processed as they get there and board when they are allowed to.