Hugahav

Thanks so much!

We have a cruise booked on the Enchanted Princess next January and purchased the Plus Package. The cost of the package has since increased ($50 to $60 per person/day). According to my travel summary, it says not all of the current perks listed now will apply to our package. From what I can see, we would not get the 2 casual dining meals, and it also doesn't list OceanNow or room service delivery. What I'm wondering - would we have to pay the activation fees for these services (OceanNow and room service delivery)? We don't really care one way or the other about the casual dining meals, there's plenty of other food options available so I doubt we'll starve. 😆 I understand that Princess is free to make any changes to their product they choose, but I really feel the way they did this was a huge PR blunder. Nothing is really clear and it leaves many of their future passengers (including me) scratching their heads and wondering how much of the package they purchased are they actually going to get?

That looks amazing, can't wait to try it!!

Thank you so much! It's nice to know there are at least some options. I appreciate the info!

Thank you for the reply! I might look into purchasing some non-alcoholic wine to bring aboard. I can always ask if I can bring the bottle to the MDR without the corkage fee. If not, I suppose I could just pour myself a glass and carry it with me to dinner. 🍷

Hi everyone, new Princess cruiser here with an unusual question. I am currently taking medication that doesn't allow me to drink alcohol and I was wondering if anyone knows whether Princess offers a non-alcoholic wine option in the main dining room? I love both the taste and "ceremony" of having wine with dinner and I'm hoping they have an option for folks like me, lol. I appreciate all replies. 😊

I just read that too! 👍

We're doing the same thing, on a 20 day cruise in January. Like you, I'm also hoping the restrictions will be lifted by then. It makes no sense that we would have to test when others going on the same cruise for 10 days would not. I don't mind having to test, but I just wish they'd make it easier. Either test everyone, or test no one. I'm not really sure how effective the pre-embarkation testing is anyway, to be honest.

This is so confusing, it says one thing in the FAQ, but it makes no mention of cruise length on the vaccine and testing requirement page. If it still applied, I would expect to see it under "Voyages with Enhanced Guidelines" but cruise length is not listed. (Copied and pasted from the Princess website): Effective on voyages departing on September 6, 2022 & beyond (Voyages Departing from the United States, United Kingdom & Europe^) Updated: August 24, 2022 Vaccination Status Definition by Country's Health Authority Pre-Travel Test Type & When to Take Test Before Boarding Age: 5 Years and Up Voyages from the U.S., UK, EU Voyages with Enhanced Guidelines^ Fully Vaccinated* Received primary series of COVID-19 vaccines with final dose at least 14 days before embarkation. Testing not required Medically assisted Antigen or PCR within 3 days Not Vaccinated Not fully vaccinated are welcome to cruise. If cruise includes a Canadian port, an additional medical exemption is needed. Self-administered Antigen OR medically assisted PCR within 3 days Medically assisted Antigen or PCR within 3 days Kids under 5 do not require pre-travel testing. Minimum age to sail is 6 months or 12 months based on cruise itinerary, review Passage Contract for details. ^Enhanced Guidelines Voyages include full Panama Canal transits, Trans-Ocean crossings, special voyages, Greek guidelines (voyages departing, arriving or visiting Greece), Canadian guidelines (voyages, arriving or visiting Canada). * Note all Alaska voyages include Canada and must follow Canadian guidelines. For voyages departing, arriving or visiting Canada, please refer to the Canada table for Vaccination and Testing Requirements. **The Greek government has their own testing requirements. For voyages departing, arriving or visiting Greece, please refer to the Greece table for Vaccination and Testing Requirements.

It actually doesn't say anything about cruise length anymore. If you're fully vaccinated, testing is not required. There are some exceptions, such as full Panama Canal transits, voyages which stop in Canada or Greece, etc. when you will still need to do a pre-cruise test. This was updated on the Princess website on August 24th.

^Enhanced Guidelines Voyages include full Panama Canal transits, Trans-Ocean crossings, special voyages, Greek guidelines (voyages departing, arriving or visiting Greece), Canadian guidelines (voyages, arriving or visiting Canada).

Princess updated their protocols on August 24th for all voyages departing September 6, 2022 and beyond (copied and pasted from the Princess website): Vaccination Status Definition by Country's Health Authority Pre-Travel Test Type & When to Take Test Before Boarding Age: 5 Years and Up Voyages from the U.S., UK, EU Voyages with Enhanced Guidelines^ Fully Vaccinated* Received primary series of COVID-19 vaccines with final dose at least 14 days before embarkation. Testing not required Medically assisted Antigen or PCR within 3 days Not Vaccinated Not fully vaccinated are welcome to cruise. If cruise includes a Canadian port, an additional medical exemption is needed. Self-administered Antigen OR medically assisted PCR within 3 days Medically assisted Antigen or PCR within 3 days