Ombud

Fits perfectly

I think you are probably 100% correct for most of us. I've only been on 43 Princess cruises, can barely manage to schedule 4 cruises a year (dog, 16yo here, life happens) but I won't ever make MTG so eliminating that meal doesn't affect me. But the cruise line going under would. ( @Coral has a valid point).

10% refundable OBC is added to your shipboard account, sometimes before the excursion / sometimes afterwards. (Happened both ways for me)

You're right, I don't. I cruise on Princess because the vibe suits me. Giving up 100 OBC and eating in MDR is fine. I've never gone hungry on a cruise ship Last time I did a Panama Canal cruise I paid 2300 for the room. This time I'm paying 1307. But I lost 100 OBC. Overall saving almost 1k so giving up 100 OBC seems like no big deal

Random thoughts: Princess has nothing to do with high air fares, the maximum loyalty credit per cruise was only $100, in comparing cruise prices over the last decade: per room charge was up year over year until 2020 then its dropped off drastically Internet is no longer per minute anywhere so now I get unlimited at 50% off if I want it. I still get unlimited free laundry, elite tea, Grapevine wine tasting, priority boarding, early booking. I get a new benefit (10% off shore excursions & full priced items in Princess shops onboard). Finally, if losing 100 OBC per cruise (that was the maximum) & an extra comped MTG lunch / dinner breaks my budget then I probably cannot afford to cruise.

Have you looked at the categories on: https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/DP/deckplans/cruiseline.php?line=Princess ?

So the wedding is way WAY over final payment date? Shouldn't be any issue for a CVP or TA to change her name on booking. IMHO book under current name, change after getting new passport

I get mine Saturday per informeddelivery.usps.com and will post

Glad Laundromat on Discovery is still free. And faster than at home

I have a 3×5 mesh bag with 2 carabiner clips that attaches to my pants. Helps that its the perfect size for my passport & credit card. My purse stays in the safe from embarkation to disembarkation. Looks like this but mine is from container store & has side loops

Strange. My CVP does this for me but I've never asked within 45 days. Once my flight is ticketed I stop watching fares

I 2nd using a CVP or TA. My CVP got me my preferred room months ago and the others in that category still are not available as its part of a Circle Japan itinerary and I'm booking as a redeployment rate (2k less)

Actually I think they're just compiled into a single report. Why on earth would any company read each and every individual one? Each cruiser is only 1 of maybe (15 ships × 2000 average cruisers) 30,000.

All of mine went up and my preferred area is not available. Which is why I book ASAP. Like the bump out balconies

😳 oops. Thought when I left from Everglades on Carnival years ago that it was different from Fort Lauderdale last December. Is there a Port Canaveral too?? Maybe I'm remembering the wrong Carnival terminal ... I know it was Florida

I love my retractable reel. Going on my 8th cruise with it. Princess sticker covers old emblem.

Is that the same for Fort Lauderdale (I hope)!

I was thinking the same! This is news to me, as we’ve always enjoyed Grand Cayman. What do you do in Grand Cayman?

So what show was missing: Spotlight Bar, 5 Skies, or Rock Opera?? Which excursion did you do?

@sabreline I'm on this cruise 12/8/22. Whats the internet connection like?

Like my FAVORITE EB restaurant? Paranoid yet?? My avatar everywhere is my dog --- here, FIRE.ORG, ProBoards, onboard, MedallionClass app .... but onboard my door just says "firstname,first name, name initial" Avatar not needed. But if someone happens to gain access to my room they will find purse, ID, cash locked up in a safe where the keypad hates to open.

I didn't get any stamps in 2019. Was my South American voyage an anomaly?

Yes. But not so weird in Alfredos / Gigis. Definitely won't do Sabatinis as a solo again.

IMHO that's a lot more plausible than covid. Laundry room has been open on all 6 of my cruises since restart. 8/15/21 & 12/9/21= free tokens. Then 4/22 not even a token slot on the machines. Other 3 were same as before. Is this happening on any other ship? Or is it just an Australian thing?