greenbeanie

how do I know where my muster station is before I go to the cabin? Does that info pop up on the app once I board (like, it seems, the folio does).?

Several posters noted to check the folio daily. I've not sailed on Princess yet - on Discovery April 20. Where do I find my folio? I have the app, but don't see it anywhere. Is it something that appears once we board?

How deep is this pool?

Where does one go to find the list of what inventory is on board? Visit every venue? or is there a grand master of all wines/liquor?

Former swimmer, now avid shallow water exerciser. Shallow, as opposed to deep, meaning about shoulder height water, so standing in about 4 to 4.5 feet of water. Sailing on Discovery Princess - what I've learned from helpful posts here, is that there are no pools that contain that depth - not even if they're slope-bottomed. But, in water over 4.5 feet, I can use a noodle threaded between my legs, and that way exercise in deep water. Has anyone brought - or seen someone bring - a noodle to port and successfully get it on board? I've done this on Oceania, but am not sure about Princess.

A couple of questions after taking a video "tour" No kids? Is it necessary to book the sanctuary to access the pool? (not the main pools, I can't recall the name of the more quiet pool, but this one.) There are TVs in the cabanas - does the TV noise carry? And does general noise in the cabanas travel out to nearby areasl? Is there piped in music? If so, what's the volume level?

Deck plans for the Sun Princess (on Princess.com) show two lifts/elevators all the way aft. Just two, so a small "bank" of lifts. It seems the lift initiates on deck 6 or 7, in Horizons dining room. Looks like the last stop is deck 17. We usually book our cabin all the way aft so we are well away from the elevators' and foot traffic associated noise. I wonder if these lifts will increase foot traffic / noise in the area of the aft cabins. There are only two lifts, but ...

Now there isn't even the option on the first booking screen to select Standard or Plus. And still missing is the screen, that screen with three boxes - Standard Plus and Premier - showing what is included, and ... providing the total price for the room with each plan. Kind of basic information needed to make a decision. Would new Princess customers book on line when no mention is made of Plus or Premier? Would they know it exists as an option? Maybe hunting in the Princess website would uncover something, but that takes time, and if found, isn't mentioned in, or connected to, the booking process This new process (or IT glitch) doesn't provide enough information to make a booking. If it's a new process, it isn't a way to make a sale. Princess regulars might book because they would know to add on a package after the booking. Newbies might not know this, and might look to another cruise line. I'm voting for IT glitch, and hope it's corrected!

Now that you mention - yes the option for Plus or Standard can be ticked on the first "page." Although there is no option for Premium on that "page." Every other time I've booked, I select my cabin type, then I select my cabin location, and then a page shows Standard, Plus, and Premium prices. Once I select the one I want the final price is next. The page that is missing the the Standard, Plus and Premium. That gives one the chance to evaluate the difference in price. Premier, sorry, not Premium.

This is new - trying to make an on-line booking, but there is never an option to select Plus or Premium. Once the room is selected/reserved, the total price is shown with Princess Standard. I've even tried putting in guest information in hopes there might be the option just prior to the payment/deposit. At this moment I don't want to commit to either cruise I'm looking at by making a deposit - to see if maybe there is an option for the Plus or Premium once a booking is made I've restarted my laptop, and opened a new browser tab for the bookings. Has anyone else noticed this? It was doing it last night (2-29-2024) and now today.

As yet we've not cruised on Princess, but are booked for Pacific Coastal on Discovery in April. Not ever sailed on HAL, either. In January I booked a HAL roundtrip 16 day San Diego to Hawaii over Christmas on the Zaandam. I booked before doing my normal amount of research; I knew the ship capacity is 1400 which I did like. But further research showed the Oceanview rooms (which is about all the ship has; no balconies) looked very small and very tired (last refurb was in 2017). The main plaza seemed kind of weird with a pipe organ as its main feature. No dancing, and the entertainment would likely be lacking, not good on a cruise with 10 sea days. For some reason I didn't know Princess did R/T Hawaii cruises from Los Angeles, but shortly after booking the HAL cruise ($600 deposit for two!) I stumbled on Grand Princess 16 days to Hawaii! Canceled HAL and booked Princess. I like the size of the Grand. For the same price as HAL's tiny, tired Oceanview, on Princess we are sailing in a mini suite. Will be a far better experience I am certain of it. Deposit was $200 for two! Someday we'll likely take a HAL out of San Diego, but it will have to be one of their newer ships. (I enjoyed the recent thread about Hawaii R/T from SFO or LAX on the Ruby or the Grand. Since we live near LA, it's an easy choice ... the Grand out of LA ... and I like the covered pool! Will be fabulous for the cold Pacific sea days in December.)

Could you check out the depth of the two main pools? I've heard they are solar heated, but I'm not sure exactly what that means - heated by the sun alone, so not really heated, or the heaters are solar powered. We head up to San Francisco on April 20, and hope for a good pool depth to do water aerobics, and warm enough water!

I chose my own cabin at the time of booking. Wanted that specific room in that specific location. Am I understanding that Princess can/would "upgrade" that without contacting me (or my TA) - even if I paid extra to select my own cabin?

Yes, I did get a TA, who booked the Princess Hawaii trip. Before the pandemic we had an excellent husband/wife TA, but she had to shut down shop when her husband died in an accident and the pandemic began at the same time.

How does one get a CVP?